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Isolation
Author:
Douglas K. Lormand, LPC
posted: Mar. 31, 2018.
Satisfying Relationships is truly about staying connected to the people we value, respect, and desire, while staying away from the negative impact of social isolation. Social isolation can mean sequestering
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I LOVE PORN?
Author:
Douglas K. Lormand, LPC
posted: Mar. 30, 2018.
Many couples frequently complain about porn use as a major problem in their relationships. Pornographic videos and images delivered to a portable device and viewed in secrecy can definitely be
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Dichotomy
Author:
Douglas K. Lormand, LPC
posted: Jul. 20, 2017.
Do you feel like your self-esteem is where it needs to be? There’s nothing wrong with dreaming the dream or longing for a world full of satisfying relationships. The real
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Cupid
Author:
Douglas K. Lormand, LPC
posted: Feb. 11, 2017.
Do you really want cupid hitting the right spot this year? Then do not mistakenly believe we can read others’ minds or predict someone else's behavior (projection). The easiest and
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Change
Author:
Douglas K. Lormand, LPC
posted: Jan. 28, 2017.
Renewal may be the essential quality of life both in nature and in ourselves, so we need to keep a fluid sense of ourselves over our whole lifetime. But understanding
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We Met Online
Author:
Douglas K. Lormand, LPC
posted: Jan. 28, 2017.
Every day I am confronted with the realities that hide behind the statistics of failed relationships. I see people who believe that dating is limited to only someone that exists
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The Sexual Healer
Author:
Douglas K. Lormand, LPC
posted: Jan. 28, 2017.
The Couples Therapy Expert Esther Perel Takes On Sex and SexualityBy SUSAN DOMINUS JAN. 24, 2014
On the subject of sex, a subject that makes so many stammer, clam up,
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Satisfying Relationships
Author:
Douglas K. Lormand, LPC
posted: Jan. 28, 2017.
Suppose you took a few hours on some idle Tuesday to ask the tough question, "How do people feel about their relationships?" There is hardly a person alive who hasn’t
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Who’s Really In Control?
Author:
Douglas K. Lormand, LPC
posted: Jan. 28, 2017.
Many come to therapy wanting their partner fixed. For them, therapy seems more a part of the penance rather than a mending experience. There’s no absolution in sight. At the
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Ownership Mind Control
Author:
Douglas K. Lormand, LPC
posted: Jan. 16, 2017.
While the diversity in the couples I work with is immense, one complaint rings true: individuals who describe themselves as loving, trusting, and caring complain that their relationships have become
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Does Mental Illness Really Exist?
Author:
Douglas K. Lormand, LPC
posted: Dec. 11, 2015.
by Jane Doward
The Observer, Sunday, May 11, 2013
The latest edition of DSM, the influential American dictionary of psychiatry, says that shyness in children, depression after bereavement, even internet addiction can
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Get Outta Your Head. It’s a Bad Neighborhood!
Author:
Douglas K. Lormand, LPC
posted: Oct. 04, 2013.
More and more I keep reiterating “choose and choice.” They are very empowering words that help us all to understand that no matter what happened in the past, we can
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