Blog | Satisfying Relationships

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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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, Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more