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For Better or For Worse: Am in Love with a Giver or a Taker? A Unique Approach by Dr. Robert A. Moss

Many couple counseling books address interaction skills for the couple. This may involve attempting to teach communication skills, using time outs, planning enjoyable times together and so forth. However, this assumes that both partners have the ability t... Read >

The Meddlesome Mother or Mother-In-Law: A Frequent Challenge to Couple Counseling

One of the most common complaints of individuals being seen for marital therapy is that one's mother is a problem. It is very difficult for many children of such a mother to draws limits or boundaries. Obviously, the problem does not occur because of a ma... Read >

Workplace Relationship Therapy: The Overlooked Relationship Counselling Need

Although approximately one-fourth to one-third of our lives is spent in the work situation, psychotherapy typically neglects this important area. At times it is acknowledges that work can be stressful and impact both our physical and psychological health;... Read >

Depression Is the Result of Brain Structure, Not Brain Chemicals: Clinical Biopsychology Explains Ea

The recent research reports showing that antidepressants are largely ineffective in treating depression may have finally provided a death blow to the ill-conceived chemical imbalance explanation of depression. As it has typically been used in clinical pra... Read >

Has a Holy Grail of Science Been Discovered and Nobody Noticed? A Blueprint of How Memory is Stored

One of the mysteries of science has been the way the brain learns and stores memory. Such a discovery would have implications in many fields of science, including neuroscience, psychology, and computer design. Brain chemicals, called neurotransmitters, an... Read >

The Unconscious Mind: Does It Really Exist and Does It Play a Role in Relationship Therapy?

The "conscious" and "unconscious" minds have been discussed for decades, having become something with which even lay individuals are familiar. The unconscious mind has its roots in Freudian theory, though many therapists do not believe it is real. However... Read >

Marital Counseling for One: Relationship Therapy for Those without a Willing Partner

It is not uncommon for one partner to desire help for a problem marriage, while the other refuses to see a professional therapist. Often, the unhappy person simply chooses to simply take no action due to feeling that nothing can be done without the cooper... Read >

Know Thy Partner: A Deeper Understanding of Love

In his work in the area of Clinical Biopsychology, Dr. Robert A. Moss has frequently discussed the need to both see and accept reality. The idea that we humans are designed to effectively adjust to reality seems logical. Yet accepting the reality of situa... Read >

Emotional Restructuring: A Structured Psychotherapy Technique Used in the Treatment of an Emotional

There have been three main trains of thought related to psychotherapy. Psychodynamic treatment was the first major approach. This was followed by humanistic/existential approaches, with behavioral/cognitive behavioral approaches emerging last. Each approa... Read >

Type-T and Type-G Relationship Behavior Patterns: New Views of Robert A. Moss, Ph.D., That Could Cha

New views about psychological functioning are slow to be incorporated into clinical practice. Practitioners learn their approach to treatment while doing graduate training and this continues to be the primary mode they use throughout their career. Despite... Read >

Relationship Counselling Book and Marriage Counseling Book: Are They the Same?

Bookstore shelves always have a number of books on relationships. These can be directed toward the individual, though some are actually directed toward the couple. Since there are new books appearing regularly, it is impossible to make any recommendation ... Read >

Emotional Restructuring: The Treatment Approach Developed By Robert A. Moss, Ph.D., in Addressing Me

There have been 3 major approaches in psychotherapy that has guided therapists for many years. These are humanistic/existential, cognitive behavioral/behavioral, and psychodynamic. Psychotherapy integration has become a topic of increasing interest since ... Read >

Couple Counseling and Individual Therapy: The Need to Address Each Individual’s Emotional Problem

When seeing people for marital therapy, it is common to find each spouse has his or her own emotional baggage. In this case, the individual's problems are so significant that failure to address the problems can result in little to no progress in conjoint ... Read >

Relationship Therapy for One: When Individual Psychotherapy Becomes Relationship Counselling

Interestingly, relationships are not only topics in marital therapy, but are also a major area of focus in individual psychotherapy. In fact, one approach that has been found to be effective in treating depression is interpersonal therapy. This is based o... Read >

One or Both Partners Are Likely to Experience Negative Emotion When Reading Marriage Counseling Book

Whenever self-help books are bought, it is hoped that more positive and less negative feelings may be found. Seldom does anyone think about the possibility that one might have an increase in the negative. This is particularly true if the chosen book descr... Read >