In the last newsletter, we talked about how whether a marriage survives depends on the willingness and desire of both people to continue to work on it. And with all this talk about working on marriage, inevitably some folks will ask, why bother? Marriage is a lot of...
When I was young, I thought marriages could be divided into two discrete categories—good and bad. Both of my parents had been divorced prior to meeting each other, and having seen first-hand their happy second marriage, and their contentious interactions with their...
About Us Book an Appointment Request a Call Email Us Hi! My name is Maria Perozzi, LMFT. I’m one of the therapists here at Group Therapy Associates. For those who already work with me, you know I love explaining concepts and situations using analogies. It’s one of the...
The oft-repeated advice “never go to bed angry,” gets under my skin. The idea that a conflict with your spouse should be wrapped up all tidy and neat with a bow by the end of the evening seems…well, ridiculous to me. More than that, I think it plays into this notion...
In the last newsletter, I talked about how one of the commonly asked questions in couples therapy was whether partners should stay or get married. Given that any relationship, healthy or otherwise, is going to have issues, sometimes it can be difficult to determine...
Below, I discus some of life’s questions that regularly make an appearance in the therapy room. In my office, finding the answers to these questions can involve steady, patient exploration and thoughtfulness. But this is a blog post, so instead of a gentle...
