Richard’s Blog
Inspiring articles to help navigate everyday challenges
Sudden Life Changes: Coping with Shock, Anxiety & Grief
Life can change in a moment… Your spouse reveals an affair or unexpectedly asks for a divorce. You or someone you love receives an alarming medical diagnosis. A parent who seemed healthy becomes gravely ill. You learn that your child is struggling with...
Therapy Later in Life: When And Why Seniors Seek Support
People enter therapy later in life for a variety of reasons, and if you’re considering counseling for the first time, that’s usually an indication that something has changed. You may not describe what you’re experiencing as a crisis; however, things may not feel...
Using the Three C’s of Divorce to End a Long-Term Marriage with Intention and Care
After many years of marriage, the idea of divorce can feel confusing and hard to fully grasp, even after you’ve made the decision. You may have accepted that the relationship isn’t working anymore. And yet, it’s not just the marriage that is ending. It’s also a...
When Marriage Feels Lonely in Midlife—Even When Nothing Is “Wrong”
If you’ve been married a long time and find yourself feeling lonely, it can be deeply confusing—especially when you can’t point to anything that’s clearly wrong. There may not be constant conflict. No dramatic betrayal. No obvious crisis. From the outside, your...
Men In Midlife: Why Feelings You Buried Years Ago Are Showing Up Now
You’ve spent most of your life doing what men are expected to do. You’ve shouldered responsibility, stayed steady for others, kept moving through the demands of work, family, and circumstance. For years, that approach probably served you well. But somewhere in...
Healing After An Affair Through Infidelity Therapy
After an affair, everything changes. With the foundation of the relationship no longer feeling solid, you might be wondering what was real, what was missing, and whether you can ever trust again. There’s hurt, confusion, and a deep questioning—of your partner, of...
Aging and Mental Health: Benefits of Therapy for Seniors
As we grow older, life brings profound changes—some that we welcome and some that feel deeply challenging. For many seniors, retirement offers freedom, but can also create questions about purpose and how to occupy the space that was once filled with community and...
Conscious Uncoupling Counseling Helps You Mindfully Separate with Respect, Compassion & Care
Do you want to end your relationship in a mindful and compassionate way that honors what the two of you once shared? Maybe you want to avoid a messy and expensive divorce and move forward with peace rather than bitterness and resentment. It might be that you want...
How Therapy Helps: Building Resilience in a Fast World
Life asks a lot of us. In New York City and Connecticut, in particular, the pace of life can feel relentless. Between careers and caregiving, relationships and commutes, and what can feel like constant change, many of us feel overwhelmed, perhaps even teetering on...
The Real Benefits of Couples Therapy: Learn How To Rekindle Communication & Connection
Have you and your partner slipped into the same argument on repeat—talking at each other rather than listening? Do seemingly small misunderstandings quickly turn into distance, resentment, or silence? Perhaps trust or intimate connection has been shaken by an...
