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Dear Michael: I feel like such an idiot.  I allowed myself to fall in love with this guy who really wasn’t that interested in me.  [...]

Dear Michael: After living in San Diego for a few months’ now, I want to know where all the good top men are. As a [...]

Dear Michael: I’m embarrassed to be emailing you, but I can’t stop buying myself stuff. I’m $122,000 in debt from several years of continual shopping. [...]

Psychological research has found that when people list the qualities they desire in a partner, a good sense of humor consistently shows up near the [...]

I don’t know about other psychotherapists, but here’s a question I hear a lot from my clients: “Whether we get married or not, do we [...]

Did you know that the stereotype known as “Prince Charming” was invented by a gay man? From my research, I discovered that "Le Roi Charmant" [...]

“I’m so bored with him.” “The excitement’s gone”. “She’s so predictable; I know exactly what she’ll do.” Sound familiar?  These statements are typical of how [...]

Recently, I was shocked to hear a new client tell me, “I don’t want to be gay, I want to be normal.”  I have heard [...]

Christmas is almost here and the stores are in their last-minute push to get us to buy. Gift-giving makes retail stores happy, but – honestly [...]

Do you ever feel like you’re faking happiness? Is your optimism sometimes shaky? When someone tells you, “It’s all good”, do you want to smack [...]

Almost everyone I know complains about their parents – clients, friends and relatives alike. Our parents never got it right, do they? They always screwed [...]

Dear Michael:          I don’t know what’s wrong with me.  I have everything I really want or need, but I feel strongly, deeply lonely.  I [...]