Freud: A User-Friendly Version

Many moons ago, I moved to Washington DC to open a practice with a prominent psychiatrist.  I was young, green and a recent graduate from my Master’s program. He believed in me, mentored me and launched me on the professional path that has led to here, this time, this...

Loving the Life You Have

I swear it happens weekly. I open my mouth and some clerk or new patient or person on the street asks me where I am from. I feel like a transplant from a foreign land.  Even though I left decades ago and have successfully eradicated the “ya’lls” and...

Cleaning Closets

I am used to it by now.  Someone calls.  They want an appointment.  We meet.  I hear the tip, the tip of the iceberg, that moment that toppled them into seeking professional help.  I tell them who I am, what I can offer them and how I provide it.  They tell me that...

More Than Love

I heard something recently that was just too good not to share with you: Love me enough to have more than loving feelings toward me. Love me enough to feel safe enough with me and in our relationship to not hold back.  Love me enough to tell me exactly what you are...