by iamclinic | Dec 20, 2019 | Couples Counseling, Sexuality
Given our natural neurology, open relationships will mean different things to different people. Our sexbrain––the name for the various mechanisms found within our physical bodies and neuroanatomy that guide self-understanding and intimacy at large––is determined by a...
by iamclinic | Dec 19, 2019 | Couples Counseling, Sexuality
Two strapping young men sat on my couch, wet boots soaking the office carpet. The heavy rain outside was nothing compared to the ways in which they felt drenched in hopelessness. Both toiled over the consideration that an open relationship might be right for them. In...
by iamclinic | Dec 17, 2019 | Couples Counseling, Sexuality
Open relationships are the new sandbox where many LGBTQ+ persons test out their relational skills. Can we explore new relationships and not violate one another’s boundaries? Will our health,our sex and our emotional intimacy thrive because of open relationships, or...
by iamclinic | Oct 10, 2019 | Couples Counseling
He had swirled for months, arguing with himself. Parts of him wanted to stay in his heterosexual marriage, and other parts wanted to experience romance, love, and sex with another man. Torn between two fantasies—one including his family and another with an unknown...
by iamclinic | Oct 3, 2019 | Couples Counseling
A growing number of spouses are in some way part of the LGBTQ+ community yet find a great deal of satisfaction in staying with their opposite-sex partner. In these Mixed Orientation relationships, love, history, families and shared emotional intimacy are profound...
by iamclinic | Aug 15, 2019 | Couples Counseling
She was so sincere in wanting to help and understand her coming out husband. She took time to meet with me one-on-one. Wanting nothing more than for her husband to be happy and for their children to go through any transition smoothly, she was eager to learn and love....
