Why learn new skills? ​People usually work on their skills when their current behaviors stop being successful in a context they are used...

Closure: Peaceful acceptance that something has changed or ended. I have counseled many people who, at the end of a relationship,...

Negative age bias has serious negative impacts, both on the people toward whom the bias exists, and on those who hold the negative bias,...

Have you noticed that some of the very things you loved about your romantic partner at the beginning of the relationship are the things...

Intercultural or cross-cultural relationships bring both challenges and opportunities. While it may take more time and effort to...

Anger gets a bad rap.  Like all of our emotions, anger has a purpose, and while many of us can use a tune-up in terms of the way we...

Have you ever said, “I was so mad, I didn’t have any choice?” Have you heard a family member say, “I was so sad that I had to…?” If so,...

A parent asks the questions that every parent has about rebellious teenagers. Dear Alex: My 16 year old twins (boy and girl) have become...

​When facilitating conflict resolution, I like to use William Ury's work -- he is the author of many cutting edge books on this topic...