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Cassandra Syndrome: The Pain is Real. So is the Hope
How Neurodiverse Relationships can affect a neuro'typical' partner's well-being and what can be done. Ajax and Cassandra by Johann...

Joseph Kaiser, MA, LMFT
Aug 31, 20233 min read


Does Couples Therapy Work?
Research says it does. Here are 10 reasons why and how. In the bustling and often chaotic lives we live, maintaining a healthy and...

Joseph Kaiser, MA, LMFT
Aug 20, 20232 min read


How Children Change Marriage
Here are 7 effective strategies for avoiding conflict and resentment. Parenthood is a profound life event that brings immense joy and...

Joseph Kaiser, MA, LMFT
Aug 3, 20233 min read


Healing Couples: Understanding Each Other's Parts
Internal Family Systems helps translate internal conflict to bring couples closer. Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a therapeutic...

Joseph Kaiser, MA, LMFT
Aug 1, 20232 min read


It Feels Like Gaslighting
Whether intentional or not, this form of abuse can have severe mental health ramifications. M erriam-Webster's Word of the Year in 2022, Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse where the abuser manipulates the victim's perception of reality. The abuser may lie, deny, or distort the truth to make the victim doubt their own memory, judgment, or perception and most of all, feelings . They may make the victim feel like they're crazy, overly sensitive, irrational and invalidated.

Joseph Kaiser, MA, LMFT
Aug 1, 20233 min read


Metaphors in Therapy: How They Help and Harm
Metaphors can fundamentally shape our brains. Sisyphus. Punished in Hades for his misdeeds in life by being condemned to the eternal task of rolling a large stone to the top of a hill, from which it always rolled down again. Metaphors allow us to describe abstract concepts and ideas by comparing them to concrete and familiar things. We use metaphors every day, often without even realizing it. For better or worse metaphors we use can have a significant impact on how we view ou

Joseph Kaiser, MA, LMFT
Aug 1, 20234 min read


Dear Men,Vulnerability Can Be Strength
Let your partner in. It's no secret that society often expects men to be tough, strong, and unbreakable, but this mindset can be harmful...

Joseph Kaiser, MA, LMFT
Aug 1, 20233 min read


Neurodiverse Couples Therapy vs. Traditional Therapy
Traditional therapy may not be the best route for neurodiverse couples. Neurodiverse couples, or couples where one or both partners have...

Joseph Kaiser, MA, LMFT
Aug 1, 20232 min read
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