

Infidelity
the first concern is whether you are dealing with an addiction. If this is true, immediate help is recommended. Often the partner feels responsible and will think it is their fault because they should be able to satisfy you, or maybe they are not good looking enough or sexy enough. It is important to alleviate these beliefs for yourself and for your partner ASAP. Another possibility is that they really are problems int he relationship that need to be addressed. For example, one partner may feel misunderstood or ignored by the other. There could be a lack of sexual and emotional intimacy. This in no way to blame the partner. Loneliness may cause one of the individuals to look outside the relationship for comfort. One case of infidelity or cheating may lead to the other also having an affair as one partner seeks revenge. Sometimes a couple decides to stay together and other times the couple needs to end the relationship. They decide what to do. If the decision is to separate, I help them do so with integrity and leave them with the chance for a compassionate ending.
dissolution of a relationship is more painful than a death. Great care needs to be taken with people in this transition. The present culture often does not give a person the space to grieve for a long period of time. It may take many months to years to heal from breakups. They often create a major crisis in an individual's life. The ramifications of divorce or dissolution of Civil Unions cause extra stress, because they include many more legal problems. My greatest hope is to get both partners into a therapy process that will encourage completion and a amicable breakup. Example of emotional infidelity in my San Francisco therapy practice
was sharing a level of intimacy with another that had never been expressed in her own relationship. This escalated to the point that both people put their primary relationships in jeopardy. Though the process was very painful, she was able to communicate with her partner. They started couples therapy and are currently working through issues that have not been spoken about in years. It enabled my client to grow rapidly in understanding of herself and express what she needs in her life. Relationship in my San Francisco relationship therapy practice. Click here for more on Communication in Relationship and Family therapy. 415-834-1755 or email me at: info@goldengatecounseling.com Mental health appointments available in my downtown San Francisco counseling office, by phone, or Webcam. Golden Gate counseling Center serves the entire Bay Area including San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Pinole, Santa Rosa, San bruno, Daly City, South San Francisco, Burlingame, Sausalito, San Rafael, and Santa Cruz. We service the counties: Santa Clara County, Contra Costa county, Marin county, Sonoma county, Monterey and Mendocino counties. We provide couples counseling, counseling for the gay lesbian bisexual transgender and intersex community. We deal with addictions to substance abuse, drugs, alcohol, sex addiction, and debting. We also offer family interventions, family therapy and relationship counseling. Our specialists deal with depression anxiety, trauma, and codependency. We work with individuals, couples and families. |

