Men in Therapy: Dismantling the Myth That Asking for Help Is Weakness

by Susie Rome | Jun 18, 2026 | Article, Depression and Anxiety, Relationships

Men in Therapy: Dismantling the Myth That Asking for Help Is Weakness Men are significantly less likely than women to seek mental health support, and the reasons for this disparity are not mysterious: most men have absorbed, at a very young age, a set of messages...

When Relationships Become Exhausting: Recognizing and Recovering From Emotional Burnout as a Couple

by Susie Rome | Jun 13, 2026 | Article, Couples Therapy, Relationships

When Relationships Become Exhausting: Recognizing and Recovering From Emotional Burnout as a Couple There is a particular kind of relational exhaustion that does not make the news and does not usually bring people to a crisis point, but quietly erodes the quality of a...

Anger Is Not the Enemy: Understanding What Your Anger Is Trying to Tell You

by Susie Rome | Jun 11, 2026 | Article, Depression and Anxiety, Relationships

Anger Is Not the Enemy: Understanding What Your Anger Is Trying to Tell You Of all the emotions people bring to therapy, anger is the one most often accompanied by shame. People describe their anger as a problem, a flaw, something that needs to be managed, controlled,...

Summer, Transition, and the Emotional Weight of Change for Families in Calabasas

by Susie Rome | Jun 6, 2026 | Adolescent Therapy, Article, Family Therapy

Summer, Transition, and the Emotional Weight of Change for Families in Calabasas Summer carries a particular emotional weight for families, one that is often obscured by its surface brightness. The end of the school year is a genuine transition, and transitions, even...

The Empty Nest: What Happens to Your Identity When the Children Leave Home

by Susie Rome | Jun 4, 2026 | Article, Depression and Anxiety, Family Therapy

The Empty Nest: What Happens to Your Identity When the Children Leave Home Parents spend years, sometimes the better part of two decades, organizing the rhythms of their daily lives around the needs of their children. The school drop-off, the dinner timing, the...

Co-Parenting After Divorce: How to Raise Healthy Children When the Marriage Has Ended

by Susie Rome | May 26, 2026 | Article, Family Therapy, Relationships

Co-Parenting After Divorce: How to Raise Healthy Children When the Marriage Has Ended Divorce ends a marriage. It does not end a family. For parents, that distinction matters enormously, because the relationship between them does not conclude when the legal...