Two-session Personal and Confidential Mental Health Checkup Valid 7/9/2015 through 8/8/2015 Before embarking on any therapy, it is fruitful to have an expert opinion as to where to begin; how you view yourself and how any expert sees you. You may/may not have consulted a highly trained and experienced mental health professional. You may be […]
Dr. D’Arienzo is hosting an intensive marital and couples retreat at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club on December 5, 2014 to December 7, 2014. The retreat is for couples dealing with relatinships crises as well as those seeking to enhance their relationship. The retreat will be both educational and therapeautic and a great way […]
Imagine for a moment how much healthier, happier, and safe our world would/could be if we all had a true and deep appreciation, respect, and acceptance of one another and our differences…. When people think of differences, the more obvious ones immediately come to mind, including race, ethnicity, religion, physical ability, or economic status. Then […]
Lorna Hayim-BakerLicensed Clinical Social Worker When two people love each other is it true that they will always make each other happy? I do not think “happy” is a fitting adjective to use when discussing marital goals or one that describes a committed and loving relationship between two people that have said “I love you” […]
L’Wren Scott, a beautiful person with enormous talent dies at age 49, as the result of an apparent suicide, leaving friends, family and her significant other to mourn her loss . It didn’t have to end this way. If you would like to know about a simple fact of life, that would have saved her […]
Ever wonder what intimacy really means? Wikipedia defines it as: “Intimacy generally refers to the feeling of being in a close personal association and belonging together. It is a familiar and very close affective connection with another as a result of a bond that is formed through knowledge and experience of the other.” An easier […]
Emotional intimacy constitutes communication and trust levels that allow individuals as couple to share their most personal thoughts and feelings with one another. Emotional intimacy is also described as feeling secure, trust, comfort, support, and safe when you are with an individual with whom you share this type of intimacy. The absence of emotional intimacy […]
What Is Love? Today’s word is love. A lot of conflict happens because people have different definitions to this simple word. Most of the time, I think those definitions are wrong. So what is love? After all the poetry, music, books and movies on the subject, you’d think we’d have this one down by now. […]
( The following is a reprint of an article I wrote a couple of years ago. It is still accurate) It is a New Year and you are thinking it is high time I received a better salary. Would it surprise you that the number one reason why women do not get paid as much […]
There are 4 times during the day that you can maximize the effect of any relationship behavior: waking up, going to sleep, coming home and leaving for work. Whatever you do during these transition times has a much stronger effect because it colors what comes next. The old adage don’t go to bed angry is […]
