Articles by Abby

Sexual avoidance can feel isolating and confusing, but it often arises from very real emotions, experiences, and relationship dynamics....

When someone starts taking sleep seriously, it often changes their entire relationship with the bed. And that shift doesn’t just affect...

March 9-15 is Sleep Awareness Week , a time to raise awareness on the importance of sleep on our overall health.  We turned to EMDRIA...

Tip #1 : Creating a Regimen and Sticking to It Establish firm go-to-sleep and wake-up times. How many hours of sleep make you feel like a...

Navigating Single Case Agreements and Kaiser Out-of-Network Therapy Benefits Securing a Single Case Agreement (SCA) or out-of-network...

What to do when you see an online girlfriend or boyfriend is really a predator scamming for money! Supporting a family member who is...

For the goal-oriented achiever, success often feels synonymous with checking off milestones and reaching clear endpoints. This drive...

I always recommend speaking to your primary care physician about your sleep concerns. This chart I created may help you navigate the...

By Abby Neuberg Massages can serve as a profound means of fostering emotional intimacy and communication between partners. When...

Recognize the Triggers The first step in managing impulsive spending is understanding what triggers it. Impulse purchases are often...

How to Navigate Other’s Emotions as a Sensitive Person Maybe you were born more sensitive to others’ feelings or grew up in an...

“Save the ladies, not the boobies,” says my thirty-three year old best friend about breast cancer awareness. She undergoes chemotherapy...

Loss can feel like a cruel teacher. It not only points to the holes in your life, but also the other holes that never feel like they will...

In my previous article, I talked about nurturing the self as you would a child. This isn’t to say that you would infantilize yourself,...

I too want to scream when someone says that money can’t buy you happiness. I want to say, “But let me try!”, but many have tried and...

Imagine for a moment, a new born baby or an innocent toddler trying to grow and be in the world. All s/he really wants is to be safe,...

The hardest part about dating is the “dating game” which often creates more harm than good. There are the social norms of not harassing...

I am really quite tired of reading the “20 seconds to a Happier You” articles. Mostly, emotions are far more complicated and deeper...

There is so much in a kiss: pleasure, intimacy, and connection. The mouth is built to receive and express. The lips, the door way of the...

As a therapist, I will tell you a big secret – the most important question I ask is “How did that make you feel?” Yeah—a running joke for...