marriage and family therapist blog

The Private Lives of Psychotherapists: What You Don’t Know About Your Counselor

August 21, 2015 // 9 Comments

Sometimes, it feels like the world expects psychotherapists to some how be perfect or at least superior to other people when it comes to managing our relationships. As a [...]

8 Things I Wish I Knew When I Began My PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy

August 3, 2015 // 2 Comments

“My name is Sofia Georgiadou, I am from Greece”, spoken with a very Greek accent and extra-rolled r letters used to be the very first (and sometimes only) words my [...]

Marriage & Family Therapy: Why Do Therapists Divorce?

July 31, 2015 // 8 Comments

Recently, I wrote an article that raised some questions about the divorce rates of therapists, specifically Marriage and Family Therapists. As a MFT, I wanted to learn more [...]

Up Close and Personal: How Much Should a Therapist Share With Clients?

July 21, 2015 // 12 Comments

There is quite a debate in the field of counseling right now about how personal to be with your clients. Should you share your own story? Should we share nothing about [...]

Do Marriage & Family Therapists Have Better Marriages?

June 16, 2015 // 15 Comments

Do Marriage and Family Therapists have a lower than average divorce rate? Have you ever wondered if there was a link between divorce rates and your profession? McCoy and [...]

My Trip of a Lifetime: Visiting The Mental Research Institute

March 23, 2015 // 0 Comments

I recently completed a training in San Francisco, and I had some time to explore the city during the evenings. When you think of sites to visit in the city, you would [...]