Why I Write?
My writing aims to share concepts refined through over two decades of clinical and academic experience and real-life observations. My essays and articles explore the inner workings of relationships, the intersection between the social world and the psyche, and offer guidance on how to move through the challenges we encounter.
Psychology Today: Love, Revised: Inside the Chapters of a Long-Term Relationship
Each blog post focuses on common challenges of specific chapters of a relationship, what may lay beneath those challenges, and how to move through those challenges.
Thrive Global
Psyche Magazine
Substack: Relational Insights
My substack posts use fictionalized storytelling to convey concepts inherent in individual and couples therapy. Below are links to sample posts.
Post: Can a Relationship Heal from an Affair?
Post: Is Couples Therapy Worth the Risk?
Post: How AI Might Help or Hurt Your Relational Intelligence
Post: How Do You Do Conflict?
Hometown News: Therapy Corner with Ann O’Brien
I write a monthly therapy column for the Hometown Newspaper servicing Playa del Rey, Westchester, Marina del Rey and Playa Vista. Topics are responses to readers’ questions or mental health issues as they arise in our communities and social environment.
Article: How to Deal With the Bad News
Article: Is Narcissism Behind Our Social and Political Tensions and, If So, What Can We Do About It?
Article: How to Help My Teenager Use AI Well
Psychology Today: Love, Revised: Inside the Chapters of a Long-Term Relationship
Each blog post focuses on common challenges of specific chapters of a relationship, what may lay beneath those challenges, and how to move through those challenges.
Thrive Global
Psyche Magazine
Substack: Relational Insights
My substack posts use fictionalized storytelling to convey concepts inherent in individual and couples therapy. Below are links to sample posts.
Post: Can a Relationship Heal from an Affair?
Post: Is Couples Therapy Worth the Risk?
Post: How AI Might Help or Hurt Your Relational Intelligence
Post: How Do You Do Conflict?
Hometown News: Therapy Corner with Ann O’Brien
I write a monthly therapy column for the Hometown Newspaper servicing Playa del Rey, Westchester, Marina del Rey and Playa Vista. Topics are responses to readers’ questions or mental health issues as they arise in our communities and social environment.
Article: How to Deal With the Bad News
Article: Is Narcissism Behind Our Social and Political Tensions and, If So, What Can We Do About It?
Article: How to Help My Teenager Use AI Well