Dr. Raymond Raad offered his sage advice to PARADE magazine (“125 Ways To Show Moral Support for the People You Care About”) and weighed in on how our anxieties have changed after the Covid-19 pandemic in The Paper Gown.
Know a friend, family member, or client looking for mental health support in these challenging times? RIVIA is currently offering a free 15 minute clinical consultation for new patients. To book a free 15 minute clinical consultation click here.
Provider Spotlight
Tyler Parrott is a licensed clinical social worker, and relationship pro, who recently joined the RIVIA team. We talk to him about his specialty — couple therapy.
Q. Thanks for answering some of our most commonly asked questions about couple therapy! Tell us, who needs or will benefit from couple therapy?
A. A big misconception around couple therapy is that things need to get bad before you ask for professional help. In my experience, most couples wait too long to address issues in the relationship and allow a lot of resentment to build up making it more difficult to work through problems. Relationships have different seasons and require different kinds of maintenance to maintain intimacy and connection. Couple therapy is for anyone trying to get the most out of their relationship. READ MORE
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Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Strengthen Your Relationship?
Did the COVID-19 pandemic find you and your partner fighting over the last roll of toilet paper or did you both learn to share a square? Find out how resilience can help build healthy relationships even in times of distress and uncertainty. READ MORE
What Are We Reading?
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
by Sue Johnson
Emotionally Focused Therapy, or EFT, used as the basis for couples therapy success.
