Should We Open Up Our Relationship? Advantages and Disadvantages
Thinking about opening your relationship? Learn the benefits, risks, and key questions couples should discuss before deciding.
Is Conflict Inevitable in Relationships
Learn why conflict happens in relationships, how much conflict is normal, and how couples can handle disagreements in a healthy way.
How to Stop Arguing With Your Partner
Conflict is normal in any relationship. But when differences become constant bickering, it can erode trust, communication, and intimacy. Many couples are trapped in the cycle of fighting over and over again, leaving them frustrated, disconnected and uncertain about how to move on. Learning how to stop constant fighting in a relationship is important for […]
Psychotherapy for Erectile Problems
What Is Psychogenic ED? Psychogenic Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is a form of erectile dysfunction that is primarily caused by psychological or emotional factors, rather than physical conditions. Psychogenic ED is caused by emotional or psychological problems, stress or relationship problems while organic ED is usually caused by medical problems such as vascular disease, hormonal imbalances […]
Understanding Psychogenic Erectile Disorder
Psychogenic ED is linked to mental and emotional factors like anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges. Learn what can help.
Depression and Low Sexual Desire: What’s the Link?
Learn how depression can affect sexual desire, intimacy, and connection in relationships, plus ways couples can rebuild closeness together.
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Winter Blues
As the days get shorter and the weather gets cooler, many people experience a shift in their mood and energy. For some people, this change of season triggers what’s often called the “winter blues.” While feeling less motivated or energized in the colder months is common, for some, these feelings can become a more serious […]
Fight, Flight or Freeze: Maintaining Connection in Conflict
Discover how to recognize fight, flight, or freeze patterns in conflict and use communication, empathy, and time-outs to reconnect.
Coping With a Partner Who Holds Back
Written by the CICC Clinical Team | Center for Intimacy, Connection and Change It’s painful and frustrating to be in a relationship with someone who seems to back off just as things are getting more intimate. Maybe you’re thinking, “Why Won’t They Chase Me?” Or you’re thinking about what to do about a disappearing partner. […]
Understanding Asexuality: Acceptance vs. the Complexities of Identity
Written by the CICC Clinical Team Asexuality is the absence of sexual attraction to others and has become more visible and understood in recent years. But for those who identify as asexual, or those who are exploring their sexual identity, a common question that often surfaces is, “Should I accept my asexuality or work to […]