by Daniel Brake, LMFT-S | Feb 24, 2020 | Couples Therapy, Practice Policy
I’ve been on panel with a single insurance carrier (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas), for several years. In June of 2018, I decided to no longer accept insurance for couples therapy. This was not a decision I made lightly. I knew my clients would feel some...
by Daniel Brake, LMFT-S | Dec 12, 2019 | Anger Management, Couples Therapy, Individual Counseling
Maybe you recognize that you get angry over things you shouldn’t, or that your reactions are bigger than the situation warrants. Or perhaps you were surprised to be told you are “too angry,” or that you need anger management. Even if you’re...
by Daniel Brake, LMFT-S | Dec 10, 2019 | Anger Management, Couples Therapy
Most of the men who come to see me for anger management haven’t been sent by the courts. They’ve been sent by their wives and girlfriends, who are tired of being on the receiving end of flashes or torrents of anger, hostility, and contempt. Somehow, these men are...
by Daniel Brake, LMFT-S | Nov 30, 2019 | Couples Therapy
I heard a story that Dr John Gottman didn’t set out at first to study marriages. He was, in fact, actively engaged in research of emotional and personality development in children in the 1970’s. So the story goes, he was getting frustrated that his experiments (with...
by Daniel Brake, LMFT-S | Oct 26, 2019 | Couples Therapy
The Gottman Institute’s research shows that to make a relationship last, couples must become better friends, learn to manage conflict, and create ways to support each others hopes for the future. Drs John and Julie Gottman have shown how couples can accomplish this by...
