The Dangers of a Sexless Marriage

A sexless marriage. While it’s not something you’d want necessarily participate in, experts estimate that nearly 15 to 20 percent of American couples aren’t being intimate regularly. It’s a very rare marriage in which both spouses are happy with a no-sex policy, says Israel Helfand, marriage counselor, sex therapist, and member of the American Association…

Living, Learning and Loving

Living, learning, and loving is the overall theme that has found its home at the Danbury Counseling Center for Couples and Parents. The uniqueness of the center is the thrust of having a male-female team working together to help individuals or couples solve problems. “We rented an apartment and converted it to an office.” Dr.…

From Boys to Men: Rediscovering Rites of Passage

What does it mean to be a man—not just legally, but ethically, morally, emotionally, and spiritually? How does a young person today come of age in our fast-paced, info-overloaded, materialistic, and highly technical American culture? And most important, what role do adults play in helping boys assume the mantle of manhood? We recently asked a…

What to Expect from Sex After Divorce

As hard to believe as it may seem amid splitting up CD collections and hiring lawyers, there is (sex) life after divorce. And when you’re ready to take your friend’s, your mother’s, or your therapist’s advice and “get back out there,” there is much to discover about yourself, your body, and, well, the act itself.…

Couples Retreat: Meet Real-Life Love Experts

Couples Retreat: There is a new movie and then real life with retreat experts Israel Helfand and his wife, Cathie Helfand. Traveling to a remote place can help loved ones rekindle their relationship. Couples struggling with their relationships have long traveled to faraway destinations to try and mend their wounds. And this weekend such trips are…

Stop Trying to Fix Me and Just Let Me Whine

(LifeWire) — Rob Siegal made a mistake shortly after he married his wife Jen in 2002. Experts say you can be a supportive listener without giving your spouse solutions to their problems. Experts say you can be a supportive listener without giving your spouse solutions to their problems. When she started complaining about her boss, the…

Prepare for Liftoff

In her best-selling book, “The Female Brain” (Broadway, 2007), Dr. Louann Brizendine cites some conventional wisdom from sex therapists about foreplay. “For women, foreplay is everything that happens twenty-four hours preceding [sex]. For men, it’s everything that happens three minutes before.” Regardless, of what your exact foreplay time frame is, it’s something that cannot be…