Emotional intimacy isn't just about spending time together. It's about the psychic energy we invest in our partner.

Who was Erik Erikson? Erikson was born in Frankfurt and studied and trained in Psychoanalysis under Anna Freud herself. He only moved to Boston in 1933 to work at the Harvard Psychological Unit as a ...

Anna Freud, Sigmund Freud's youngest child, became a formidable force within psychoanalysis, focusing on child psychology. Initially a teacher, she switched to an earlier interest, psychoanalysis ...

Fifteen years ago, as a private psychologist, I predominantly saw women in therapy, but now my practice has a fifty-fifty split of men and women aged 35 and older seeking support. I increasingly ...

We’re warned that sleeplessness takes a serious toll. But obsessing over how to cure it may be even more damaging.

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sue Verreault, a 55-year-old psychologist who lost her dream home in Altadena ...