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Understand what King (or Queen) Baby is and how to address it when communicating with people with narcissistic traits.

When my clients start dating after being in a relationship with a person with narcissistic traits, they’re usually puzzled by the idea of reality testing. They want to rely on attraction and attachment to decide who to date, and whether or not to stay in a relationship. Often, they want to rush the relationship as much as the new person they’re dating does. I understand where my clients are coming from. American culture encourages people to rely on attraction and attachment t

If you know you’re a people-pleaser, I have good news – you can find balance between caring about others, and caring about yourself. The way I talk about this with clients is probably not something you’ve heard before: When I work with clients who lean toward people-pleasing, we talk about how to be a healthy moving toward. If you’ve never heard of being a moving toward, I’m not surprised. It comes from the work of Dr. Karen Horney, often termed the first feminist psychologis

what do you see when you look in the mirror? You’ve probably heard the terms self-concept and self-esteem. But what do you think they...