• Life and Sex After Pregnancy for Dad

    Filling Up The Nest: Life and Sex After Pregnancy for Dad

      Thomas expressed his fears, confusion and frustration in being a parent: Kathy, having the baby has brought so much change to our lives. How do I know I’ll be a good dad? We never used to argue very much and now I find we get into power struggles about the baby. I’m responsible for another human being. Will I be able to afford a family and be a good provider? We fight about finances, too. Mine and Claire’s relationship isn’t what it used to be. I’m confused about the feelings I have toward her body. On the one hand, I often find her voluptuous body tempting, but sometimes I…

  • Perfectionism Vlog

    Advice from the Therapist Vlog: Perfectionism

    September 2014 Vlog, Advice from the Therapist: Perfectionism This month, Therapist Zachary Sander, MA, LPC, CADC speaks on perfectionism and how affects our mental health and well being. Be on the look out each month for new installments of ‘Advice from the Therapist’ each month pertaining to guidance, services, and more! Transcription: Hi this is Zachary Sander with Agape Christian Counseling Services with another installment of “Advice from the Therapist”. Before we start, we would like to give a special thanks to Harvester Christian Church for letting us use their St. Charles location and Audio Visual equipment to record this vlog. On today’s installment I will be talking about struggling…

  • Types of Resentment Vlog

    Advice from the Therapist Vlog: Types of Resentment

    August 2014 Vlog, Advice from the Therapist: Types of Resentment Therapist Zachary Sander, MA, LPC, CADC speaks on different types of resentment and how to deal with it in order to resolve past conflict within relationships. Be on the look out for new installments of ‘Advice from the Therapist’ each month pertaining to guidance, services, and more! Transcription: On today’s installment, I will be talking about the types of resentment one would need to deal with to work through conflict in the past. Not Dealing with our resentments will develop spiritual ramifications such as blocking our ability to forgive and allowing the past to hold us back from moving forward…

  • Commitment, Intimacy, and Fun

    by Tai Yong, MA, LPC, NCC Yale University psychologist Robert Sternberg did some pioneering work that attempted to answer the question, “What is love?”  He came up with a “Triangular Theory of Love,” which says that there are three elements to love: passion, intimacy, and commitment.  One might say that they represent the physical, the emotional, and the cognitive aspects of the relationship between husband and wife. While one may think that that the ideal case is an equilateral triangle where the three sides of the triangle are equal (i.e., in terms of strength or depth), I tend to think that the best case is one where commitment is given…