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Daniel Lichtman ∙ Registered Psychologist, Melbourne
“Why this is different”
Fifteen years working with couples as well as individuals has given me a rare depth of understanding of relationship dynamics, and heavily informs the way I now help individuals cultivate healthier, more satisfying relationships.
Codependant Relationships Signs, Symptoms & Solutions
Are you in a Codependant relationship? We all feel a sense of comfort when we’re with our loved ones and fear of abandonment is common.
10 Signs of a Toxic Person + What To Do About It
How To Deal With Toxic People Have you ever felt that your partner is constantly critical of what you do and blaming you for everything,
6 Tips on How to Handle Your Toxic In-Laws
6 Tips on How to Handle Your Toxic In-Laws We take great care to choose who we spend the rest of our lives with, it’s
3 Strategies to Navigate Your In-Laws’ Toxic Behaviors
When you’re divorcing a narcissist, every absurdity becomes a reality since they are skillful liars and manipulators. Family and friends you thought would offer support turn against you due to lies from your narcissist spouse. You think you can handle all this – and protect your children too.
5 Signs of a Toxic Relationship
When you’re divorcing a narcissist, every absurdity becomes a reality since they are skillful liars and manipulators. Family and friends you thought would offer support turn against you due to lies from your narcissist spouse. You think you can handle all this – and protect your children too.
So Charming…and Manipulative: 5 Signs Your Partner is a Sociopath
So Charming…and Manipulative: 5 Signs Your Partner is a Sociopath Could you be with a sociopath? Your partner is charming. Everyone loves him. In fact,
Stop Trying to Change Yourself to Make Your Toxic Partner Happy
Stop Trying to Change Yourself to Make Your Toxic Partner Happy Here’s a Quick Way to Discover if You Have A Toxic Partner Do you
Fear Of Being Alone Isn’t Worth Emotional Abuse
When you’re divorcing a narcissist, every absurdity becomes a reality since they are skillful liars and manipulators. Family and friends you thought would offer support turn against you due to lies from your narcissist spouse. You think you can handle all this – and protect your children too.
4 Ways To Handle Conflict When Divorcing A Narcissist
When you’re divorcing a narcissist, every absurdity becomes a reality since they are skillful liars and manipulators. Family and friends you thought would offer support turn against you due to lies from your narcissist spouse. You think you can handle all this – and protect your children too.
You can’t fix them, but you can fix your life
When you’re divorcing a narcissist, every absurdity becomes a reality since they are skillful liars and manipulators. Family and friends you thought would offer support turn against you due to lies from your narcissist spouse. You think you can handle all this – and protect your children too.
5 Tips to Protect Your Children When Divorcing a Narcissist
When you’re divorcing a narcissist, every absurdity becomes a reality since they are skillful liars and manipulators. Family and friends you thought would offer support turn against you due to lies from your narcissist spouse. You think you can handle all this – and protect your children too.
Co-dependent Relationship: Can It Be Successful?
Do you assert your needs in your relationship, or do you always give in to your partner? Are you continually trying to please your partner? Do you only feel good about yourself when you make your partner feel good? If so, you may be in a co-dependent relationship.
Good Child, Bad Child: Growing Up With Narcissist Parents
Have you always felt out of place in your own family? Did you often feel it was your job to keep your parents happy – while your own needs were ignored? If this sounds familiar to you, call me for a consultation so that we can work together to resolve the issues that growing up with narcissistic parents can cause.
Why Trying To Change Your Partner Won’t Improve Your Relationship
When you’re out of that honeymoon period of a new marriage or committed relationship and things aren’t going so well, you may be trying to change some of your partner’s irritating behaviors. There are just so many frustrating things that they do (or don’t do!) that it’s sucking the joy out of your relationship. Or worse, perhaps you see a change in their attitude towards you, and they’re just not so loving or attentive to you anymore.
Addicted to Love: It’s Not Just a Song. It’s a Real Problem.
Are you obsessed with the passion and intensity of a new relationship – relationships that often end abruptly when the excitement is over? Is this obsession having negative consequences in your life? Love addiction is a very real problem that can greatly impact your life.
Being in Constant Conflict Is A Sign Of A Toxic Relationship
Does it feel you are fighting with knives with your partner rather than pillows? Clients who come to me with unhealthy relationships are often distraught after a conflict or argument with their partner, when a conversation over something mundane like when to meet for dinner…
So Charming…and Manipulative: 5 Signs Your Partner is a Sociopath
Your partner is charming. Everyone loves him. But behind closed doors, he becomes a different person. It’s like you’re dating Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. At times, can be so attentive and loving – but in an instant, his anger erupts and spews forth a volcano of nasty accusations and degrading comments. Sound familiar?
Stop Trying to Change Yourself to Make Your Toxic Partner Happy
Do you feel like you’re never enough for your partner? Do you feel that if you loved your partner more, he/she wouldn’t act the way they do? Have you tried to change yourself – sacrificing who you are in the process – in effort to “keep the peace”? If you can relate to these questions, you may be in a toxic relationship.
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Taking the Next Step
If this describes something you are living with, you are welcome to get in touch to talk about working together. You do not need to have it all worked out first, and you do not need to be certain about what you want to do about the relationship itself. Making sense of it is where we begin.