The difference between therapy and counseling isn’t just semantic. It’s clinical. Licensed therapist Figs O’Sullivan explains why most couples counseling fails, what EFT actually does in the room, and how to find a therapist who can help your relationship change.
The clinical truth about separation vs divorce: when distance heals, when it destroys, and how your nervous system responds to the space between staying and leaving.
The transition to parenthood is the most dangerous period most couples face. Here’s why relationship problems after having a baby are biologically predictable, and what actually helps.
A long distance relationship isn’t a logistics problem. It’s a nervous system problem. Here’s the clinical framework for why distance is so hard and what actually works to maintain real connection.
Resentment isn’t something you’re holding onto. It’s something that’s holding onto you. After 16 years of clinical work with couples, here’s what actually works to release it.
A midlife crisis in marriage is not a verdict. It is a delayed attachment reckoning, your nervous system finally presenting the bill for decades of unprocessed relational pain. Here is what is actually happening and how to use it.
Watch: Figs O’Sullivan, LMFT explains this. Start free with Figlet. If you’ve ever found yourself
If you’ve been asking yourself ‘why am I so insecure,’ the answer is almost never what you think. A therapist with 16+ years of experience explains why insecurity is not a character flaw, but a survival strategy your nervous system learned long ago.
You want to know how to trust again. You’ve probably been told to “just let
Stonewalling is not cruelty or the silent treatment. It is a nervous system flooding response. Here is what is actually happening inside the person who shuts down during conflict, why it is so painful for both partners, and how to interrupt the pattern.
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