Nathan Feiles, Lmsw

LATEST ARTICLES ( 121 )

• 8 Ways to Be a Better Partner in 2016

  I posted this a few years ago, however it could always be a good start to the year to improve how we approach our relationships. Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• When is It Time to Change Therapists?

  Based on my previous post about the usefulness and necessity of anger at one’s therapist in the treatment — rather than abandoning the treatment in these moment... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Fear of Flying: A Focused Approach

  Fear of flying is a difficult phobia to treat with conventional therapy techniques. Therapists often attempt to treat this phobia with standard... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Angry at Your Therapist?…This Doesn’t Mean “Bad Therapy”

  This topic can take an entire book to talk about, so this post alone will probably not do it justice.When people think of therapy, many people think that “good... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Should I NOT Use Insurance for Therapy?

  I find myself slightly baffled by some people’s insistence to use their health insurance when it comes to psychotherapy or counseling. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Can Therapy Be Misused?

  Maybe “misused” isn’t a great word since it implies a form of external judgment. Therapy is generally whatever the person seeking therapy needs it to be. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• How to Be Happy

  Happiness is quite complicated, yet at the same time it really doesn’t have to be. The problem with happiness is that there are certain fantasies that people... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Why Depression is So Difficult

  I’m not naive enough (at least I don’t think?) to think that I have the one reason that depression is such a difficult state of being. Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Relationships: Breaking It, and Putting It Back Together?

  Taking things apart can be such fun. It’s a behavior often observed in children as they sit on the floor, building blocks, doing puzzles, etc., just to then tur... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Are You Becoming Your Parents?

  

  It’s one of the most subtle, underlying questions that I hear in various forms nearly every day in my office. Some version of, “Am I going to become like my... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Fear of Flying: A Complicated Phobia

  

  Phobias in general are not fun to deal with, especially if the phobia involves your daily life in some way. For example if you work in a building where you... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Migraines: The Silent Voice of Our Past

  

  I’ve discussed in previous articles the idea that emotional history (past and present) can be a significant factor with chronic migraines. Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Migraines: How Relevant Is Emotional History?

  

  I received some pretty harsh criticism this week from a group of headache doctors for merely suggesting psychological and emotional history could have any... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• The REAL Reason Relationships Break Up

  

  A while back, I wrote an article about why relationships break up. Though that article still stands, there are certainly things that could be added to it. Why d... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Migraines: “No One Understands!”

  

  Can migraines hurt your relationships?Yes, they can, and often they do.This is just an additional frustration and lack of fairness experienced in the life of... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Migraines — Personality Inhibition and Sexual Repression

  

  In my previous post, “Migraine Therapy — More Effective Than Medication?“, I discussed the underlying emotional environment that can trigger migraines, or keep... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Migraine Therapy — More Effective Than Medication?

  

  Can a specialized form of psychotherapy, geared towards relief in chronic migraine headaches, possibly be just as effective, if not more effective, than... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Why Robin Williams’ Death Is More Difficult to Accept

  

  Sadly, it’s nothing new — a celebrity either directly or indirectly ends their own life. It was Philip Seymour Hoffman, most recently; Heath Ledger,... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2014 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Migraines and Headaches: Yes, Psychotherapy Can Help

  

  Migraines and headaches have long been viewed as a purely medical issue. But it’s not necessarily the case. While migraine education and research is constantly... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2014 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• “How Does That Make You Feel?” — The Therapy Cliche

  People love to make fun of the stereotyped therapy party line: “How does that make you feel?” Yes, it’s one of the biggest cliches in the therapy field,... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2014 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS