The Neurodiverse Couples Counseling model is unique in the field of couples therapy because it honors neurological differences in relationships. Other forms of couples counseling do not take these factors into account. This can lead couples to invest significant time and money on couples counseling approaches that fail to meet their needs.

Humans are increasingly looking to artificial intelligence (AI) to replace other humans in their lives. In some cases, AI appears to be doing the job all too well.

Couples in my practice often struggle to ask each other for what they want or need. They think their partner already knows (or should know). Notice how much you are demanding of your partner by holding this expectation. Your partner is not a mind reader, despite best efforts.

Miriam Korngold is honored to assist Dr. David Grand with the practicum portion of Brainspotting Phase 1 Training next week (May 4-6, 2025). Dr. Grand is the psychotherapist who discovered and developed the Brainspotting method.

Research from the Gottman Institute shows that stonewalling predicts divorce to a disturbingly accurate degree. But understanding whether your partner is stonewalling or simply shutting down due to nervous system overdrive can be difficult, as the outward signs look the same.

Skepticism may be a part of the process. And the research shows that brainspotting works, for real.

It takes a lot to draw Dr. Russell Barkley out of retirement, but the NY Times article “Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong?” by Paul Tough (published April 13, 2025) pulled it off.

The WSBA is hosting Well-Being Week in the Law May 5-9, 2025. It is nice to see an institution that serves the legal community making space for mental health.

The latest news is that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has gone back on its statements to maintain an autism registry, but the bait-and-switch has already caused harm.