by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 10, 2026 | Emotions, Love, Men, Passion, Relationships, Sexuality, Women
Unlocking the exhilaration of high-stakes play in the middle of everyday life. There’s something electric about the idea of being caught, something intoxicating about the risk of someone seeing what they shouldn’t, about the thrill of knowing that at any moment, the...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 10, 2026 | Emotions, Happiness, Humor, Joy, Love, Men, Sexuality, Women
A guide to swooping in, stealing his heart, and leaving him begging for more. Have you ever seen a man so attractive you immediately talked yourself out of approaching him? Most women have. We notice him from across the room, imagine all the reasons he would not be...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Feb 20, 2026 | Addiction, Anxiety Treatment, Communication, Counseling, Couples Therapy, Emotions, Love, Marriage Counseling, Premarital Counseling, Relationships
Love is often described as mysterious, unpredictable, and irrational. But few forms of attraction puzzle psychologists, clinicians, and laypeople alike as much as the phenomenon of falling in love with a psychopath. How can highly intelligent, manipulative, and often...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Aug 1, 2025 | Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Depression, Emotions, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Stress Management
Exploring the signs and when therapy can help. Seeking therapy is a personal decision, and it can sometimes be difficult to know when it’s the right time to take that step. Many people hold onto the belief that therapy is only for those in extreme distress or facing...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Jul 14, 2025 | Counseling, Depression, Emotions, Happiness, Psychotherapy
Jungian therapy, also known as Jungian analysis or analytical psychology, is a depth-oriented approach to psychotherapy developed by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung. Unlike traditional psychoanalysis, which focuses primarily on past experiences and unconscious...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Jun 29, 2025 | Anxiety Treatment, Child Development, Communication, Depression, Emotions, Family Therapy, Psychological Development
Young children often lack the verbal skills and emotional vocabulary to express their inner thoughts and feelings directly. For children under the age of 12—particularly those between 3 and 10—traditional talk therapy is often ineffective or even inappropriate. This...
