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Why It’s Never a Good Idea to Have Sex With Your Therapist

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Mar 29, 2026 | Men, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Sexuality

Some boundaries are never meant to be crossed. Therapy is a space of profound vulnerability, trust, and healing. It’s where we bring our deepest fears, our most painful wounds, and our most intimate struggles, trusting that our therapist will hold that space with...

The Physiology of Ecstasy: An Essay in Integrative Science & Sacred Embodiment

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Mar 26, 2026 | Couples Therapy, Emotions, Marriage Counseling, Relationships, Sexuality, Stress Management

What your body is actually doing when it loses its mind — and why your nervous system deserves a standing ovation. Your body knows things your brain hasn’t admitted yet. Long before consciousness catches up with its own experience, your nervous system is already...

Are You Brave Enough for Great Love?

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Mar 22, 2026 | Communication, Counseling, Couples Therapy, Happiness, Humor, Joy, Love, Marriage Counseling, Premarital Counseling, Relationships

Great love awaits those who are brave enough to reach for it and sweet enough to hold it. Love is often described as the most profound human experience—a force that can heal, transform, and connect us across barriers. Yet, many people question whether they are truly...

The 4 Most Dangerous Behaviors in Your Relationship

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Mar 21, 2026 | Communication, Couples Therapy, Emotions, Happiness, Relationships

Master these insights and deepen trust, passion and connection. Most relationships don’t end because of a single blowout fight or betrayal. They die a slower, quieter death—eroded by habits that chip away at trust, respect, and intimacy over time. After decades of...

A Tribute to Jesse Jackson

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Mar 19, 2026 | Emotions, Grief, Happiness, Joy, Love, Relationships, Sacred, Spirituality

When I was 16, I spent a fall weekend on a Church retreat on the South Side of Chicago with about 30 other teenagers. We stayed at Hyde Park Union Church with pastors from our local Church.  Late Friday night, several of us went out and walked around the Church’s...

Try a Little Tenderness: The Sweetness of Softness

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Mar 18, 2026 | Communication, Couples Therapy, Happiness, Joy, Love, Passion, Relationships

The gentle revolution of a soft heart in a hard world. We live in a world that glorifies the hard charge. The hustle. The grind. The relentless pursuit of more—more success, more intensity, more fire. We’re taught to push through, to power up, to never let them see us...
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RANDI FREDRICKS, PH.D., LMFT

Randi Fredricks, Ph.D is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, licensed to practice in California MFC47803. As a psychotherapist, best-selling author, and published researcher, she provides counseling and psychotherapy services online from her private practice in San Jose, California.  She has written books on mental health and alternative treatments, including Healing & Wholeness: Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Mental Health, Fasting: An Exceptional Human Experience, Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Anxiety, and Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Depression. She has conducted and published research on communication, relationships, and fasting in mental health.

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