by Dr. Alan Jacobson | Oct 8, 2026 | Symptom Relief
The short answer: “High-functioning” describes how someone looks from the outside, not how they feel on the inside. Because their work, grades, and relationships stay intact, other people miss the symptoms, the person explains them away, and clinicians...
by Dr. Alan Jacobson | Oct 7, 2026 | Family Therapies
If a judge, guardian ad litem, or your attorney has said that you and your child’s other parent need co-parenting therapy, you probably have mixed feelings about it. Many parents arrive frustrated, skeptical, or worried that therapy will become one more place to...
by Dr. Alan Jacobson | Sep 30, 2026 | Therapy Specialties
For some people, the fear shows up as a tight chest on the highway on-ramp. For others, it’s a detour of twenty extra minutes to avoid a bridge, or asking a spouse to drive “just this once” for the third year in a row. Driving phobia, sometimes...
by Dr. Alan Jacobson | Sep 11, 2026 | Couples Therapies
Practical, evidence-based support for long-distance couples and long-distance marriages — delivered virtually, nationwide. Long-distance relationships get a bad reputation they often don’t deserve. In my practice, I work with couples who are dating...
by Dr. Alan Jacobson | Sep 8, 2026 | Symptom Relief
Perfectionism · Anxiety & Burnout High standards aren’t the problem. It’s the specific flavor of perfectionism, the fear of ever falling short of them, that quietly drives anxiety and burns people out. 9 min read · Anxiety &...