Samantha Rodman Whiten

Among my clients, I see many people who are stressed and overwhelmed or just apathetic and unhappy. I've found some common things that people do that undercut their potential to be happy.

Nobody thinks that their sweet little baby will grow up into a bully. Unfortunately, some parents experience a rude awakening in the form of a call

It's easy to point fingers in a relationship, especially when things feel tense or unresolved.

One of the major underlying issues that I see plaguing clients is rigidity. They find it very difficult to be flexible about change, which is a tremendous problem, as change is constant.

As a couples counselor, the majority of the marriages that I see are already failing, or at least headed down a dangerous road.

As a clinical psychologist, clients and friends often ask me how to cultivate empathy in their children . Instead of only understanding their own

One-sided victim narratives are harmful to kids. Many of the clients I work with are people-pleasers, nearly phobic about upsetting other people, especially within intimate relationships.

Many husbands experience the frustration of a wife who never admits she's wrong, and clinical psychologist Dr. Samantha Rodman Whiten says it almost never has to do with stubbornness or ego.

There are many reasons that couples consider divorce, including unresolved empathic ruptures, lack of compatibility, or lack of romantic connection.

Dr. Samantha Rodman Whiten explains that most fights between couples aren't really about the issue at hand, and four simple words can stop them before they even begin.