Author: Shocki, PhD, LMFT, LCSW

Dr Shocki has over thirty years experience in the behavior health field. He has founded and directs the Life Source Center, Inc., located in Plantsville Connecticut. Services include behavior health counseling dealing with relationship issues, persons struggling with various anxiety and depressive maladies and those individuals struggling to develop improved stategies to cope with the world around them. Dr. Shocki has also written a book entitled "Take Charge of Your Life or Someone Else Will" The book is available electronically free upon request at lifesourcecenter @aol.com.

The quest to find true intimancy

Intimacy, it’s a word that is bantered about but is it truly understood?  From my own readings, I would define intimacy as a close and warm relationship with an absence of fences or invisible walls and a visible sense of trust and deep respect. It is made up of a number of parts, that can be included  in the following.   Affirming and validating your partner by what you say in addition to what you do.  Don’t automatically assume your partner knows you love him or her without having to sayRead More