Dr. Amy Hsiung

07/09/2025

Limited availability for new clients starting in August 2025

01/01/2025

03/06/2024

Most people have heard about the fight or flight response. Did you know there are other responses to threat besides fight or flight? If you think of responding to a primitive danger (like an angry wolf) it be easier to understand responses like freeze and appease. But, we use these responses when we experience modern threats as well.

08/10/2023

Having safe emotional connections with others increases our emotional health.

06/27/2023

Do you ever feel like you're having the same argument over and over with your partner? That's because 69% of our conflicts with our partners are unsolvable, according to research by the Gottmans. The same conflicts keep coming up in different ways. Partners who handle perpetual conflicts by working with each other to manage the conflict together feel more connected, even if the conflict never gets solved.

01/06/2023

11/17/2022

Holidays can be time for fun and connection. They can also be super stressful.

09/07/2022

What Scorekeeping Says About Your Relationship

What does scorekeeping say about your relationship? When you or your partner(s) are constantly keeping score, it could mean your relationship needs something. In this article, Dr. Amy Hsiung describes three ways scorekeeping could be a sign your relationship needs some support. Dr. Amy Hsiung is a p

09/01/2022

The mental load is valuable, even if it is largely invisible. The mental load is often (but definitely not always) carried by a woman in a heterosexual relationship. The article below explains steps the systems in our society can take to make this role less gendered. https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelcarrell/2019/08/15/lets-share-womens-mental-load/?sh=52c7f6516bd6