Media Mentions
San Diego Therapist Dr. Colleen Mullen’s Appearances on Media Outlets
Are you mature about love?
Immature love says: ‘I love you because I need you’.Mature love says: ‘I need you because I love you’.-Erich Fromm Do you ever look back at a relationship and think, “I thought I loved them, but now I don’t think I did.” This can be because you mistook need for love. We often “need” the…
Do you want more relationship satisfaction ?
Avoid ‘The Four Horsemen’ ! Dr. John Gottman’s research on relationships has lead to his uncovering of 4 predictable relationship killers – he coined them “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse”. They are Criticism, Defensiveness, Stonewalling & Contempt. This animated video was recently released by The Gottman Institute to explain how the Four Horsemen can really…
The Research behind the Masters & Disaster of Relationships
As you may know, I practice Gottman Method Couples Counseling. This is a research-based method for helping couples feel closer, decrease physiological reactivity, and communicate in ways successful couples do. When Dr. John Gottman was gathering his research over the last 40 years, he helped couples go from being “Disasters” to “Masters” in the area…