Pyschotherapy

Sharon M. Rivkin, M.A., LMFT

Featured Appearances

O, the Oprah Magazine

O, The Oprah Magazine

"The Fight That Can Save Your Marriage"

Reader's Digest

Readers Digest

"The Fight With Many Faces"

Eve Magazine

Eve Magazine

"How to Argue Properly"

Hitched.com
DrLaura.com
BeliefNet: Inspiration, Spirituality, Faith
Health News Digest.com
eDiest: a whole new you
Wellness.com
She Knows

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The First Argument

The First Argument - Cutting to the Root of Intimate Conflict | by Sharon Rivkin

Within a couple's first argument lies the core conflict of a relationship.

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"TRANSFORMATION -
The poison is the remedy.  Through our work with the first argument, we learn that the very thing we dread and avoid - the root of our conflict - is also the source of our healing."
-Excerpt from
The First Argument

Sharon M. Rivkin is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, in private practice for over 25 years in Santa Rosa, California. She has an M.A. in Clinical Psychology and specializes in individual, couples, and family therapy.

Do you find yourself repeating the same patterns or same argument over and over in significant relationships? Do you feel stuck, hopeless, and that your situation will never change?

You can work with Sharon Rivkin to:

  • Use your first argument as a tool to gain clarity and improve relationships
  • Learn how your past affects your present situation
  • Change old, unproductive patterns
  • Become healthier on all levels
  • Increase genuine intimacy and your freedom to love