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Executive Coaching vs. Talk Therapy: What's the Difference and Which One Do You Need?
If you're a high-performing professional in Charlotte navigating a rough patch — whether it's burnout, a career transition, relationship strain, or just a nagging sense that something's off — you've probably wondered whether you need a therapist or a coach. Maybe both. Maybe neither. The labels can feel confusing, especially when there's so much overlap in what these two approaches actually look like in practice. As a licensed therapist (LMFT, LCAS) who also provides executiv
Ryan Wishart
6 days ago4 min read


Bringing Baby Home: What the Gottman Research Actually Says About Your Relationship After the Baby Arrives
Most couples prepare for a baby the way you'd prepare for a hurricane you're excited about. You buy the car seat. You paint the nursery. You read the books about sleep schedules and feeding and which swaddle is allegedly magic. What almost no one prepares for — and what I see every week in my couples therapy practice in Charlotte — is what happens to the *relationship* once the baby is home. Here is the part nobody tells you at the shower: within three years of a baby's arriv
Ryan Wishart
Apr 75 min read


What Is Gottman Method Couples Therapy and Why Does It Work?
If you've ever Googled "couples therapy," you've probably noticed there are dozens of approaches out there. Emotionally Focused Therapy, Imago, narrative therapy, generic "talk therapy" — the list goes on. So when I tell someone I use the Gottman Method, the natural question is: what makes it different? The short answer is research. A lot of it. The Gottman Method was developed by Drs. John and Julie Gottman over more than 40 years of studying real couples. Not just in a ther
Ryan Wishart
Apr 54 min read
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