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Jennifer Kogan, MSW, RSW, LICSW

Compassion Focused Counseling and Consultation in Washington, DC and Ontario, Canada

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Here are some posts I have written for engaged, married and committed couples.

No risk is the biggest risk

December 13, 2020 by Jennifer Kogan

Risk :  the possibility of loss or injury which can lead to Peril  When we experience a flash of fright it can set off alarm bells inside us. This feeling of danger or peril feels real but often it actually harkens back to our pre-historic ancestors who had to be constantly on guard to avoid […]

Filed Under: Couples, Individuals, Uncategorized Tagged With: connection, fear​, feelings, healing, heart, risk, Shame, Vulnerability

Celebrate the holidays together with an interfaith love map

November 24, 2018 by Jennifer Kogan

Chanukah comes early this year and Christmas and Kwanzaa are not far behind. If you are one half of an interfaith couple or family, it can be helpful to check in with each other about your vision for the holidays.  This doesn’t have to be too arduous if you keep in mind one of my […]

Filed Under: Couples, Families, Interfaith Couples & Families Tagged With: chanukah, christmas, connect, hanukkah, interfaith, interfaith families project, interfaith traditions, kwanzaa

How To Get What You Need

August 20, 2016 by Jennifer Kogan

It’s 9 PM and you’re exhausted after a busy work and parenting day. Lately, it’s been getting harder to get the kids to sleep on time and you feel like your partner isn’t helping you the way you’d like. You’re feeling stressed, unsupported and angry. It can be tough to shift our way of communicating because […]

Filed Under: Couples, Families, Individuals, New Dads, New Moms, New Parents, Parents Tagged With: bedtime, compassionate communication, conflict, empathy, feelings, Marshall Rosenberg, mirroring, needs, Nonviolent communication, request, strategy

Helping couples connect with stories

May 8, 2016 by Jennifer Kogan

Here’s the story. Julia and Joel have always been the couple you can count on until this sixth and final season of NBC’s Parenthood. Lately, they’ve been missing each other since Julia quit her corporate law job to stay home with the kids and Joel went back to work. Now, they can’t seem to communicate or even […]

Filed Under: Couples, Families, Individuals, New Parents, Parents, Uncategorized Tagged With: connection, couple therapy, genogram, Gottman, love, Love maps, relationships

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