Sarah Epstein LMFT

About

Sarah Epstein, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist, writer, and consultant seeing therapy clients in TX and Pennsylvania. Sarah's writing in Psychology Today has amassed nearly 3 million readers. She serves as a media expert for many publications, including Forbes, HuffPost, Reader's Digest, and Parents.

Books by Sarah Epstein LMFT

Recent Posts

12 Truths About Relating in Our Families

8. You can love them—and struggle to be around them.

4 Messages Adult Children Need to Hear From Parents

3. "I believe in you."

4 Ways You Might Make Family Fights Worse

Are difficult family members 100% responsible when they start yet another family fight? Not quite.

6 Reasons Why People Stay in Failing Relationships

6. They just don't have the energy to leave.

5 Key Challenges an Only Child May Face

Triangulation, high expectations, and pressures to be loyal.

Triangulation, high expectations, and pressures to be loyal.

6 Steps to Get Through a Tough Conversation

4. Communicate your nervousness, maybe

4. Communicate your nervousness, maybe

The Thing Parents Do That Infuriates Adult Children

"Oh, Alice has always been dramatic."

"Oh, Alice has always been dramatic."

8 Steps to Letting Other People Down

Do you think that disappointing others is wrong? Think again. You need this skill.

Do you think that disappointing others is wrong? Think again. You need this skill.

Are Self-Compassion and Self-Forgiveness the Same Thing?

Self-compassion and self-forgiveness are the backbone of emotional well-being. Both are important, but slightly different. Here's how.

Self-compassion and self-forgiveness are the backbone of emotional well-being. Both are important, but slightly different. Here's how.

How to Make Affirmations Stick

Can affirmations actually work? Yes, but you've probably been doing them wrong.

Can affirmations actually work? Yes, but you've probably been doing them wrong.