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Mary Jo Rapini - Counselor/Therapist - Houston, TX
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Mary Jo Rapini (LPC)

Counselor/Therapist

Contact information

Email me

Phone www.maryjorapini.com

Fax: 713-838-1411

Articles

A love story: Featuring the BIG 3

A love story: featuring romance, intimacy and sex Some of the most popular books on the shelves are romance novels. Women buy them by the millions; yet, I often see couples in my office who have grown apart, have low or no libido, and aren’t having sex anymore. Women are the primary purchasers of these ...

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5 ways to re-invent your Relationship after Chronic Illness

“It takes a really big man to love a really big scar.” –Carly Simon I worked for nine years in Lubbock, Texas as an intimacy and sex counselor for cancer patients. They taught me more than any textbook or class. I celebrated their success with them, prayed for their healing with them, ...

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Fifty Is The New Forty, But Thirty Is The New Mid-Life Crisis

A recent study done by a British counseling group (RELATE) found that those mid-life perils that once occurred in our late 40’s and 50’s are now happening in our early and mid 30’s. The signs and symptoms reported in the British survey are also showing up here in the United States. The ...

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5 Simple Minutes to Meditate Financial Worries Away

According to a recent report by the World Economic Forum, poor job security, increased workload, and a lingering recession are leading causes of job burnout and stress. All of us have suffered job burnout from time to time, but the conditions are more severe and widespread now. There is a deeper sense of ...

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Hugs not sex will save your relationship

For a Healthy Relationship, Never Say No to Cuddling When couples come to see me with their first complaint being that they haven’t had sex in several months, there is palpable tension. They panic, and search for reasons why. When sex is going well, it is 5% of the relationship. However, when sex ...

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Mary Jo Rapini

Quick Stats

Credentials:

LPC

Time in Practice:

10 years +

I practice in:

My state/province only

Additional Expertise:
I offer my services:

At my office

Licence information:

Expiration 8/31/13
Number 9614

Articles by Mary Jo Rapini
coupleinbed

A love story: Featuring the BIG 3

Has being married become dull & not fullfilling? Your new love seems sparkly & new? It's Fools Gold!

regret

5 ways to re-invent your Relationship after Chronic Illness

No one knows when a chronic illness will invade your marriage. Sex doesn't have to stop..just change

typing

Fifty Is The New Forty, But Thirty Is The New Mid-Life Crisis

Is the economic crisis making us all grow up too soon? Are we putting too much value on STUFF?

money

5 Simple Minutes to Meditate Financial Worries Away

Does the economy have you down? Feeling overwhelmed and over worked? 5 minutes of meditation helps!

lust

Hugs not sex will save your relationship

Men report needing to be touched and talked softly to more than women? Could it be they need hugs mo

Mary Jo Rapini

All Specialties

Addiction, Anxiety Issues, Couples/Marital Issues, Dating/Being Single Support, Divorce/Divorce Prevention, Empowering Women, Grief, Loss, & Bereavement, Infidelity / Affair Recovery, Parenting, Postpartum Depression, Sexuality, Stress Management