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Want to know more about therapy, lifestyle, and other relevant subjects for our community? The Kindman & Co. team loves to offer our expertise in wider discussions on relationships, culture, mental wellness, and in efforts to build healthier communities. Read on for some of our most recent press, and join us on social media to continue the conversation!
Voyagela: Community Highlights: Meet Kaitlin & Paul Kindman of Kindman & Co.
january, 2026
“If this goes well, maybe we’ll open a practice together someday…” Turns out we really meant it. This was the joke Kaitlin and Paul shared on their very first date. The start of Kindman & Co. began there!
Now seven years later, Kindman & Co. is in full swing with a team of wonderful human beings practicing from a relational and social justice-forward lens. Out of Highland Park, California Kindman & Co. prioritizes deeply attuned, authentic relationships with clients while also holding the broader systems that shape their lives.
You can read the full scoop on Kindman & Co., our start, and our mission by clicking the link to VoyageLA’s Community Highlights article.
huffpost: What is ‘monkey branching’ in relationships?
february, 2026
“Ideally, people consider how their partner might feel about connections that start to cross into romantic or sexual territory. When someone starts emotionally investing elsewhere before ending their current relationship, it can create a lot of insecurity and make it harder to build trust and vulnerability.”
“Whether a relationship is monogamous or some form of non-monogamy, there is still an agreement about honesty and care,” Sarah Barukh points out.
Dive into Caroline Bologna’s HuffPost article exploring what monkey branching is and what others are uncovering about this pattern.
HUffpost: Don’t let ‘retroactive jealousy’ mess with your relationship
February, 2026
“Most people don’t love thinking about their partner’s romantic or sexual history,” said Sarah Barukh, a therapist with Kindman & Co.
“For some, that discomfort taps into a deeper question of whether or not they are ‘enough’ for their partner. With retroactive jealousy, that question can get really loud and start to sound like, ‘Does my partner actually want me, or am I just the person they ended up with? Would they choose someone else if circumstances were different?”
Read the HuffPost article by Caroline Bologna, which explores how and why retroactive jealousy might be a deeper barrier to closeness in relationships.
HuffPost: Does your relationship pass the 777 rule?
February, 2026
“Many couples forget to prioritize their relationship once life gets busy…New experiences together can be great, but closeness doesn’t only come from trips or big plans. It usually comes from moments of vulnerability, attention, and curiosity about each other.”
“The important part isn’t the number of hours spent together,” Sarah Barukh, ACSW at Kindman & Co., shares. “It’s whether both people feel seen, connected and willing to keep choosing each other over time.”
Click to visit Caroline Bologna’s HuffPost article on the viral 777 rule for relationships and read more from other professionals sharing how this rule can be helpful or harmful.
Askmen.com: Small Habits That Make It Easier to Talk About Your Feelings
january, 2026
“If you struggle to talk about your feelings, you’re not alone – 40% of men won’t talk to anyone about their mental health, according to a Priory survey.
As Liam DeGeorgio, associate psychotherapist at Kindman & Company, puts it, the ‘solitary, island-like man who handles his business alone and depends on no one is one of the more confining structures of male socialization.’”
Read Anouare Abdou’s article for more of Liam’s insights into what makes it challenging for men to talk about how they feel and suggestions for how men and masc folks can start talking about their feelings.
sfgate: He survived Denali and Patagonia. A simple mistake in Yosemite killed him.
october, 2025
“Why keep climbing, knowing how easily it can all go wrong? For the people who work with climbers experiencing grief, those questions are familiar.
‘I would say that death is inevitable, in general. Period,’ Anna Kim, a Los Angeles climber and grief counselor, told SFGATE. ‘I think that climbing puts you in touch with that reality in a different way.’”
Click to visit Sam Hill’s SF Gate article to read more about this recent Yosemite climbing community tragedy and check out “American Alpine Club’s Climbing Grief Fund, a program that offers support for climbers coping with loss, trauma or the psychological toll of accidents by pointing them toward qualified therapists and offering grants to pay for treatment.”
Airtalk: Election security, Socal voting centers, navigating election anxiety, and more.
November, 2024
“ Our anxiety about the election is a very reasonable response there’s a lot that’s at stake, this is a big day! Often, stress and anxiety signal to us that something important is happening. ”
Click to listen to Paul Kindman on NPR’s AirTalk, speaking to Larry Mantle about election anxiety and how to care for ourselves when anxiety and tensions rise.
Click for the episode on Spotify.
HuffPost: Is it healthy for couples to share their location?
November, 2024
“All partners should be able to discuss the possibility of sharing their location together, feel that any concerns they have are heard, and that they are allowed to say no.”
head over to this viral HuffPost article, where our very own Kaitlin Kindman adds her thoughts on how to learn if sharing your location with your significant other is helpful or harmful to the overall health of the relationship.
Canvas rebel: Meet Kaitlin & Paul Kindman
february, 2024
“Most days were incredibly grateful to be business partners and that there are two of us running the practice together. We can’t even imagine what it would be like to wear all of the different hats that we do alone!”
Get to know the fantastic duo that created Kindman & Co. Click on Canvas Rebel’s Meet Kaitlin & Paul Kindman to read how these two not only met but how they navigate being individuals, therapists, business partners, and supportive of one another!
asking Eric: My ex admitted to substance abuse problem but doesn’t want my help
august, 2024
“There are boundaries here and it’s not ok to cross them. A letter … may be a good way of expressing what’s true for the letter writer, respectfully.”
Click to read Kaitlin Kindman’s thoughts on boundaries and expressing difficult feelings in Asking Eric’s response to “My ex admitted to substance abuse problem but doesn’t want my help.”
HUFFPOST: 7 Relationship Rules Actually Worth Following, According To Therapists
february, 2024
“If we choose our partner or partners intentionally and with meaning, the relationship becomes much more than a feeling but has character, values and substance.”
There’s no shortage of relationship advice out there. You hear it from friends and relatives, strangers on the internet, books, podcasts and TV shows. Sometimes there’s so much noise it’s hard to discern which tips are actually worth following and which might be better to ignore. Click through to read relationship insights from our very own, Dani Marrufo, in Kelsey Borreson’s HuffPost article.
“Society loves to comment on and shame women for things that allow pleasure. Limiting pleasure feels puritanical and boring to me.”
Click to visit Kelsey Borreson’s HuffPost article to learn what Caitlin Harrison, one of our clinicians, had to say about who partakes in the ‘little treat’ culture trend and how you might you tell if it can be helpful to your lifestyle.
Los angeles times: CONSIDERING MOVING IN WITH YOUR PARTNER? HAVE THESE CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS FIRST
february, 2023
“There’s a big difference in dating someone and running a household together.”
Click to visit the Los Angeles Times lifestyle article from Kailyn Brown to learn from Paul Kindman, a co-founder of Kindman & Co., on the 4 most common areas of conflict when making the transition to cohabitation and how you might go about having helpful discussions on these topics.
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1.2023/ HuffPost: Small, Actionable Ways Men Can Address Unequal Division Of Labor At Home
“Reflecting that you see how much she has been doing and telling her how much it means to you and supports you will help to make the invisible visible.”
Read Caroline Bologna’s article on the HuffPost website to learn from one of our therapists and co-founder, Kaitlin Kindman, on eight small but actionable steps to address unequal division of labor at home.
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12.2022/ Brides.com: 11 Common Relationship Therapy Terms to Know
“Spending time discussing therapy lingo can give you a window into your partners’ thinking, as well as an opportunity to share your take on things.”
Click to visit Sarah Zlotnick’s Brides.com feature to learn from one of our therapists, Steve Wilson, on 11 common relationship therapy terms, as well as a look into the difference between a relationship therapist and a counselor. -
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09.2022/ HuffPost: 9 Relationship 'Rules' You Can Totally Ignore, According To Therapists
“Sex should be a way to connect with your partner, not something you feel pressured to do to hit some arbitrary quota — lest your relationship be doomed.”
Click to visit Kelsey Borreson’s HuffPost article to learn from one of our therapists, Caitlin Harrison, on relationships “rules” we’ve been taught but can/should ignore.
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08.2022/ Brides.com: A Guide to Talking to Families About Wedding Budgets
“The people getting married should have a conversation with the folks contributing and ask for their intentions and/or expectations regarding how involved they want to be in the budgeting and planning process.”
Click to visit the Brides.com website to read Alyson Kreueger’s article and learn from one of our therapists, Caitlin Harrison, on tips for talking to family members about wedding budgets. -
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07.2022/ Huffpost: 7 Things Happy Couples Do After A Fight
“Laughter is one of the best ways for your body to know that you are safe.”
Click to read Kelsy Borresen’s HuffPost article to learn from one of our therapists, Caitlin Harrison, on what couples should do after a fight to repair a conflict and stay connected.
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02.2022/ SHAPE: What Is an Empath, Exactly?
“I would define an empath as a person who is very attuned to the emotions and mood states of the people around them…This attunement might stem from personality quirks or early childhood trauma or relational trauma.”
Click to read Iris Goldsztajn’s article in SHAPE magazine to learn from one of our therapists, Anna Kim, on what an empath or Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) is and what strengths and challenges are associated with these traits.
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