i have been living with memory damage since i was poisoned 22 yrs ago. at first it was all memory after the event, and much of it before,, then i began to recall what happened before, but not reliably. then as time went on, and i constantly participated in memory building activities, i began to be able to remember some things that happened after and many from before. well, you can see, it has been a slow but progressive recovery.

what i really wanted to say was that i agree with the poster who said that memory is a brain function, and likely won't be helped by therapy. UNLESS it's brain therapy. as was mentioned, there are more and more ways to work with the brain to help it remember. one of those is one i use, called Binaural Beat sound therapy. i give it the most credit for my brain recovery. over the years i have regained 70 IQ points, 20 of those in the last 4 yrs, and my memory is showing significant improvement (tho i still tend to focus on what i forget).

you can look into this sound therapy, but be advised, it is not quick. 7 years is the recommended period; starting at half an hour a day, and going up to an hour 2x a day. (i was doing it 2 hrs 2x a day at the end.) the brain should be rested and calm. meditation helps, as does napping or using it in the mornings. it WILL tire one, and cannot be used while driving or operating machinery. this Binaural (2 sounds) Beat is a real brain entrainment program (meaning it grabs the brain's attention and changes it's brainwave pattern), and also helps the brain to grow , or regrow, the nerve connections (ganglia) between the two halves of the brain, which is how the brain makes sense of the world.

since your boyfriend can make new memories, tho not recall them til later, as i do also, i suspect you are actually referring to what is called "Memory RECALL Disorder" or retrieval disorder. this can be treated, but not by talk therapy. you can give the Binaural Beat a try, (anyone can benefit), at this site, or others online, but the only Therapeutic model i know of is sold at CenterPointe.com. the owner of the site is a bit off-putting, high pressure sales sort-of, but the technology is good~!

best wishes~
Gus