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Parents Need To Be On The Same Page About Parenting
Disagreements About Parenting Can Be Challenging For Both Parents And Kids. Heather and I recently hosted a discussion with parents at Portfolio School, a local independent K-5 school in Tribeca, about when parents aren’t on the same page about parenting. In Heather and my experience, both in our NYC therapy practice and out, the substance of all but the most serious disagreements is never more…
Nov 15, 2018
Introducing Kelly Scott, LMHC
This year, our Downtown NYC therapy practice has grown significantly, which has pushed us to add some more talented therapists to our staff. This has allowed the practice to not only grow in number, but in our approach to therapy. We’re excited to introduce Kelly Scott, LMHC, our newest member of the staff at Tribeca Therapy. Whether treating an individual, or in couples therapy or family…
Nov 08, 2018
Getting Off Antidepressants And Anti-anxiety Medications
Therapy Helps With The Emotional Side Of Getting Off Antidepressants or Anti-anxiety Medications. In our NYC therapy practice, patients sometimes come to us who are considering getting off antidepressants or anti-anxiety medications, or have decided to stop taking medication. We’re not psychiatrists, medical doctors or otherwise psychopharmacologists. If you want to take antidepressants or…
Nov 01, 2018
What Does It Mean to Identify As Bisexual?: Tribeca Therapy In Women’s Health
Our NYC therapy practice works with patients with a wide range of sexual identities and orientations, including bisexual, as well as those who are questioning. Perhaps this is why Women’s Health recently reached out to Tribeca Therapy in order to talk about bisexuality.Citing GLAAD’s statistic that about 13 percent of people identify as bisexual, writer Macaela Mackenzie spoke with our director…
Oct 11, 2018
8 Emotional Survival Tips For A College Freshman From An NYC Therapist
Freshman Year: It’s One Of The Biggest Emotional Transitions You Can Make. When working with college students in my NYC therapy practice, freshman year is one of the biggest transitions one can make. While a ton of time is spent gearing up for college in late high school, we often forget just how hard the move to freshman year hits emotionally. There is frequently pressure to be happy and enjoy…
Sep 13, 2018
Making Friends Is More Than A Numbers Game
Making Friends Is About Building Something With Another Person. Patients sometimes come into my NYC therapy practice asking about how to make friends as an adult. It is, of course, much, much harder than when you’re younger. When you’re in college, high school or even, still new to the workplace, the opportunities to meet people organically are fairly plentiful. School and the lifestyle right…
Sep 06, 2018
Tribeca Therapy Quoted On Reconciling Sexual Abuse In The New York Daily News
For Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Understanding The “Good” Things About An Abuser As Part Of The Abuse Can Be Difficult. When working with survivors of sexual abuse in our NYC therapy practice, we recognize that sexual abuse is a heavy subject that can often create complicated and confusing feelings for survivors. In particular, it can be hard to recognize that seemingly good things about an abuser…
Aug 30, 2018
4 Ways Grief Therapy Treats Emotional Healing Like Physical Trauma
4 Ways Grief Therapy Treats Emotional Healing Like Physical TraumaGrief, Like Physical Trauma, Needs More Than Time. In our NYC grief therapy, helping people grieve and heal emotionally after a loss bears many similarities to healing after a physical trauma. A big breakup or the loss of a loved one are like recovering from a serious physical injury. The loss of a child? Like a major car…
Aug 23, 2018
An Argument For Emotional Infidelity
Go Ahead, Find Emotional Closeness Outside Your Relationship. As an NYC therapist, I hate the concept of emotional affairs. I think there is likely a very narrow slice of emotional infidelity that is disrespectful to a spouse, but in those cases, these relationships aren’t problematic because of “closeness” or “being too close.” It’s interesting that if you bounce around the Internet, there are…
Aug 09, 2018
Couples Therapy Before Marriage
Couples Therapy Before Marriage Isn’t Common, But It’s Also Not Unusual. In our NYC couples therapy practice, about a third of the couples we work with aren’t married. Some are anti-marriage, while others are just not there yet in their relationship. For our particular demographic of Manhattan professionals, couples therapy before marriage isn’t common per se, but it’s also far from…
Aug 02, 2018
Setting Limits With Parents
In Therapy, Setting Limits With Parents Can Be Especially Difficult. In my NYC therapy practice, setting limits with family members, especially parents, can be stressful and raise a variety of concerns. What makes setting limits with parents particularly difficult is that as children, we are supposed to learn limits and values from our parents and then, when we’re adults, they sometimes become…
Jul 12, 2018
Tribeca Therapy On How Survivors Of Sexual Abuse Can Navigate Family Relationships In Refinery29
As a therapy practice who works with sexual abuse survivors and families, Tribeca Therapy recently spoke with Refinery29’s Kasandra Brabaw about how survivors can navigate the complexities of family relationships after abuse. Using Woody Allen’s family as a starting point, Brabaw interviewed our director Matt about how it’s nearly impossible for family members to have a neutral stance on sexual…
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