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Introducing Jordan Conrad, LMSW, MPhil, and Liz Graham, LMSW
Tribeca Therapy is currently in a growth spurt, and as our practice expands, we’ve been eager to bring new therapists on board. Earlier this year, we welcomed both Jordan Conrad, LMSW, MPhil, and Liz Graham, LMSW as staff therapists. Even though Liz and Jordan have appeared on the blog previously in conversations with others on staff, we are excited to introduce both therapists officially:Jordan…
May 30, 2019
What Is Philosophy's Place In The Therapy Room?: Two NYC Therapists Discuss
Matt Lunquist: I have an undergraduate degree in philosophy, but most of my understanding of philosophy comes from largely informal study well after I graduated. I don’t represent myself as an expert in philosophy by any means. Your training is more formal and extensive, and your path towards an integration of the two seems more intentional than my stumbling-upon way of getting here. All that…
May 23, 2019
Tribeca Therapy On Travel As A Creativity And Relationship Reset In Jetsetter
Most of our patients at Tribeca Therapy are overworked professionals who are often dealing with two competing interests: having too many demands on their time and not having enough space to be creative. Our practice was recently featured in Jetsetter, speaking to the ways in which travel can sometimes act as a “hard reset.”In the article entitled, “Three Big Reasons Why Travel Is Good For Your…
May 16, 2019
Debunking The Authority Of The DSM
Non-Diagnostic Therapy: Diagnosis As An Offering For Exploration. A common misunderstanding about our non-diagnostic therapy practice is that non-diagnostic means “no diagnosis” or “diagnosis = bad.” I’m not against diagnosis and not just because of insurance companies. There is a hugely significant body of work that has produced a few hundred diagnoses and an entire underlying framework for…
May 09, 2019
Tribeca Therapy On Couples Making A Plan For Parenting In Parade Magazine
When Struggling With Communication, It’s Helpful For Couples To Talk Through A Plan. Recently, Parade Magazine spoke with Tribeca Therapy about how a “baby contract” can help parents organize themselves, communicate, and make fewer assumptions. Talking to writer Brittany Galla, our director Matt explains that the “number one issue couples reach out to us for is communication.” In practice,…
May 02, 2019
A Collective NYC Therapist Conversation On Building Trust In Therapy
Matt: I’ve been thinking a lot about trust and the ways that we understand it to be the opposite of distrust (The prefix “dis” makes this pretty clear). That understanding is so very wrong, and supports some pretty unself-protective ways of operating. In this construction, trust is a thing, for one who struggles with it, to be nudged forward incrementally.I’ve come to appreciate trust and…
Apr 25, 2019
Tribeca Therapy On The Almost Relationship In InStyle Magazine
What Is An Almost Relationship?. Working with both couples, and individuals that are dating in our NYC therapy practice, we’ve come across a lot of folks that are stuck in relationships that are ambivalent. Recently, Tribeca Therapy was featured in InStyle Magazine delving into what writer Nikhita Mahtani terms “the almost relationship,” meaning a relationship in which there is a reluctance to…
Apr 23, 2019
Compromise Is For Couples Who Don't Know How To Be Close
Compromise Is Temporary, But Closeness Is Unstoppable. Whether they are in crisis or have just hit a bump in the road, the couples that walk into my office for therapy are anxious to get their relationships back to stasis. Grappling with conflicts involving sex, co-parenting, co-habitating, communication, infidelity, open relationships, and how to endure a major crisis or life change, couples are…
Apr 18, 2019
We Should Engage In More Emotional Labor, Not Less
The Problem With The Construction Of Emotional Labor Is It’s Anti-labor. In the last few years, emotional labor has become a frequent topic of conversation, defining it among other kinds of labor that are unequally assigned, usually along gendered lines, with women taking on more of the work. While this discussion is undoubtedly crucial, the way emotional labor has been spoken about inadvertently…
Apr 16, 2019
Empathy Is A Superpower And Like Any Great Power, It Needs To Be Protected
Empathy Is A Superpower That Needs To Be Guarded Wisely. Empathy is a fantastic, enlightening, and a phenomenal superpower. However, like any great power, we must also guard it wisely in order to not grant it too easily. We need empathy to be close to our partner, family, friends, kid or kids, and other people in our lives. Our people hopefully also give us empathy when we are doing something…
Apr 11, 2019
Is Signing Up For Therapy An Overwhelming Decision?: A Collective Conversation
Matt: Just about every Psychology Today profile and half the therapists’ websites I come across open with some version of the phrase: “signing up for therapy is an overwhelming decision.” I don’t see it that way at all. Which is to say, I think it certainly can be overwhelming, especially if someone has had some bad therapy experiences or particularly struggles with trust. However, we don’t say…
Apr 09, 2019
Tribeca Therapy On The Best Books For Kids And Teens About Adolescence In New York Magazine
Parents of children and teens often struggle with finding the best books about adolescence. Of course, there isn’t any one perfect book, but there are a few that kids can keep in their library to refer to as needed. Culturally, we talk around topics like sex and puberty because it makes us uncomfortable as adults. This can only lead to children seeking information elsewhere, which can be…
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