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The Best Therapist In NYC? You
Who is the best therapist in NYC? It’s you. Sure, you seek out therapy as you would any expert. A therapist’s skill is judged just like any other specialist in NYC. If you’re recovering from an accident, you want the best physical therapist in NYC, or, if you need an accountant, you search for the best accountant and so on. But, searching for the best therapist is different.The Best Therapist In…
Apr 06, 2017
Having Plenty Doesn't Mean Money Issues Go Away: 11 Steps For Couples
Financial Couples Therapy Doesn’t Just Address A Lack Of Money. In my work with financial couples therapy, I’ve learned that everyone feels they don’t have enough money, even couples with plenty. I find it sobering to recognize that even folks with access to money that I could never imagine worry about money. It’s important to me, as well as the couples I work with, to recognize that money is, in…
Mar 09, 2017
Loneliness Doesn't Necessarily Equal Being Alone: New Ways Of Thinking About Loneliness In Relationships
Loneliness And Therapy In NYC. Whether it’s realized before an initial session or not, loneliness is a common experience and a frequent reason why people seek therapy. New Yorkers claim a particular experience with loneliness that I suspect is valid. NYC can be a lonely place, perhaps more so because we always feel surrounded by people. At first glance, it can seem fairly straightforward: I’m…
Feb 16, 2017
Therapy For Cutting: How To Talk With Your Teen And Help Them Talk About What They Are Feeling
Often when parents seek therapy for teens who are struggling with depression or anxiety, they are also looking for therapy for cutting. Cutting is when someone is takes an object such as a knife (dull or sharp), scissors, a paper clip or another sharp object and cuts themselves with it to create a painful but releasing sensation. Cutting falls into the category of self-harm behaviors, which also…
Feb 09, 2017
Your Kid is Just Not That Into You: Rebellion and Teens
As a parent, does it ever seem like your teen is sick of you, not that interested in what you have to say and avoids you? Well, you're right. Your teen is just not that into you.Just like the 2005 book He’s Not That Into You, if it feels like your adolescent wants space from you, that is probably right. An adolescent looking for space and rebelling from their parents is a longstanding cliche.…
Feb 02, 2017
When Should Family Therapy Be An Option?
I’ve noticed in my NYC therapy practice that family therapy often doesn’t occur to most folks as an option. As I pointed out in my previous blog post “Family Therapy: For New Yorkers An Unconsidered Therapy Option,” New Yorkers, in particular, don’t always immediately seek family therapy as their first choice for help.Our conception of therapy in popular culture and everyday conversation is…
Jan 24, 2017
Negotiating Gender In Couples Therapy: Men Need More Than A Shrug
In the practice of therapy, particularly couples therapy, I often help patients navigate and negotiate how gender works in their marriage or romantic relationships. Last year, gender roles came up in the public sphere due to the presidential election, particularly in response to Donald Trump’s surreptitiously recorded remarks about women with the television host Billy Bush.In her article “What…
Jan 19, 2017
What Can Dr. Martin Luther King Teach Us About Disruption And Progress?
Looking back on this Dr. Martin Luther King Day, I thought about how Dr. King was, in many ways, a disruptor of an unhealthy status quo. I think those of us who didn’t live through the civil rights movement can, at times, underestimate just how disruptive it was. While Dr. King’s disruption affected the progress of the nation, his actions show just how necessary disruptions are even for personal…
Jan 17, 2017
Considering Infertility Treatment? Don’t Leave Out Therapy
Both in and out of my NYC therapy practice, I have known so many families who have struggled with infertility. Infertility is an umbrella term that spans a wide array of experiences–a family struggling to get pregnant can look many different ways. Yet, one thing that is consistent, in most cases of infertility, is that therapy is almost always left out of the treatment.During the infertility…
Jan 12, 2017
Choosing Not To Go Home For The Holidays (For Your Health)
Deciding what to do for the holidays. Do you want to go home for the holidays? Are you going home because it is tradition or expectation? Is it the thing everyone in your family is doing and you're expected to do it too? Is it safe for you to go home? Is it healthy for you this year?Once you have the answers to these questions, you can make your choice. It’s important to remember that your…
Dec 22, 2016
Thriving After Trauma: It's Relational, Not Inspirational
I think there are too many inspirational stories about trauma. You turn on the Today Show or Oprah and you see a person who “survived” trauma. You have soft music, a tell-tale story, and you feel inspired. However, the bigger picture is that they worked hard to thrive after their trauma. They worked on their relationship with themselves, the trauma, and the person/people who got close to them in…
Dec 15, 2016
Should We Be Mindful?: An NYC Therapist's Response To Ruth Whippman's "Actually, Let's Not Be In The Moment"
As a NYC therapist, I couldn’t help but respond to Ruth Whippman’s recent New York Times opinion piece “Actually, Let’s Not Be In The Moment.” In the article, she points out the problems inherent in the current self-help trend of mindfulness.As a philosopher (so to speak), I’m not sure I actually believe there is such a thing as “the moment.” But as a therapist, I think the activity that people…
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