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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…
Dec 13, 2016
How To Build A Powerful Relationship With Anxiety
Anxiety Can Be Hard To Define (Even In Therapy). Anxiety can mean a lot of different things–both in and out of therapy. When we reference anxiety, we’re often talking about a broad range of emotional and physical experiences. This can include–but is not limited to–stress, angst, trauma, hypervigilance, fear, nervousness, dread and even, a certain sort of enthusiasm or excitement.Anxiety is also…
Dec 06, 2016
Bone-Chilling Loneliness In Teens
Why Bone Chilling Loneliness?. Bone-chilling loneliness is a phrase I’ve been thinking about recently in my NYC therapy practice as a way to categorize depression. I prefer the phrase because it gets to the heart of the lows that someone with depression feels. The term and diagnosis depression are so prevalent in both psychotherapy and popular culture that we’re almost not fazed anymore.In many…
Nov 29, 2016
DIY Development: Helping Teens Work Through Normal Anxiety
Anxiety is a normal part of teen development that I see in my NYC therapy practice. Between college admission, SAT/ACT prep, stressors of social dynamics in and outside of high school, the first semesters of college and just being a teen, is it any wonder teens are anxious? This is all normal anxiety and this means you can take it on in a mostly self-constructed way. Do-It-Yourself (DIY)…
Nov 15, 2016
Shameless Self-Promotion: Marketing Matters In Therapy
Recently, I have been thinking about the importance of putting good stuff out there–boldly and well-presented. A huge part of my mission as a NYC therapist is to market myself the best I possibly can.Marketing is so often conceived as a dirty word. The reality, though, is that when you’re searching for a therapist, unless you’ve got a great referral, the material you’re combing through is…
Nov 03, 2016
Finding A Therapist In NYC
How To Find A NYC Therapist. Finding a therapist in NYC is a lot like dating. You scour the internet for someone whose profile seems right and when you think you may have found a match, you schedule some phone time. If that goes well, you make a date to meet in person. As this process goes along, you will get signs, signals and clues not just about who they are and what they are about, but also…
Oct 25, 2016
Let's talk about sex! (In therapy!)
I practice pro-sex therapy. I don’t really feel I have the option not to in my NYC therapy office. In the case of sex, everyone has it, had had it or has a significant relationship with it. Sex is such a vital part of who we are as human beings. To ignore it would be akin to ignoring feelings. People need to talk about sex. This isn’t just because people can have all sorts of challenges related…
Oct 20, 2016
How To Leave Your Therapist
In my NYC therapy practice, I hear horror stories about my patient’s past therapists where they have wasted time and energy and even encountered some harm. It is disturbing enough to hear about the transgressions of those in my profession, but it is even more upsetting to hear that many of my patients stuck around and put up with this bad therapy.Just because someone is a therapist, does not mean…
Oct 18, 2016
Therapy Should Not Be Silent About Politics
Getting Out From Behind Closed Doors. In my NYC therapy practice, most patients expect to talk to me about their micro environment–their friends, family, co-workers or significant others. However, they often feel like the greater macrocosm of society and politics are off limits, as are the topics of race, gender, sexuality, and religion. In therapy, including all of these topics is imperative to…
Oct 13, 2016
Race, Gender, Sexuality, Class, Religion and Politics Belong In Therapy
How and why should we talk about race, class, sexuality, gender, politics, religion, etc. in therapy? Should you bring these topics up in the first place? In my NYC therapy practice, the definitive answer is yes.I find in my therapy practice that people come in with a specific topic of concern: anxiety, stress at work, wanting to leave a job, fear of flying, riding the subway, panic attacks,…
Oct 06, 2016
A Collective NYC Therapist Conversation On Therapy Clichés
Couches, mothers, Freud–there are a lot of clichés about therapy. In the latest of our collective conversations with the therapists in our NYC therapy practice, we take on these clichés:Matt: I like to think that, as therapists go, we're fairly self-conscious about the expectations and lived experiences of New Yorkers who seek therapy. People have an image of what a typical New York City…
Oct 03, 2016
When It Comes To Asperger’s, Does Diagnosis Matter?
With Therapy for Asperger's, a Conundrum. A common conversation that I have in my NYC therapy practice concerns Asperger’s. Many people wonder if they have Asperger’s or if their parent or spouse does. There are people whose life matches the diagnosis of Asperger's, more or less. Some find that discovery a relief and some find it an annoyance. Many find the diagnosis–whether a formal or informal…
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