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Women Speaking Up About Sexual Assault In 2017 Will (Hopefully) Make A Better 2018
2017 Has Been Quite A Year For Women–Both In Therapy And Out. [caption id="attachment_5054" align="alignleft" width="300"] Portrait of child businessman in office. Success, creative and innovation business concept[/caption]Reflecting on the past year and thinking ahead to the new year, 2017 has been quite a year for our country in a number of ways, especially for women. As a therapist in NYC, I…
Dec 28, 2017
New Year's Resolution For Parents: Get Closer To Your Teen (How Family Therapy Can Help)
Parents, Your Teenager Needs You To Get Closer: Family Therapy Can Help. As an NYC family therapist, I’ve seen firsthand how hard it can be for teens to help their parents learn how to get closer and be there for them. For parents of teens, the New Year can be a good opportunity to check in with your relationship with your adolescent child. Does your relationship with your teen need more…
Dec 21, 2017
Men, Listen Up!: How Men Need To Develop In Light Of The Conversation About Sexual Harassment And Assault
Sexual Harassment And Sexual Assault Are A Cultural Problem–Male Privilege Is Part Of That. In “The Unexamined Brutality of the Male Libido,” recently published in The New York Times, Stephen Marche argues that men need to reexamine, what he calls, “the often ugly and dangerous nature of the male libido” in light of the current conversation about sexual harassment and assault. As an NYC…
Dec 14, 2017
Getting Rid of Guilt and Getting Unstuck
Feeling Stuck? Check Your Guilt. In my NYC therapy practice, I see a lot of people, who are stuck, struggling with a strong presence of guilt. Oftentimes, feeling guilty about actions or desires can prevent people from acting on their true and authentic wants. This can leave them in jobs, marriages and other situations that just don’t feel right.Understanding the roots of this guilt and getting…
Dec 07, 2017
No, Sexual Predators Don’t Need Therapy, They Need Punitive Intervention
Sexual Predators Don’t Need Therapy. A recent New York Times article “Therapy for Sexual Misconduct? It’s Mostly Unproven” explored the potential for therapeutic treatment for sexual predators like Harvey Weinstein, who after accusations of sexual harassment and assault, have claimed to seek professional help. In my opinion as an NYC therapist, these sexual predators don’t need therapy. They need…
Nov 30, 2017
4 Ways Therapy Can Help Get You Out Of A Depression Rut
Depression Can Make You Feel Stuck In A Rut. In a recent episode “You Can Change Your Life” of the podcast Dear Sugars, hosts Steve Almond and Cheryl Strayed (with guest Mitchell S. Jackson) answered a letter from “Girl in a Rut,” which made a good case for therapy for depression. In her letter, Girl in a Rut explained she’s a 21-year old who never quite fit into her family. When she was two, her…
Nov 21, 2017
The Politics Of Therapy (Yes, There Are)
We Often Take Therapists’ Politics For Granted. Many of us take therapists’ politics for granted. We think that either politics shouldn’t matter in the therapy room or we should just expect that our therapists will be with it. Often people seeking therapy think:“In a place like New York, pretty much all therapists are liberal.”“Therapists see everything. Of course, they’re going to be savvy about…
Nov 16, 2017
Tuesday, October 31st
On Tuesday, October 31, a terrorist, driving a rented truck, entered the bike path along the West Side Highway, running over several cyclists and coming to a stop as he rammed into a school bus. Three New York City public schools–Stuyvesant High School, P.S. 89 and I.S. 89–were all just feet from the final collision and dozens of children and their parents watched as the driver exited the truck,…
Nov 07, 2017
How An Equal Distribution Of Labor Can Fight A Couple's Anxiety
[caption id="attachment_4986" align="alignleft" width="300"] (Image courtesy Emma)[/caption]French comic artist Emma illustrates what feminists refer to as the “mental load” in her cartoon “You Should’ve Asked." It shows a heterosexual couple in which the woman is responsible for organizing and delegating household and childcare tasks. She is shown in several scenarios working, planning, and…
Oct 26, 2017
Webseries "Shrink" Makes A Case for Therapy
“Shrink” is a new web series created by Alex Karpovsky of “Girls” and filmmaker Teddy Blanks, who are collectively also known as “Spielbergs.” It features videos of celebrities like Natasha Lyonne, Lena Dunham, and Sarah Silverman talking about their experiences in therapy. The Spielbergs duo hopes to normalize the topic of therapy and will be coming out with more videos in the…
Oct 19, 2017
Doing While You're Depressed
Depression Can Make Even Basic Tasks, From Getting Out Of Bed To Going To Therapy, Seem Impossible. I frequently see patients with depression struggling with immobilization and feeling stuck in my NYC therapy practice. When you’re depressed, it’s often hard to even do the basics. With depression, you can feel hopeless, sad and numb. All of these things can make getting out of bed, brushing your…
Oct 12, 2017
Subway Therapy Helps New Yorkers Cope After Charlottesville
[caption id="attachment_4973" align="alignleft" width="257"] Matthew "Levee" Chavez, Subway Therapy. Courtesy of Matthew "Levee" Chavez, via Instagram.[/caption]In my NYC therapy office, so many of my patients continue to express dismay, horror, and fear over the racism and bigotry that has boiled over in our country. Most recently, the violent white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia…
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