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How To Find The Right Therapist? Own Your Own Therapy
Finding The Right Therapist Isn’t About Having A Preformed Idea Of The Therapeutic Process. In her recent New York Times article “How To Find The Right Therapist,” writer Marissa Miller documented her three-year search for, as she calls, “The One”–the right therapist. Reading her advice to fellow therapy seekers, it seemed to me, as an NYC therapist, that Miller made some presumptions about good…
Sep 21, 2017
Want To Make A Difference With Teens, In Or Out Of Therapy? Focus On Influence
Having Influence With Teens Is Essential Both In Therapy And Out. Being close with teens is important, but it’s not the magic sauce. Or perhaps it’s best to say, there’s magic sauce in being close in that it can allow for influence. Influence is where it’s at for any relationship. For therapists, parents and anyone who cares about a teen, the primary question is: how can we influence teens to…
Sep 14, 2017
Parenting A Teen With Panic Attacks
Getting Close Is The Key To Parenting Teens With Panic Attacks. Working with both teens and parents of teens as an NYC therapist, I often see parents feel lost when their teen suffers from panic attacks. Not only are parents unsure of how to deal with panic attacks, but they can also struggle with understanding what causes them–a build-up of overwhelming anxiety. Panic attacks are a physical…
Sep 07, 2017
From Safe Touch to Saying No: An NYC Therapist On Talking To Your Kid To Prevent Sexual Abuse
As A Therapist And Parent, I Know Tough Conversations With Your Child Can Prevent Sexual Abuse. In addition to being an NYC therapist, I’m also a father and I recently had to talk to my daughter about sexual abuse, safe touch and saying no. These conversations are never fun–they can be tough for both children and parents (They can even be difficult to write about in a blog format). But, it’s…
Aug 31, 2017
Beyond Understanding: Doing Curious In Therapy
Understanding Isn’t The Only Goal In Therapy. In psychotherapy, there’s an implicit bias toward understanding in a scientific sense. Through therapy, you come to understand some fact or set of facts that is hidden from view. The assumption is often, but not always, that through understanding, you will feel better. Sometimes, in my NYC therapy practice, this is true.However, there are…
Aug 24, 2017
Financial Couples Therapy: 6 Things Money Can Be In Your Relationship
In Financial Couples Therapy, Money Counts. Money matters in your relationship and in financial couples therapy. The assertion that money is frivolous or silly is a fairly privileged assumption. Money gives us access to food and shelter, provides our children with opportunities, can keep us healthy and safe, and can be a critical part of giving us options. Money can also be a location of…
Aug 17, 2017
13 Ways "13 Reasons Why" Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health
"13 Reasons Why" Can Be A Jumping-Off Point To Discuss Real Issues Facing Teens. [caption id="attachment_4838" align="alignleft" width="300"] (Courtesy Netflix)[/caption]As an NYC therapist who works with teens, I couldn’t ignore the polarized response to the depiction of teens, mental health and suicide in Netflix’s show 13 Reasons Why. The show centers around high school junior Hannah Baker who…
Aug 14, 201713 Ways "13 Reasons Why" Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health: 13. Teen Mental Health Is More Than Just Being Hormonal
[caption id="attachment_4838" align="alignleft" width="300"] (Courtesy Netflix)[/caption]It's the final day (with the full round-up tomorrow) of the 13 ways the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why expands the conversation about teens and mental health:13. Teen Mental Health Is More Than Just Being Hormonal. Often with teens, we want their mental health to be hormonal because that means it’s just a…
Aug 13, 201713 Ways "13 Reasons Why" Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health: 12. How To Be Close With Pain
[caption id="attachment_4838" align="alignleft" width="300"] (Courtesy Netflix)[/caption]We're nearing the end of my list of the 13 ways the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why expands the conversation about teens and mental health. As a therapist who works with teens, I see the twelfth as an especially essential one:12. How To Be Close With Pain. The adults in the show don’t seem to know how to get…
Aug 12, 201713 Ways "13 Reasons Why" Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health: 11. Sometimes Words Aren’t Enough
[caption id="attachment_4838" align="alignleft" width="300"] (Courtesy Netflix)[/caption]Yesterday, I identified school counselors who aren't enough or the right fit as a significant theme in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. As an NYC therapist who works with teens, the eleventh way I see how the show expands on the conversation about teens and mental health also relates to how some efforts…
Aug 11, 201713 Ways "13 Reasons Why" Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health: 10. When School Counselors Aren’t Enough
[caption id="attachment_4838" align="alignleft" width="300"] (Courtesy Netflix)[/caption]We're on the tenth day of my countdown of the 13 ways I, as an NYC therapist who works with teens, think the Netflix drama series 13 Reasons Why expands the conversation on teens and mental health:10. When School Counselors Aren’t Enough Or The Right Fit. Mr. Porter, the school counselor in 13 Reasons Why,…
Aug 10, 201713 Ways "13 Reasons Why" Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health: 9. Parents, Check Your Shit To Take Care Of Your Teen
[caption id="attachment_4838" align="alignleft" width="300"] (Courtesy Netflix)[/caption]Yesterday, I highlighted distant parents and family as an important theme in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. As an NYC therapist who works with teens, the ninth way I see how the show expands on the conversation about teens and mental health is closely related:9. Parents, Check Your Shit To Take Care Of…
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