As 2017 nears, I’ve been thinking about how we approach New Year’s and how it relates to my NYC therapy practice. Looking toward the new year, we often impose these arbitrary do-overs. I worry it’s not so developmental, particularly in regards to grief. This year, especially, people have been saying, “I’ll be so glad whenRead more
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 forRead more
Coloring Helps Those at Tribeca Therapy Leave Their Mark
In May, I wrote about the positive impact of adult coloring books and my own recent participation in “The Real Art Therapists of New York Coloring Book,” a book that features images and interviews from 50 NYC art therapists. Since then, my colleagues and I at Tribeca Therapy have brought the fun, relaxing activity of coloring to ourRead more
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 theirRead more
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 isRead more
A Collective Therapist Conversation On The Election Outcome
Next in our series of collective conversations, we’re following our previous pre-Election Night conversation on the 2016 presidential election with a discussion of the election outcome and how it has affected both our patients and NYC therapy practice: Matt: Many of our patients are devastated by the election outcome. I’m being reminded everyday that the shape ofRead more
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 certainRead more
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 andRead more
The Less Traveled Path: Taking a Break from College
In my NYC therapy practice, I work with many teens and families of teens who have decided to take a break from college. This can be a difficult decision and it is hard to know when it is time to muscle through the semester and when might be the time to press the pause button.Read more
Protecting Your Relationships
In my NYC therapy practice, I see how a collective sense of imminence leaves us stressed, anxious and disengaged from our relationships. Our lives are inundated with pressures from the world. Whether we are focusing on advancing our careers or have a case of fomo (fear of missing out), never before have we been soRead more
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