I met Rachael six years ago, in the early stages of working to expand Tribeca Therapy into a group practice. She has a quality that is difficult to describe, but known well to everyone on our staff and certainly to her patients. I asked her some questions about this in an attempt to better understandRead more
Growing From The Relationship: An Art Therapist Talks About Social Anxiety
In my NYC art therapy practice, I work with a lot of folks who are looking for therapy for social anxiety. Many who seek this sort of help find that in social interactions they are so uncomfortable and in their head that it renders them completely stumped and stuck around others. Initially in therapy, itRead more
Beyond The DSM And Diagnostic Language In Therapy
I recently began thinking about the DSM-5 and the language we use in my NYC therapy practice after listening to a Philosophy Bites podcast with Dr. Steven E. Hyman. In the podcast, Hyman discusses the limitations he sees in the “rigid and arbitrary” boundaries set up in the DSM between what is considered “healthy” orRead more
A Collective NYC Therapist Conversation On Grief
I’ve been thinking a lot the last several months about the process of grief and how central it is to all therapy. I’ve come to understand grief less as something that visits us in rare moments of loss or trauma but as an ever-present part of daily life. Not unlike the filtering of everyday toxinsRead more
Setting Teens Up To Thrive During Their College Experience
In my NYC therapy practice, I come across a lot of teens, young adults, and their families who feel really stuck around college. From choosing a college to how to manage coursework once they get there, this time in a teenager’s life is full of questions and potential lessons. But this is also a time, albeitRead more
Visual Storytelling: An Art Therapist Talks About Grief
The many faces of grief brought to therapy Grief is a central part of my NYC art therapy practice. The word, “grief” typically elicits images of death or a breakup, but it is much broader and far-reaching than that. Grief touches us all in different ways and many people who enter our doors at Tribeca Therapy areRead more
A NYC Therapist on Talking to Teens (hint: skip the eye roll)
Advice for parents and adults on communication with teens from a NYC therapist Parents, teachers and other adults often wonder how to talk to teens. As a therapist who’s worked with teens in New York City for over ten years, it’s impossible for me to resist starting my tips for communicating with teens with somethingRead more
The Evolution of Art Therapy in an NYC Therapy Practice
We continue our series of conversations with a look at art therapy in our NYC therapy practice. Rather than a collective conversation like several of our previous posts, this conversation focuses on Heather Mayone Kiely who has expanded the practice with her experience and passion as both an art therapist and artist. Matt: We metRead more
“Tell Me I’m Fat”: Conversations about weight and honesty in therapy
Conversations about weight in a NYC therapy office? Listening to the recent episode “Tell Me I’m Fat” of the podcast This American Life, I began thinking about weight, appearance, and honesty in therapy. The episode, which aired on June 17, invited a series of guests including writers Lindy West and Roxane Gay to talk aboutRead more
Therapy with Teens: A Collective NYC Therapist Conversation on Adolescence
Following our last collective post on therapy for depression, we are continuing our ongoing series of conversations with a focus on therapy for teens. How do we–as a practice and as individual therapists–approach working with teens and what would we like parents to know? What is different about the experiences of NYC teens? And how can therapyRead more
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