We’re excited to announce that Heather Mayone Kiely, LCAT has been appointed to the position of Director at Tribeca Therapy. As our practice has continued to grow considerably, we recognize that we grow by doing excellent clinical work. Heather has been an increasingly valued contributor to that, and this new role as Director is understoodRead more
Tribeca Therapy’s Heather Mayone Kiely Quoted On Adult Coloring Books In Today
Adult coloring books are a super easy, accessible way for people to let off some steam, relax, and clear their heads. With her previous writing about adult coloring books, as well as her participation in the creation of The Real Art Therapists of New York Coloring Book, Tribeca Therapy’s Director of Creative Arts Therapy HeatherRead more
Introducing Nora Dankner, LCAT
As our Downtown NYC therapy practice continues to expand, we have been bringing on more talented and experienced therapists that help shape and influence our practice as much as we foster their growth. We’re pleased to introduce Nora Dankner, LCAT who recently joined Tribeca Therapy earlier this year. A psychotherapist and art therapist, Nora approachesRead more
Sharing Our New Teen Therapy-Related Reading
Teen Therapy Can Address A Whole Host Of Topics: Read More On Our Teen Therapy Pages Working with teens in our Downtown therapy practice, we often see how teens’ experiences and feelings can be brushed off as merely a part of moody and angst-ridden adolescence by parents and other adults. As not only therapists treatingRead more
Subway Therapy Helps New Yorkers Cope After Charlottesville
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 has left so many asking what to do with their feelings and how they can possiblyRead more
Reintegrating through Art: Art Therapy For Dissociation And Disconnection
Dissociation And Art Therapy Defenses are a truly amazing function of the human psyche. When a person is under a great deal of psychic pain or they are in danger, the unconscious has the capacity to step in and mentally contain the threat. Dissociation is one of many defenses that humans have the capacity toRead more
Dear Second Lady Karen Pence: Supporting Art Therapy Means Supporting Human Rights
During my time as an art therapist at Tribeca Therapy, I have seen the small, underrecognized art therapy field grow and begin to garner respect and visibility. Yet a recent high-profile endorsement of art therapy by Karen Pence, wife of Vice President Mike Pence, has called into question if all PR is positive for the profession.Read more
Stay Angry And Get Creative: An Art Therapist On Being Powerful
Both in and out of my NYC art therapy practice, the anger, fear, anxiety, and panic that people felt around the November election has not died down. If anything, it has increased as the government is acting more threatening towards fundamental human rights and the values of our country. So many people express feeling scaredRead 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
Art As A Tool For Empowerment After This Election
As an art therapist in NYC, I know firsthand that art can have a profoundly positive impact on feelings of disempowerment and oppression. Art-making gives us a way to be big, powerful, and assert control over the materials. It also gives the artist an opportunity to make images that express and work through exactly whatRead more