Couples
What Is The Role Of Love In Therapy?: Two NYC Therapists Discuss
Heather Mayone Kiely: One of the first things I noticed about how you approach couples therapy was your deep belief in love and in the relationship. You seem to really identify and connect quickly with a couple’s strengths, becoming a very powerful source for love and the relationship. It’s almost as if the relationship is a third entity that the couple has asked you to represent. Of course, all…
Aug 22, 2019
When Breaking Up Is The Best Hardest Decision
While Painful, Breaking Up Can Sometimes Be The Healthiest Option For A Couple. There are a lot of situations that push couples through my door–infidelity, conflict, and co-parenting struggles are just a few. Most of the time, though, couples are asking me, either explicitly or implicitly, to help them stay together. They want to work through issues, learn to see each other in new ways, and…
Aug 08, 2019
Yin and Yang Can Be Oil And Water (Or Baking Soda And Vinegar)
From Yin and Yang To Peas and Carrots: Opposite Clichés Are Popular Romance Shorthand, But They’re Also Fraught. Yin and yang can be oil and water, or baking soda and vinegar. Peas and carrots can be like cats and dogs. As a couples therapist, I’ve heard all the cliché opposites romance metaphors. The status of opposites is a popular sub-genre of love and romance. I recognize both their virtue…
Jul 25, 2019
More Than Roses: Teaching Men How To Be Close To Their Female Partners
Men, Finding Intimacy With Your Female Partner Takes More Than Flowers. Before I became a therapist, I was already teaching men how to be close and find intimacy with their female partners. When I was in high school, I talked to the football players about not just getting their girlfriends roses for Valentine’s Day by default. For the record, I wasn’t so cool (more nerd-adjacent), but while these…
Jul 18, 2019
Tribeca Therapy's Kelly Scott On The Counseling Style Of The 'Big Little Lies' Therapist In INSIDER
As therapists, we often watch television and film depictions of therapy with a lot of interest, and sometimes skepticism. Case in point: Dr. Reisman, the therapist in HBO’s popular show Big Little Lies. Responding to others’ critiques of Dr. Reisman’s judgmental attitude toward her patients, INSIDER recently reached out to our therapist Kelly Scott to analyze Dr. Reisman’s counseling style.As a…
Jul 11, 2019
Tribeca Therapy On Finding A Relationship On Dating Apps In Business Insider
More And More, If You’re Dating, You’re Dating On An App. Dating apps aren’t the only way to meet a partner, but there has been a rapid change in how people date, accelerating even just in the last few years. Tribeca Therapy was recently featured in a column on Business Insider responding to a question whether finding love is possible offline. Speaking to Julia Naftulin, Insider’s resident sex…
Jul 02, 2019
Beyond Having Compatible Love Languages: Couples Should Build With Their Differences
More Than The Right Love Language: A Couple’s Resiliency Depends On Learning To Value Their Differences. Couples frequently come into couples therapy wanting or hoping that their partner will change in some specific manner so that they feel more connected, supported and heard. Recently, one way both couples and individuals have voiced their concerns to me about their partners has been in terms of…
Jun 20, 2019
Tribeca Therapy On How Couples Can Talk About The Tough Stuff (Like Money And Death) In HerMoney
The Hardest Topics For Couples To Talk About Often Have The Highest Stakes. Most of the hardest topics for most couples to talk about have the highest stakes. In particular, money and death are hugely consequential both materially and emotionally. Emphasizing the importance of talking about these difficult topics, Tribeca Therapy was featured in an article “When Death Happens: Planning For The…
Jun 13, 2019
Tribeca Therapy On Travel As A Creativity And Relationship Reset In Jetsetter
Most of our patients at Tribeca Therapy are overworked professionals who are often dealing with two competing interests: having too many demands on their time and not having enough space to be creative. Our practice was recently featured in Jetsetter, speaking to the ways in which travel can sometimes act as a “hard reset.”In the article entitled, “Three Big Reasons Why Travel Is Good For Your…
May 16, 2019
Tribeca Therapy On Couples Making A Plan For Parenting In Parade Magazine
When Struggling With Communication, It’s Helpful For Couples To Talk Through A Plan. Recently, Parade Magazine spoke with Tribeca Therapy about how a “baby contract” can help parents organize themselves, communicate, and make fewer assumptions. Talking to writer Brittany Galla, our director Matt explains that the “number one issue couples reach out to us for is communication.” In practice,…
May 02, 2019
Tribeca Therapy On The Almost Relationship In InStyle Magazine
What Is An Almost Relationship?. Working with both couples, and individuals that are dating in our NYC therapy practice, we’ve come across a lot of folks that are stuck in relationships that are ambivalent. Recently, Tribeca Therapy was featured in InStyle Magazine delving into what writer Nikhita Mahtani terms “the almost relationship,” meaning a relationship in which there is a reluctance to…
Apr 23, 2019
Compromise Is For Couples Who Don't Know How To Be Close
Compromise Is Temporary, But Closeness Is Unstoppable. Whether they are in crisis or have just hit a bump in the road, the couples that walk into my office for therapy are anxious to get their relationships back to stasis. Grappling with conflicts involving sex, co-parenting, co-habitating, communication, infidelity, open relationships, and how to endure a major crisis or life change, couples are…
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