Couples
We Should Engage In More Emotional Labor, Not Less
The Problem With The Construction Of Emotional Labor Is It’s Anti-labor. In the last few years, emotional labor has become a frequent topic of conversation, defining it among other kinds of labor that are unequally assigned, usually along gendered lines, with women taking on more of the work. While this discussion is undoubtedly crucial, the way emotional labor has been spoken about inadvertently…
Apr 16, 2019
Empathy Is A Superpower And Like Any Great Power, It Needs To Be Protected
Empathy Is A Superpower That Needs To Be Guarded Wisely. Empathy is a fantastic, enlightening, and a phenomenal superpower. However, like any great power, we must also guard it wisely in order to not grant it too easily. We need empathy to be close to our partner, family, friends, kid or kids, and other people in our lives. Our people hopefully also give us empathy when we are doing something…
Apr 11, 2019
Is Signing Up For Therapy An Overwhelming Decision?: A Collective Conversation
Matt: Just about every Psychology Today profile and half the therapists’ websites I come across open with some version of the phrase: “signing up for therapy is an overwhelming decision.” I don’t see it that way at all. Which is to say, I think it certainly can be overwhelming, especially if someone has had some bad therapy experiences or particularly struggles with trust. However, we don’t say…
Apr 09, 2019
Hey Couples, Communication Isn't Your Problem!
Many Couples Seek Couples Therapy For Communication, But That’s Often Not The Problem. Well over fifty percent of new couples that come into my couples therapy practice insist they need help with communication. Couples can be really invested in their definition of “the problem,” and often spend a lot of energy in therapy trying to convince me to get onboard with what they think they need. While…
Apr 03, 2019
Tribeca Therapy On How Couples Can Avoid Financial Secrets In HerMoney
In Financial Couples Therapy, Financial Secrets Can Threaten A Relationship. As we’ve previously noted on our NYC therapy blog, money is a common reason couples seek couples therapy. Finances are emotional, and can raise a whole host of questions and potential conflicts in a marriage or serious relationship. Each partner has their own values and experiences around money that they bring into their…
Mar 28, 2019
How Do Patients Benefit From Therapy With A Group Practice?: A Collective Conversation
Matt: A few years ago, we had a collective conversation about the benefits of working in a group therapy practice itself. Recently, I’ve continued to think about our group practice formulation and want to revisit the topic from a slightly different angle. What do you think are the benefits to our patients about the way our group practice is run? What is in our special group practice…
Mar 14, 2019
Tribeca Therapy On Financial Stress During Tax Season In Yahoo Finance
Tax Season Can Really Turn Up The Stress. Both in our NYC financial therapy practice and out, tax season can really turn up the stress. People are overextended and tax time is one of those moments when we face that reality. It’s sort of an annual accounting of how poor our financial shape is in. In addition, taxes are mysterious and inherently confusing. So many people feel undereducated about…
Mar 07, 2019
Celebrating Ten Years of Therapy in Tribeca
[caption id="attachment_5465" align="alignleft" width="300"] Stacks of boxes, printers and furniture in our old office on Broadway and Reade Street[/caption]This Friday marks the tenth anniversary of Tribeca Therapy. Celebrating and considering how our practice has grown since I first opened the private practice in 2009, I think of our first little office, borrowing money from my dad to buy…
Feb 28, 2019
Tribeca Therapy On The Emotional Drive To Spend (Rather Than Save) In Money Magazine
Money Can Be The Way We We Act Out Our Wants Or Inadequacies. As we’ve explored previously on our blog, finances are emotional, including the impulse to spend rather than save when getting a big raise, a new job or a bonus. Money recently quoted Tribeca Therapy in an article “The Psychological Trap That Could Quietly Kill Your Retirement” on lifestyle inflation, a term for spending more rather…
Feb 14, 2019
The Power Of Being Done
There’s Strength In The Idea Of Being Over It. Recently, in my NYC therapy practice, I’ve been thinking about the power in being finished or done. There’s strength in the idea of being over it, whether being over a crappy job, a parent’s narcissism, a so-so relationship or just, this president. After the election, there were buttons sold that just read, “No.”In general, we tend to put up with…
Jan 17, 2019
Tribeca Therapy On How Dating Apps Changed Dating In The Atlantic
As couples therapists in NYC, we’ve witnessed firsthand how dating apps have changed the way couples meet. Tribeca Therapy’s observations on the ways Tinder, Bumble and other apps have transformed dating are featured in The Atlantic’s in-depth feature on the impact of dating apps.Published in conjunction with the five-year anniversary of Tinder becoming widely available on all smartphones in…
Jan 03, 2019
Practicing Couples Therapy During 2018's Brett Kavanaugh Moment
One of 2018’s defining events, both nationally and in our NYC therapy practice, was the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Particularly inspired by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s brave testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, women patients shared experiences of sexual trauma, harassment and experiences of close calls. Not only did the Kavanaugh confirmation…
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