Couples
Senior Therapists Rachael Benjamin and Kelly Scott Quoted in Verywell Family and The Ringer
From parenting to relationships, our therapists’ expertise has been sought out by numerous publications. Senior Therapist and Director of Tribeca Maternity Rachael Benjamin and Senior Therapist Kelly Scott were recently featured in Verywell Family and The Ringer, reflecting on, respectively, how the pandemic affected moms’ mental health and the post-breakup revenge fantasy at the center of the…
Aug 12, 2021
Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist Featured in The Cut and Daily Beast on the Pandemic's Impact on Divorce and Sobriety
The isolation of the pandemic caused many people to reflect on their choices and relationships and as the world opens up, many are now making changes in how they organize their lives. Our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist was recently quoted in The Cut and Daily Beast about how COVID-19 led people to reconsider their marriages and drinking habits. The Cut’s “Divorce is Down, But Will…
Aug 05, 2021
How To Break Up With a Friend
You Don’t Need To Break Up With A Friend: You Need To Stand Up For How You Want To Be Treated. I’m often asked by patients in my therapy practice, as well as by friends and acquaintances outside of the office: How do I break up with a friend? In fact, you might be surprised by how frequently this question comes up. I used to give a two-part answer. The first part involved examining the process of…
Jul 22, 2021
The "Other Parent" Also Struggles Postpartum: Two NYC Therapists Discuss Therapy With Partners in Early Parenthood
Though they are often not the focus of postpartum care or at least not as much as mothers or birthing parents, the “other parent” can also face challenges after the baby is born. Providing therapy for both partners individually, as well as couples, in their work with Tribeca Maternity, Senior Therapist and Director of Tribeca Maternity Rachael Benjamin and Therapist and Tribeca Maternity team…
Jul 01, 2021
Guess My Rule
The Children’s Math Game "Guess My Rule" Can Help Contextualize Certain Unhealthy Adult Relationships . Years ago, I was a school counselor at an elementary school where a favorite teacher used to put on a raucous show of math games after lunch. He was silly and over the top, and I would sometimes stop by to stand in the back and watch. One of the games was Guess My Rule. He’d draw a number on…
Jun 29, 2021
Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist Featured in Three Recent Publications
We’re excited to share that our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist was recently quoted in three publications. In the articles, Matt addresses relationships, including both romantic relationships and friendships, and the anxiety of tax season that can even stress accountants. For Canada’s The Conversation, Matt speaks to how home renovations, which have increased during the isolation of…
Apr 22, 2021
What Will Happen To Relationships After Quarantine?: Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist on All Of It with Alison Stewart
Practicing couples therapy through the pandemic, we’ve seen how romantic relationships, by default, have met needs that may have been met by numerous other people in partners’ lives during non-pandemic times. Looking ahead to after the pandemic (though we don’t quite know when that will be or what it will look like), couples are understandably asking themselves what will happen to their…
Mar 25, 2021
Sex (or Lack Thereof) in Quarantine: Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist in New York Magazine's The Cut
The pandemic has significantly altered our lives in the past year, and our sex lives are no exception. Whether dating via Zoom to avoid the risk of COVID exposure or feeling cooped up with a partner (and maybe kids) during quarantine, both single and partnered people are reportedly having less sex during the pandemic. Our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist was recently featured in The…
Mar 18, 2021
Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist Addresses Emotional Infidelity in Brides
As couples therapists, we’ve previously expressed our concern about the concept of emotional infidelity’s overreach. Although culturally there is an expectation that your spouse or partner should be enough, we encourage couples to cultivate close, meaningful relationships outside of their marriages or romantic partnerships. However, there are instances when boundaries are crossed that couples…
Mar 11, 2021
Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist Quoted on Relationships in Brides and The Cut
With our expertise providing both couples therapy and family therapy with adult siblings, our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist was recently featured in Brides and The Cut on navigating, respectively, romantic and familial relationships. In Brides’ “Do Relationships With Big Age Gaps Actually Work?: We Asked the Experts,” Matt speaks to writer Gabrielle Savoie about how relationships…
Mar 04, 2021
Couples Who Have Been Together Since Their Teens Part 2: How You Can Shake Things Up In Couples Therapy
The Tipping Point. In the first half of this two-part series, I explained why couples who have been dating since their teens can struggle a decade or so later as they continue to grow. Though most times the relationship has stopped serving both partners, typically one partner begins to feel more urgency in examining the relationship. Often, this comes with individual work in therapy or sometimes…
Feb 11, 2021
Couples Who Have Been Together Since Their Teens Part 1: Why You Need To Shake Things Up
Couples who begin dating in their teens and early twenties can struggle as each partner continues to grow. I see a number of couples and individuals in my NYC virtual therapy practice who have been dating since their teens/early 20s. A decade (or so) later, they come to therapy struggling in their relationships, often in ways that are hard to pinpoint or articulate. Individuals grow like weeds in…
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