This week, Mariah Carey revealed her experiences with bipolar disorder in People Magazine. Using this moment to talk about bipolar disorder more generally–its diagnosis and treatment, Refinery29 reached out to our NYC therapy practice. In the article “Why It Took So Long For Mariah Carey To Get Help For Bipolar Disorder,” writer Kimberly Truong quotes our director MattRead more
Tribeca Therapy Talks Diagnosis And Non-Diagnostic Therapy in Refinery29
Does diagnosis matter? Why might your therapist not give you a diagnosis? Here at Tribeca Therapy, we’ve addressed our non-diagnostic approach to therapy on both our website and our blog. Recently, though, we were given the chance to speak about diagnosis and non-diagnostic therapy with Refinery29’s Kimberly Truong in her article “Why Your Therapist Might Not TellRead more
Tribeca Therapy Quoted On Borderline Personality Disorder In Refinery29
Recently, our NYC therapy practice has been quoted in several publications. We’re excited to share another piece from Refinery29, addressing the portrayal of mental illness, more specifically, Borderline Personality Disorder, in the television show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. In the article, our director Matt speaks about how BPD can be challenging to diagnose since depression and anxietyRead more
With Asperger’s, Diagnosis Matters (Unless It Doesn’t)
Do I Have Asperger’s, Doc? Maybe once a week in my NYC therapy practice someone asks to meet with me to diagnose whether or not they have Asperger’s. Asperger’s is a mild form of autism characterized by difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication. It’s almost never the case that the diagnosis is sought toRead more
Is Your Body Talking To You?: It Could Be Anxiety
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Can Have Physical Symptoms In my NYC anxiety therapy practice, many patients come in with physical symptoms, whether panic attacks, IBS issues, constipation or heart palpitations, which can indicate internalized anxiety. These symptoms may have been there for weeks, months, or even, years. These physical experiences can vary widely. Some folks comeRead more
Finding A Therapist In NYC
How To Find A NYC Therapist Finding a therapist in NYC is a lot like dating. You scour the internet for someone whose profile seems right and when you think you may have found a match, you schedule some phone time. If that goes well, you make a date to meet in person. As thisRead more
When It Comes To Asperger’s, Does Diagnosis Matter?
With Therapy for Asperger‘s, a Conundrum A common conversation that I have in my NYC therapy practice concerns Asperger’s. Many people wonder if they have Asperger’s or if their parent or spouse does. There are people whose life matches the diagnosis of Asperger’s, more or less. Some find that discovery a relief and some findRead more
Should Racism Be A Psychiatric Diagnosis?
I have written extensively about non-diagnostic therapy–one meaningful way of describing the sort of therapy we practice at our downtown NYC therapy center. The phrase is meant to contrast us with the model of how therapy is traditionally practiced wherein an assessment is made in the interest of producing a mental health diagnosis and then,Read 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