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 reconsiderRead more
Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist Featured in The New York Times on the Rise in Smoking During COVID-19
We’re excited to share that our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist was recently quoted in The New York Times. In the article “Smokers Might Be Lighting Up More,” Matt explains how people tend to revert to familiar habits like smoking during periods of stress and anxiety such as the pandemic. Beginning with interviews withRead more
Off-Limit Feelings For Men And Women Are Often Different: Therapy Should Be Too
Feelings And Actions That Are Forbidden For Men And Women Are Different In a recent New York Times Op-Ed, author Holly Whitaker explores her experience with substance use recovery that was notably not done using an AA program. She writes that the current tenets and values of AA were derived from a patriarchal antidote toRead more
You Don’t Hit Rock Bottom: You Declare It
Hitting Rock Bottom Is Too Passive Rock bottom is often used in the context of alcoholism or drug abuse. However, it can be true with regard to staying in a bad relationship or abusive work environment, avoiding getting more childcare or tolerating painful emotions without help. The most common phrase concerning rock bottom is “hittingRead more
Matt Lundquist and Kelly Scott Quoted In Two Relationship Advice Columns In Business Insider
This past month, both our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist and Senior Therapist Kelly Scott were quoted in two Business Insider advice columns on relationships and dating. The articles are a part of Insider’s resident sex and relationships reporter Julia Naftulin’s ongoing column that answers readers’ questions by consulting with a panel of expertsRead 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
13 Ways “13 Reasons Why” Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health
“13 Reasons Why” Can Be A Jumping-Off Point To Discuss Real Issues Facing Teens As an NYC therapist who works with teens, I couldn’t ignore the polarized response to the depiction of teens, mental health and suicide in Netflix’s show 13 Reasons Why. The show centers around high school junior Hannah Baker who leaves thirteenRead more
13 Ways “13 Reasons Why” Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health: 7. Drinking And Drugs
For the first 13 days in August (with a full round-up on August 14), I’ll be highlighting the 13 ways I, as an NYC therapist who works with teens, think the Netflix drama series 13 Reasons Why expands the conversation on teens and mental health: 7. Drinking And Drugs Almost every episode features alcohol or drugs,Read more
“In Recovery”: Not Just For Addiction
“In recovery” is a phrase used often in reference to substance abuse. It infers that the demons of addiction will always be present, whether the person in recovery has three months of sobriety or three years. However, people can be “in recovery” from all sorts of patterns and issues that plague them even when substancesRead more
They don’t call ’em pain killers for nothin’: Staten Island, NYC’s heroin problem
Overdose prevention, drug abuse treatment in NYC and the work that remains One of the great hazards of drug use and abuse is the danger of overdose. The New Yorker looks at the problem of heroin use on Staten Island, NYC and the state of drug abuse treatment in NYC. The New Yorker writes aboutRead more