Family
What is it Like to Provide Family Therapy With Adult Siblings?: Two NYC Therapists Discuss
Adult siblings usually contact us for family therapy because there’s been a painful rupture, a series of hurtful events, or consistent distance that is no longer tolerable by one or more siblings. Therapy with siblings can be challenging, but also provides the chance to honor, question, disrupt, and reconstruct these familial relationships. In order to shed light on this equally vulnerable and…
Nov 24, 2020
Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist Featured in Two Guides for Thanksgiving and the Holidays During COVID-19
Whether it’s travel, the guests, or the menu, Thanksgiving and the holidays are just going to look and feel different this year. Our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist appeared in two recent guides for the holidays during COVID-19, providing strategies to lessen the stress and anxiety around this unique and uncertain year.Most recently, Matt offers several ways to make this Thanksgiving…
Nov 19, 2020
How To Get The Most Out Of Your Online Therapy
When our practice went entirely remote in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we admittedly weren’t entirely sure how offering solely teletherapy and online therapy sessions would go, even though we held sessions via the phone and video chat previously. Thankfully, we were pleasantly surprised that the transition has been smooth for both our patients and therapists. We have, however, had to…
May 08, 2020
Tribeca Therapy On Avoiding Conflicts During Self-isolation In The New York Post
In our NYC online therapy sessions, we’ve, understandably, received a lot of questions about dealing with self-isolating at home. Between the cramped quarters and being home more than ever before, conflicts between people in the home can naturally come up, whether with a couple, parents and school-aged kids, college students who moved back home or roommates. Speaking specifically to the…
Apr 16, 2020
A Family Needs To Grieve The Loss Of Their Old Way Of Life Due To COVID-19
Remote Family Therapy During COVID-19: Families Are Experiencing A Loss Of Their Typical Everyday Life And Routine. While doing remote family therapy over the phone and video chat such as Skype and Zoom these past few weeks, I’ve been talking to families that have been thrust into a new life–schools closing, both parents working from home, nannies or sitters ending their care or moving in,…
Apr 07, 2020
We Need To Ask Better Questions Of Each Other: 12 Questions To Ask Teens
Asking Teens Better Questions Can Help Them Establish (And Reestablish) Who They Are Becoming . For the final incarnation of my series on how to ask better questions in our relationships, I’m focusing on teens. A teen needs to be asked deeper and better questions so that parents and other important adults in their life can get to know the ever-moving, ever-shifting person a teen is and is…
Mar 19, 2020
We Need To Ask Better Questions Of Each Other: 10 Questions To Ask Elementary-Aged Children
Elementary-Aged Kids Aren’t Usually Asked Deeper Questions: It’s Time We Start. Parents and other adults often ask questions of elementary-aged children quickly like a laundry list to address physical and immediate emotional needs. Adults don’t usually ask kids questions in exploration, but as a way to gather concrete data about socialization or academics. Kids aren’t typically asked what they’re…
Mar 12, 2020
If Being Around Family During The Holidays Sucks, It's Time For A Shake Up
The Holidays Provide An Opportunity To Evaluate Whether Your Relationship With Family Is Healthy (Or Not). Holidays are a time of reflection on the past year–how we’ve grown, what we’ve done (or not done), what we want or want to stop, and who we are and want to be. Often being in therapy, and considering your life, your upbringing and your values can cause you to want to reevaluate your…
Dec 05, 2019
How To Spend Time With Your Family: Depends On Your Family
Family Visits Can Be Like Time Travel. I often joke with patients that I always want them to consult with me before planning a family visit. Although I joke, I am also very serious. I’m a firm believer that the strategic planning of a family visit can really dictate how the visit goes for everyone involved. One reason is family visits have a way of being a sort of time travel. They have the power…
Aug 06, 2019
We Both Love Your Kid: A Letter To Parents From Your Child's Therapist
Dear Parents,Thank you for sharing your kid and bringing a therapist into their lives. As a parent, you have been caring for this person for so long. You got through the long nights with them as a baby. You helped them through their first feelings. You taught them what the world was. I’m so grateful for that foundation and love you laid out. You helped them through their first disappointments,…
Jun 06, 2019
Tribeca Therapy On The Best Books For Kids And Teens About Adolescence In New York Magazine
Parents of children and teens often struggle with finding the best books about adolescence. Of course, there isn’t any one perfect book, but there are a few that kids can keep in their library to refer to as needed. Culturally, we talk around topics like sex and puberty because it makes us uncomfortable as adults. This can only lead to children seeking information elsewhere, which can be…
Apr 04, 2019
Tribeca Therapy On Talking To Parents About Unhealthy Habits In Well+Good
Sometimes, in our NYC therapy practice, patients wonder how to best talk to their parents about unhealthy habits, particularly after the holidays when families have spent a lot of time together and observed each other’s lifestyles. However, it can be intimidating to approach parents with concerns without feeling either disrespectful or as if you crossed a line as their kid. Well+Good recently…
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