Culture Matters, Even For Couples Of The “Same Culture” In my couples therapy practice, I often say to couples that we are all in and of a culture. How you see the world and how decisions are made about issues like monogamy, raising children, sharing a home, etc. are all cultural matters. Which is toRead more
Family-Wide Anxiety
Entire Families Can Feel Anxiety Together Anxiety is often thought of and talked about on an individual basis. But, entire families can experience anxiety together. These can be divided into two types of anxiety: family anxiety and anxiety that is precipitated by one person but bleeds into the entire family system. Beginning with the former,Read more
Having Plenty Doesn’t Mean Money Issues Go Away: 11 Steps For Couples
Financial Couples Therapy Doesn’t Just Address A Lack Of Money In my work with financial couples therapy, I’ve learned that everyone feels they don’t have enough money, even couples with plenty. I find it sobering to recognize that even folks with access to money that I could never imagine worry about money. It’s important toRead more
Therapy For Cutting: How To Talk With Your Teen And Help Them Talk About What They Are Feeling
Often when parents seek therapy for teens who are struggling with depression or anxiety, they are also looking for therapy for cutting. Cutting is when someone is takes an object such as a knife (dull or sharp), scissors, a paper clip or another sharp object and cuts themselves with it to create a painful butRead more
Your Kid is Just Not That Into You: Rebellion and Teens
As a parent, does it ever seem like your teen is sick of you, not that interested in what you have to say and avoids you? Well, you’re right. Your teen is just not that into you. Just like the 2005 book He’s Not That Into You, if it feels like your adolescent wants space fromRead more
When Should Family Therapy Be An Option?
I’ve noticed in my NYC therapy practice that family therapy often doesn’t occur to most folks as an option. As I pointed out in my previous blog post “Family Therapy: For New Yorkers An Unconsidered Therapy Option,” New Yorkers, in particular, don’t always immediately seek family therapy as their first choice for help. Our conceptionRead more
Bone-Chilling Loneliness In Teens
Why Bone Chilling Loneliness? Bone-chilling loneliness is a phrase I’ve been thinking about recently in my NYC therapy practice as a way to categorize depression. I prefer the phrase because it gets to the heart of the lows that someone with depression feels. The term and diagnosis depression are so prevalent in both psychotherapy andRead more
The Less Traveled Path: Taking a Break from College
In my NYC therapy practice, I work with many teens and families of teens who have decided to take a break from college. This can be a difficult decision and it is hard to know when it is time to muscle through the semester and when might be the time to press the pause button.Read 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
How to Speak Kid: Art as a Tool of Translation
As an art therapist in NYC, I get to work with all kinds of kids, ranging from shy to verbose. Regardless of a child’s temperament and language skill, there is always a limit on what he or she can communicate in words. For parents, this can be tough. On one hand, they know their kidRead more
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