Matt Lunquist: I have an undergraduate degree in philosophy, but most of my understanding of philosophy comes from largely informal study well after I graduated. I don’t represent myself as an expert in philosophy by any means. Your training is more formal and extensive, and your path towards an integration of the two seems moreRead more
Tribeca Therapy On Travel As A Creativity And Relationship Reset In Jetsetter
Most of our patients at Tribeca Therapy are overworked professionals who are often dealing with two competing interests: having too many demands on their time and not having enough space to be creative. Our practice was recently featured in Jetsetter, speaking to the ways in which travel can sometimes act as a “hard reset.” In theRead more
Debunking The Authority Of The DSM
Non-Diagnostic Therapy: Diagnosis As An Offering For Exploration A common misunderstanding about our non-diagnostic therapy practice is that non-diagnostic means “no diagnosis” or “diagnosis = bad.” I’m not against diagnosis and not just because of insurance companies. There is a hugely significant body of work that has produced a few hundred diagnoses and an entireRead more
A Collective NYC Therapist Conversation On Building Trust In Therapy
Matt: I’ve been thinking a lot about trust and the ways that we understand it to be the opposite of distrust (The prefix “dis” makes this pretty clear). That understanding is so very wrong, and supports some pretty unself-protective ways of operating. In this construction, trust is a thing, for one who struggles with it,Read more
We Should Engage In More Emotional Labor, Not Less
The Problem With The Construction Of Emotional Labor Is It’s Anti-labor In the last few years, emotional labor has become a frequent topic of conversation, defining it among other kinds of labor that are unequally assigned, usually along gendered lines, with women taking on more of the work. While this discussion is undoubtedly crucial, theRead more
How Do Patients Benefit From Therapy With A Group Practice?: A Collective Conversation
Matt: A few years ago, we had a collective conversation about the benefits of working in a group therapy practice itself. Recently, I’ve continued to think about our group practice formulation and want to revisit the topic from a slightly different angle. What do you think are the benefits to our patients about the wayRead more
Celebrating Ten Years of Therapy in Tribeca
This Friday marks the tenth anniversary of Tribeca Therapy. Celebrating and considering how our practice has grown since I first opened the private practice in 2009, I think of our first little office, borrowing money from my dad to buy furniture, and later assuring Heather, Rachael and Karen after we expanded into a group practiceRead more
Tribeca Therapy On The Emotional Drive To Spend (Rather Than Save) In Money Magazine
Money Can Be The Way We We Act Out Our Wants Or Inadequacies As we’ve explored previously on our blog, finances are emotional, including the impulse to spend rather than save when getting a big raise, a new job or a bonus. Money recently quoted Tribeca Therapy in an article “The Psychological Trap That CouldRead more
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 crossedRead more
The Power Of Being Done
There’s Strength In The Idea Of Being Over It Recently, in my NYC therapy practice, I’ve been thinking about the power in being finished or done. There’s strength in the idea of being over it, whether being over a crappy job, a parent’s narcissism, a so-so relationship or just, this president. After the election, thereRead more