After College, Young Adults Are In Transition: Asking Better Questions Can Help Continuing my series on how to ask better questions in our relationships, young adults who have recently graduated college are at a transitional moment in which asking deeper questions of them can be particularly helpful. Post-college graduation is one of the most unknown,Read more
We Need To Ask Better Questions Of Each Other: 9 Questions To Ask A Partner
Better Questions Create Closer, Continually Evolving Relationships In general, we suck at asking questions to the people around us, particularly once we feel comfortable in our relationships. We assume we know them and that we don’t need to ask these intimate, sometimes uncomfortable questions any longer. However, asking deeper questions (questions beyond the simple dailyRead 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
We Need To Learn Kindness With Conditions
When Over-functioning Due To Anxiety, We Often Take Ourselves Out Of The Equation Anxiety causes us to over-function in the world, and in our drive to do it all, our own needs often get ignored. From the outside it looks as if we’re high-functioning: the bills are paid, the house is clean, we’re killing itRead more
Announcing Heather Mayone Kiely, LCAT As Director Of Tribeca Therapy
We’re excited to announce that Heather Mayone Kiely, LCAT has been appointed to the position of Director at Tribeca Therapy. As our practice has continued to grow considerably, we recognize that we grow by doing excellent clinical work. Heather has been an increasingly valued contributor to that, and this new role as Director is understoodRead more
Don’t Hide After A Breakup: You Need Your Friends, Family, And Therapist
Breaking Up Is Painful And Isolating: A Team Of Your Friends, Family, And Therapist Can Provide Support As a therapist, I see how people want to hide after a breakup. Often they are embarrassed, feeling at a loss, or that life as they know it doesn’t make sense or compare to their peers. There’s alsoRead more
Tribeca Therapy On How Couples Can Talk About The Tough Stuff (Like Money And Death) In HerMoney
The Hardest Topics For Couples To Talk About Often Have The Highest Stakes Most of the hardest topics for most couples to talk about have the highest stakes. In particular, money and death are hugely consequential both materially and emotionally. Emphasizing the importance of talking about these difficult topics, Tribeca Therapy was featured in anRead more
What Is Philosophy’s Place In The Therapy Room?: Two NYC Therapists Discuss
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