Last year, we launched the new branch of our practice Tribeca Maternity with Senior Therapist Rachael Benjamin as Director. Rachael is a specialist and a leader in the field of maternity and women’s health and through her work, she has witnessed the help women, their partners, and their families typically receive. Her observations on theRead more
Pregnancy After Miscarriage or Pregnancy Loss: Tribeca Maternity Director Rachael Benjamin on Off the Mat
Being Pregnant After A Miscarriage Or Later-term Pregnancy Loss Can Be Complicated Emotionally While miscarriages and pregnancy losses rarely get addressed as much as they should, the complex emotions around being pregnant after these early, late-term, or stillbirth losses are also frequently overlooked. In order to make it less intimidating to talk about these experiences,Read more
We Need To Speak Up About How Black Women Are Dangerously Underserved During Maternity
Black Women And Their Families Experience Increased Risk During Pregnancy And Childbirth: Like With Police Brutality, Doctors, Healthcare Providers, And Therapists Need To Speak Up Thanks to the Black Lives Matter movement, we are actively talking–both in my therapy practice and on a national (and international) level–about how Black lives have not been protected inRead more
Stay-At-Home Order While Pregnant: 6 Ways To Get What You Need During A Scary Time
COVID-19 Changed The Way People Have To Organize Caring For Their Needs While Pregnant For the pregnant patients I’ve spoken to in my remote therapy sessions, preparation for a baby, whether it is the first or second (or third or…), is stressful on a good day–not to mention during a pandemic. COVID-19 changed how pregnantRead more
The Importance Of Grieving Traumatic Birth Experiences: Two NYC Therapists Discuss ‘Kid Gloves’
Recently, two of our therapists, Rachael Benjamin and Nora Dankner, who both work with patients on fertility, pregnancy and postpartum-related issues, read the adult graphic novel Kid Gloves by Lucy Knisley as a part of a ongoing project to explore books, podcasts, articles, and talks that address fertility, loss, miscarriage, pregnancy, and postpartum in orderRead more
Tribeca Therapy On Couples Making A Plan For Parenting In Parade Magazine
When Struggling With Communication, It’s Helpful For Couples To Talk Through A Plan Recently, Parade Magazine spoke with Tribeca Therapy about how a “baby contract” can help parents organize themselves, communicate, and make fewer assumptions. Talking to writer Brittany Galla, our director Matt explains that the “number one issue couples reach out to us for is communication.”Read more
What To Consider During Pregnancy To Prevent Postpartum Depression
Pregnancy Is A Time For Developing Tools To Prevent Postpartum Depression No matter if it’s your first or fifth child, each pregnancy is unique. If you are concerned about postpartum depression (PPD) or you experienced it in the past, then thinking through how to build something different while you’re pregnant will help you in theRead more
Considering Infertility Treatment? Don’t Leave Out Therapy
Both in and out of my NYC therapy practice, I have known so many families who have struggled with infertility. Infertility is an umbrella term that spans a wide array of experiences–a family struggling to get pregnant can look many different ways. Yet, one thing that is consistent, in most cases of infertility, is thatRead more
It’s Not Always Postpartum Depression: Postpartum Anxiety In Therapy
We need to talk about the postpartum anxiety that I see in my NYC therapy practice. Postpartum anxiety is more than worry or nerves. Your anxiety goes through the roof, you’re more anxious than not, intensely worried or even panicked–not just because of the sleepless nights or the new demands, but because anxiety is at theRead more
What Should Parents Do After Leaving The NICU: A Postpartum Toolkit
A helpful toolkit for NICU parents In my last post, I encouraged parents dealing with postpartum NICU trauma to share their stories with each other, friends, family or a therapist. Thinking further about the NICU experience and talking with parents, I realized when you have a child or children in the NICU you are simplyRead more