Depression Can Make Even Basic Tasks, From Getting Out Of Bed To Going To Therapy, Seem Impossible I frequently see patients with depression struggling with immobilization and feeling stuck in my NYC therapy practice. When you’re depressed, it’s often hard to even do the basics. With depression, you can feel hopeless, sad and numb. AllRead more
Therapy For Your Therapy: How A Consult May Be Just What You Need To Get Your Therapy Unstuck
A Consult Is Therapy For Your Therapy The consult is an old-school tradition I rather like–inviting another therapist in to take a look at your therapy. Basically, it can be a therapist for your therapy. Like any relationship, therapy is one where being closer to it can make it harder to see some aspects ofRead more
How To Find The Right Therapist? Own Your Own Therapy
Finding The Right Therapist Isn’t About Having A Preformed Idea Of The Therapeutic Process In her recent New York Times article “How To Find The Right Therapist,” writer Marissa Miller documented her three-year search for, as she calls, “The One”–the right therapist. Reading her advice to fellow therapy seekers, it seemed to me, as anRead more
Want To Make A Difference With Teens, In Or Out Of Therapy? Focus On Influence
Having Influence With Teens Is Essential Both In Therapy And Out Being close with teens is important, but it’s not the magic sauce. Or perhaps it’s best to say, there’s magic sauce in being close in that it can allow for influence. Influence is where it’s at for any relationship. For therapists, parents and anyoneRead more
Parenting A Teen With Panic Attacks
Getting Close Is The Key To Parenting Teens With Panic Attacks Working with both teens and parents of teens as an NYC therapist, I often see parents feel lost when their teen suffers from panic attacks. Not only are parents unsure of how to deal with panic attacks, but they can also struggle with understandingRead more
From Safe Touch to Saying No: An NYC Therapist On Talking To Your Kid To Prevent Sexual Abuse
As A Therapist And Parent, I Know Tough Conversations With Your Child Can Prevent Sexual Abuse In addition to being an NYC therapist, I’m also a father and I recently had to talk to my daughter about sexual abuse, safe touch and saying no. These conversations are never fun–they can be tough for both childrenRead more
Beyond Understanding: Doing Curious In Therapy
Understanding Isn’t The Only Goal In Therapy In psychotherapy, there’s an implicit bias toward understanding in a scientific sense. Through therapy, you come to understand some fact or set of facts that is hidden from view. The assumption is often, but not always, that through understanding, you will feel better. Sometimes, in my NYC therapyRead more
Financial Couples Therapy: 6 Things Money Can Be In Your Relationship
In Financial Couples Therapy, Money Counts Money matters in your relationship and in financial couples therapy. The assertion that money is frivolous or silly is a fairly privileged assumption. Money gives us access to food and shelter, provides our children with opportunities, can keep us healthy and safe, and can be a critical part ofRead more
13 Ways “13 Reasons Why” Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health
“13 Reasons Why” Can Be A Jumping-Off Point To Discuss Real Issues Facing Teens As an NYC therapist who works with teens, I couldn’t ignore the polarized response to the depiction of teens, mental health and suicide in Netflix’s show 13 Reasons Why. The show centers around high school junior Hannah Baker who leaves thirteenRead more
13 Ways “13 Reasons Why” Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health: 13. Teen Mental Health Is More Than Just Being Hormonal
It’s the final day (with the full round-up tomorrow) of the 13 ways the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why expands the conversation about teens and mental health: 13. Teen Mental Health Is More Than Just Being Hormonal Often with teens, we want their mental health to be hormonal because that means it’s just a phase that will passRead more
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