This is the second in a series of conversations completed by our NYC therapists. The conversation, discussing the tendency in psychotherapy towards establishing a hierarchy of pain and suffering, was completed over a series of days. Matt: While I’m not sure the five of us have ever talked about this explicitly, I’m certain you allRead more
Trauma and Object Photography: Keeping News Reporting Human
Images of Trauma in News Media As an art therapist in NYC, I always take note of the images that are used in the mainstream media. It peaks my curiosity to reflect on what is being articulated beyond just the words in the article. In the past months, the world has watched in horror as Syrians haveRead more
Group Practice: A nonstandard approach in NYC therapy
Group Practice: A nonstandard approach in NYC therapy This is the first in what will be a series of conversations completed by our NYC therapists. The conversation, discussing our therapists’ views on the significance of working in a group practice, was completed over a series of days. Matt: We practice therapy as part of aRead more
Adult Coloring Books: An Intro to Art Therapy
In my NYC art therapy practice, I come across lots of adults who struggle with burn out and who would benefit from making more time for themselves in the day to day. Yet it can be hard to find something replenishing with packed schedules and limited resources. Enter adult coloring books! Coloring books are the perfectRead more
Katrina and 9/11 Memorials: The Use of Group Art Therapy for Collective Trauma
Memorials as Group Art Therapy Just blocks from my NYC art therapy office stands the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. In the 13 years it took to complete the memorial, there has been a lot of debate and criticism regarding what was planned, how long it was taking to complete, and how costly it was. One such piece ofRead more
Dog Whisperer, Parenting Guru
A great model for parenting Often when I talk to parents in my NYC therapy practice, I reference Cesar Milan, the Dog Whisperer. Yes, the Dog Whisperer. I know kids are not dogs and, no, I do not condone the use of those terrible child leashes. Yet it has shocked me, just from watching a fewRead more
Art as Therapy: The Shame to Pride Project
Art and art therapy Artist Stephanie Calvert is using her own art as therapy in creating work using materials from her childhood home and I find it inspiring in my work as an art therapist. The Huffington Post’s Katherine Brooks features Ms. Calvert in her piece, “One Daughter is Turning Her Hoarding Parents’ Belongings into Beautiful Art“.Read more
Time-Release Therapy
As a therapist, I often wonder how to maximize the work I do with people. Forty five minutes a week of therapy is not much. You might get the initial “hit” of enlightenment, closeness, catharsis, empowerment, and so on but in order for those 45 minutes of therapy to really work their magic, the workRead more
Group Shaming in the Internet Age: The 21st Century Bystander Effect
The Effect of Groups on Our Capacity to Help I distinctly remember the first time I learned about social psychology–I was sitting in a large auditorium when my dry Psychology 101 professor clicked his slideshow to an image of NYC in the 60’s. As I doodled in the margins of my notebook, my professor began to speak about Kitty Genovese, aRead more
I’d Like to be Asleep for This: There’s No Anesthesia in Therapy
I got a letter in the mail recently from an insurance company asking for more information regarding the anesthesia therapy I provided. Hm, that’s odd. I know I sure as hell don’t do anything with anesthesia in my NYC therapy office. It turns out that the CPT code, a type of code insurance companies use toRead more
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