surrealmuse / Foter / CC BY-NC-SA I launched TriBeCa Therapy (the website, not the practice) in early March of 2010 and excitedly shared it with my friends, colleagues and therapy patients. The feedback was terrific. Aside from having a few typos pointed out (a genuine “thank you” for those, always) the only complaint I gotRead more
Do you want to be normal or do you want to grow?
Yes, people do ask, “Am I normal?” Or sometimes, of course, “Is this normal?” Psychotherapists have endless strategies for avoiding the question (though many answer on face value, weighing the person or the behavior described against the therapist’s understanding of what’s normal). Perhaps it’s evasive, but I tend to respond by telling the asker that IRead more
Finding a therapist (or psychologist, or psychiatrist, or… Help!)
t_buchtele / Foter / CC BY-NC-ND Finding a therapist can be a bit perplexing, especially given the various professions involved. Here are a few thoughts to guide you in your search. Umm, what’s a therapist? Believe it or not, this isn’t as easy (or uncommon) a question as you might think. Technically, it could meanRead more
Digging through the garbage
We all have plenty of garbage. Painful stuff from the past, whether it’s harm that was done to us, mistakes we’ve made or bouts of bad luck that set us back. Crap. Baggage. Stuff. What I’m puzzled by is the way so many of us seem to cling tightly to the garbage, as though itRead more
Headlines from the land of “no duh”
You really should thank me. If you read this blog or you follow me on twitter or facebook I’m doing you a serious favor that you probably don’t realize: I read psychology-related blogs and news stories and pass along to you the ones worth taking note of. Maybe part of why you don’t realize whatRead more
Are you smart?
Smart is curious. Smart is worldly. Smart has the nerve to ask why. Smart asks why not? Smart asks for a better answer. Smart comes up with his or her own answers. Smart knows the difference between smart and smart ass. Smart invests in relationships. Smart gets that human beings are emotional. Smart recognizes theRead more
Remembering MLK’s message to psychologists on the anniversary of his death
geoconklin2001 / Foter / CC BY-NC-ND Forty-two years ago today Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. One can scarcely be alive without recognizing his immeasurable legacy as the leader of the 20th-Century Civil Rights Movement in the United States. He spoke with more passion and eloquence than anyone on matters of segregation,Read more
Getting the Most out of Your Therapy
Therapy isn’t magic, and it’s not liable to work if you don’t make it work. Here’s some thoughts on how to get the most bang for your therapy buck: 1. Thinking it’s only the therapist who’s responsible for making it work. Getting help in therapy just isn’t comparable to getting a good car wash; youRead more
Trust. You Gotta Build It.
Question: How do I know I can trust my therapist (this guy I’m dating, my financial planner)? Answer: You don’t. As odd as it may sound, early in a relationship with a patient when the issue of trust comes up, I tend to recommend that a patient not trust me. Not because I’m not aRead more
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