New moms and dads often seek therapy only once they’re in crisis: It doesn’t have to be that way New moms and dads tend to show up to my office in crisis when they are overwhelmed with depression, anxiety, or trauma responses and/or are at an impossible juncture in their relationship. They feel hopeless andRead more
Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist Addresses Why We Catastrophize in Vox
If something hurts, you are inclined to avoid it. This is as true for physical pain as it is for emotional pain. When you are overwhelmed, you develop strategies to avoid feeling this. Catastrophizing, or assuming the worst-case scenario, is one of these attempts at avoidance. Our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist joins aRead more
Maybe It’s Not Seasonal Depression, Maybe It’s a Season
Moods can change with the seasons—often quite dramatically—but these changes also have meaning Winter in New York City is not fun for anyone. You bundle up and hunker down. The sun flees behind a layer of clouds, confined to only eight hours in the sky—the same eight hours you might be at your office orRead more
Senior Therapist and Director of Tribeca Maternity Rachael Benjamin Featured in Buzzfeed on Ways to Support (And Be Supported By) Friends
During periods of pain and suffering, individuals often need more from friends than they allow themselves to recognize or let others know. Being honest about how you’re doing or feeling and asking for help and community can be powerful, particularly in relationships like friendships. Our Senior Therapist and Director of Tribeca Maternity Rachael Benjamin recentlyRead more
Going Home for the Holidays: Advice From a Therapist on Not Just Enduring Your Crazy Family
Painful family dynamics reemerge during the holidays: Reflect on them rather than just enact them Every year around the holiday season, patients shrug and say to me, “My family is crazy,” or, another variation, “My family is weird,” before setting out to simply endure the holidays. Of course, those little words—“crazy” and “weird”—can stand inRead more
Climate Anxiety: What Role Do Therapists Have to Play?
Climate change is an emotional issue that raises questions about what therapy is for A recent New York Times Magazine article, “Climate Change Is Keeping Therapists Up at Night,” documents how therapists are confronting patients’ anxiety related to the present and pending horrors of climate change. As the article makes clear, climate change is veryRead more
College Students, You Want to Separate Your Therapy From Your School
College is a highly emotional transition, yet most college health centers can only offer triage In our therapy with college students, we often see young adults who are struggling turn to their schools’ health centers for mental health care. As writer Sofia Barnett argues in a recent Teen Vogue editorial, college students frequently find theseRead more
Feeling Safe and Being Safe Aren’t the Same Thing (And It’s Often Hard to Tell the Difference)
There is an important distinction between feeling safe and being safe “Everyone has a right to feel safe.” “I want you to feel really safe in my office.” These are things I often hear from other therapists and I find myself cringing in response. While there are worthwhile underlying values of safety inherent in theseRead more
Is COVID Still Affecting Couples’ Priorities and Influencing Divorce?: Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist in Buzzfeed
Whether pushing partners in casual relationships to suddenly move in together or creating tension as couples were forced to coexist in cramped apartments, the COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered many couples’ relationships. Even more than three years later, these impacts are still apparent, including influencing some couples’ decisions to divorce. Our Founder and Clinical Director MattRead more
Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist Addresses Parents’ Complicated Feelings About Their Young Adults’ Return to School on All Of It with Alison Stewart
Excitement, loss, anxiety, relief—parents can wrestle with a whole host of complicated emotions when their young adult child leaves home for college. Our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist returned to WNYC’s All Of It with Alison Stewart to discuss how parents can make room for all of their sometimes conflicting feelings as their kidsRead more
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