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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 thirteen tapes to thirteen people, explaining what led up to the day she killed…

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Yes, People Do Change (Just Not Everyone): An NYC Therapist's Thoughts On Change

In Therapy, The Issue Of Change Is Both Complex And Essential. As a NYC therapist and a human who believes in growth, I can’t imagine an issue of more concern to me than change. My ideas about change can be broken down into a three-part thesis: People change. The world changes. People can change themselves and the world.On the one hand, these seem like simple and self-apparent statements, but the…

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Therapy For Cutting: How To Talk With Your Teen And Help Them Talk About What They Are Feeling

Often when parents seek therapy for teens who are struggling with depression or anxiety, they are also looking for therapy for cutting. Cutting is when someone is takes an object such as a knife (dull or sharp), scissors, a paper clip or another sharp object and cuts themselves with it to create a painful but releasing sensation. Cutting falls into the category of self-harm behaviors, which also…

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"We Got This": A Conversation On Pain And Intimacy In An NYC Therapy Practice

 I met Rachael six years ago, in the early stages of working to expand Tribeca Therapy into a group practice. She has a quality that is difficult to describe, but known well to everyone on our staff and certainly to her patients. I asked her some questions about this in an attempt to better understand her ability to connect with patients who are in pain.Matt: You have a remarkable ability to…

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Therapy for depression: A collective therapist conversation on the limits of words

 We’ve been continuing our series of conversations, this one exploring the construction of depression: the ways those seeking therapy talk about their experiences, the many meanings of the word and the ways that depression is so often insufficient as a term to capture these experiences.Matt: It's probably the case that therapy for depression is the single most common reason a prospective therapy…

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Suicidality in Therapy: Why Those Most in Need Often Get the Least Support

Suicide is a loaded issue, even within the therapy community. Sulome Anderson's article in The Atlantic, "How Patient Suicide Affects Psychiatrists" addresses numerous issues therapists struggle with. Anderson invokes this issue of the undesirable therapy patient in a very personal way. The author’s friend, Margaret, had numerous suicide attempts, self-harming behaviors, and was constantly in and…

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