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A NYC Therapist on Talking to Teens (hint: skip the eye roll)

Posted on August 2, 2016 in NYC Therapy, Therapy for Teens

Advice for parents and adults on communication with teens from a NYC therapist Parents, teachers and other adults often wonder how to talk to teens. As a therapist who’s worked with teens in New York City for over ten years, it’s impossible for me to resist starting my tips for communicating with teens with somethingRead more

Therapy with Teens: A Collective NYC Therapist Conversation on Adolescence

Posted on July 21, 2016 in NYC Therapy, Therapy, Therapy for Teens

Following our last collective post on therapy for depression, we are continuing our ongoing series of conversations with a focus on therapy for teens. How do we–as a practice and as individual therapists–approach working with teens and what would we like parents to know? What is different about the experiences of NYC teens? And how can therapyRead more

How to Give Your Teen Safe Space

Posted on July 11, 2016 in Art Therapy, Family Therapy, NYC Therapy, Therapy, Therapy for Teens

As Therapists Who Work With Teens, We’ve Learned a lot About Negotiating Safety As a therapist who works with teens in NYC, I see how much parenting a teen is a tough job. Part of a teen’s healthy development is rebelling and getting space from their nuclear family, which doesn’t always feel great on the receivingRead more

Emotional Lessons: Teaching Children How to Be Well-Adjusted Adults

Posted on May 31, 2016 in Anger, Family Therapy, NYC Therapy, Psychotherapy, Therapy, Therapy for Teens, TriBeCa

Supporting Your Child’s Independence As a parent, your biggest job is to help your children grow into well-adjusted adults. From the moment they learn how to self soothe as infants, you are passing on lessons, big and small, that encourage healthy autonomy. In Slate’s “The Value of a Mess”, writer Jessica Lahey clearly lays out some of these lessons andRead more

Adult Coloring Books: An Intro to Art Therapy

Posted on May 3, 2016 in Art Therapy, Creativity, NYC Therapy, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Therapy, Therapy for anxiety, Therapy for Depression, Therapy for Post-partum Depression, Therapy for Stress, Therapy for Teens, Trauma and PTSD Therapy, TriBeCa

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