Young Adults
Gen Z Is Closer to Parents Than Ever: Make Sure Your Closeness Isn’t a Solution for Fear
Young adults remain more closely connected to their parents for longer than ever. There has been a lot of recent press about parents and their young adult children remaining closely connected for a much longer time than has been the case traditionally. A lot of reasons likely account for this such as financial struggle, life and career disruptions caused by the pandemic, and folks seeking…
Apr 26, 2024
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 kids gain independence and return to school.In the…
Sep 07, 2023
How to Have a Good Relationship With a College Roommate: Director Heather Mayone in Self Magazine
Dealing with your first college roommate is a huge and intense transition after most likely living under a parent or guardian’s roof. Cohabiting in a small space with weird light-colored wood furniture and prohibitively tiny beds takes teamwork and cooperation with even the most well-intentioned of roommates. Our Director Heather Mayone recently appeared in Self Magazine to offer strategies for…
Sep 28, 2022
Parents Have a Big Job to Do With Kids' Back-To-School Anxiety: Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist on All Of It with Alison Stewart
Returning To School In-Person Means Kids Will Need A Lot of Support . As New York City schools return to in-person classes, many parents and kids are dealing with anxiety about yet another uncertain transition—one of many in the past year and a half. Our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist returned to WNYC’s All Of It with Alison Stewart to share his observations on the many concerns of…
Oct 07, 2021
How Parents and Adult Children Can Live Together (Without Killing Each Other): Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist in Giddy
Due to the pandemic and resulting economic challenges, many adult children have moved back in with their parents. Despite—or in some cases, because of—these familial ties, this living situation isn’t always simple to navigate for the parent or the adult child. Our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist explores how parents and adult children can create a healthy adult-to-adult relationship…
Aug 26, 2021
How Can Adult Siblings Deal With Jealousy in Their Relationship?: Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist in VICE
Jealousy frequently comes up in our family therapy with adult siblings, even though jealousy is often more discussed in regards to kids and adolescents. Offering insights into jealousy between adult siblings, our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist spoke to VICE about how siblings can discuss and potentially diffuse this tension in their relationship.In “What to Do if a Sibling’s…
Jul 08, 2021
We Need To Ask Better Questions Of Each Other: 7 Questions To Ask Young Adults Who Recently Graduated College
After College, Young Adults Are In Transition: Asking Better Questions Can Help . Continuing my series on how to ask better questions in our relationships, young adults who have recently graduated college are at a transitional moment in which asking deeper questions of them can be particularly helpful. Post-college graduation is one of the most unknown, exciting, sad, scary, wonderful and lonely…
Mar 05, 2020
How Parents Can Help Their College Student's Transitional Anxiety
Starting College Is A Social And Emotional Transition For Your Young Adult. When your young adult goes to college, parents are aware that the academic challenges will increase. But what we don’t often talk to our kids about–and what frankly can be hard to discuss–is that there is a big transition for young adults in college both socially and emotionally. Your college student has to navigate brand…
Oct 03, 2019
8 Emotional Survival Tips For A College Freshman From An NYC Therapist
Freshman Year: It’s One Of The Biggest Emotional Transitions You Can Make. When working with college students in my NYC therapy practice, freshman year is one of the biggest transitions one can make. While a ton of time is spent gearing up for college in late high school, we often forget just how hard the move to freshman year hits emotionally. There is frequently pressure to be happy and enjoy…
Sep 13, 2018
There Is A Danger In Not Taking Teens Seriously–Especially When It Comes To Gun Control
We Need To Take Teens Seriously About Guns. On a recent Wednesday morning, I happened to have a break when I heard chanting outside the window of my NYC therapy practice. The noises were not that unusual given that my Tribeca office is just a block away from City Hall, a frequent site of protests. It didn’t take me long to remember when I saw teenagers marching with signs that read “Never Again!”…
Apr 12, 2018
8 Challenges For New Grads: Focus On Emotional Growth
The Transition To Full Adulthood For New Grads Is Emotional. The transition from college into the “real world” can be intimidating for a new grad. It is a hard transition. There are so many unknowns. As a new grad, your world has previously been structured by school, academic achievement and after-school events like sports, music, theater, etc. Friends have mostly been a school-related social…
Jul 06, 2017
Intimacy And Sex Aren’t The Same Thing
Conflating Sex And Intimacy Is A Mistake. In my NYC therapy practice, I often see patients–both individuals and couples–who confuse sex and intimacy. But, sex and intimacy aren’t the same thing. There’s intimate sex and un-intimate sex. There’s intimacy without sex and sex without intimacy.For some, especially young people and those less experienced with sex (though not only), sex can come with…
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