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
How Therapy Speak About Boundaries Is Used to Deny Ambivalence in Relationships: Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist in Buzzfeed
What does it mean when the language of therapy, such as notions of boundaries, is used to justify actions within the context of a romantic relationship? This question has been debated recently after a series of text messages allegedly sent from Jonah Hill were leaked by his ex-girlfriend in which he lists what she shouldRead more
How Parents and Adult Children Can Navigate Living Together: Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist in Healthline
Since the pandemic, an increasing amount of parents and adult children have decided to live together. While there is often much discussion about these relationships grating on both the adult children and their parents, these arrangements can often be beneficial. However, that doesn’t mean that they don’t need to be navigated with clarity and care.Read more
Director Heather Mayone Addresses How to Heal Vaginismus and Other Psychosomatic Issues in The Cut
When a traumatic event happens, there is a timestamp on it. For instance, if an event happened when a person was a young child, there is part of them that feels as scared and vulnerable as they were then, even if they are now a high-functioning adult that is not currently under any direct threat.Read more
When Couples Therapy Isn’t Working: Director of Supervision and Training Kelly Scott in The Cut
There are times in couples therapy when things just aren’t changing. Sessions cycle through the same arguments with the same dynamics. Even though a couples therapist may be making insights and connections, nothing is shifting. At this point, two questions have to be asked. First, why aren’t things changing? And secondly—a bigger question—does the coupleRead more
When We Talk about Seasonal Affective Disorder, We Often Leave Out an Important Piece: Our History
There are real reasons to feel sad in the winter: Not all of them have to do with the weather A recent article in The Atlantic “The Surprising Truth About Seasonal Depression” explores the reality of seasonal affective disorder (otherwise known as SAD) and whether winter weather and waning light actually impact people’s propensity forRead more
There’s No Such Thing as Generalized Anxiety: Only an Overwhelming Accumulation of Unresolved Anxieties
Anxiety is a signal, not a biological disorder We have an idea of anxiety as this amorphous thing, which culminates in the most commonly diagnosed mental disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder. This idea likely grows out of a wish that anxiety was a biological disorder, a malfunction of the nervous system that is correctible just likeRead more
What to Do When Everyone’s Talking About You (Except They’re Not, Mostly): Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist in The Cut
There’s a saying in 12-step programs and other self-help that other people’s opinions about you are none of your business. This is a good rule to follow, but like many rules, believing in its importance doesn’t necessarily solve the problem. Our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist was recently featured in The Cut, addressing howRead more
Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist Featured on NPR
As family therapists, including family therapy for aging parents, we’ve witnessed the emotional impact on families when an older parent with dementia or other cognitive difficulties struggles to maintain their own finances. Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist appeared on NPR to explain what money issues can mean emotionally for an older parent and theRead more
Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist Featured in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal
Money is as loaded a topic as anything in therapy. Our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist recently appeared in both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal in order to assert that talking about money is too important to hide from, whether in therapy or in relationships. For The New York Times’Read more
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