Culture Matters, Even For Couples Of The “Same Culture” In my couples therapy practice, I often say to couples that we are all in and of a culture. How you see the world and how decisions are made about issues like monogamy, raising children, sharing a home, etc. are all cultural matters. Which is toRead more
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,Read more
Depression Therapy: The Pain Is Gone, But What’s Next?
The Work Isn’t Finished After Depression Much of the focus of depression therapy is on alleviating the pain that dominates your life. During depression, pain takes over in a way that creates a sort of linear existence. Things that hurt less, you do; things that hurt more, you avoid. Because of this, emotional pain drivesRead more
What Can Monogamous Couples Learn From Couples In Open Relationships?
Monogamous Couples Can Learn From Non-Monogamous Couples In Couples Therapy Can couples in open relationships teach monogamous couples a thing or two about navigating and maintaining a partnership? It might seem like a strange question, but in my NYC couples therapy practice, I see how couples in open relationships, by stepping outside of the acceptedRead more
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 withRead more
What To Consider During Pregnancy To Prevent Postpartum Depression
Pregnancy Is A Time For Developing Tools To Prevent Postpartum Depression No matter if it’s your first or fifth child, each pregnancy is unique. If you are concerned about postpartum depression (PPD) or you experienced it in the past, then thinking through how to build something different while you’re pregnant will help you in theRead more
What Makes A Great Marriage and More Couples Therapy-Related Reading
Couples therapy tackles a whole wide spectrum of topics. Each couple comes in with a distinct relationship, culture and experience that couples therapy can and needs to speak to. Especially when considering if couples therapy is the right fit, couples often want to know if and how a couples counselor approaches these unique issues andRead more
Anxiety: One Little Word, So Many Experiences
We Use The Word Anxiety For Different Experiences Lately in my NYC anxiety therapy practice, it occurred to me that we use one word–anxiety–to talk about so many different kinds of experiences. This includes angst, dread, worry, fear, panic, agitation, aggression, stress, nervousness, jitteriness, distracted, impulsive, manic, unsettled, concerned, alienated and excited. The list couldRead more
Grief Therapy: Grief Is How We Heal
Grief (And Grief Therapy) Helps You Synthesize Traumatic Events Much of therapy is a process of grieving and this holds true for grief therapy. The healing is grief. For example, you experience trauma. Part of the nature of trauma is that it is of sufficient size and circumstances that you can’t synthesize that experience. ByRead more
Panic Attacks And The Upside Of Falling Apart
Panic Attacks: The Upside of Falling Apart Falling apart is inconvenient. But, in my NYC therapy practice, I find panic attacks can indicate that you need to fall apart–you’re overwhelmed and your body is telling you that in the form of a panic attack. Therapy can be a place to safely allow yourself to doRead more
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