As therapists, it’s our job to be in charge of the safety of our patients, particularly around talking about traumatic experiences. Because we take this role seriously, we’re aware when others exploit these vulnerabilities such as the multi-level-marketing company turned alleged sex cult NXIVM, which has garnered increased attention due to the HBO docuseries TheRead more
When Going Through Infertility, You Can Actively Hold Grief And Hope
Infertility Is Painful, But You Can Take It On Powerfully With Both Grief And Hope Infertility is a big word that encompasses many experiences. You may have been given a recommendation to see a reproductive endocrinologist because you have been trying to conceive for a year, you and your partner are part of the LGBTQRead more
We Need To Speak Up About How Black Women Are Dangerously Underserved During Maternity
Black Women And Their Families Experience Increased Risk During Pregnancy And Childbirth: Like With Police Brutality, Doctors, Healthcare Providers, And Therapists Need To Speak Up Thanks to the Black Lives Matter movement, we are actively talking–both in my therapy practice and on a national (and international) level–about how Black lives have not been protected inRead more
Therapy for Hypervigilance During COVID-19 Part 3: How Can Couples Work With Hypervigilance?
In the previous parts of this three-part series, I explained how hypervigilance develops and the ways it can be useful, as well as how it can let both partners in a relationship down in substantive ways. For the third and final part of this series, I’ll explore how both individuals and partners can work withRead more
Therapy for Hypervigilance During COVID-19 Part 2: How Can It Let Couples Down?
In part one of this three-part series, I explored how hypervigilance develops in the first place and how it’s not only useful, but at times a vital protective tool for individuals, couples, and families. In part two, I’m emphasizing four ways that hypervigilance, despite its usefulness, tends to let individuals and their partners down inRead more
Therapy for Hypervigilance During COVID-19 Part 1: What Is Hypervigilance And Why Is It Useful?
You Might Have Been Right About COVID-19, But Your Partner Might Find Themselves In The Wrong Some of my patients in my online therapy sessions have been aware of the massive ramifications of the coronavirus long before even our government. They anticipated the layoffs, the lack of PPE, the “staying inside” directives, and the shortageRead more
The Overuse Of Antidepressants Isn’t The Problem: It’s Ignoring The Role Of Trauma In Suffering
There Are Many Common Criticisms Of Antidepressants, Including About Their Overuse Criticism of antidepressants is a trope employed to a number of different ends. Some frequent critiques of antidepressants are that they are unproven (I think there’s mixed truth here–we know less about how antidepressants work than people think, but some users experience some reliefRead more
Tribeca Therapy On Dealing With Chronic Illness In The New York Times
Chronic Illness Isn’t Just Physical: It’s Also Emotional Treating patients who are dealing with health-related issues in our NYC therapy practice, we understand that being diagnosed and living with chronic illness not only affects people physically, but also emotionally. We’re excited to have had the opportunity to talk about the many facets of chronic illnessRead more
The Power Of Being Done
There’s Strength In The Idea Of Being Over It Recently, in my NYC therapy practice, I’ve been thinking about the power in being finished or done. There’s strength in the idea of being over it, whether being over a crappy job, a parent’s narcissism, a so-so relationship or just, this president. After the election, thereRead more
Practicing Couples Therapy During 2018’s Brett Kavanaugh Moment
One of 2018’s defining events, both nationally and in our NYC therapy practice, was the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Particularly inspired by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s brave testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, women patients shared experiences of sexual trauma, harassment and experiences of close calls. Not only did theRead more
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