So you’re looking for a therapist. What do you need to know? Below are some questions designed for you to ask your potential therapist, and some designed for you to ask yourself to help you to find a good match for yourself. You can ask these upfront, but it’s best if you ask yourself theContinue reading “Finding the right therapist”
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Change
One of the most important traits a person, or family, can have is the ability to adapt to change. Life is ever changing, as are our relationships. Family’s have to adapt to change as children grow older, roles and needs change. Relationships change. As a therapist, i often find that family’s that are struggling withContinue reading “Change”
In love ?
Have you ever fallen madly in love? So madly in love that thoughts of your newly found love enter your mind day and night, your stomach tingles, you lose your appetite and begin to believe that you can quit your day job and somehow just live off of this freshly replenished feeling you have. ItContinue reading “In love ?”
Healing from emotional pain
At any age – we have all been through a thing or two. I wanted to blog about how to get your Mojo back or six steps to feeling better about a difficult situation, but realistically, I couldn’t blog simple steps when I personally and professionally know how incredibly hard a thing it is toContinue reading “Healing from emotional pain”
Carving your dreams into reality
Do you ever think of what you want for yourself in the future? Things like what type of work you would like to be doing, what type of partner you would like to have, whether or not you’re interested in raising any (or more) children. Where you would like to live and how you wouldContinue reading “Carving your dreams into reality”
My hero’s
This morning I read an article where the interviewer asked someone about who their greatest hero was. I didn’t read long enough to get the answer. But I imagine they would list a celebrity or political figure, maybe a someone in sports even. When I think of my biggest hero’s I don’t think of anyContinue reading “My hero’s”
Being human at work
Entering social work school in 2001 was a bit of a culture shock. Having grown up in the Bronx and having been lucky enough to go to a very down to earth undergraduate school like Lehman College, entering professional social work school was a bit daunting. Between struggling with concerns about whether or not iContinue reading “Being human at work”
To go to therapy or not to go to therapy…….
I decided to write this blog after a lengthy discussion with my friend Alisa. Alisa has been single for about four months now and had her latest break up when she learned her then boyfriend was married. This, however, was not the first time she found herself in this predicament. Alisa always seems to findContinue reading “To go to therapy or not to go to therapy…….”
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