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Anxiety Refresher: Symptoms and Coping Strategies
If you are someone who experiences anxiety (like a lot of us do), welcome! My goal for this blog post is a refresher on anxiety, its...


Can anger be helpful? Tips from a Trauma Therapist in Scarsdale, NY
I want to start by saying: all emotions are good emotions. Yes, some are more uncomfortable to experience versus others- but each emotion...


How to Break Free from Codependency
Do you feel like you're always putting others first? Do you feel like you can never do anything right unless you're pleasing someone...


3 Ways to "Just Breathe."
Have you have ever been told to "just breathe" or "relax" while amidst a highly unpleasant emotional experience and found yourself...


Stop Comparing Yourself: The Power of Self-Compassion and Forgiveness
What I hear from a lot of clients, no matter the age, is how often they are comparing themselves to their family, friends and peers. We...


Difficult Conversations: Why they aren’t always “bad”
When we think of the word “conflict” often times our thoughts jump straight to: “How can I avoid this?” or “It’s fine-It's not a big deal...


Do Successful People Go To Therapy?
5 Tips to Improve Emotional Intelligence What Does it Mean to be Successful? Success is a subjective term. Most people hear successful...


Getting Off The Hedonic Treadmill: 3 Ways to Feed Your Mind the Awareness it Needs
Have we turned into Human "Doings"? One of the ways the technological revolution has created difficulty for human beings to experience...


New Year, New YOU - 4 Tips to Improve Your Relationship With Yourself!
A New Way to Think about New Year Goals


How to Get More Out of Rapport in Therapy
Therapy in COVID and How to Strengthen A Therapeutic Rapport


Trauma is not one-size fits all...
You don’t need to meet the criteria for a PTSD diagnosis to be affected by trauma. I've heard a lot of clients share experiences with me...


Resolving Anger Charged Conflict: Clear Vision, Not Collision
For the greater part of some 300,000 years our species has existed, the evolution of self-defensive anger is one of the reasons we have...


The Importance of Practicing Self-Compassion during Trauma Therapy
Recovering from trauma is not a linear process. You may experience progress as well as regression at times. It is important to know that...


Tips for Seniors: How to Take Charge of Your Health
As a senior citizen, you know that keeping on top of your physical and mental health can be both time-consuming and challenging. Yet...


Thanksgiving Tips: Navigating the Holiday with an Eating Disorder
Hello All and Happy Thanksgiving! I wanted to create a quick guide of ways to navigate a holiday that is totally surrounded by food. Tip...


A Letter to the Supporter of Someone with an Eating Disorder in Westchester, NY
Dear Supporter, If you’re reading this, you may know someone who is struggling with an eating disorder. As an eating disorder therapist,...


How does Mental Health Therapy Help You Overcome Physical Pain in Westchester, NY
Physically Speaking When a trauma occurs to the physical body, such as a bone break or muscle tear, the recovery process may involve...


Polyvagal Theory Explained from a Trauma Therapist in Westchester, NY
What is Polyvagal Theory? And why should you learn about it if you're healing from trauma? History of the Polyvagal Theory: In 1994 the...


Tips from a Trauma Therapist in Westchester, NY: Why body awareness is so important
3 Reasons why it is so important to build somatic awareness in trauma-therapy If you just started working with a trauma-informed...


Meditation Myths Debunked from a DBT Therapist in Westchester, NY
Mindfulness, Meditation, Yoga, Third Eye, Higher Self, Inner Self, Spirit, Soul, Healing – we see these concepts spread just about...
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