negative emotions: toxic or healthy?
Experiencing negative emotions is an unavoidable dimension of human life: fear, anger, jealousy/envy, anxiety, depression, insecurity, hopelessness, inadequacy, etc. We all grapple with these feelings at one time or another, and on any given day their intensity can be minute, moderate or severe.
a bias toward action
Therapists are known to empathize. More and more, however, we need to mobilize. The passive, quiet, detached therapist is not […]
anger management & the holidays
Shortly after the holidays there is an uptick in people seeking therapy in NYC for anger management. It’s as if […]
deconstructing fear
Fear can be a life killer. It really can. I see people struggling with this every day in my therapy […]
emotional mastery
We all know of people who pursue mastery in such things as chess, golf, painting, cooking, musicianship, martial arts and […]
your daily practice
What does your daily practice consist of? If you’re like most people, this question leads you to draw a blank. […]
befriending anxiety
It is crucial for psychiatrists and therapists in NYC to educate clients that anxiety is not to be avoided, feared […]
toxic habits of the mind
Thanks to Martin Seligman (founder of the movement called Positive Psychology), therapists have a much better understanding of three of […]
emotional pain cannot be killed
A recent NY Times article stated that “Drug overdose fatalities in New York City tripled between 1990 and 2006, a […]
the complexity of wanting
We don’t know what we want, but we are responsible for what we are—that is the fact. Jean-Paul Sartre How […]