My Favorite Things

Labor Day Weekend has always marked the beginning of something new for me; a new season; a new school year; the new year to come in only 4 months (!) Amazing! When I was a therapist, this was also my favorite time of the year ( after Christmas).  I never really knew why, and it didn’t seem important...

What To Expect From Therapy

What To Expect From Therapy Many of us enter therapy hoping to get some quick relief from the distress that we are experiencing. We are aware that therapy is costing us a lot in terms of time, money, and energy and we want to see some immediate results, especially when we are in pain. It is important that...

How Do I CHOOSE A THERAPIST

Choosing a therapist, unlike choosing a dentist or other professional, can be a very difficult choice.  Most of us from an early age have had experience with doctors and dentists, but very few have had experience with therapists.  So here are a few tips that might help you when evaluating a therapist,...

Find a Therapist? Who? Me? Where Do I Look?

I have been working very hard at Find-a-Therapist posting new articles, recruiting psychologists, psychiatrists, marriage counselors, social workers, art therapists, treatment centers and programs, and licensed professionals counselors. These professionals have training from four years of undergraduate...

How to Deal With an Angry Spouse

It is important to differentiate the spouse whose anger is a healthy response to various partner insufficiencies, such as lack of attunement, inadequate empathy, neglect, poor partner functioning -in short anger as a protest to loss of love and safety – and anger which is more characterological, i.e.,...

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