Suzanne

Posted by drdemarco in Therapists

Hi, I’m Suzanne and I am joining the offices of Dr. DeMarco this summer. I have an M.A. in Counseling from NYU and have worked as a school counselor at a middle school in the Bronx for the past seven years. I am making the transition into private practice with both adolescent and adult clients. I am a strong believer in positive thinking and see so many people, no matter what age they...

Bereavement Group

Posted by drdemarco in Articles, Services

Losing a loved one can be the hardest thing a human being can go through, especially if it’s a sudden loss and we haven’t had time to prepare for it. not only is losing a loved one probably the hardest thing we can ever go through, but it’s amplified when we have never gone through a difficult loss in the past.   My Therapist New York is offering group counseling to help you...

Mandy

Posted by drdemarco in Therapists

Hi! My name is Mandy. I recently completed a masters in mental health counseling and I am currently pursuing a clinical Ph.D in Human Sexuality. I have an eclectic style while working with clients. No two people are the same. therefore, different styles of therapy suit different individual needs. My belief is that an individual is an expert on their own life. My role as a therapist is...

Suzy explains psychotherapy for yogis…

Posted by suzy in Articles, Services, Therapy Styles

While the purpose of Yoga is the expansion of consciousness beyond all suffering, many yoga practitioners still struggle with their basic psychology.  This is mainly due to the commercialization of public classes, which has toppled the sacred and transformative aspects of the practice. Large, sweaty classes are not inherently a negative thing, since physical yoga offers a multitude of...

Managing Expectations

Posted by drdemarco in Articles

This is a topic that is always interesting to analyze because the distinction between where we place our expectations, and the way we balance our different expectations. So where do we place our expectations? In reality we place expectations on everything. It’s a human instinct to categorize and label our experiences, and by forming an expectation it’s a way for us to manage...

Yogic Psychotherapy – Part I

Posted by suzy in Articles, Therapy Styles

Non-dual, yogic philosophy teaches us that we are all emanations of the One (Shiva, God, Consciousness, Love, Essence, Nature, etc.)  This perspective has many implications for the practice of psychotherapy – let’s turn our attention to just a couple. First of all, as human beings our lives are ALL sacred, no matter how each of us thinks, feels and behaves.  In other words, the...

REBT Intro # 4

Posted by drdemarco in Audio/Video, Therapy Styles

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Holiday Cognitive Distortions

Posted by drdemarco in Articles

Over the Holiday break while visiting family, some of the cognitive distortions that run amok in my family became very clear to me. Don’t get me wrong I love my family and I wouldn’t be the (most-of-the-time-hopefully-good) person I am today if it hadn’t been for their parts in my life. However, as I watch many of my younger cousins getting older and coming of age, it becomes...

Exercise and mental health

Posted by nicole in Articles

If working out is not on your 2012 new year’s resolution list, why don’t we change that. It can be the perfect balance of the body and mind. Lets say you are not striving for six pack abs or buns of steel, or even  about preventing future diabetes or heart disease. But...

Psychoanalysis: Journeying Into Therapy

Posted by drdemarco in Articles, Therapy Styles

While I disagree with some basic fundamenta­ls of psychoanal­ysis, I do appreciate what others find in it that is helpful to them. What annoys me to no end, as a practition­er of an evidence-b­ased, short term style of therapy called cognitive behavioral therapy (specifica­lly rational emotive behavior therapy), is when the proponents of psychoanal­ysis perpetuate the myth that...