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...

NYC Therapist Rates, Insurance

Posted by drdemarco in Articles, Insurance

No one wants to pay for something they can get for free or on the cheap, right? Unfortunately, with therapy, as with anything else in life, sometimes you get what you pay for. This is a bit of a rant (however, always with a sense of humor). Be brave and read on! We get calls several times a day about whether we take insurance, why we can’t see people for less than what we...

In the News: Therapists Try Tough Love

Posted by drdemarco in Articles, Therapy Styles

Whining, as defined by experts—the therapists, spouses, co-workers and others who have to listen to it—is chronic complaining, a pattern of negative communication. It brings down the mood of everyone within earshot. It can hold whiners back at work and keep them stuck in a problem, rather than working to identify a solution. It can be toxic to relationships. (Full Article) There are...

“Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.” Buddhist proverb

Posted by peter in Articles, Therapy Styles

A bad dose of the “Anyways”: A few days ago, I found myself relating a story to a friend. I was recounting how I had taken my guitar to a guitar shop for repair, and how it had been returned to me with a ding implanted in the baseboard, that had not previously been there. I was incensed that they had not owned up to the infraction, and had implied that the dent was there...

Kristine

Posted by kristine in Therapists

  Hi! My name is Kristine.  Throughout my life and studies I have found that many people respond to life’s stressors in different ways. I try to understand what is going on with me in most situations and do my best to strive to gauge what is going on with those around me. I find it helpful to look at situations from not only my point of view, but from the vantage point of those...

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...

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...

Cross-Cultural Relationships – In Time, Space and Food – (Part 2)

Posted by drdemarco in Articles, Couples Therapy

As I was saying in Part 1, cross-cultural couples have to negotiate an additional level of complexity when in a relationship. More of an awareness of each other’s cultural interpretations of actions can give cross-cultural couples the tools they need to deepen their relationship and understanding of each other. For this piece, lets look at the concept of “space.” As someone who...

Cross-Cultural Relationships: Time, Space and Food (Part 1)

Posted by drdemarco in Therapy Styles

Any couple in a relationship will agree that sometimes ‘things come up’ and ‘need to be worked out.’  This seems obvious because in a relationship, two very different individuals come together, bringing with them their own unique histories, expectations and interpretations of the world. Building a relationship involves negotiating these differences. Cross-cultural couples have...

Shoulding all over yourself

Posted by drdemarco in Articles, Therapy Styles

In REBT, that’s rational emotive behavior therapy for the uninitiated, there is a concept called “shoulding all over yourself”, also known as “musturbation”, also known as “hot thoughts”, etc, which is a type of cognitive distortion.  (A cognitive distortion, to continue to define our terms, is screwed up thinking that leads to an unhealthy negative emotion, which don’t...