Bereavement Group
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...
Read MoreSuzy explains psychotherapy for yogis…
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...
Read MoreYogic Psychotherapy – Part I
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...
Read MoreHidden Benefits of Learning a Language
So I was reflecting on my experience with learning Spanish and I recalled something very useful. I find not many people realize a powerful hidden benefit from learning another language is how it relates to self-talk. Now self-talk is a pretty simple concept, but it is has powerful implications for our day-to-day functioning. The way we talk to ourselves is essentially an extension of...
Read MoreInsurance & Therapy, pt 2: What other therapists are saying…
We do not accept insurance- And here is why… Right now there is a discussion on one of the mental health groups on LinkedIn about the problems with the DSM and using insurance in therapy. I wanted to share a few of the exchanges here in response to a post by Hilding Ohrstrom, LCPC: To DSM or Not to DSM, that is the question….. Earlier in my career, I used to think...
Read MoreInsurance & Therapy, pt 1
We do not accept insurance for therapy- And here is why. People don’t generally expect therapy when making out their budgets. They really don’t expect it when they have insurance coverage that covers medically necessary treatments. For these treatments to be covered, the clinician must give you a medical diagnosis, which becomes part of an elaborate trail of paperwork...
Read MoreNew Series on Therapist Tells All- Meme Watch!
I was a big fan of the word “meme” in the early 2000’s, when I was doing some reading on Buddhist philosophy versus religion. I love that it has now turned into a pillar of internet culture. A meme, in the original sense, is an idea that propels itself, much like a computer virus. Read a great piece on that here. Internet memes are usually ridiculous sites,...
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