Tips for Stress Management
Are you looking for help to manage your stress? Here are steps you can take to feel more calm and in control.
Skills for Anger Management
Society has conditioned us to view anger as a bad emotion. However, the experience of anger in and of itself is not a bad thing. Emotions-including anger-are neither good nor bad. All emotions have functions.
Simple Grounding Techniques
While it is important to understand and feel our emotions, not every occasion is appropriate or useful for doing so. You can use these simple grounding techniques to help you detach from emotional pain that isn’t effective for you to feel in the moment. Grounding techniques work by shifting your attention and focus to something other than the difficult emotions or thoughts you are experiencing.
More Than Just the Baby Blues: Postpartum Depression
When a baby is born, many assume that the birthing parent will be nothing less than overjoyed. However, it is more typical for birthing parents to experience a range of complex emotions after bringing a baby into the world. When these emotions become predominantly negative and longstanding, leaving parents feeling like they don’t know what to do, where to turn, or whom to ask for help, they may be experiencing Postpartum Depression (PPD).
Before The Aisle: Building a Modern Marriage
As the “mental health generation” prepares to walk down the aisle, psychologically-minded couples are considering premarital counseling to start their unions on the right foot. Despite this growing interest, many couples wonder: what is premarital counseling, anyway?
Breaking Up With Your Therapist: What to Ask Yourself (and Them) Before Calling It Quits
Feeling like you want to break up with your therapist is scary and confusing territory, so much so that it often creates urges to ignore your feelings, lie about your reason for ending, or ghost your therapist altogether. First, a caveat* – if your therapist has crossed a clear ethical boundary, acted inappropriately, or made you feel unsafe, leave as soon and as abruptly as you want.
Dating: Not for the Faint of Heart
Dating, especially in New York City, is not for the faint of heart. This is one of the most discussed topics for our single clients. We caught up with Dr. Nadia Nieves for her advice on how to deal with some common dating concerns we hear from our clients.
Is Therapy All About My Mom?
A question we hear all the time... is therapy going to be all about my mom? Our answer: only if you want it to be.
Anger
If you take a poll and ask people which emotion they would least like to feel, chances are that most people would say anger. Anger tends to get a bad rap because the action urges associated with it (yelling and fighting) tend to be frowned upon by society. However, anger, like all emotions, serves an important function. Anger is a signal to ourselves that something is off, something is bothering us, and that we should slow down and take stock of what set it off.
Time Outs: The Secret to Healthy Conflict
Believe it or not, arguing can save your romantic relationship. Differences are inevitable in intimate relationships and conflict provides an opportunity to harness healthy aggression to clear the air and make space for growth. More relationships die by ice than by fire— meaning the bigger danger is disconnection, not conflict. However, not all arguments are created equal. Studies show that fights filled with contempt, stonewalling, criticism, and defensiveness erode relationships. Learning to fight well is key in lasting relationships.
Anxious about the Election? You’re not Alone.
Whatever the outcome of this presidential election is, many Americans feel like they will come out of it with both a newly elected president, and a new anxiety disorder. So many of our clients here at Therapists of New York are struggling to manage the intense emotions arising from what feels to many like a very high-stakes election. This sense of panic, dread and worry many are experiencing is a bi-partisan experience. NPR news reports that the majority of Democrats, Republicans and independents are all reporting high levels of stress related to the upcoming election.
Reclaiming the Weekend: Setting Work Boundaries in the COVID-19 Era
It isn’t news to anybody that the COVID-19 pandemic has completely upended the ways that many of us are doing our jobs, with millions of people working from home for the first time ever. Before the pandemic, even the most dedicated workaholic had one key way to enforce the boundary between their work and home life: By leaving the office. Without a commute and physical separation from the office, many have felt the boundary between work and home dissolve, finding themselves overstressed, hunched over their computer at odd hours, and answering slacks and emails into the dead of night.
Healthy Assertiveness in a Global Pandemic
Managing boundaries is challenging in the best of circumstances, but in a pandemic the stakes are higher than ever. One the one hand, we are hungry for contact as we feel isolated and afraid. On the other hand, interacting with others holds real risk to physical safety and health. Right now, the human need for relationships is in direct conflict with the need for safety.
How to Choose The Right Therapist
Searching for a therapist may be the most challenging part of therapy. Each part of the process presents obstacles that need to be overcome to proceed:
5 Tips to Stay Mindful
Let’s face it, we are all feeling stressed right now. We are living in a time with many unknowns, inequalities, and mixed information. Future planning seems like a luxury from years past. At Therapists of New York, we are helping our patients (and ourselves) by enhancing strategies to reduce stress and improve focus and awareness.
Pros and Cons of Telehealth in NYC
In the spring, therapists and patients in NYC were abruptly thrust into the world of telehealth. It was one of many adjustments we had to make among so many unknowns around us. After some clunky adjustments (poor wifi connections, frozen screens, scheduling changes, finding private spaces, etc), we made it to the other side. And the other side is…working!
What To Ask My Insurance Company So I Actually Understand How Much Therapy Will Cost
How much will my insurance company reimburse me for therapy? This topic makes most people’s heads spin - for good reason! There is a lot to consider and it can be overwhelming. We made a list of questions to ask your insurance provider so you know the costs before you connect with a therapist.
Questions For Your Initial Therapy Consultation
You spend months thinking about starting therapy. The search for a therapist is time consuming and unsatisfying. There are false starts and missed connections. Finally, you find a therapist that can work. Reading their profile, you find thoughts and phrases you can relate to, and their approach to therapy speaks to you.
Simplifying the Baffling World of Health Insurance
In Network. Out of Network. Copays. Co-Insurance. Out of pocket. Reimbursement. Deductibles.
As therapists we have been doing this for years, and we still get tongue tied. Once you understand the concepts and definitions, you may find you can afford premium healthcare.
Ready to find your therapist?
Start with a brief conversation with one of our directors, senior psychologists who personally guide every match. We’ll take the time to understand what matters most to you and connect you with the therapist who is the best fit for your needs.