Posts in Attachment Theory
Plan B — When Life Makes You Pause | IFS Therapy In New York

A moment at the pharmacy brought her to tears, but the real story was happening inside her. This blog explores how shame, impulsivity, and old survival strategies show up in adulthood — and how Parts Work Therapy helps us heal from the inside out.

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Mother Hunger and Attachment Issues: When Somatic Therapy Isn't Enough

Some mothers can't physically comfort their children—not because they don't love them, but because their nervous systems learned that receiving care means danger. This case study explores phobic avoidance of inner experience, revealing why traditional somatic therapy couldn't help Samantha hug her kids, and the micro-moment approach that finally created breakthrough.

For trauma therapists seeking new approaches and clients whose bodies stay frozen despite years of insight-based healing. Apply to join my Trauma Training for Therapists or call to book a session in my New York or Long Island office with Trauma Expert Esther Goldstein

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Just Be Sad With Me: A Story About Love & the Courage to Let Go

She looked up at me for the first time in twelve minutes.
Her heart was breaking, but something in the silence began to shift — a moment of connection, of permission to simply be sad.
This story from the therapy room explores what happens when we stop trying to fix heartbreak and instead meet it with presence, attachment healing, and the gentle wisdom of somatic therapy in NYC.

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The Two Secrets for Fulfilling Relationships

You are sitting here hitting your head against a wall, wondering why, in the entire New York City, you haven't found the right book to help you find love. Or , you're trying to figure out the riddle to why you are feeling unfulfilled in your current relationship. I've got some wisdom to alleviate your worries and to guide you to relief and to relationship fulfillment. Read on about how to attract emotionally available partners, and how to improve your abilities to develop meaningful relationships. Book your first session to become more emotionally available in our New York office in person or virtually. Book with expert trauma and relationship therapist Esther Goldstein, Today.

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What's Your Attachment Style? Therapy Long Island

What’s your attachment style? In dating and relationships in New York City, this is a question that comes up often. You’ll want to date and marry someone with a secure attachment style as your life will be so much smoother. And, you’ll want to embody a secure attachment template as you’ll feel so much more comfortable in your skin when you feel secure - with yourself and others. Read more. book a session with expert relationship therapist Esther Goldstein in Long Island and New York.

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When it Feels Like You Do Everything

You’re awake late at night thinking about your never ending to do list. Wait is my meeting tomorrow or Thursday? Oh shoot, I was supposed to call and cancel little Johns soccer practice. The tasks seem never ending, and you can’t catch your breath. Does life have to feel so heavy and why are you the only one that seems to get things done?

Read on, to hear some tips and tricks for the high achiever that feels alone carrying the weight of the world!

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