Is Somatic Therapy for you?

You feel tense, panicky, insecure, and uncomfortable in your skin.

Your body may be holding some messages that make you feel stuck, irritable or insecure. You may be aware of some of the messages you hold or you may have a nagging sense that something feels off.

Your body tells a tale that goes deeper than the spoken word.

AnxietyEsther GoldsteinMay 8, 2017trauma recovery, trauma expert five towns, anxiety treatment five towns, anxiety specialist long islandComment

Want to be famous?

Who likes being plain old simple plain Jane?

Or plain ol' Tom, Dick or Harry?

I remember on my entry letter to graduate school I started with..."We exist in a world where it seems as though individuals are running in a race, a race where no one can actually ever really win....". I saw the rush, the hurry, the starvation for being "it" for being louder, wiser, cooler, funnier,,more successful,....stronger, better, different!

How exhausting is that?

Anxiety, Coping Skills, Emotional WellnessEsther GoldsteinApril 28, 2017self esteem counseling nassau, improve self confidence, therapy for self esteem, best psychologist and counseling for anxiety long island, best psychologist long island, nassau anxiety specialistComment

From Surviving to Thriving over Spring Break (or any holiday season)

So, It's that time of year. Spring Break. Holiday Vacation.

Yay! Right?

Or is it? So many of us need a long awaited break from the hum drum of daily life and responsibilities. We look forward to "time off" or "time away".

Or, do we?

Remember, most of us have other things going on when we're not necessarily "on" for work or college or day-to-day responsibilities.

AnxietyEsther GoldsteinApril 18, 2017self esteem counseling nassau, skills to cope with anxiety, self esteem and self confidence therapy long island, coping skills for anxiety

Trauma: the big T and the little t

At the beginning of therapy I often ask individuals about their trauma history. Some people are very clear about what it is they have experienced and know it has been a trauma; be it child abuse, domestic abuse, terrorism, war or rape. However, others are quick to saying "I haven't been through anything traumatic" in a heartbeat.

Anxiety, Emotional Neglect, DepressionEsther GoldsteinMarch 27, 2017trauma treatment, trauma counseling nassau county, five towns anxiety counseling, EMDR five towns, psychology long island EMDR, trauma recovery

Help, I'm dissociating, now what?

Esther Goldstein, LCSW provides Trauma and PTSD Treatment , Dissociation Treatment and EMDR Therapy to help you overcome your past and move forward in life. Book your first session in her Cedarhurst office in Nassau County

Anxiety, Anxiety in the WorkplaceEsther GoldsteinMarch 7, 2017trauma therapy 11516, Dissociation Counseling Long Island Nassau County, dissociation treatment, Five Towns Dissociation Skills, healing complex trauma and post traumatic stress disorderComment

Playing Small?

Have you been playing it small lately? Sometimes you may notice that you are in this funny place where there isn't much movement or growth. You're sorta stuck. You may have every. reason. in. the. book. to. stay. stuck.

Anxiety, DepressionEsther GoldsteinFebruary 21, 2017self esteem and self confidence therapy long island, self esteem counseling nassau, panic and anxiety treatment and counseling five towns, skills to cope with anxiety, build you confidence skills nassau county

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A Mental Health Blog in Long Island

You feel tense, panicky, insecure, and uncomfortable in your skin.

Your body tells a tale that goes deeper than the spoken word.

How exhausting is that?