Dissociation and Trauma Therapy in Five Towns, Long Island
Dissociation and Trauma Therapy in Five Towns, Long Island

WHAT IS DISSOCIATION? Do you ever space out and just need to think of nothing? We all have moments where we space out and feel somewhat disconnected. How do we know, though, what is normal amounts of "spacing out" and when do these "mental escapes" become concerning? The word dissociation means not feeling connecting to yourself.  This is a common experience individuals have, especially those who use it as a coping mechanism to escape stressful situations.

Read more about trauma therapy for dissociation and trauma in Five Towns, Nassau and across Long Island, NY.

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How To Find a Therapist In Nassau County
How To Find a Therapist In Nassau County

Are you in the Five Towns, Nassau County or Long Island and looking for a therapist who can help you?

I understand how hard it is to venture out and seek someone who you will open up to, and allow them in to help you with your innermost worries, hopes, fears and wishes. At the same time, I commend you for beginning this search as it takes one step to begin making the change you seek; and research proves that good therapy helps people committed to change.

In my many years as a therapist, and even before then, many individuals had shared with me that they'd been"therapy shopping" for a while and were feeling frustrated. They had either started and felt confused or misunderstood the process, or began seeing someone and weren't sure how to know if it was a right fit and if they were progressing as they had hoped.

I've delineated some basic pointers on how to be good consumer of psychotherapy.  

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A 5 LETTER WORD - Grief
A 5 LETTER WORD - Grief

 GRIEF                                      

what is it in that five letter word 

that stings

that hurts

so deep

hurt

that word won't do it justice

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Anxiety, EMDR for Trauma, Emotional Neglect, Integrative Toolkit, Somatic Psychotherapy, Somatic Experiencing, Self Help Tips, Self Confidence + EsteemEsther Goldsteinloss and grief EMDR, grief counseling, childhood emotioanl neglect, healing emotional issues, Somatic experience new york, somatic experience exercise Comment
What is Attachment Focused Parenting?
What is Attachment Focused Parenting?

You promised yourself that you would do things differently.

You're committed to parenting in a wise and healthy way, yet you're not living up to those expectations.  You keep hitting the same walls. You're done with the disappointment.

Attachment focused parenting if designed  for you.

If you find that:

  • Being present with your children brings up pain and sadness.

  • Although you've tried every parenting tip offered, you're stuck with disconnect and disappointment.

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Emotional Neglect, Love and Relationships, Parenting, TraumaEsther Goldsteinparenting nassau county, five towns parenting skills, find-a-therapist-five-towns, nassau county psychotherapyComment