Live in Nassau County or Long Island and are feeling stuck? Are you looking to improve your quality of life by having better relationships?
Heal you codependent patterns and allow relationships to fulfill you.
A boundary is a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line. Boundaries are essential for living a successful life because they are what define who you are and what you are ok with, allowing for meaningful relationships.
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.
Read MoreI'm sometimes struck by the wisdom little children have. I had a moment like that the other day when my toddler came home and told me about the story of a little caterpillar and its journey to becoming a butterfly.
Read MoreI 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.
Read MoreGRIEF
what is it in that five letter word
that stings
that hurts
so deep
hurt
that word won't do it justice
Read MoreYou'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.
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.
