If you don't know where to start, but you have a feeling that adoption might be something you need to address in your life and you are considering therapy, group therapy can be a powerful option. What are some of the benefits of group? Know yourself better as you explore your reaction to ...read more
Family Relationships: Navigating the Holidays
Today’s blog post will be a short one, to provide a good resource and some hope for sailing through the holidays without too much turmoil, inner or outer. In particular I want to point you to a good, readable and generally applicable blog post from live happy with 7 sane tips for how to get ...read more
Adoptee Rights Legislation in Albany A5494/S3419
Historic Adoptee Rights Legislation Passes in Albany The Clean Bill of Adoptee Rights was voted on and passed in the legislature on Friday. Now it goes to the Governor’s Office for signature. I want to thank Assemblyman David Weprin and Senator Velmanette Montgomery for sponsoring this ...read more
A Healthy Self Love
Arthur C. Brooks, in his opinion piece this weekend for the New York Times entitled Narcissism is increasing. So you're not so special writes: A healthy self-love that leads to true happiness is what Rousseau called “amour de soi.” It builds up one’s intrinsic well-being, as opposed to feeding ...read more
Can psychotherapy help your love life?
From the mundane to the profound, problems in and with relationships can point to where we need to grow, and be excellent reasons to consider couples therapy or individual therapy. With our national celebration of love, in all its flowers, chocolate and fancy card glory, this week is a good time ...read more
Gratitude and Happiness
It's that thanksgiving/giving thanks time of year and lots of us are gearing up for a weekend with family, or perhaps for a holiday touched by loss, sadness, or other difficult emotions to hold when it seems like the rest of the world is celebrating. I was happy to be reminded of the practice of ...read more
Treating Anxiety with Mindfulness
Today I answered a call from another professional about use of mindful breathing with anxiety. I was inspired to search around the internet and found this wonderful graphic of three directed mindfulness practices for three situations in which someone might struggle with anxiety. Yes, take 5 deep ...read more