Read our therapists’ latest thoughts on a variety of mental health topics including blogs on anxiety, depression, LGBTQ+ issues, and more!
This video blog explores how harboring guilt and shame when you hurt someone you love can harm your relationship.
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Have you ever wondered the impact marijuana has on your mental health? Read this blog to explore the benefits and consequences of marijuana.
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Do you ever find yourself asking, "Do I have ADHD?" Read this blog to learn about the signs of ADHD and what to do if you think you have it.
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This video blog explored how emotional neglect in childhood impacts adult mental health and how we can move toward healing.
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Bisexuality is a commonly misunderstood sexuality. This blog explores the misconceptions about bisexuality and its stigma.
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Curious about kink but feel like you’re the only one? Discover how to find supportive, like-minded people and build your kink community.
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Do you find yourself getting easily distracted? This blog teaches us strategies for how to focus and improve concentration.
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Have you received a mental health diagnosis and wondered what it means? This blog explains how the DSM-5 defines mental health disorders.
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Curious about what is AEDP therapy? Learn how Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy helps people have deeper emotional connections.
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Do you fear getting older? This blog shares how we can age well and gracefully in a way that increases our self-worth.
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Do you ever wonder if your sexual behaviors are healthy? This video blog will help you answer the question, "Am I a sex addict?"
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While media has expanded queer representation, this blog explores how it still falls short in showing the Black queer experience.
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Does ADHD make it harder to navigate your life? This blog teaches us about why we experience ADHD symptoms and what we can do to live well.
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Have you experienced long-term consequences of trauma? This blog helps us in understanding trauma and teaches us about PTSD and CPTSD.
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The change triangle is a way to understand and process our emotional health. This video teaches us how to use it to improve mental health.
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We hear people say “I feel stressed” so often these days that many of us just brush it off. Moreover, living in a big city like New York, we tend to view feeling stressed and overwhelmed all of the time as an inevitable part of
Smartphones, the technology we love to hate. It is a classic case of can’t live with them, can’t live without them. On the one hand, our smartphones have made our lives so much easier. On the other hand, they’re supposedly ruining our physical and mental
In my years of working as a therapist, I have found the topic of combining medication and therapy to be polarizing. People tend to be divided into two camps. There are those who resort to medication to address the symptom(s) but do not believe that
Mental health can be a very challenging and sensitive conversation topic, especially when it comes to talking about your own mental health. This puts us in a very vulnerable position, where we have to talk about something extremely sensitive and personal. Being put in that
What is Your Anxiety Telling You? [Transcript] Anxiety can be an uncomfortable feeling, but it can also be confusing because you don’t always know what’s wrong. Here are four easy steps you can use to understand what is going on beneath your anxiety and what
Family of origin stories and family relationship patterns are often the focus in therapy sessions. A common theme with clients who have an aging or sick parent is coping with the ways these events can change the relationship. Clients with aging or sick parents struggle
We enter into relationships to feel connected to and accepted by others, and to belong. That is the intention for most people and the “ideal” situation. In the reality of the day-to-day grind of our lives, however, we are often interrupted (and interrupt ourselves) in
On average, most people work between 5 and 9 hours per day. If you’re like most people, your workday is a blend of low-velocity work mixed with continual distraction (e.g., social media and email). Most people’s “working time” is not done at peak performance levels.
Let’s face it, although it’s 2019, we still unfortunately see many instances of sexism playing out in the workplace. Workplace sexism can take a huge psychological toll and make us feel devalued, disrespected, and invisible. The #metoo movement has brought new energy and focus to
Using Your Attachment Style to Recognize Patterns in Relationships [Transcript] Many different kinds of relationships can be impacted by your attachment style. If you are new to the theory of attachment, you might (very understandably) be wondering “what is attachment?” Attachment refers to the kinds
Every panic attack ends. We can all agree that, regardless of how we react or respond, every panic attack we’ve ever had has reached its natural conclusion. When a person experiences that combination of mental discomfort, unpleasant thoughts, and variety of unpleasant physical sensations, otherwise
The care our caregivers give us when we are young effects how we attach to people as adults, which is what attachment style in relationships is.
When someone comes to us for support, it can stir up several emotions. We might feel flattered, special, uncomfortable, concerned, confused, or even angry depending on what they shared. It is important to remember, most of the time friends are not looking for advice on how
In our culture, motivation is considered a major factor for positive change. In fact, people place such a high value on “having” motivation as a precursor for change, that “not having” or “lacking” motivation is seen as an obstacle to taking action toward living a
This holiday season, myTherapyNYC is giving back to some of the charities and organizations that we love. There are so many incredible nonprofit and charity organizations that promote wellness, community, and safety in New York City. Considering this, each of our therapists chose an organization
