Preparing for Therapy at Home
By Elizabeth Marks, MSWI We’re all getting used to our new normal where our apartments are now multipurpose rooms for sleep, sex, dinner, virtual happy hours, barre class, and board meetings. Knowing that we are nearing winter, and most offices aren’t
How do you know when it’s time to see a psychiatrist?
By Rachel Parodneck LMSW What is a psych eval? A psychiatric evaluation is an initial appointment with a psychiatrist to evaluate whether or not what you’re experiencing warrants psychotropic medication. Psychotropic drugs are prescribed to treat a variety of mental health issues
An Introvert’s Guide to Re-Adjusting to “Normal Life”
By Rachel Parodneck, LMSW As NYC enters Phase 4, it is many people’s worst nightmare. Some are required back at work even amidst COVID-19 cases rising. Anxiety about the re-openings can be off the charts, especially if you’re an introvert. From what we’ve seen in
Finding Peace Amidst Challenge and Uncertainty
By Rachel Grossman, LMSW We are all experiencing many different emotions right now. There are moments where it might feel cozy to be at home enjoying the slower pace, and moments where we experience fear and uncertainty. Perhaps we feel as if
Self-Compassion: Be a Good Friend to Yourself
By Olivia Alvizo We often hear folks describe themselves as compassionate human beings and it is comforting knowing there are truly good people in this world. However, the moment is fleeting because we also encounter those same people can be extremely
Finding a Psychiatrist
By Rachel Parodneck, LMSW Many seemingly easy tasks can be surprisingly difficult. Finding the right psychiatrist is one of those challenges. For a plethora of reasons, it seems a good shrink is hard to come by! Many don’t take insurance and
Managing Anger and Anxiety (Part 2)
By Tyvon Foster In the last blog, the psychological processes of anger and anxiety, the big question, and physiological responses were discussed. However, the are many more ways to properly and effectively manage anger and anxiety, which will be discussed in
Managing anger and anxiety (Answering the big question)
By Tyvon Foster, LMSW, CAMS-II Let’s face it, most of us view anger as a negative emotional response. Some of us see it as irrational or immature. Others become uncomfortable and believe themselves to be a bad person because they are
Retail Therapy
By Rachel Parodneck What is retail therapy? If you’ve never heard of, let alone engaged in, retail therapy, the concept is in the name: using retail for therapy. When can it be a problem? Here’s where retail therapy can backfire: TIME reports the results
Coping with major life transitions
By Rachel Parodneck tran·si·tion /tranˈziSH(ə)n,tranˈsiSH(ə)n/ noun The process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another. Few people love change. Life-altering transitions are a part of life. Like it or not, change happens. Nothing is static. Whether positive or negative,
