Misinformation about depression is common. Here are 5 misconceptions that our NYC therapists hear about depression.

Over time, improving your level of self-respect can help you feel better about yourself overall, improving your self-esteem. Here’s how you can do it!

Sleep is a foundational aspect of both our physical and mental health. Discover how to improve your sleep.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by loneliness this winter, know that you won’t feel this way forever. Here are some things you can try.

The holidays can be a lonely time for people navigating sobriety. Here are some suggestions for how to approach sobriety this holiday season.

For many families the holidays are a time of stress and family conflict. If that’s the case for yours, here’s how you can prepare.

Understanding what SAD is, what symptoms to look for, and how you can manage its effects, can help you navigate your life, no matter what season you’re in. 

Learning more about conflict in relationships can help you have more compassion for yourself and your partner when you find yourselves in an argument.

Getting married is a decision that requires thoughtful consideration from various angles, including mental health, finances, and the state of your relationship. Explore key questions to ask your partner(s) before getting married.

If you're considering therapy but aren’t sure if it’s the right time, here are a few signs it might be beneficial and what you can expect from starting the process.

Individual therapy is more than just a place to talk about your feelings—it’s an opportunity for self-growth, healing, and change. 

Anyone may experience brain fog from time to time, but for those who also live with chronic illnesses or chronic pain, brain fog may be a regular experience, which can negatively influence the state of your mental health. Managing brain fog is frustrating and can make you feel lazy, defeated, and further exhausted, especially if you’re trying to manage it without support.

Setting boundaries to avoid discomfort is all too easy to do, especially if you’re new to setting boundaries. When you establish a boundary, it’s with the goal of making something tolerable (or enjoyable) long term. Another way we can work on that? Distress tolerance skills!

Boundaries are essential to healthy relationships, especially with family. Here’s how you can communicate your boundaries effectively and compassionately.

Feeling apprehensive at the unknown can prevent us from going for a lot of things in life–but our relationships are important to us, so taking the risk here can be massively rewarding. But knowing this doesn’t often make it any less intimidating to jump into a process you know little about! If the fear of the unknown is holding you back from starting couples counseling, take some time to read through these points for a better idea of what goes on in couples therapy.

Negative thinking traps (or cognitive distortions) are errors, or negative patterns in our thinking processes. When trapped, our thought processes tend to overlook context, leave information out, or assign motivations with no evidence behind them. Today we’re going to explore three more: Mind-reading, Should statements, and Emotional reasoning.

Despite its prevalence, there’s a lot of misinformation about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, making it tough to understand. These are some of the most common misconceptions about OCD that our NYC therapists hear about.

Understanding this difference between chronic and acute stress can help you make the distinction for yourself when you’re experiencing intense periods of stress. Is it situational, caused by something coming up in your life, or does it never seem to go away?

Learning skills to strengthen different types of relationships and the safety and comfort you feel within them is key to making sure you don’t find yourself relying on just one person or relationship. Here are 6 resources to help you create intention within your relationships.

Conflict with a friend can feel totally overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to mean the end of your friendship. Here’s how to approach it.