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Comprehensive Couples Therapy: EMDR & Schema Approaches for Lasting Connection
What Is Couples Therapy? Couples therapy is a form of psychotherapy designed to help romantic partners improve their relationship, deepen their emotional connection, and navigate challenges...
Combining EMDR and Schema Therapy
What is EMDR Therapy? Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a structured, evidence-based psychotherapy designed to help individuals heal from trauma, distressing memories,...
Living with a Partner Who Has Maladaptive Daydreaming
When someone you love seems physically present but mentally elsewhere, the experience can range from puzzling to deeply painful. For partners of individuals with maladaptive daydreaming, this...
Hidden Longings: Maladaptive Daydreaming Through a Schema Therapy Lens
Understanding Early Maladaptive Schemas and Maladaptive Daydreaming Maladaptive daydreaming—the immersive fantasy world that many individuals retreat to—can be deeply understood through Jeffrey...
How Maladaptive Daydream Content Reveals Unmet Childhood Emotional Needs
The rich, immersive worlds created in maladaptive daydreaming rarely emerge by chance. Behind the elaborate storylines, recurring characters, and persistent themes lies a psychological blueprint—a...
The Types of Maladaptive Daydreams: Understanding Different Fantasy Patterns
Overview: Maladaptive daydreaming (MD) is characterized by extensive fantasy activity that interferes with daily functioning. While all maladaptive daydreamers share the common experience of...
Me, Myself, and Thai: Sam Rockwell’s Monologue on White Lotus is an Object Relationist’s Candy Store
Note: This essay contains spoilers for Season 3 episode 5 of White Lotus. We’re going to examine Sam Rockwell’s acclaimed Asian girl monologue from HBO Max’s The White Lotus through the lens of...
Analyzing Apple TV+’s Severance using Schema Therapy: Mark S’s Innie and Outie as Schema Modes
Mark S from Apple TV+’s Severance is a compelling fictionalized case study of extreme emotional state fragmentation. He and other Lumon employees elect to undergo the severance procedure which...
Navigating the Aftermath of Infidelity: Should You Stay or Should You Go?
Infidelity is one of the most challenging crises a couple can face. The discovery of an affair shatters trust, triggers intense emotions, and forces both partners to question the future of their...
How Schema Therapy Fights The Psychological Effects of Systemic Trauma and Oppression
Schema therapy offers a powerful framework for addressing systemic oppression and promoting social justice. By focusing on deeply ingrained patterns of thought and behavior, this approach provides...
Understanding Sensory Processing Sensitivity: Are You a Highly Sensitive Person?
Do you often feel overwhelmed by the world around you? Are you deeply moved by art or music? Do you need time alone to recharge after busy social situations? If so, you may be what psychologists...
Balanced Mind of New York
Balanced Mind is a psychotherapy and counseling center offering online therapy throughout New York. We specialize in Schema Therapy and EMDR Therapy. We work with insurance to provide our clients with both quality and accessible care.
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Adult Child Estrangement
Amber's Story Amber was the first-born child to her mother and father. By the time she turned five, her parents had four more children, and the weight of responsibility settled on Amber far too soon. While other kids her age were playing with friends and exploring,...
Comprehensive Couples Therapy: EMDR & Schema Approaches for Lasting Connection
What Is Couples Therapy? Couples therapy is a form of psychotherapy designed to help romantic partners improve their relationship, deepen their emotional connection, and navigate challenges together. Whether couples are dating, engaged, cohabiting, or married, therapy...
Combining EMDR and Schema Therapy
What is EMDR Therapy? Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a structured, evidence-based psychotherapy designed to help individuals heal from trauma, distressing memories, and negative self-beliefs. Developed by Francine Shapiro, EMDR...