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CBT for Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents: Healing from Childhood Emotional Neglect and Manipulation Understanding the Legacy of Narcissistic Parenting Summary: In this comprehensive analysis,...
CBT Adaptations for Highly Sensitive Persons: Honoring Depth of Processing in Treatment Understanding High Sensitivity: A Trait, Not a Disorder Summary: In this article, clinician Grace Higa...
In an era where mental health content can spread rapidly across social media platforms, some therapists find themselves with viral videos, massive followings, or unexpected internet fame. For their...
Recognizing when your therapist lacks the cultural competency to effectively work with Black LGBTQ+ clients can save you from ineffective treatment, re-traumatization, and wasted time and money....
When seeking trauma therapy, finding the right therapist can feel overwhelming under the best of circumstances. For Black individuals, the search often involves additional considerations around...
Developing romantic or intense emotional feelings for your therapist is far more common than most people realize. If you're experiencing this, you're not alone, you're not "weird," and you haven't...
While developing feelings for your therapist is normal and can be therapeutically valuable, it's crucial to recognize when a therapist is inappropriately crossing professional boundaries. Therapist...
The phenomenon of developing romantic feelings for a therapist is rooted in deep psychological processes that have been studied extensively in mental health literature. Understanding the psychology...
While much attention is given to clients' feelings toward their therapists, less is understood about the complex emotions therapists experience toward their clients. Countertransference—the...
"You remind me of my mother," "You're just like my ex-boyfriend," or "You have the same energy as my best friend"—these are common experiences in therapy that reveal the fascinating psychological...
Having intense feelings for your therapist, while initially confusing, can become a powerful catalyst for developing healthier relationships in your real life. The insights you gain from...
Your attachment style—the patterns of connection and relationship you developed in early childhood—plays out powerfully in the therapy room. Understanding how your attachment style manifests in...
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.
Your Teenager Refuses to Discuss It. EMDR May Still Work The calls I get about teenagers sound different from the calls I get about young children. With a seven-year-old, a parent wants to know whether their child is old enough, and whether the treatment will be...
EMDR Therapy for Children: A Parent's Guide to How It Actually Works Nearly every parent who calls me about EMDR for their child asks the same question within the first few minutes, though they phrase it a hundred different ways. Will he have to talk about it? Does...
Demystifying Bias in Couples Therapy One of the most common concerns I hear before meeting a new couple has nothing to do with communication, intimacy, or conflict. It's this: "I'm worried the therapist is going to take my partner's side." If you've ever felt that...