Is It Stress Or Anxiety? An NYC Therapist Offers Guidance
It’s essential to differentiate stress vs. anxiety for effective therapy, but one isn’t necessarily worse—or more treatment-worthy—than the other.
4 Ways to Start Addressing Your High-Functioning Anxiety
Perhaps you've taken stock and recognized that—alright, alright—maybe there is a little something going on that doesn't feel quite so great. Maybe even just that you'd prefer not to have to massage your jaw every 15 minutes…
Overwhelmed By Holiday Expectations? Here’s How To Deal
Do you feel overwhelmed by other people’s expectations for the holidays? Or guilty that you can’t fulfill them all? An anxiety therapist in NYC offers her advice.
Common Causes Of Anxiety At The Start Of A Relationship
If you’ve been dealing with new relationship anxiety, there must be a reason—even if you’re not consciously aware of it. Anxiety doesn’t come out of nowhere. It’s a signal from your body that there is some kind of threat up ahead…
How To Reduce Your Anxiety When Dating New People
Pre-date anxiety is extremely common. If you’re like most people, the uncertainty and pressure of dating are a source of pre-date rumination…
High-Functioning Anxiety and the NYC Achiever
As you read about these common signs of so-called high-functioning anxiety, maybe you're worried you might have it. At the same time, you wonder…
Trying To Help An Anxious Partner? Avoid These 5 Mistakes
In our experience as anxiety therapists, it’s really challenging being in a relationship with someone who has unmanaged anxiety. When you try to provide helpful tips and advice, you can inadvertently trigger them if you’re not careful…
Why You’re Having Performance Anxiety (And How To Fix It)
Understanding the causes of performance anxiety/stage fright can help you perform better whether you’re onstage, in a conference room, or meeting new people.
An NYC Therapist’s Advice for Managing Holiday Travel Stress
Holiday travel is a notorious source of stress. An NYC anxiety therapist offers tips for managing holiday stress wherever the season takes you.
Are Fantasies Healthy Or Harmful? A Therapist Weighs In
If you’ve been daydreaming a lot, we have good news: the kind of fantasizing most people engage in is perfectly normal. In fact, we often recommend our patients give themselves permission to engage in adaptive (healthy) daydreaming to help them process difficult emotions and manage destructive impulses.
Feeling anxious about the end of Roe vs. Wade? Experts discuss mental health implications
The reversal of the most significant reproductive rights ruling in U.S. history has left Roe vs. Wade supporters to grapple with what’s next.
Wondering How To Deal With News Anxiety? Here Are 5 Tips
After 9/11, I felt like I had to bear witness to the unfolding tragedy.
Tips For Managing Stress At Work Post-Lockdown
As anxiety therapists, we are sometimes asked how to destress after work. It's a legitimate question since many people have stressful jobs and don't want their anxiety to carry over into their personal lives…
Busy Professionals: Here’s How To Destress After Work
During our work as therapists and executive coaches, we’ve helped many entrepreneurs, executives, and busy professionals cope with work-related anxiety. One of the most common questions these individuals ask is how to de-stress and unwind after a long day of work…
Back-To-Work Anxiety And Other Post-Pandemic Struggles
Vaccines and loosening restrictions offer hope of a return to normalcy. At the same time, it’s clear that life post-COVID will never be the same…
5 Tips For New Yorkers Working From Home With Children
You may feel overwhelmed, anxious, ineffective, and burned out all at the same time. While your job used to give you a feeling of mastery and purpose, you've started to feel like an imposter…
Why You’re Burning Out Working From Home (And How To Fix It)
Have you been working from home a lot lately? If you’re like many New Yorkers, you’ve been working remotely since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Since then, perhaps you’ve come to appreciate the many benefits that remote work provides. At the same time, you may have discovered remote work’s tendency to erode…
What Are Clear Indications of Secure Attachment in Adult Relationships?
You’ve started dating someone new and you’re feeling pretty hopeful! What are some of the dynamics to keep an eye out for that indicate your new potential partner has the capacity for developing a securely attached relationship?
Do You Need A Psychologist?
You’ve decided to look for a therapist in NYC to help cope with social anxiety and you’re noticing lots of different combinations of letters after therapists’ names. What you really want is a great therapist, but you’re not sure about…