Know Before You Go: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy versus Psychodynamic Therapy
By Dr. Sweta Venkataramanan When starting your journey into therapy, think about what goals you have for therapy. What do you want to change? What do you [...]
Top 5 Reasons to Try Therapy
1. You will feel better physically and emotionally. Depression and anxiety, the two most common mental health disorders, often have crippling physical effects. This is because psychological [...]
The Beginner’s Guide To Therapy
By Dr. Sweta Venkataramanan Based on data collected by the National Institute of Mental Health in 2016, nearly one in five adults (44.7 million) lives with a [...]
30 Ways to Increase Productivity and Decrease Burnout
30 Ways to Increase Productivity and Decrease Burnout For most people, self-care comes at a time when they feel overworked and overwhelmed. However, self-care is most helpful [...]
Self-Care Isn’t Selfish – 6 Steps to Self-Care
By Dr. Sweta Venkataramanan Too often, we put taking care of ourselves on the back-burner and focus on the needs of others. Ever notice how taking care [...]
Three Tips for Living Mindfully
By Dr. Sweta Venkataramanan What is mindfulness? Mindfulness means paying attention to the here and now, to the present moment, and not getting carried away by your [...]
Want To Increase Positivity? Practice Gratitude
By Dr. Sweta Venkataramanan When you’re going through a stressful time in your life do you often imagine the worst-case scenario, or do you try and stay [...]
Don’t Let Singles Awareness Day Get You: 4 Ways to Not Be S.A.D.
The ink was still drying on your New Year’s resolutions when the first swath of red hit your local retailer. It left a bloody trail through the [...]
Motivation: It’s an Inside Job But How Does It Really Work?
In our first post, we looked at motivation and how it may or may not be helpful to keeping your NYE’s so-well-intentioned resolutions. But what is motivation, [...]
New Year’s Resolutions and Motivation: Not Quite Like PB&J
In January, we always see tons of things that talk about motivation. Why? Because way back in December, we were possessed by the idea of resolutions for [...]
4 Ways to Put the Fun Back in Dysfunctional Holiday Gatherings
Over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go! But if that idea fills you with dread or anxiety, it doesn’t exactly make you [...]
Holidays Suck? 7 Ways to Cope That Aren’t Wine
We all know that “every kiss begins with Kay” and that everyone should have a significant other to spend the holiday wrapped up in a blanket with. [...]
5 Benefits of Getting Therapy Without Insurance You Need to Know
You’ve been struggling with issues lately and things don’t seem to be getting better. They say when “it rains, it pours”, but it isn’t simply a cliche: [...]
Be Grateful: 7 Ways to Add Gratitude to Your Life
It can be easy to get weighed down with stress and worry. Before you know it, your life can seem a bit…gray. Chance are good, though, that [...]
Can’t Afford Therapy? 4 Things You Need to Know
Your new boss is hounding you and it’s really starting to affect you. You aren’t sleeping well. You’re feeling stressed all the time. And the bags under [...]
You Are Ready To Change
You have struggled for a long time. You keep going, but feel exhausted. You have set goals, but feel stuck. You have contemplated seeking help, but put it off. [...]
On Dating A Narcissist – Aditi Verma, LMHC
Our team member Aditi Verma, LMHC is quoted in the article and video below. Read, watch and send your comments. https://www.bustle.com/articles/199963-why-do-we-date-jerks-3-big-reasons-why-were-drawn-to-narcissists
Only in New York – “Hit Me With Music”
"...one good thing about music when it hits you feel no pain..."- Bob Marley While walking to the train a few weeks ago, blaring from one car, [...]
‘Sticks and Stones’ by Dr. Michelle Wiltshire
That little rhyme ‘sticks and stones’ was probably devised by denial and sustained by hopefulness. In reality if your partner said, "You're stupid and your opinion doesn't [...]
Love Beyond the Hype by Dr. Michelle Wiltshire
Loving your partner is an obvious component of a happy marriage. Liking your partner beyond the hype of engagement stories, marriage plans, and the novelty of a [...]
