Educational & Learning, Mental Health
What is a Growth Mindset?
Growth Mindset is the idea that your talents and abilities can be improved through hard work and perseverance. When individuals with a growth mindset are presented with a challenge, they…
Child & Adolescent Therapy, Mental Health
Can Children Have PTSD?
The short and simple answer to this question is “yes,” but when assessing PTSD in children it is important to understand more about it, as its signs and symptoms in…
Adult & Couples Therapy, Child & Adolescent Therapy, Mental Health
What is the difference between DBT & CBT Therapies?
Sifting through the alphabet soup of psychotherapy treatments can often be bewildering and overwhelming. The rise of evidence-based psychotherapies (i.e., treatments that have strong research support) has had a tremendous…
Child & Adolescent Therapy, Mental Health, Parenting & Family Therapy
What Are The Top 10 Signs of Depression in Children and Teens
Does your child say, “I’m okay” to you even though you know they really are not? How can you determine if your child is experiencing a normal amount of sadness…
ABA, Adult & Couples Therapy, Mental Health
Depression and Autism Spectrum Disorders
According to Christopher McDougle, MD, director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Lurie Center for Autism and a member of Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network, “Mood disorders – including depression – do…
Child & Adolescent Therapy, Mental Health
Child Social Anxiety Therapy in Long Island City, NY, and New York, NY
Worried about your child’s feelings around others? Here are some clues: Do they worry a lot about others thinking bad things about them? Do they often say no to social…
Child & Adolescent Therapy, Mental Health, Parenting & Family Therapy
How to Talk to Your Children About Terrorism
With the increased number of terror attacks that we are hearing about in the news, something that had once been a much rarer occurrence may feel like it is happening…
Adult & Couples Therapy, Child & Adolescent Therapy, Mental Health
Distress Tolerance Skills In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Distress Tolerance Skills In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) CATEGORIES ABA Adult & Couples Therapy Best Practices Child & Adolescent Therapy Holistic Health Mental Health Parenting & Family Therapy Social Skills…
Child & Adolescent Therapy, Mental Health, Parenting & Family Therapy
The Usefulness of PCIT in Times of Family Stress
Families can encounter a variety of stressors – some of which do not tend to significantly affect their functioning, while there are others that do. The latter type of stressors…
Child & Adolescent Therapy, Mental Health, Parenting & Family Therapy
Talking to Your Teenager About Healthy and Abusive Relationships
An expected part of adolescence is developing and engaging in romantic relationships. An exciting and fun time yet stressful, too. Teens are navigating their different feelings, new situations and experiences…