“I’m just messed up. I know it in every single bone in my body. Don’t try to psychoanalyze me. I don’t have any trauma and I wasn’t molested by an uncle, neighbor or high school boyfriend. It’s called “messed up”, they should just add it to the DSM so I can finally have a clinical term to make myself feel better.”
Alexandra has a vivacious energy, is wearing funky purple earrings and the c …
Ever hear the phrase evidence based treatment?
If you haven't, you should get to know it. And know it well. Because every time you go for treatment, whether it's for a physical ailment or a mental one, the only treatment you should be ethically receiving is one that is evidence based to produce positive results. And in the worst case scenario, the evidence at least lets you know that even if there's no proof that it works on whatever it is you a …
“All you need is love”
“Relationships are the spaces where you feel loved, supported and understood”
“Love yourself and you will be loved by others”
Do these sentences make you squint and want to look the other way? It is common knowledge that we are all wired for connection. Love does truly make the world go round, but what does that mean when you’re not feeling the “love” or when connect …
Question: My very bright, mature, lovable, happy 5-year-old son has begun to experience what I have been told is called "night terror". He is a very happy child during the day, definitely with a more intense personality, but very healthy and well-adjusted and extremely bright. At night, he will wake up in terror, screaming, cowering in the corner, looking at me or my husband with terror, eyes opened wide, with real fear, and then a few minut …
Dear Dr. T., We are some random girls from different high schools in one of the major frum cities. Now before we tell you what our problem is, you need to know that we are the good kids- what you adults like to call ‘top girls.’ We’re not looking to make trouble; we jus …
Have you ever felt physically ill due to stress or anxiety? Psychosomatic pain is when your emotional and mental stress begin making you physically sick. “Psychosomatic” explains the relation between mind and body. The term is a combination of Greek words psyche "mind" + somatic, from soma, which means "body".
When meeting with a new client, I listen to their story by what they …
