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Introducing April’s Featured Therapist, Martha Rinehart
Every month, Council for Relationships highlights one of our Staff Therapists on the Expert Voices blog. This month’s featured therapist is Martha Rinehart, MA, LAC, MFT permit, NCC. Learn more about Martha in the quick introduction below. If you are interested in therapy with Martha, request an appointment today. Tell us a little about what makes…
Read MoreThe benefits of “faking calm” when you feel angry
March Featured Therapist Ellen Mishel, MSS, LSW, MFT specializes in helping parents improve their parenting skills and relationships with their children. Her tips for channeling angry energy into productive communication are great for couple or co-worker relationships, too. We all get angry. Anger is a natural feeling. It is not good or bad. However, how we…
Read MoreHow to help your daughter find her voice
“Strong Voice, Full Heart” is a mother-daughter empowerment workshop organized through Council for Relationships’ Community Partnership Initiative (CPI). Dr. Sara Corse, Director of CPI, reflects on how mothers can empower their daughters to find their voice and embrace their power. Empowerment. It is the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling your life…
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Yes, Your Teenager Wants to Talk to You About Porn
Kristine Seitz, M.Ed, MSW, LSW is a sexuality educator and Licensed Social Worker who specializes in providing therapy to adolescents, adults, and young adults experiencing anxiety, communication and intimacy issues, depression, grief and loss, infidelity, relationship issues, sexual abuse, sexuality concerns, and trauma. After reading New York Times Magazine’s article What Teenagers are Learning from Online…
Read MoreHow to Recognize Anxiety in Children
Sarah Bauer, MS, MFT is a couple and family therapist, specializing in domestic violence, trauma, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. Many children and adults experience anxiety at one time or another. Adults may attribute such feelings of nervousness (“butterflies”), worry, or sleep issues. Children, however, having not yet developed the skills to state…
Read MoreDe-Stress with This Easy Breathing Technique You Can Do Right Now
Laurel Roe, MS CHR, MFT, has a background in education and particularly enjoys working with families with members who have special needs, parenting issues, childhood developmental concerns, and anxiety in children, teens, and adults. “As long as you are breathing, there is more right with you than wrong with you.” Jon Kabat-Zin I hear many…
Read MoreIntroducing Featured Staff Therapist, Laurel Roe, MS CHR, MFT
Every month, Council for Relationships highlights one of our staff therapists on the blog. January’s Featured Therapist Laurel Roe, MS CHR, MFT, has a background in education and particularly enjoys working with families with members who have special needs, parenting issues, childhood developmental concerns, and anxiety in children, teens, and adults. Check out the interview below…
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Introducing December’s Featured Therapist, Alishia Kalos, PsyD
Every month, Council for Relationships highlights one of our staff therapists on the blog. December’s Featured Therapist Alishia Kalos is a licensed psychologist experienced in addressing couples’ sexual and relational concerns as well as helping clients manage major health-related changes like chronic illness. Check out the interview below to learn more about Alishia! What is your background?…
Read MoreGetting to know July’s Featured Therapist, John McWilliams, MSS, LCSW
Every month, Council for Relationships highlights one of our staff therapists on the blog. Read our interview below with July’s Featured Therapist John McWilliams, MSS, LCSW. What makes you unique as a therapist and person? Well, I am not sure that I am particularly unique but I often surprise people with my story. I was…
Read MoreGetting to know May’s Featured Therapist, Emma Steiner, MSW, LCSW
Every month, Council for Relationships highlights one of our staff therapists on the blog. May’s Featured Therapist Emma Steiner, MSW, LCSW wears many hats at Council for Relationships. Read more in our interview below. What is your role at Council for Relationships? In addition to being a therapist, I am also the Associate Director of…
Read MoreMeet March’s Featured Therapist of the Month, Tracey Tanenbaum, M.Ed, MFT
Every month, Council for Relationships highlights one of our staff therapists on the blog. Read on for our interview with March’s Featured Therapist, Tracey Tanenbaum, M.Ed, MFT! Tell us a little about what makes you unique as a therapist and person. I have always been an observer. As a child growing up in New York…
Read MoreMeet Wanda Sevey, MDiv, LMFT, Featured Staff Therapist for December
Every month, Council for Relationships highlights one of our staff therapists on the blog. Read our interview below with December’s Featured Therapist Wanda Sevey, MDiv, LMFT. Why are relationships important? I think that being in relationships is baked into our existence as human beings. When things go well for us at our beginning, we experience…
Read MoreGetting to Know Kristine Seitz, M.Ed, MSW, LSW – Part II
Every month, Council for Relationships highlights one of our staff therapists on the blog. October’s Featured Therapist Kristine Seitz is a licensed individual, relational, and sex therapist with a fascinating background. This is the second part of our interview with Kristine! What do you tell your clients who are struggling with depression or anxiety? I tell clients…
Read MoreMeet Kristine Seitz, M.Ed, MSW, LSW: Featured Therapist for October
Every month, Council for Relationships highlights one of our staff therapists on the blog. October’s Featured Therapist Kristine Seitz is a licensed individual, relational, and sex therapist with a fascinating background. Check out our brief interview to learn more about Kristine! Could you tell us a little about yourself? I am an individual, relational, and sex…
Read MoreSelf-Reflection After an Argument
Staff Therapist Peggy Roth, MS Ed, LMFT specializes in the problems of anxiety, trauma, depression, parenting issues, loss, and uses EDMR extensively. Peggy uses EDMR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) to help unlock and re-process any trauma, relieve anxiety, panic, phobia, and depression. In this blog post, Peggy offers advice on self-reflection after an argument with your…
Read MoreDepression: Fighting the Stigma
Two high school students recently wrote an article about their squashed efforts to bring mental health issues out into the open at their school. Their voice was heard by The New York Times, which both printed and published the article “Depressed, But Not Ashamed” online. The students’ opinion has sparked debate and support. Karyn Feit,…
Read MoreThoughts from the Movie “Boyhood”
The Oscar-nominated film Boyhood takes us on a young man’s journey through 12 years. The poignant movie shows the mistakes and triumphs of one family, with parts that we can all relate to. We asked our therapists to share their thoughts from the movie. Read their feelings on Boyhood below before the Academy Awards this Sunday. (Spoiler Alert:…
Read MoreYour Loved One is on Psychiatric Medication. Now What?
Your partner has been diagnosed with depression and/or anxiety and the doctor has prescribed medication. What does this mean? First, it means that your partner’s symptoms are interfering with his or her quality of life and/or functioning level. You probably already knew that. Second, it means that now, more than ever, your patience and understanding…
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