I’m no stranger to anxiety. As a seasoned psychotherapist and a parent of two teenagers, anxiety has been a consistent theme in my life. Learning how to navigate my own struggles with anxiety, and the anxiety of my clients has greatly informed my lens towards the...
Family and Parenting Issues
How to Support Your Partner Through Trauma and Depression: A Concise Guide
In the intricate dance of love and partnership, it’s not uncommon for one’s steps to falter under the weight of trauma or depression. When your partner is struggling with these emotional challenges, that can make the journey tough for you both. As a couples...
Three Skills Teens Can Develop to Have a Healthy Relationship with Technology
How shifting our way of thinking and speaking about our technology consumption can help empower our kids and teens to make smart choices by Amir Levine, PhD, LCSW-R The Parenting Dilemma Studies have shown that teens spend between 7-9 hours daily online and parents...
Warding off Isolation , Addiction and Danger in the Age of Technology: What Can We Do as Parents?
Our children are facing a unique experience of childhood in the age of technology and fast data. The advancements in technology and the proliferation and reach of social media has not only added new dimensions, gifts as well as dangers, but they are also changing the...
EASING INTO “BACK TO SCHOOL”
It’s September, post Labor Day, back to school time is here in much of the Northeast. Personally – and please hear me out before you judge me for sounding too Pollyanna-ish, but I truly love this time of year, always have! This turning of the weather as the nights...
Mother’s Day 2017
The Team at BHAVA Therapy Groupwould like to take a moment to honor all that it means to be mother, especially since we understand that Mother’s Day can bring up a host of different feelings for different people depending upon their circumstances. As much as we...