by Elizabeth Singer | Feb 22, 2017 | Anger Management Counseling, Finding a Therapist, Psychic Pain, Rage, Trust
Trust comes slow and sweaty like fog. Happy New Year The New Year begins and the lousy articles on psychotherapy appear. Like this one in the Wall Street Journal: http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-know-if-your-therapy-is-working-1483272009?tesla=y Don’t Trust...
by Elizabeth Singer | Jan 30, 2016 | Finding a Therapist, Uncategorized
The insurance question is my most asked question. The short answer is “no, I don’t take insurance.” But bear with me because I’m going to explain the whole shebang to you right here, right now. I am an out-of-network provider. That means I am...
by Elizabeth Singer | Apr 28, 2015 | Baby Watching, Children
The play space for toddlers at Washington Square Park is a slow, sweet spot. Babies learn to walk there and time stretches out like a summer afternoon. It’s also a good place to do impromptu baby watching. A truck backfires and the babies react. Some older toddlers...
by Elizabeth Singer | Apr 11, 2015 | Anger Management Counseling, Rage
Workaholism Work a full day after dental surgery because after all, the dentist said that you would be fine. Ignore all evidence (pain, wooziness, irritability) that you are not fine, because, well, neglect is how it goes. Work is way more important that you. Pay...
by Elizabeth Singer | Mar 29, 2015 | Grief, mother
The last time I saw my mother, I wore her favorite blouse, a brilliant orange and green splash of silk. I flew down to DC from New York on a Sunday morning. The previous Thursday, Mom had gotten up only briefly and had then gone back to bed. No rally against the...