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 | Oct 16, 2014 | Depression Treatment, Finding a Therapist
You can find therapy for as little at $35 per session in New York City. The institute where I trained to become an analyst runs a referral service out of its headquarters on 13th Street in Greenwich Village. Offering affordable psychotherapy, it is a path to...
by Elizabeth Singer | Aug 13, 2013 | Anger Management Counseling, Finding a Therapist
If a top-down admonition to breathe deeply and calm down worked, you wouldn’t be searching for anger management help. Nanoseconds before the outburst of anger, your nervous system flashes over with feeling. Some patients go to pieces inside, and then the rage is an...
by Elizabeth Singer | Jan 1, 2013 | Acting, Bad psychotherapy, Finding a Therapist
Attention mental health workers everywhere. Here’s some unsolicited supervision from a actress who cashed in her chips 20 years ago and became a psychotherapist. Acting is a career choice, not a diagnosis of unmet childhood narcissistic needs. Good acting channels the...
by Elizabeth Singer | Nov 4, 2012 | Bad psychotherapy, Finding a Therapist
Bad psychotherapy feels just like your worst nightmare. Good psychotherapy feels new. The difference between the two often comes down to your therapist’s work with transference. What’s transference? It’s a tissue of assumptions, no-fly zones, deepest wishes and...
