Making Sense of Your Trauma Therapy Options
If you have started looking for a therapist to help with trauma, you may have run into a wall of jargon and acronyms. CPT, PE, EMDR, TF-CBT. Most therapist directories list them like anyone browsing would already know the difference, and very few explain what any of them actually involve week to week.
Let’s demystify those options, so you can know what you’re signing up for when you’re looking for trauma therapy …
Dr. Erin Burke Featured in Steady NYC’s October Post:
Erin Burke was featured at Steady NYC discussing key tips to surviving the stress of parenthood in the first year. Check it out here!
What Do I Do When My Teen Finally Opens Up (and I Want to Fix It)?
You've been sensing there is a lot going on in your child's life and you're dying to know what's up. When your teen finally opens up, don't do what you usually do. It's just not working. At this moment, your sole job as a parent is to listen. I know the temptation is strong, intense even, to guide your child and to offer advice or to fix it right away. Unfortunately, that's the fastest way to push him or her away. If you want your teenager to keep sharing with you, demonstrating your ability to truly hear them without having an emotional firestorm yourself or issuing directives about next steps is crucial. Offering up your wisdom can wait. Really.
For College Freshmen: Adjusting Well and Making the Most of your First Year
Congratulations!
You’re headed off soon to start your first year of college. You may have heard the well-wishes from friends and family that college is going to be the “best years of your life!” We want to make that a reality for you. Making the most of college involves setting your expectations appropriately and having coping skills at the ready so you can tackle college adjustment in 3 key areas: relationships, school, and your health. …
For Parents: Improving Connection with Teens
If you’re the parent of a teen, you already know that some distance and pushback on your limits is part of the deal. However, when negotiations and conflict feel like the only conversations you’re having, your overall relationship can start to feel strained.
This can feel even more overwhelming if you know that your teen is struggling. Whether it’s anxiety, ADHD, or a big life change like starting a new school, we can falter when we try to connect AND also need to set typical parenting limits (no, you cannot stay out until 3AM on a Wednesday!). The harder we try, the further away they may seem. That dynamic is not a failure of the relationship; rather, it’s a product of how teen/parent relationships and emotion dysregulation work. …