Category: Social Work

  • Imago Relationship Therapists Talk About What They’re Seeing Lately in Long Island, New York

    Imago Relationship Therapists Talk About What They’re Seeing Lately in Long Island, New York

    Long Island Imago Relationship Therapists, Robin Newman and David Weber, talk about ideas and things that show up in their day-to-day practice, and how they impact couples. Topics mentioned in this video: Contact Robin Newman for additional information about counseling sessions in Huntington, New York.

  • Listening To Your Partner With Neutrality

    Listening To Your Partner With Neutrality

    Robin Newman and David Weber discuss how they see couples shut down communicating with one another, and how it leads to less and less communication overall. Listening to your partner with neutrality / keeping your defenses down leads to more emotional intimacy — a closeness between two people who feel safe and secure with each…

  • Imago relationship therapists on Long Island discuss the benefits of Imago therapy.

    Imago relationship therapists on Long Island discuss the benefits of Imago therapy.

    Imago relationship therapists, Robin Newman and David Weber, both practicing on Long Island, discuss some of the benefits of Imago therapy. What made you decide that you wanted to be an Imago therapist and not a regular marriage counselor? David Weber: Well, in my early days of my career, I did regular marriage counseling, and…

  • Mens’ vs. Womens’ Roles in Relationships

    Mens’ vs. Womens’ Roles in Relationships

    Long Island Imago Relationship Therapists discuss the bigger issues counseling couples – the differences between mens’ vs. womens’ roles in relationships, and how they might differ according to age and attachment style. WATCH VIDEO HERE >> https://youtu.be/Rrw_Y4t1RlY Mens’ vs. Womens’ Roles in Relationships: How much does age affect our perceived roles? How hard is it…

  • Imago Relationship Therapists talk about work and family dynamics in relationships / marriages.

    Imago Relationship Therapists talk about work and family dynamics in relationships / marriages.

    Robin Newman, owner of the Huntington Relationship Center, and David Weber, owner of the Holistic Counseling Center of Long Island, talk about work and family dynamics in relationships / marriages. WATCH ON YOUTUBE How do couples split the balance of taking care of / spending time with children? How do husbands and wives support one…

  • Imago Relationship Therapy for Parents and Children

    Imago Relationship Therapy for Parents and Children

    Imago Relationship Therapy for Parents and Children with Long Island Therapist Robin Newman, LCSW Imago relationship therapy can be used for families, couples, and individuals. Imago therapists are trained to provide support to people dealing with issues such as ongoing conflict, ineffective communication, blended families, in-laws, empty nest syndrome, addictions, sexuality, negative relationship patterns and…

  • Imago Relationship Therapy for Individuals Long Island, NY

    Imago Relationship Therapy for Individuals Long Island, NY

    The Huntington Relationship Center offers Imago Relationship Therapy for Individuals, Couples & Families in Long Island, New York ROBIN NEWMAN, LCSW-R, PC offers Imago relationship therapy for individuals. Part of our problem is in how we may have been brought up. We don’t always know better, but when equipped with the right knowledge, we can…

  • Are therapists paid to agree with you?

    Are therapists paid to agree with you?

    Robin Newman, Imago relationship therapist: Are therapists paid to agree with you? I often get the question if I ever ‘agree’ with my clients. So, here’s my answer to that: I will always agree with blatant injustice. But, I feel that if I agree completely, I’m letting the person off the hook of looking at…

  • How we feed into our depression / anxiety

    How we feed into our depression / anxiety

    Another question that is often asked to me when people are calling me up to sort of screen me to see if I’m the right fit is they’ll ask me, how I work with their depression / anxiety? I try to approach it as a relational model. I do Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as well. Most…

  • How do you teach empathy?

    How do you teach empathy?

    Robin Newman, how do you teach empathy? Empathy is the ability to emotionally understand what other people feel, see things from their point of view, and imagine yourself in their place. Essentially, it is putting yourself in someone else’s position and feeling what they must be feeling. I like to explain empathy as looking at…