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Counseling for low self-esteem.
Self-esteem determines the value we put on ourselves: our talents, abilities, and personal existence. In other words, it is an opinion about oneself of being worthy or unworthy of something in life. Self-esteem affects how we think and feel about our everyday life experiences. Low Self Esteem vs High Self Esteem A person with low…
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How we bring baggage into our relationships.
Emotional baggage is what people often carry into relationships. Simply put, “baggage” is the collection of unpleasant memories from the past that continue to negatively affect our perception and behavior in the present. How and why do we bring baggage into our relationships from the past? Unmet Needs: Each of these must be met or…
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Steps to Combat Anxiety
Steps to Combat Anxiety: The experts say that we are all suffering from anxiety right now and I believe them. It may manifest itself in different ways for different people, but we all feel it. Sometimes, things are so obvious that we think we shouldn’t even have to say it, but during times of great…
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Stay in connection 2020
Stay in connection 2020 – Huntington Relationship Center – Imago Relationship Therapy Humans are social animals: We crave feeling supported, valued and connected. Research points to the benefits of social connection: in one compelling study, a key difference between very happy people and less happy people was good relationships. Communicate to help manage anxiety and…
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Heightened Stress in 2020 – Counseling for NYers
Heightened Stress in 2020 – Counseling Services for NYers – Robin Newman, LCSW Invest In Your Love A relationship goes through numerous phases during its life cycle, and it’s obvious for it to have a few rough patches. The strength of a relationship is reflected in how couples deal with the rough patches and move…
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Prayer for Gratitude during Coronavirus
I found something that is very touching that I’d thought I would share with you in order to help you get through today. It’s a prayer for gratitude. Also, after I read this, I’m going to share ways to keep yourself from getting less anxious. If you find that you are getting very anxious during these…
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Getting Through Hard Times
It’s easy to love when we are blissfully happy, when we are in love and everything is running smoothly, but love is tested in hard times developed in crisis and reaches its full maturity when unexpected tragedies unfold. So, although we never seek or welcome tragedy, we need to remember that there is a hidden…
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Intentional Dialogue – Imago Relationship Therapy Explained
Intentional Dialogue – Imago Relationship Therapy Explained by Robin Newman, LCSW Every couple starts off the same way with an intentional dialogue: Knee to Knee. Heart to Heart. Eye to Eye. You must face each other during an important dialogue. It’s very important to check in. Ask if now is a good time to talk…
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Stress Counseling with LCSW Robin Newman
We all know (in our rational / prefrontal brain) that stress isn’t a good thing in anxiety, but yet we still do it, right? We still feel it.. So it’s going into that second place and saying, okay, I know it’s not good, so maybe I need to try looking at it from this perspective…
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Irrational Beliefs Theory
The Becks Model – Underlying Schema Early experiences, subconscious thoughts, unconscious thoughts, things again, that family and culture have taught us that we carry with us into a cognitive distortion. So he agreed with Ellis, and believed in his irrational beliefs theory. Albert Ellis was an American psychologist who in 1955 developed Rational Emotive Behavior…