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| Autumn and New Beginnings |
I can still remember the excitement and anticipation about starting a new school year and everything involved with preparation for the new year: getting new outfits for school, buying new pens and pencils, and wondering what my teachers would be like and who would be in my class.
To this day, even though I have a Smart phone where I could schedule my appointments, I still use an academic appointment book that runs from August to September because that's how I still experience the year.
To me, September feels like the beginning of the new year--not January.
To me, September feels like the beginning of the new year--not January.
As a child, I experienced that last day before going back to school with a sense of wistfulness. I still feel that way as summer ends and autumn begins.
Up until that last day, summer seemed to go on forever.
It's interesting how we experience time as children as opposed to how we experience it as adults. Now, of course, each summer seems to go by faster and faster.
Up until that last day, summer seemed to go on forever.
It's interesting how we experience time as children as opposed to how we experience it as adults. Now, of course, each summer seems to go by faster and faster.
I had a cousin who would lay around brooding all day long on the day before school started because she wanted to make that day feel like it lasted a long time.
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| Autumn: New Beginnings |
Somehow, for me, Autumn still feels like it's the time for new beginnings.
After taking it easier during the summer, Autumn brings a sense of starting something new, whether it's new projects, new commitments that we make to ourselves or a new perspective that we hope to develop.
After taking it easier during the summer, Autumn brings a sense of starting something new, whether it's new projects, new commitments that we make to ourselves or a new perspective that we hope to develop.
Starting Therapy
After being away for all or part of the summer, along with all the other changes that people anticipate, many people consider starting therapy in the fall.
If you're considering starting therapy, whether it's for the first time or you're returning to therapy, I hope you will enjoy reading some of these articles and that they'll be helpful to you:
The Benefits of Attending Psychotherapy
Common Myths About Psychotherapy: Going to Therapy Means You're "Weak"
Common Myths About Therapy: Therapy Takes a Long Time
How to Choose a Therapist
Overcoming Your Fear of Attending Therapy
Starting Therapy With a Sense of Curiosity and Openness
Starting Psychotherapy: It's Not Usual to Feel Anxious and Ambivalent
Psychotherapy and Beginner's Mind
A Strengths-Based Approach to Therapy
Why Is It That It's Usually the Healthiest Person in a Family That Goes to Therapy?
Getting the Most Out of Your Therapy Sessions
Psychotherapy and Compassionate Self Acceptance
Common Myths About Psychotherapy: Going to Therapy Means You're "Weak"
Common Myths About Therapy: Therapy Takes a Long Time
How to Choose a Therapist
Overcoming Your Fear of Attending Therapy
Starting Therapy With a Sense of Curiosity and Openness
Starting Psychotherapy: It's Not Usual to Feel Anxious and Ambivalent
Psychotherapy and Beginner's Mind
A Strengths-Based Approach to Therapy
Why Is It That It's Usually the Healthiest Person in a Family That Goes to Therapy?
Getting the Most Out of Your Therapy Sessions
Psychotherapy and Compassionate Self Acceptance
About Me
I'm a licensed NYC psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, EMDR and Somatic Experiencing therapist who works with individual adults and couples.
To find out more about me, visit my website: Josephine Ferraro, LCSW - NYC Psychotherapist.
To set up a consultation, call me at (917) 742-2624 during business hours or send me an email.
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