NYC Psychotherapy Blog: abuse

I am a licensed NYC psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, EMDR, AEDP, Somatic Experiencing, EFT Couples Therapist and Sex Therapist. My focus tends to be experiential psychotherapy. See my profile for more info. This site is not intended as a substitute for psychotherapy. No client-counselor relationship exists between the user and the owner of this site. To set up a consultation with me please call (917) 742-2624. All material on this site is copyrighted and cannot be used without permission.

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Saturday, April 25, 2026

How IFS Parts Work Therapy Can Help You to Recognize When a Younger Traumatized Part of Yourself Has Taken Over

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I've written prior articles about IFS (Internal Family Systems) Parts Work as a trauma therapy (see a links for these articles at this e...

Monday, February 23, 2026

The Silent Treatment and Gaslighting As Emotional and Psychological Abuse

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The combination of the silent treatment and gaslighting is a powerful form of emotional and psychological abuse (see my article: What is Ps...

Friday, February 6, 2026

Healing From Childhood Trauma: What is the Difference Between Abuse and Emotional Neglect?

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I've written about childhood trauma in prior articles, including articles about childhood abuse and neglect . Childhood Abuse vs Negle...

Friday, January 17, 2025

Emotional Regulation: What is the Difference Between Being Calm and Being Emotionally Numb?

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Over the years, working with clients who have unresolved trauma , I have discovered that many people don't understand the difference bet...

Thursday, May 23, 2024

Estrangements Between Parents and Adult Children

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In my prior article, How Can Trauma Therapy Help to Cope With Family Estrangements? , I began a discussion about family estrangements and h...

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Josephine Ferraro, LCSW: I am a licensed NYC psychotherapist, EMDR therapist, Somatic Experiencing (SE) therapist, hypnotherapist, and certified sex therapist in private practice specializing in individual and couples therapy. Specialties include: depression, anxiety, relationships, sex therapy, career issues (including performance enhancement), posttraumatic stress disorder, bereavement, sexual abuse, gay, lesbian, bisexual issues, and major life changes. Treatment in a supportive and empathic environment. Graduate of Fordham Graduate School (MSW), advanced postgraduate training in psychoanalysis at the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, advanced training in clinical hypnosis, EMDR and Somatic Experiencing. By appointment only. For more information: http://josephineferrarotherapy.com. Call (917) 742-2624 or send an email: josephineferraro@iCloud.com

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