NYC Psychotherapy Blog: emotional survival strategies

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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Friday, May 4, 2018

How Experiential Psychotherapy Can Facilitate Emotional Development in Adult Clients

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In prior articles, I've discussed experiential psychotherapy and how it helps clients in therapy to overcome emotional problems, includi...

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Seeing Yourself as Being "Rational" vs. Experiencing Shame For Not Being Able to Feel

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As I discussed in my prior article , people often use defense mechanisms as emotional survival strategies when dealing with the underlying i...

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Masking Vulnerability and Shame By Pretending You Don't Need Anyone

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As I have mentioned in prior articles , defense mechanisms are important in terms of keeping you from feeling overwhelmed, especially when y...

Monday, August 14, 2017

Emotional Survival Strategies That No Longer Work: "I don't need anyone"

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Unresolved early childhood trauma usually leads to emotional survival strategies that were adaptive during childhood, but they are no longer...

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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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