NYC Psychotherapy Blog: families

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, March 29, 2025

Setting Boundaries: How to Stop Being Enmeshed With Your Family

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I began a discussion about enmeshment in an earlier article, Overcoming Shame in an Enmeshed Family . Overcoming Enmeshment in Your Family ...

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Why is Family History Important in Psychotherapy?

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New psychotherapy clients, who have never been in therapy before, often ask why therapists ask about family history as part of the beginning...

Monday, February 3, 2025

The Connection Between "Tough Love" and Verbal Abuse

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The concept of tough love has been around for decades and it has often been used to justify verbal abuse and bullying. Rationalizing Verbal ...

Thursday, September 5, 2024

Relationships: Coping With a Passive Partner

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Coping with a passive partner can be very frustrating. When you ask them what they want to do when it comes to making decisions, you might ...

Sunday, August 25, 2024

What is Parentification and Why Is It Traumatic?

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Many clients who come to see me for unresolved trauma grew up as parentified children (see my article: What is the Impact of Parentificatio...

Sunday, July 14, 2024

Relationships: Sharing the Mental Load

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A common complaint I hear from heterosexual women in my psychotherapy practice in New York City is that they feel exhausted by the mental lo...

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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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