NYC Psychotherapy Blog: fear of intimacy

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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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Overcoming Philophobia: A Fear of Falling in Love

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This article focuses on philophobia (a fear of falling in love) and how you can overcome this debilitating fear (see my article: An Emotiona...

Monday, April 11, 2022

Are You Holding Back Emotionally in Your Relationship?

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After experiencing heartbreak, disappointment or betrayal, many people are afraid or ambivalent about making a commitment in a new relations...

Monday, April 21, 2014

Are You Allowing Your Fears to Dictate Your Choices in Life?

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Most people come to therapy because they're unhappy with their lives. In many cases, their unhappiness stems from allowing their fears ...

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Untreated Emotional Trauma is a Serious Issue: Part 3: Starting Therapy

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In two prior articles, I began a discussion about the effects of untreated emotional trauma: Part 1, Untreated Emotional Trauma is a Serio...

Friday, February 15, 2013

The Heartbreak of the On-Again/Off-Again Relationship

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Several years ago, a friend confided in me that, in the past (before I knew her), she had been in an on-again/off-again relationship for two...

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Triangulation in Families and Love Triangles

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When we think of "triangles" in relationships, we often associate them with "love triangles" where a person is romantica...

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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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