NYC Psychotherapy Blog: gambling

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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Monday, March 3, 2025

Compulsive Gambling and "March Madness"

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The NCAA Division Basketball Tournament, also known as "March Madness," is just around the corner. March Madness is one of the m...

Monday, August 15, 2016

How Compartmentalization Can Be Used As a Healthy Short Term Coping Strategy in Therapy

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Compartmentalization is a defense mechanism that is usually discussed in negative terms. Used as a unhealthy coping strategy, compartmental...

Monday, March 7, 2016

Coping with the Sudden Realization That You Don't Really Know Your Spouse

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In an earlier article, Movies: "45 Years:" An Old Secret Haunts a Loving Long Term Marriage , I discussed how events from the dis...

Friday, May 3, 2013

Adults Who Were Traumatized As Children Are Often Afraid to Experience Their Feelings - Part 2

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In my prior blog article, Adults Who Are Traumatized As Children Are Often Afraid to Feel All Their Feelings - Part 1, I began a discus...

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Overcoming Grief Gambling

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News stories about former San Diego mayor, Maureen O'Connor, have brought to light the importance of getting help for grief gambling. A...

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Toxic Family Secrets

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Did you grow up in a home where there were toxic family secrets? Toxic Family Secrets Here are a few examples of typical secrets in a dysfu...

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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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