NYC Psychotherapy Blog: holding environment

I am a licensed NYC psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, EMDR, AEDP, IFS, Somatic Experiencing, EFT Couples Therapist and Certified Sex Therapist. My focus tends to be experiential psychotherapy. See my profile for more info. This site is not 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 call (917) 742-2624. All material on this site is copyrighted and cannot be used without permission.

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Sunday, October 18, 2026

Psychotherapy: Ruptures and Repairs Between You and Your Therapist

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In the current post, I want to look deeper into the profound impact of ruptures in treatment. More importantly, I want to address how these ...

Monday, December 4, 2017

Parallel Losses For the Psychotherapist and the Client

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This article was updated as of September 13, 2026. Loss and grief are painful, inevitable parts of the human experience, and they are among ...

Monday, October 16, 2017

The Holding Environment in Therapy: Maintaining a Safe Environment for the Client

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In a prior article, I began a discussion about the holding environment in therapy (see my article: The Creation of the Holding Environment i...

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Why It's Important For Psychotherapists NOT to Have "All the Answers" in Therapy

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There was a time in the history of psychotherapy when traditional psychotherapists believed they had "the answers" for their clie...

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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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