NYC Psychotherapy Blog: resistance

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Monday, March 4, 2024

What You Resist Persists: The More You Resist What You Don't Like About Yourself, the More It Persists

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Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (1875-1961), wisely stated that what you resist not only persists--it gets stronger. What ...

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Contemporary Psychotherapy: Redefining the Traditional View of "Resistance" in Therapy

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The concept of resistance in psychotherapy originated with Sigmund Freud while he was developing psychoanalysis. He noticed that some clien...

Monday, October 5, 2015

Allow Yourself to Feel Your Feelings and Express Them in a Healthy Way

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Many people resist allowing themselves to feel their feelings fully, especially feelings that are uncomfortable for them, like anger or sadn...

Saturday, October 26, 2013

You're Happy About Making Progress in Therapy, But Your Loved Ones Might Find the Change Challenging

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People who are happy about making progress in their therapy are often surprised to discover that their loved ones aren't ready for the c...

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Overcoming Resistance to Change

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I read a blog article by Rosabeth Moss Kanter in the Harvard Business Review Blog Network called Ten Reasons People Resist Change . Th...

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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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