NYC Psychotherapy Blog: self states

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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Thursday, September 17, 2026

Embracing Your Internal Contradictions and Paradoxes

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This article was updated on September 17, 2026. Why Is It So Hard to Accept Contradictions and Paradoxes? Why is it so hard to accept contra...

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Having a Dialogue in Writing Between the Different Parts of Yourself

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In my prior article, Are You Approaching Your Problems From an Adult or Inner Child Perspective? , I discussed how Ego States therapy can...

Are You Approaching Your Problems From Your Adult or Your Inner Child's Perspective?

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As I've discussed in prior articles, everyone maintains within themselves various internal parts of themselves throughout the course of ...

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 clie...

Thursday, December 14, 2017

Clients' Fears of Being Abandoned By Their Psychotherapist

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In prior articles, I've discussed fear of abandonment in relationships as well as psychotherapy clients' fear of being a disappointm...

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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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