Integrative Psychotherapy

You want a spot in this group. ?????????????????????? Processing past the “talking” and, allowing your story, actions, & expressions to move through you. ?? Be supported by a small group [ 6 participants], & run by a skilled Psychodrama Trained Therapist, Shana Neuhauser. ??The shifts, transformation and relief in psychodrama groups are powerful. Clients who engage in psychodrama express a newfound level of insight, understanding and most importantly, relief. They note a marked shift in their behaviors. ??And so can you. Research shows that we heal in community. This is yours. ?? DM to get on the interest list 347-903-7835 ?? Accepting applicants next week ????♂?Get ready to express, lighten your energy and unburden your heart. ?? Long Island, New York Integrative Psychotherapy #psychodramatherapy #longislandcounseling #longislandtherapist #somatictherapies #longbeachmovement #longbeachmom #fivetownsny #emotionalhealingtherapy #addictionrecoverytreatment #addictionrecoverycoach #processaddiction #innerchildhealer #innerchildtherapist #therapygroups #therapygroup #therapygroups

She laughed at me, in our first session. I remember it clearly. - Jeanne had come to me for counseling after reading a blog of mine that spoke about emotional unavailable partners, & ways to navigate. Being that she was wise, Jeanne didn’t just read the blog, turn over & go back to bed, rather, she reached out for counselling. Our initial call was her sharing how she was done blaming the men in her life, & wanted to focus on why she was drawn to men that could never truly be long term partners for her. - ? I loved her self awareness. In our first session, as I heard about her patterns with men, I said “have you heard of avoidance”? I explained how when we feel scared, uncertain or need to protect ourselves, it’s normal to avoid. And that’s when she laughed ?? She didn’t [yet] see how her exhausting & unfulfilling relationships were a display of her avoidance. She “seemed” anxious on the outside, but as I got to know her better, I saw avoidance. Safety. Protection. ??? Lots of protection around her heart. Especially when it came to love & relationships. - Over the course of 18 months, Jeanne did good yet hard therapy. ??We got to the core wounding of her avoidance - the pain of an earlier relationship that left her scarred & where she promised herself [unconsciously] to never open her heart again. As we tended to the root of her pain - that was beneath her need to avoid…& was the part that found unhealthy/unavailable men attractive because they were safe for her, in that she’d never really let them in… ?? She began having real meaningful relationships, with healthy people who were compatible to her & her needs. ??And as we sat there, in our therapy room, & she shared with me about her deepening relationship with Brad, I smiled. She was more secure. ??Watching her transform was inspiring. As we tended to her inner world,her outer world became richer, & her relationship capacity, greater. Avoidant -> Secure. - Doing intentional work to help clients heal the core wound so they can have better lives is what makes us, at Integrative Psychotherapy passionate about this work. — If you’re looking for therapy in New York or Long Island, reach out here. www.integrativepsych.co 347-903-7835 or DM us here! #attachment #anxiousattachment #avoidantattachment #secureattachment

“It’s so odd” she said to me, as she settled into our session. “I don’t feel as happy as I’d expect to feel”… Her voice trailed off as she reflected, & then she got silent. - Jacqueline came in for her session a few hours before her flight- she was going on her honeymoon with her husband, Dave. — Jacqueline recently married Dave & expected to feel over the moon, but she didn’t. - Our session was focused on helping her nervous system orient to the current reality in her life. To the Good. To the Joy. To the Love. Her nervous system had been looking at “what’s next” as a survival skill. Our work was about helping her embody what was. — ????Having all your dreams come true is NOT a prerequisite to being present. ????Being present is about being able to be in the moment. ????To connect with what is. ????To feel into what is already working in your life. ????And to feel capable to work on what your life is asking of you. - Orient to the present. Take a deep exhale. Ask yourself: ?“Do I have my basic needs met?” [if not, what steps are you taking to get them met?] ?Am I connected to today, Sunday, May 26th,2024? ?What’s better about my life now than 5 years ago? Take it in. Say it out loud. ?Who are the people in my life who I feel seen or supported by? ?Is there a fear that’s coming in the way of me feeling & taking in the good that is? [write it down] ?Do I remember that a good life is a mix of pain and pleasure, and enjoying life is about taking in the good to nourish me? If that’s difficult, try this… ??Can I enjoy just 30 seconds of something small ? the sunshine on my face ?? ? a warm hug ?? ? a partner/friend/therapist who understands me ???? ? the taste of a coffee, tea or a favourite dish ?? ? hopes and dreams that feed my actions ?? ? the sound of laughter ?? In my work as a therapist, I’ve seen many who have reached goals in life or made shifts, only to then move their goal to somewhere else. It normal.. AND, if you want energy to BE in life, it’s important to practice BEING in what is. In who you are. In what you built. In who you’re becoming. In who & what surrounds you, now. www.integrativepsych.co Integrative Psychotherapy Esther Goldstein LCSW #beherenowwithme