Why Me?!

By Stephanie Grossman, M.A. Lately, life hasn’t been going my way. It has been a series of seemingly never-ending critters in my apartment (from mice to likely mites), professional rejections, personal disruptions, and all of the daily hassles in between

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

By Tom Kelly, M.S. It is holiday time in New York City. The tree is up in Rockefeller Center and the Winter Village is bustling in Bryant Park. The department store windows are decorated along 34th street. The crowds are

‘Tis the Season for Holiday Cheer?

By Kimberly Alexander, M.S. Well, the holiday season has finally arrived! Holiday décor posted up everywhere… office parties being scheduled and planned for… and the usual conversations about potlucks, gifts, and invites repeat day to day like it’s groundhog’s day.

rational emotive BEHAVIOR therapy

by Josh Dredze, Psy.D. With the summer behind me, well into the academic year, I was able to get into a groove. Between seminars, seeing clients, and research I felt like I was making headway and proceeded full steam ahead.

End of Semester E-mails

by Thomas Whitfield, M.A. The holidays are slowly creeping up on us and so is the end of yet another semester. Although I am still a student, I am also a teacher. Twice a week I wake up at 6:30am

Fear of Flying (Or Is It?)

by Glynnis McDonnell, M.A. I had to take a flight this past weekend. While I was pretty calm about this flight, it brought back memories about previous experiences with anxiety about flying. Specifically, I was thinking about a cross-country flight

Trapped on the M14D

by Stephanie Grossman, M.A. As a “New Yorker” for the past 4 years, I have learned to expect the realities of NYC living: the rats that run across the street, exorbitant rent, smelly subways etc. Still, I often struggle to

My Fear Came True

By Tom Kelly, M.S. In my past blog, I wrote about a meeting that was coming up, and how I kept telling myself, “don’t sound dumb!” This line of thinking was self-critical and unhelpful, so I worked on changing it.

Assumptions and Microaggressions

by Kimberly Alexander, M.S. I am the only individual in my immediate family to graduate with a Bachelors. Therefore, it is particularly meaningful for my family, as well as myself, that I am now pursuing a Doctoral degree. I think