Newtown Family Therapy Blog

    My husband and I always knew we would settle in Newtown, Connecticut. After our years spent savoring every second of our overpriced New York City lifestyle, complete with a tiny shoebox apartment, we knew it was time to invest and make a commitment. Our future, if we were luc...

    Self harm, also known as self injurious behavior, is a topic that frightens many and is not talked about enough, particularly when discussing young adults and adolescents. Self harm manifests in many ways including cutting, burning, scratching, hitting, punching, head banging...

    I remember when I was a teenager how frequently I felt misunderstood. It was a time in life filled with emotions and unknowns and I was bursting at the seams to "figure it all out". Looking back I see clearly now that what I was really looking for was just to be und...

September is National Suicide Prevention Month.

Whenever I think about suicide, what it means to me, how I feel about it, the word that always comes to mind is shame. I don't think you can talk about suicide without talking about shame. I have been heavily immersed in Brene Brown's research work on ...

Psychotherapists can help people of all different ages and lifestyles live happier, healthier and more productive lives.

1) Better Communication. We need to learn how to communicate better. Period. Regardless of whether or not you grew up in a healthy family with excellent communication skills or no...

I pose that radical question to you. Meditators often see the spiritual awakening that is, in essence, the inevitable outcome of a long-term practice of meditation as the "death of the self" or the "death of the ego." Like a caterpillar that must die before becoming a butterfly, ...