Seema’s Soothing Soundscapes
Welcome to Seema’s Soothing Soundscapes – a place where one can immerse themselves in the bliss of self-reflection and deep serenity. Every week, two carefully selected soundscapes will be …
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Sexual Harassment and The City
Forward by Chamin Ajjan, MS, LCSW, A-CBT Anyone who has walked down the streets of NYC has been subject to or witnessed street harassment. It is a …
Things We Learn From Our Clients: Therapy Notebook
The therapist-client relationship is a cherished one. Our clients may not be aware that we learn just as much from them as they do from us. When …
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Stopping Your Inner Imposter in Its Tracks
Have you ever felt riddled with feelings of inadequacy in new surroundings? Like you don’t deserve your many accomplishments and have a hard time owning your successes? …
Cognitive-Behavioral Art Therapy
Can combining the two modalities help better treat anxiety? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has long been used to treat anxiety through interventions like psychoeducation, exposure, cognitive challenging, …
Wellness During Social Unrest
Written by The Chamin Ajjan Psychotherapy Team The Domestic Terrorist Attacks that took place at our nation’s Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 were not just a …
To Journal or Not To Journal
Fewer things make my clients stare at me with a look of reluctance and skepticism as do my suggestions to journal. Some people swear by it, but …
Sex Positive Parenting: The Do’s and Don’ts
Many of us have who had, “the talk” with our parents recount moments of dread, awkwardness and discomfort. While we may have been squirming in our seats …
Self-Compassion In Response to Self-Criticism
Most of us criticize ourselves from time to time. For some of us that critical inner voice is louder and more persistent than it is for others. …
Retail Therapy: SHE DARES
Human beings are social beings. In fact, it is our use of communication and our creation of social structures that makes us different from other animals. But what happens when the only being you are…
