Tired of feeling like an outsider? Adult Group therapy can help. When your favorite love song is played on a well-tuned instrument, you can relax and listen without distraction. But when the instrument is out of tune, even a master musician can’t make it sound right. Emotional attunement operates similarly in relationships. When someone listens […]
3 ways to care for yourself and find help. Addiction is a disease like no other. It doesn’t appear on x-rays, it isn’t an injury or allergy with a simple cure. It’s a phantom that travels through families, crossing decades, and suddenly reappearing in new generations. It destroys marriages and devastates relationships. It forever changes […]
Rules for a healthy argument: how to fight for — not against — your teenager. Dear Teenage Son/Daughter, It’s difficult for us to communicate these days. We stumble into an argument, get angry or frustrated. We say things we regret. We bruise each other with our words. Being a parent of a teenager is the […]
Welcome to Group Therapy! The transformative power of group therapy lies in its focus on the here and now. Rather than investigate your history, group therapy focuses exclusively on relationships. During sessions, you will be directed to tune into your thoughts and feelings in the moment, particularly the feelings you experience toward your fellow group […]
Reviews of Sean Grover Parenting Workshops “Thank you so much…your talk was incredibly informative…our whole child committee is going to order your book in bulk.” Nest+M High School, Stephanie Glasgall, Guidance Dept. “From the minute I got to school today, I heard rave reviews from our staff about your presentation. What an amazingly thought-provoking evening.” […]
After listening to many bullied parents’ stories in my psychotherapy office, I began to recognize many shared experiences. Although bullied parents come from various cultures and communities, I’ve identified the three most common scenarios that enable kids to bully their parents. The parents most likely to be bullied by their kids are: Parents who were […]
Life provides suffering, healing requires help. How do you recover when you feel utterly crushed by life? When your heart literally aches with every beat? Whether you saw it coming or didn’t, the feeling is the same: you’re devastated. You gasp at your vulnerability and wonder, “Why did this happen?” Life dishes up so many […]
How to tell the difference between normal adolescence and more serious conditions. Some kids pass through adolescence swiftly, with little turmoil. For others, puberty detonates like a time bomb; once it goes off, nothing is the same. As a psychotherapist, I’ve sat with many brokenhearted parents as they agonize over their teen’s behavior, mystified by […]
Burnout and the Psychotherapist “THE TALKING CURE” an exciting new one-act play produced by the New York Theater Festival at the Guild Theater, Jan 26, 28 & 29th, opens with Dr. Arthur Russo, a Manhattan psychotherapist suffering, feeling tormented by his patients. “In the beginning seeing patients was a pleasure. But after twelve long years, […]
Wellesley Mother’s Forum, Parent Workshop, MA, Tues, Dec. 5th Brooklyn Latin School, Parent Workshop, Sat. Dec. 16, 10am Lower Manhattan Community, Parent Wkshp, Wed., Jan. 10, 8:30am Washington Square Institute, Training Seminar, Thurs, Jan 18, 8pm Spruce Street School, Parent Workshop, Tues, Feb. 13, 8:45am Academy for Software Engineering, Parent Wkp, Weds, Feb 28 6pm […]