There's a question I'm asked repeatedly by friends and acquaintances when they learn about my work in affair recovery: "Why do you choose this path? Isn't it exhausting to immerse yourself in such pain, drama, and emotional intensity day after day?"

It's a fair question. Affair recovery therapy involves witnessing profound heartbreak, betrayal, and raw vulnerability. Yet, this work has become not just my profession but my passion. Here's why I continue to find deep fulfillment in helping couples navigate the aftermath of infidelity.

Have you ever felt an overwhelming attraction to someone that seemed to bypass all rational thought? That magnetic pull that makes you wonder, "Why can't I resist this person, even when I know I should?" This phenomenon—often described as chemistry, electricity, or sparks—is more than just a romantic cliché. It's a powerful psychological mechanism with deep roots in our earliest relationships and unresolved emotional wounds.

Rage is one of the most potent emotions in trauma recovery, particularly after betrayal or a significant boundary violation. When approached mindfully, it can become a powerful catalyst for healing rather than a destructive force.

In a world that often encourages us to "stay positive" and "push through," we're offering a different perspective: what if your pain isn't something to fear, but rather a pathway to profound healing?

Have you ever felt emotions or fears that don't quite feel like your own? Perhaps you've noticed patterns in your life that echo through your family's history, even though you never directly experienced the events that created them. You might be experiencing intergenerational trauma—emotional patterns and survival responses passed down through generations.

When we think about healing, we often focus on our individual experiences. But what if our emotional challenges are connected to something larger—a family legacy that spans generations? Family Constellations therapy offers a unique and powerful approach to understanding these deeper connections.

Betrayal trauma can be an incredibly confusing and painful experience and we’re here to shed some light on the possibilities for healing. Find out how both partners can heal from betrayal trauma and the experience of infidelity in this blog.

Finding a new therapist can be daunting. However, there’s a right fit for everyone if you know how to ask the right questions. Grab our guide to the 8 essential questions you should be asking.

Chronic pain can be debilitating, defeating, and confusing, but here to break it all down for you today is chronic pain expert Lily Morgan with an all new podcast episode.

Are you looking to heal the very old wounds created in childhood? At Brooklyn Somatic Therapy we specialize in healing childhood trauma. Here’s how it works…

If mindfulness is getting left out of your therapy, you’re missing out.

Here’s 5 ways mindfulness makes therapy more effective and speeds up your growth and healing.

When considering psychedelic assisted psychotherapy, it’s important to consider the context of your psychedelic experience.

A simple way to approach planning your optimal psychedelic session is to think about three W’s: Who, where, and why?

Many people find antidepressants ineffective because they don’t address the root causes of depression. Treatments like ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) offer a new approach, combining medication and therapy to promote healing and lasting change.

As psychedelic medicine moves more and more into the mainstream, a new specialty has sprung up in the mental health world - psychedelic integration. In this post we’ll explore just what psychedelic integration is all about, and how a psychotherapist can play an important role in the integration process.

Learn three simple strategies for speaking about hurt feelings in a way that helps your partner hear you and respond from the heart.

Love is hard, am I right? Read here about a classic negative cycle many couples get stuck in, and how couples therapy can help free you up to enjoy one another once again.

Somatic therapy and talk therapy have common roots, but use different tools to foster transformation. See what changes when the body gets to be part of the conversation.

Each of these 3 somatic approaches add something valuable to the conversation, yet it can be quite difficult to understand the differences between them. In this blog, we offer a brief explanation of each to help you navigate the range of offerings out there.

Trauma occurs when a person experiences a distressing event or series of events in their life that cause an overwhelming emotional response. Traumatic experiences often render a person powerless or leave them with the perception that they are powerless.

A somatic approach to self-soothing involves turning attention directly toward the body’s present moment experience. The next time you’re feeling anxious, try one of these body-based techniques.