by Atara Wertentheil | Aug 31, 2023 | Addiction
Sometimes it seems like we’re taught, at some point in our lives, that we need to fulfill a craving or desire. For example, if you wake up and feel like you’re craving a steak, you may instinctively believe that you should be seeking out a steak to eat. It makes sense...
by Atara Wertentheil | Aug 25, 2023 | Coaching
Most of us have at least one thing in life we want to change. It may be something small, like going to bed slightly earlier or remembering to floss. Or it may be something larger, like finally launching that business that you’ve always dreamt about or improving your...
by Atara Wertentheil | Jul 24, 2023 | Depression
It’s healthy to have goals in life. We benefit when we seek out things that we can do that will make us feel successful personally, professionally, or otherwise. But we can also fall into a trap where our measures of success that we use – for example, a specific $$...
by Atara Wertentheil | Jun 30, 2023 | Relationship
There are many reasons why two people in a relationship may struggle to really connect or see things from the same lens. Some people have different personalities, or have experienced different traumas, or have different ways of seeing the world. It doesn’t matter if...
by Atara Wertentheil | Jun 25, 2023 | Dating and Relationships
We often emphasize here at Long Island Psychology that couples are made up with two entirely different, entirely unique people. No matter how much you are alike, or how well you think you know each other or connect as a couple, no two people see the world the same...