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"You are not the worst thing you have ever done." This was a frequent refrain, spoken by inmates and staff during my 15 years working on Rikers Island. Patients who had committed the most horrific of acts - they too sought to be understood and afforded a chance to reenter the community. If we are being honest, we all have regrets, and most of us carry feelings of guilt and shame - proof you are human.
Crush is licensed in New York and New Jersey.
A bit about my approach to therapy
These hard feelings serve a purpose, requiring minutes, hours and sometimes even longer days of soul-searching - helping us to learn the lessons, and to do better in our lives ahead.
But what's next? Adler said we need the courage to experience self-worth, have a duty to recognize and pursue our life-tasks, and to make our unique contribution to the community.
Courage >>> Worth >>> Contribution - three crucial things to develop, nurture, and to achieve.
What you can expect from our first session
Working on Rikers Island and at Bedford Hill Correctional Facility for women, crisis counseling after 9/11 and Sandy, training at Columbia University, and my own personal tragedies have prepared me for this. I do not have all the answers. You, on the other hand, likely hold the keys that you'll need to open the door. Together, let’s find those keys; let’s open the door.