It’s tempting to believe that PSI’s offices, which once served as living quarters for nuns, still hold some sort of lingering mystical energy that its new clinical inhabitants can call upon. After all, clients seek out PSI because they want a therapist who can examine their problems with a spiritual lens. Many have experienced spiritual
Reimagining Mental Health Through a Spiritual LensFeaturing Shivam Gosai in a recent case study from the Fetzer Institute The Fetzer Institute recently published a case study, A Sacred Space to Be Whole: Reimagining Mental Health Through a Spiritual Lens, which explores emerging models of mental health care that integrate spirituality, relational presence, and community-based healing.
– by Mary Ragan, PhD, LCSW The people I met in the Lower 9th Ward of the city of New Orleans lost everything. Hurricane Katrina delivered the first punch. They could have survived that. It was the failure of the levees, the result of long-term neglect and inadequate construction, that sent a powerful rush of water
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Do you want spirituality to be part of your healing process? At PSI, spirituality is explored only if it’s meaningful to you. Our therapists are trained to recognize spiritual themes, but we never assume or impose. We meet you where you are. What would it feel like to talk about spiritual pain safely? For some,
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After more than four decades as a staff therapist at the Psychotherapy & Spirituality Institute (PSI) and serving as a former Executive Director, Dr. Gary Hellman is transitioning from his New York office. Yet, he remains an integral presence within PSI. We honor his legacy and look forward to many more years of soul-centered work
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As Thanksgiving leads into the December celebrations of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Bodhi Day, and New Year’s Eve, this season can be a trying time for some of us, even those who do not ascribe to any faith tradition. Consider the following questions: Does the approach of the holiday season ever fill you with a sense
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The Psychotherapy & Spirituality Institute is thrilled to welcome Mia Tootill, LCSW, CMT-P, CIMHP to our clinical staff. Mia is an integrative psychotherapist and polyvagal theory consultant whose aim is to help clients slow down, get to know their nervous systems better, and feel empowered to acknowledge and advocate for their needs. Mia is a
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PSI Executive Director Sarah McCaslin on the importance of compassionate understanding in the context of parenting children.
Can We Please Stop Telling Other Moms “This Is The Easy Part”? Read More »
WHEN: Friday, February 2, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm ETWHERE: Either ONLINE or in-person at Trinity Commons, 76 Trinity Place, NYC Digital technology is fundamentally changing what it means to be human. On an individual level, we are more reliant than ever on our smartphones, leading one scholar to conclude that even if we are
PSI joined Reimagine for this communal space to mourn and process amidst mounting global trauma
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