Congratulations to PSI Managing Director Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason for receiving the 2017 Distinguished Contribution Award from the Eastern Region Executive of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors for “innovative and visionary leadership” at the AAPC Eastern/Northeastern Regional Conference held at Wisdom House this past weekend. read more
Happy #ClergyAppreciationMonth to faith leaders from all traditions! For its 50th Anniversary issue, New York Magazine ran this photo profile of religious figures in NYC, including PSI Managing Director the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason. Thanks to Martin Schoeller and New York Magazine for this wonderful visual project depicting our urban diversity. PSI joins its read more
From “RealSimple“: Rather than just steaming away, think of your difficult in-law or unreasonable boss as an antagonist in your story, suggests Kim Schneiderman, a licensed clinical social worker in New York City and the author of Step Out of Your Story: Writing Exercises to Reframe and Transform Your Life. “Just like good fiction, life read more
Come learn how to think like a dramaturge; inquire like a questionologist; and enlist the “write” brain toward drawing out and transforming client material. Keynote Speaker Gail Noppe-Brandon, LCSW, MPA, MA will be presenting: Mindful Listening: Culling and Shifting Client Narratives WHEN: Saturday, November 11th, 1:00 – 5:00 pm WHERE: Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church 7 read more
Maria was a 31-year-old artist who sought help to disentangle herself from a dysfunctional relationship with an emotionally abusive man. For the past few weeks, she had been seized by a compulsion to paint self portraits. She portrayed her likeness from various angles, experimenting with different hues and styles. She explained that she had “lost read more
