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7 Tips to Help Ease Your Child Back to School by Kristen Estrella, LCSW
As the school year quickly approaches, it’s time to revisit regular routines and start adjusting your child to going back to school. Our...


Lukin Center for Psychotherapy
Lukin Center for Psychotherapy is a premier, evidenced based psychotherapy practice founded by Dr. Konstantin Lukin. Ph.D. and his wife...


Helping Women Navigate Motherhood by Dr. Andrea Tesher
Dr. Andrea Tesher, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist at Lukin Center for Psychotherapy, specializing in the use of Cognitive...


Do This Every Day by Konstantin Lukin, Ph.D.
Doing at least one thing every day for you puts worthiness to action. If we want to feel worthy we have to try to show ourselves that we...


How to Teach Children Controlled Breathing with Pinwheels by Kristen Estrella, LCSW
Children have big feelings and often are inadvertently searching for the coping skills to manage these big feelings. Controlled breathing...


Using Motivational Interviewing to Reach Fitness Goals by Timothy Meyer, LCSW
Learn How To Use "Change Talk" To Your Advantage Motivational interviewing (MI) is a technique used by many professionals, not just...


How to Create a Healthy Relationship with Food by Dr. Andrea Tesher
In a follow up from last week's article "Binge Eating Disorder: What Is It And What Can Be Done?", Dr. Andrea Tesher highly recommends...


Binge Eating Disorder: What Is It And What Can Be Done? By Dr. Andrea Tesher
A little-known risk of warmer weather. The temperature outside is rising and there are clear signs that summer is almost here. Soon it...


The In-Between by Noreen Heffernan, Writer
“All human beings are united by birth, life, death, and every emotion in between” -Yung Pueblo. One of the lessons I always try to teach...


How to Help Your Child with Separation Anxiety by Kristen Estrella, LCSW
Is your child visibly anxious at bedtime, going to school, or separating from you in general? If so, then The Invisible String is worth...


How to Reawaken Our Children’s Sense of Playfulness by Kristen Estrella, LCSW
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and it could not be arriving at a more appropriate time. The weather is getting nicer, the school...


Can Exercise Improve Depression? By Stacy Geant Hughes
Have you ever come in from a walk (or walked out of a Pilates class) feeling a heck of a lot better than before you exercised? You’re...


Meet Dr. Andrea Tesher of Lukin Center for Psychotherapy In Englewood + Ridgewood
Meet Dr. Andrea Tesher! Dr. Andrea Tesher, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist at Lukin Center for Psychotherapy, specializing in...


Blowing Bubbles Helps Kids Practice Their Breathing by Konstantin Lukin, Ph.D.
Breathing is an important coping strategy for kids to learn and yet it can be so difficult to get them to want to practice. Firstly, the...


Tips for Post-Pandemic Life: Beginning the Transition Toward Normalcy by Dr. Elissa R. Gross
It’s unclear just what the post-pandemic world will look like. But most likely, what many have hoped would be a return to normal will...


How to Help Your Child Understand Their Feelings by Kristen Estrella, LCSW
“In My Heart” by Jo Witek speaks to all the feelings we have and helps normalize the ones we may sometimes wish we didn’t. This book is...


Hacking Mental Health Through Breath by Aleksandra Goncharova, Ph.D.
Freedivers, the U.S. Navy SEALS, professional athletes, actors—they all train their breath to enhance physical and mental endurance. For...


Moms Support Group in Ridgewood with Dr. Andrea Tesher
A lot of times women feel alone in their struggles, so it's helpful to hear that others are going through similar things. Women have the...


How to Develop A Regular Mindfulness Practice by Konstantin Lukin, Ph.D.
By now, we all know the plethora of benefits that can come from developing a regular mindfulness practice. Getting started and finding...


Lifeboats by Noreen Heffernan, Writer
“If my boat was sinking, I would want you in my lifeboat, forever.” That was a quote from a Netflix show I was binging last week. And it...
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