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Spotlight: Rachel Weinstein

Rachel Weinstein is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in therapeutic support for patients and families facing terminal illness, grief, and loss. She also works with members of the LGBTQ+ community, providing support to individuals and their families. She hails from Brooklyn and Chicago, and supports clients in Israel and Stateside. I had the […]

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CBT Buddy is Now Reflective

Welcome to Reflective Welcome to Reflective, your new home for connecting with your patients between sessions. When we first decided to share our idea of an app that could help facilitate homework between therapists and patients, we focused on offering CBT-related templates for patient assignments. While in private beta we received feedback from therapists stating

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Spotlight: Eli Kaufman

Eli Kaufman is a clinical social worker, and therapist, well known in New Jersey for his experience in EMDR, DBT, and psychodynamic therapy. I had the opportunity to pick his brain in an article titled “When a Therapist Cries” in which he shared a well-balanced and thought-out opinion. Meet Eli. What made you want to

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Therapist with her face in her hands, crying

When a Therapist Cries

While therapists are often trained to be emotionally neutral during therapy sessions, it’s not uncommon to feel strong emotions in response to the stories and experiences shared by their patients. In some cases, therapists may even find themselves crying alongside their patients, or at the very least fighting the urge to do so.

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