De-escalation and emotional flooding

In the previous post I wrote some guidelines and foundations to communication. Psychologist John Gottman, founder of the Gottman Institute, identifies criticism, contempt, defensiveness and stonewalling as the “four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” which will...

Communication Foundations

Many clients, whether individuals, parents, couples and multiple-partner relationships come into treatment wanting to improve communication. They are either experiencing frequent conflict, not feeling heard and don’t feel equipped to resolve conflict nor...

Hello World!

Hi! And welcome to my blog! I’m Jesse, an NYC-based psychotherapist who provides a wide variety of services including psychotherapy and consultation focusing on gender and sexuality. I specialize in LGBQ, trans and gender-variant, kink, BDSM, fetish,...