by Alan Cohen | Aug 13, 2014 | Gestalt Therapy, Looking for Psychotherapy, NYC Therapist
I spend the day sitting with patients. These are people who come to see me because they are aware (sometimes vaguely, sometimes acutely) that something is missing in their lives. These are intelligent people, educated, creative, moral, but missing something. They...
by Alan Cohen | Aug 12, 2014 | Looking for Psychotherapy
We are compelled by feelings that don’t have words when we encounter the experience of birth, and when we encounter the experience of death. Both experiences, if we are open to them, give us a sense of awe, that what is happening here is truly unexplainable and beyond...
by Alan Cohen | Aug 8, 2014 | Gestalt Therapy, Looking for Psychotherapy, NYC Therapist
I’ve always felt that the key element of a life that is meaningful is the ability to live in relation to that which feels true. Many of us know what feels true for us and avoid living it or disclosing it because it feels shameful or frightening. Many of us simply...