THE INSIGHT JOURNAL
Welcome to our blog — a space for reflection, validation, and connection.
Here, our therapists and collaborators explore the complexities of mental health, identity, relationships, and resilience through a culturally attuned lens.
Whether you're a client seeking support or a curious reader longing for insight, these writings are for you.
We write to name what often goes unnamed, to normalize what’s been pathologized, and to make space for all the parts of you.
How to Set Boundaries With Family During the Holidays
Setting boundaries with family during the holidays can feel overwhelming, especially for New Yorkers balancing stress, identity dynamics, and emotional triggers. This guide walks you through how to set limits clearly and compassionately so you can protect your well-being and create a holiday season that actually feels good.
7 Grounding Exercises You Can Do Anywhere
Grounding exercises help calm anxiety by anchoring you in the present moment. This blog from Insight Therapy NYC walks through seven simple techniques you can use anywhere to feel steadier, calmer, and more in control.
Why NYU Graduate Students Struggle with Impostor Syndrome and How Therapy Can Help in NYC
Impostor syndrome impacts many NYU graduate students navigating academic pressure, identity shifts, and NYC’s competitive culture. This blog explores why these feelings show up, how they affect your performance and well-being, and how therapy helps you rebuild confidence and reduce stress. Insight Therapy NYC offers support tailored to the unique challenges NYU students face.
Identity Erasure in the LGBTQIA+ Community: How Therapy Supports Healing in NYC
Identity erasure can be subtle yet deeply painful for LGBTQIA+ people in NYC. This blog explores how therapy helps you name the experience, heal from its emotional impact, and reconnect with your full identity. Learn how Insight Therapy NYC offers affirming care to help you feel seen, grounded, and supported.
Coping With Grief During the Holidays: A Supportive Guide from NYC Therapists
The holidays can feel especially painful when you’re grieving. In this supportive guide, Insight Therapy NYC shares compassionate tools to help you honor your loss, set boundaries, and move through the season with more steadiness.
How to Handle Food and Body Comments During the Holidays: NYC Therapist Tips
Holiday meals can bring up anxiety, shame, or unwanted comments about food and body image, especially if you’re recovering from an eating disorder or working to build healthier habits. In this blog, NYC therapists share practical tools to help you stay grounded, set boundaries, and protect your peace this season.
Surviving the Holidays When Family Feels Hard: Tips from NYC Therapists
Family dynamics can make the holidays feel overwhelming. NYC therapists share strategies to help you stay grounded, set boundaries, and move through the season with more ease and support.
Why You Can’t Stop Overthinking (and How Therapy in NYC Can Help)
If you can’t stop replaying conversations or worrying about what might go wrong, you’re not alone. Overthinking is exhausting, but therapy in NYC can help you quiet your mind, manage anxiety, and move forward with more peace and confidence.
What Are the Best Therapy Options in NYC? A Look at Clarity Therapy NYC and Insight Therapy NYC
Looking for therapy in NYC? This guide compares two of Manhattan’s most trusted practices: Insight Therapy NYC and Clarity Therapy NYC. Learn how each offers boutique, relationship-based care through specialized or accessible approaches, helping you find the therapy fit that’s right for you.
Mindfulness in the City: How to Feel Grounded in NYC When Life Won’t Slow Down
Between crowded commutes, busy schedules, and constant noise, NYC life can leave you feeling uncentered. This blog explores mindfulness practices and therapy approaches that can help you stay grounded and find calm, even when New York refuses to slow down.
Top 3 Therapy and Wellness Options in NYC — From Boutique to Affordable Care
Looking for the right therapy or wellness space in New York City? This guide explores the top 3 therapy and wellness options in NYC — from boutique, design-forward environments to affordable, accessible care. Each offers a unique way to support your mental health or your private practice.
What Trauma Looks Like When You Don’t Remember It and How Therapy Can Help
Trauma doesn’t always come with clear memories. Sometimes it shows up as anxiety, tension, or emotional disconnection without an obvious cause. This blog explores how unremembered trauma can impact your life and how therapy in NYC can help you heal and feel safe in your body again.
Is Therapy Affordable for NYU Grad Students? Here’s What You Need to Know
Many NYU grad students assume therapy in NYC is out of reach. This blog breaks down how Insight Therapy NYC makes therapy accessible, transparent, and affordable, so you can focus on your mental health and thrive in graduate school.
LGBTQIA+ Therapy in NYC: The Difference Between Affirming and “Tolerant” Care
Not all LGBTQ therapy in NYC is truly affirming. Learn how affirming care differs from “tolerant” care, and why having a therapist who celebrates your identity makes all the difference in healing and growth.
How Men Can Find a Therapist in NYC (and What They Really Need from Therapy)
In this blog, Raquele Williams, LCSW, explores how men in NYC can find the right therapist and the support they truly need. Many men feel the pressure to stay strong, even when stress or burnout hits. Therapy offers a space to understand yourself beyond expectations and to slow down, reconnect, and feel more grounded.
Can’t “Just Relax”? How to Calm Your Nervous System in NYC
In NYC, where constant motion keeps your body on alert, relaxation can feel impossible. Learn how therapy helps calm your nervous system, retrain your stress response, and find peace in a city that never slows down.
What Somatic Therapy Is and Why It Works in NYC
Somatic therapy helps New Yorkers reconnect with their bodies, release stored stress, and find balance. Learn what it is, how it works, and why it’s such an effective approach to healing in NYC.
Feeling Safe Again: NYC Trauma Therapy That Works
Trauma can leave your body on alert long after the danger has passed. This blog explores how trauma therapy helps you feel safe, grounded, and connected again in Manhattan and across New York State.
Why High-Functioning Anxiety Is So Hard to Spot in NYC
Many high-achievers in NYC struggle with hidden anxiety beneath their success. Learn why high-functioning anxiety is hard to spot and how therapy can help you slow down without losing your drive.
Minority Stress and LGBTQIA+ Mental Health: How Therapy Can Help in NYC
Minority stress can quietly wear down LGBTQIA+ individuals in NYC, even in a city known for inclusion. This blog explores how therapy helps queer and trans New Yorkers navigate stigma, heal from internalized stress, and reconnect with resilience through affirming, compassionate care.