“Evidence-based therapy” might sound like complicated research jargon, but it’s actually a simple and empowering idea. It refers to...

You know that feeling when you want two things that seem to contradict each other? When you're pulled in two directions at once? Maybe you feel proud of how far you’ve come - and still overwhelmed by how far you have to go. Maybe you love your child with your whole heart - and still find yourself frustrated or worn thin. Maybe you laugh at a joke through tears - because part of you is still hurting. That space — that messy, beautiful in-between where emotions don’t line up ne

Let’s be honest— playing with toddlers or young children can sometimes feel repetitive, boring, or even overwhelming . Maybe you’ve found...

Now that Pesach has ended, the world starts to move again, but maybe you’re not quite ready to move with it. Whether your yom tov was...

Life gets overwhelming sometimes — and not just in the dramatic, fall-apart kind of way. More like in the quiet, relentless pressure of everything needing to get done right now. You’ve got kids yelling from opposite ends of the house, dinner half-burnt on the stove, a Shabbos menu still in your head, WhatsApps pinging nonstop, and maybe a simmering disagreement you haven’t had time to process. And that’s all before anything really hard even happens. For many women, especially

Did you ever hear yourself saying something along the lines of “it just shouldn’t be this way?”, or “I should be able to just do xyz”?...

Last time, we talked about those everyday moments when we’re faced with a decision—like how to respond to a hurtful comment someone made,...

All day long, we are doing things. Some of the things we do move us closer to the kind of life we want, like when we act in ways that...

We all have different relationships with sleep and rest. Some of us are early birds and get up with the sun, others prefer to sleep in...

Have you ever found yourself standing in your kitchen, surrounded by cleaning supplies, cookware, and what feels like an insurmountable...

Does it make sense to hate the body we live in? This question lies at the heart of much suffering around body image. It’s easy to forget...

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) has helped countless people build healthier, more balanced lives—but misconceptions still surround it....

Tu B’shvat is here!  Tu B’shvat is a holiday that typically doesn't get much attention compared to others, but it has such profound...

Hi! My name is Chaya Deutsch, and I'm a new undergrad intern at The CBT/DBT Center. My initial impression of mindfulness was that it was...

College students interested in clinical psychology are faced with a very difficult task. Most of these students are interested in gaining...

Living with uncertainty can be extremely distressing. Whether it is waiting for something as significant as medical results or as mundane...

While all mothers worry about their child’s well-being, stereotypically, Jewish mothers are known for being the ultimate worrywarts....

As we embark on the month of Elul , many of us take the time to reflect on our actions and aspire to repair our relationships both with...

One of our core values as the Jewish people is chessed. We try to emulate Hashem in all of our actions, and given that Hashem is...

The biosocial theory is the theory that underpins dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). It gives us an understanding of why DBT works, by...

Everyone can relate to feeling “stuck” from time to time. I would argue that most clients, if not all, come to therapy for just this...

Pesach is in one week. Wow what a statement. How did you feel reading that? Probably super excited and comforted and really at peace,...

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is a therapy that heavily emphasizes and utilizes the practice of mindfulness. Some tend to think...

I am not a fan of any particular methods for teaching babies or children to sleep. I prefer that parents understand how learning works and make decisions based on that. For example, the behaviors we give attention to will happen more. If you pick your child up when they cry, they will cry more often - that is simply how learning works. I am therefore not a fan of methods that teach parents to go to the baby every few minutes as I believe that to be a slow form of torture, as