Mindfulness Matters Psychotherapy

03/17/2026

What Do Social Workers Really Do? Social workers help people navigate life’s challenges by providing support, resources, and mental health care. While many people associate social workers with child protective services or hospitals, the profession is much broader. Read more, click below!

Social workers help people navigate life’s challenges by providing support, resources, and mental health care. While many people associate social workers with child protective services or hospitals, the profession is much broader.

03/17/2026

Olive says the real luck is finding the right support. Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Mindfulness Matters! 💚🍀

03/11/2026

Effective immediately, Mindfulness Matters Psychotherapy is no longer accepting new clients with Beacon, Carelon, or NYSHIP insurance plans.

This change does NOT affect any current clients. If you are already receiving services with us using one of these plans, you may continue as usual.

We remain in-network with several other insurance providers and continue to welcome new clients with those plans, as well as private pay.

If you have questions about insurance or scheduling, please contact our office.

03/10/2026

Meet the newest member of our Middletown team!

Kaylee DeBenedictus works with children, teens, and adults and brings a warm, supportive approach to helping clients build coping skills, improve emotional regulation, and navigate life’s challenges. She uses evidence-based approaches such as CBT and DBT to help clients feel more confident and resilient.

Kaylee will be seeing clients in our Middletown office and via telehealth.

We are so lucky to have her join the Mindfulness Matters team!!

https://mindfulnessmattersny.com/our-team/

03/10/2026

Meet Olive, Chief Emotional Support Officer at Mindfulness Matters.

Olive had a clear treatment goal tonight: sit by the fire.
Barriers to treatment were addressed.

02/26/2026

Considering EMDR therapy?
Here’s a guide to understanding training standards and what questions you can ask when choosing a therapist.

Choosing an EMDR therapist involves understanding training standards, consultation requirements, and credentialing distinctions.

12/17/2025

A little love for the helpers this season. If you're carrying grief, burnout, loneliness, or financial stress while still showing up, we see you.

12/05/2025

We’re beyond thrilled to welcome Melissa Donohue to the Mindfulness Matters Team! Melissa is a licensed social worker (LMSW) with over a decade of experience supporting children, teens, adults, and families through emotional, behavioral, and life challenges, and she will be seeing clients primarily in our Middletown office.

Welcome, Melissa, we are so lucky to have you join us!

For more information about Melissa, and to learn more about what we do, please visit us at MindfulnessMattersNY.com

11/13/2025

Ever wonder what happens at a Therapy Session? Read our latest post

Your first therapy session focuses on getting to know you. We’ll ask what brings you in, what’s worked (and hasn’t) in the past, and what a “good outcome” would look like. Together we set a few clear, doable goals - reducing anxiety, sleeping better, improving relationships, processing tra...

11/07/2025

🌿 Fun Fact Friday!
Did you know that your brain can’t tell the difference between imagining a calm place and actually being in one? 🧠✨
When you visualize a peaceful scene — like waves rolling on the shore or sunlight through trees — your nervous system starts to relax, your heart rate slows, and your body produces fewer stress hormones.

🧘‍♀️ Try this:
Close your eyes and picture a place where you feel completely at ease.
Notice:
🌊 What do you see?
🎶 What do you hear?
🌬️ What does the air feel like on your skin?

Take three slow breaths while holding that image.
Your body just got a mini vacation. 💙

10/28/2025

NEW! Clinical Supervision & EMDR Consultation
with Jill Harmon, LCSW-R, CCTP-II
EMDR Certified Therapist • EMDRIA-Approved Consultant

Jill is an EMDRIA-Approved Consultant and all consultation hours provided may be applied toward EMDRIA Certification requirements when applicable.

Are you building confidence with EMDR and looking for support from someone who actually uses it every day in real clinical work?

I now offer individual and group EMDR consultation for therapists who are:

• Completing consultation hours toward EMDR Certification
• Newly trained and wanting support using EMDR in real cases
• Experienced clinicians refining their EMDR skills in complex trauma work

My approach is collaborative and supportive — consultation is a space to think out loud, get unstuck, and grow without criticism or performance pressure.

Read More: https://mindfulnessmattersny.com/clinical-supervision-emdr-consultation/

09/08/2025

Latest Post: When Love and Harm Collide
Netflix’s Unknown Number highlights bullying, trauma bonds, and personality-disordered parenting. Learn how therapy helps survivors heal.

The Netflix documentary shocked viewers with its disturbing story of harassment and bullying. Beyond the online cruelty, many were struck by the complicated family dynamics at its core.
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The Netflix documentary Unknown Number shocked viewers with its disturbing story of harassment and bullying. Beyond the online cruelty, many were struck by the complicated family dynamics at its core: a mother showing traits of a personality disorder, and a daughter whose muted reaction — and cont...