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Choosing a therapist for your child is about more than credentials. It's about trust, connection, and finding someone wh...
01/25/2026

Choosing a therapist for your child is about more than credentials. It's about trust, connection, and finding someone who understands your child's specific needs. Here's what to look for in the selection process.

Trusting your child to a therapist can be very emotionally difficult. Parents are used to being the ones that are there to support their kids, and it’s often hard to hand off that responsibility to a therapist – a 3rd party that is here to help your child at their most vulnerable time. That’s ...

You don't need to wait until you're in a relationship to benefit from couples counseling. Working on relationship patter...
01/20/2026

You don't need to wait until you're in a relationship to benefit from couples counseling. Working on relationship patterns, communication skills, and attachment styles while you're single can transform your future relationships.

Unsurprisingly, most of the people that sign up for couples counseling and relationship-related services are those currently married or long term dating that are looking for help moving forward in a relationship. Couples counseling is one of the best tools available for rebuilding a broken relations...

When you have panic attacks, you become hypersensitive to your body's sensations. Every small pain, every tingle, every ...
01/14/2026

When you have panic attacks, you become hypersensitive to your body's sensations. Every small pain, every tingle, every breath that doesn't feel quite right can trigger anxiety. This creates a cycle where self-monitoring actually increases panic.

Those that struggle with panic attacks and panic disorder often find that they become hypersensitive to their body’s sensations. They notice every small pain, every tingle, every time their breathing doesn’t feel like it is as full as it should be. Once they feel something is “not quite right....

Couples counseling isn't about forcing people to stay together. Sometimes the healthiest outcome for both partners is se...
01/08/2026

Couples counseling isn't about forcing people to stay together. Sometimes the healthiest outcome for both partners is separation. A skilled couples therapist helps you make the right decision for your situation, not the one society expects.

When two partners decide to see a couples counselor, they are doing so because they want to improve – or save – their existing relationship. They are looking for help from a professional to grow and support as a couple. That is what our couples counselors do. For couples on the verge of divorce,...

I am thrilled to have the opportunity to offer this keynote address at the Finding Purpose After Trauma Summit. My talk...
01/05/2026

I am thrilled to have the opportunity to offer this keynote address at the Finding Purpose After Trauma Summit. My talk explores how purpose can emerge through trauma healing and invites a deeper inquiry into where that purpose truly comes from. It asks how we can discern whether our sense of purpose genuinely suits who we are becoming or whether it arises as a secondary gain from unprocessed pain. We will examine how purpose can sometimes be shaped by guilt or shame, by survivor’s guilt, by the overwhelm of daily breakdown, or by a need to avoid emotions that feel unbearable. Rather than assuming all purpose is inherently healthy, this talk gently challenges us to question whether our drive is fostering growth or keeping us bound to frozen distress that has not yet moved through us. Purpose can imprison us just as easily as it can liberate us. Together we will explore how to recognize the roots of our purpose, how to tell if it supports healing and expansion, or if it reinforces distorted coping and hidden suffering. This summit offers an opportunity to reconnect with your inner roots, clarify your true goals, and learn how to transform pain into meaningful, life affirming growth through conscious healing.

Please sign up and join me!

A two-day transformative summit that will guide you, step by step, toward healing and discovering yo

Every January, we tell ourselves: This is the year.And yet, New Year’s resolutions have nearly an 80% failure rate.Why?B...
01/02/2026

Every January, we tell ourselves: This is the year.

And yet, New Year’s resolutions have nearly an 80% failure rate.

Why?

Because the thing you’re trying to change in January probably didn’t suddenly appear on December 31st.

If it’s something that feels difficult, sticky, or tied to an unhealthy pattern, chances are you’ve been aware of it all year. Maybe even for years. You’ve noticed it. You’ve thought about working on it. You’ve likely tried—more than once.

The New Year feels powerful because it represents a beginning. A clean slate. A moment where change feels possible.

But here’s the catch:
We’re often very good at identifying what we want to fix—and far less practiced at understanding how to begin.

So we decide that on January 1st, something we’ve struggled with all year will suddenly no longer be an issue. No plan. No deeper exploration. Just sheer willpower.

And willpower alone rarely works.

Real change usually requires us to ask harder questions:
• Have we explored why this has been hard to shift before?
• Have we identified the beliefs, patterns, or protective parts that keep this behavior in place?
• Have we looked at the secondary gains—what this pattern might be giving us?
• Have we created a plan that honors these barriers instead of ignoring them?

Without this groundwork, resolutions become declarations rather than strategies.

And if you’re reading this thinking, “So should I just stop trying?”
Absolutely not.

New Year’s resolutions can be a powerful starting point—but they work best when paired with:
✔️ realistic goals
✔️ a realistic timeline
✔️ and most importantly, a plan

Sometimes the first step in that plan isn’t changing the behavior at all—it’s understanding why it exists in the first place.

Change is possible.
But it’s built through awareness, compassion, and structure—not overnight promises.

Here’s to resolutions that turn into real transformation

For thousands of years, humans have created New Year's resolutions for a fresh start in the new year. Year after year, as January 1st approaches, we pick a g...

Ever wonder what causes conflict in relationships? What is it that we are really looking for in human connection? And ho...
12/28/2025

Ever wonder what causes conflict in relationships? What is it that we are really looking for in human connection? And how does couples counseling really help? Join us in this episode with a “relationship scientist” and licensed marriage and family therapist, for a fascinating conversation about what love really is!

What is love—really? In this episode, Stacy and Heather sit down with relationship scientist and licensed marriage and family therapist Marisa Cohen, PhD, LM...

Seasonal Affective Disorder is more than just "winter blues." It's a real form of depression that follows a seasonal pat...
12/28/2025

Seasonal Affective Disorder is more than just "winter blues." It's a real form of depression that follows a seasonal pattern. If you notice your mood consistently dropping during certain months, it's worth exploring treatment options.

Comprehensive Care for Seasonal Depression on Long Island At Long Island Counseling Services, we understand the unique challenges presented by Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and offer specialized treatment plans tailored to each individual. Our team, experienced in addressing the complexities of....

If mental health challenges have a genetic component, does therapy still work? Absolutely. While genetics can create vul...
12/22/2025

If mental health challenges have a genetic component, does therapy still work? Absolutely. While genetics can create vulnerability, therapy provides tools to manage symptoms, build resilience, and change how you respond to those predispositions.

Many mental health challenges are caused, in part, by life experiences. If a person experiences stresses, or traumas, or other types of difficulties, they can develop mental health issues that affect their lives. Working with a therapist, they can work through these issues and, eventually, put their...

EMDR was originally developed for trauma, but therapists are now using it successfully for anxiety, panic disorder, and ...
12/18/2025

EMDR was originally developed for trauma, but therapists are now using it successfully for anxiety, panic disorder, and other conditions. The brain's ability to reprocess difficult experiences extends beyond traditional PTSD treatment.

The more we learn about the brain, the more we can understand and address mental health issues. One of the most important findings of the last few decades was that, when a person experiences a traumatic event, the stress of the event fragments across other parts of the brain, and so treating it ofte...

Holidays can bring a variety of emotion, from joy to sorrow and everything in between. Sometimes the extremes can be con...
12/15/2025

Holidays can bring a variety of emotion, from joy to sorrow and everything in between. Sometimes the extremes can be confusing and even elicit guilt or shame. Long Island Counseling founder, Stacy Pellettieri, tackles the difficulty of grieving during the holidays to explore how we can experience both joy and sorrow in a healthy way this holiday season. Enjoying the holidays can be hard when we’ve lost someone. But you’re not alone.

The holidays are often painted as joyful, bright, and magical, but for anyone grieving, they can feel heavy, complicated, and painfully lonely. In this episo...

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