Rennicke & Associates

03/25/2025

3 New Workshop Series and 10% Discount for 3 Part-Time Therapy Offices in Greenwich Village NYC -

It has been a season of creativity and evolution in our practice. A wonderful and unexpected thing occurred, the artistic spark of one therapist turned into an incubator of new ideas and resources for our community in the form of three new workshop series starting in April 2025. Dinah Foley, LCSW, R...

02/18/2025

Katiarina Rodriguez talks about her passion for walking alongside parents through a newfound perspective on attuning to children's needs through using P.A.C.E. (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy). Rennicke & Associates is lucky to have her warm, pragmatic approach to working with parents and families in our practice based on DDP Network principles.

02/15/2025

Have your clients ever struggled with questions like,"Should I freeze my eggs?". The Vitality of Ambivalence offers 1 CE credit for FREE* March 13, 2025 12-1pm EST and will provide clinical strategies to support reproductive and family planning decision-making.

Uncertainty about the future has always abounded, but family-planning has never been more complex than in the present moment. The sheer amount of information available and breadth of factors that inform this decision can be overwhelming. Ambivalence is a natural response to the complexities and uncertainties of our lives- and can be a rich source of insight and connection. In navigating our inner conflicts with patience, curiosity, and compassion, we access the potential for more meaningful and satisfying choices.

A discussion on supporting clients facing questions along themes of:

Should I freeze my eggs or use reproductive technologies?
Will I regret having children or being childfree?
Do I want to have a biological child?
Am I open to solo parenting?
Should I adopt?

This session is designed for clinicians working with clients who are navigating the complexities of reproductive ambivalence and will draw upon relevant research, the literary genre of parenthood ambivalence, ambivalence in psychoanalytic and philosophical contexts, and therapeutic approaches from Internal Family Systems to help support those navigating ambivalence. I’ll also be providing details about an upcoming workgroup designed to support clients navigating reproductive ambivalence in a community of affirming others.

Time: Thursday, March 13th, 12pm- 1pm EST

Cost: Free

Register: http://bit.ly/4hgMyDg

*For mental health professionals in NYS- 1 Continuing Education credit available

If you can't attend, but would like information about upcoming events and a related workgroup starting in April, please send me an email at DF@rennickeassociates.com


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Dinah Foley, LCSW, is an IFS-trained therapist with Rennicke & Associates, a group practice that specializes in attachment-based modalities in working with adults and families in New York.

02/03/2025

Space still available for DDP Level 1: Weekends in Europe Online Feb 22,23 & Mar 8,9, 2025 -

Come join an international group of likeminded clinicians for two upcoming DDP Level 1 training weekends. There is still space available to join us in your causal weekend attire, with your coffee or tea mug, and learn together in a relaxed environment. The Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) Le...

12/03/2024

R&A Staff Spotlight: Katiarina Rodriguez, Psy.D.-
New Child, Teen, Family & Adult Postdoctoral Fellow

Katiarina Rodriguez, Psy.D. joins the Rennicke & Associates team following her internship year at Astor Services in the Bronx, New York, specializing in working with children, teens and families on a day treatment and outpatient clinic services in individual, family and play therapy modalities. Her graduate program and initial professional training were based in Miami, Florida at Albizu University. Dr. Rodriguez is a bilingual (English/Spanish) clinician with a passion for with working with adolescents in a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) model, and supporting women who are exploring decisions about starting a family.

"I am deeply committed to nurturing resilience within families and empowering young people to flourish. By offering comprehensive support during life's challenges and transitions, I help clients navigate difficulties with confidence and strength, ensuring they feel equipped to face whatever comes their way."

To read more: https://mailchi.mp/rennickeassociates/fall-newsletter-2024

Contact R&A by visiting us at www.rennickeassociates.com

12/02/2024

DDP Level 1: Weekends in Europe Online Feb 22,23 & Mar 8,9, 2025 -

I have heard from many of you, especially from new connections with practitioners in my current homebase of Athens, Greece and mainland Europe, that you would like to have access to DDP trainings on the weekends so that training days don't conflict with your work schedule. I am excited to offer Dy...

11/18/2024

R&A Staff Spotlight: Elizabeth Studwell, Psy.D.

Now Supporting for Family Formation through IVF & Fertility Treatment

Dr. Studwell is taking her many years of experience working with families formed through adoption, attachment-focused family therapy training, parent coaching and passion for Core Self Reclamation Therapy to work with people who are trying to form a family through fertility treatments, IVF, adoption and non-traditional means. Dr. Studwell will be leading this critical sub-speciality in our group to focus on supporting clients navigating family planning decision-making, the process of growing their families, and the many waves of emotions that often accompany these processes and procedures.

To read more: https://mailchi.mp/rennickeassociates/fall-newsletter-2024

Contact R&A by visiting us at www.rennickeassociates.com

11/05/2024

Check out R&A Fall 2024 Newsletter: FORAGING: The brain drain from the election and other uncertainties

As we collectively hold our breath, waiting for the results of the presidential election, I thought of a post by the artist and writer Suleika Jaouad that speaks to the difficulties of tolerating ambiguity. She was reflecting on a time in her life after she had beaten cancer and before she was about to embark on a months long cross country road trip, an experience that ultimately led to her first book Between Two Kingdoms. She was starting to feel disoriented and uneasy about the mixture of freedom and uncertainty that this opportunity in her life might afford her, when it dawned on her “that there was a freedom in the in-between place—when you can’t go back to life before, but you’re not quite sure what lies ahead,”.

It got me thinking again about how hard it is to even approach these in-between places without having been forcibly pushed there by the turmoil and churn of life, let alone to viscerally experience their liberatory qualities. Further, once we arrive in these liminal spaces, why is it so difficult to tolerate the unknown and engage with our lives in novel ways?

To read more: https://rennickeassociates.com/journal/

11/05/2024

FALL 2024: FORAGING: The brain drain from election uncertainty -

R&A THERAPIST SPOTLIGHTS: Elizabeth Studwell, Psy.D. expands services to support people growing their family through IVF and fertility treatments.

09/10/2024

R&A Staff Spotlight: Sadé Porter, Psy.D., NCSP
Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Sadé Porter is a distinguished New York and New Jersey licensed psychologist, bringing a sense of sanctity and integrity to the therapy room. With a wealth of experience in psychotherapy, she expertly guides individuals through the complexities of interpersonal relationships, trauma, identity issues, mood disorders, life transitions, grief, adoption, and more. Her practice is underpinned by a deep respect for the vulnerable and sacred space that therapy provides.

To read more: https://lnkd.in/efC5-v8b

Contact R&A by visiting us at www.rennickeassociates.com

08/27/2024

Check out Dr. Rennicke's latest blog from our R&A Summer 2024 Newsletter:

New Feminine Consciousness, Posttraumatic Growth and the Deeper Triumph of Simone Biles

It was truly captivating, soul stirring even, to take in the image of Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles bowing down to Brazilian gold medalist Rebecca Andrade at the Paris Olympics, perhaps even more poignant now that Chiles’ bronze medal has been rescinded. The transcendent quality of these elite female athletes acknowledging that they can both feel competitive with and admire each other feels like a radical dissolution of sports’ myopic winner-takes-all ethos. There are many images like this that come out of the Olympic games, touting sportsmanship and camaraderie, but this one felt different to me and I wanted to understand for myself and perhaps for some of you why it continues to linger.

To read more: https://lnkd.in/efC5-v8b

Contact R&A by visiting us at www.rennickeassociates.com