D. Brook Houchen, LSCSW, MBA - Outpatient Psychotherapist

07/24/2025

One of the populations I have the privilege of working with is women who are pregnant or postpartum. One in five women experience some mental health struggle during pregnancy or postpartum. Having a strong support system in place to support your mental health is a vital part of setting yourself (and your precious wee one) up for success. If you have a history of mental health struggles, it is all the more important to consult with your doctor about the possible need to get a qualified therapist on board as early in the pregnancy as possible in order to help prevent development of depression or anxiety symptoms, and well as strengthening tools and skills in Moms toolkit for coping with the many changing coming during pregnancy and after. I got the privilege to meet this little precious nugget today, a beautiful child of one of my patients who is actively managing her health in all areas and making sure she has the support she needs. Welcome to the world, little one! So happy to finally meet you! You are WORTH it 💛

07/23/2025

Be BRAVE. Step into the uncomfortable and have the feelings, thoughts, and conversations that will lead you to true connection and authentic communication. Stop avoiding. Breathe and speak. BREATHE and speak and LISTEN with curiosity. You are WORTH it 💛

07/21/2025

Avoiding dealing with authentic conversations and communication isn’t healing and growth. It’s avoidance and manipulation of the situation by control. Step into the fear and talk. You can do this! You are WORTH it 💛

07/16/2025

There is NOTHING as sweet as the moment you can actually appropriately use a patient’s actual family member’s name as a VERB to describe a situation because that individual is so damn good at manipulating! So, if that person happened to be named “Farrah”, you can say to the patient that you are grasping the situation they are describing and you can reference their family member…. “Do you think you are being “Farrah’ d again by your boss?” Or you can say a comment like, “ I can relate, I think I am totally being Farrah’d in this situation.” Such a connecting moment 🙌

07/10/2025

My God I love my job! I have such a privilege of watching such amazing people walk this journey of discovering who they are, and I get to hold witness to their process of shedding the layers of shame/guilt/labels/expectations put on them by family/society/themselves and to reveal the amazing person they are and choose to be. I got goose bumps several times this week from working with people who are in this process and it is scary, beautiful, painful at times, and exciting and liberating for them! What a gift to do this work! You are WORTH it 💛

07/09/2025

Having Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with Pe******ia specific obsessions is more commonly misdiagnosed as a Pe******ia diagnosis. They are not the same thing or even close to the same thing. This brief article helps clarify the what/why/how humans can get fixated on “abnormal” obsessive thoughts in a content area that is not of their choosing. There are treatment techniques from several modalities that can be helpful- including ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention), ACT, CBT, DBT, EMDR, and others. If you have have OCD with intrusive thoughts, feel free to call for more information. You are WORTH it 💛

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by Jordan Levy, PhD Dr. Jordan Levy is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Manhattan and in Livingston, New Jersey. He specializes in the treatment of Anxiety and... Read more »

07/04/2025

Have a safe and happy holiday! 🙏 You are WORTH it 💛

07/03/2025

Live in your truth, even when others choose not to. Be honest, even if others lie. Relax into the solidness that the truth in situations almost always comes out, even if it takes a little time. Be patient. Sit back. Watch. Be the black sheep who doesn’t follow the crowd, but who deals in facts. Hold on to your receipts. You’ve got them. Trust in YOU! You are WORTH it 💛

07/02/2025

When you live with integrity and you stay aligned with your values and ethics, you will find that you do not give power to others/their actions to upset you. It becomes a calm confidence of watching them devolve into their true self, while you stay free of the damage/debris that is going to be coming into their lives. You are WORTH it 💛

07/01/2025

Marrying your best friend is the best gift you will ever get for your wedding. Period. You are WORTH it 💛

06/30/2025