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Chaya Feuerman, Psychotherapist, LCSW-R Brooklyn, NY 11210, USA
Trauma comes in many different forms and can occur in a variety of ways and at any stage of life. My specialty practice focuses on all forms of trauma, including physical and emotional abuse and neglect, sexual abuse and exploitation, spiritual and religious abuse, educational abuse and neglect, financial exploitation, environmental traumas including vehicular accidents and natural disasters as well as complex grief and loss.
I am certified in the IFS as well as EMDR modalities, both empirically proven therapy models designed to help resolve trauma and PTSD symptoms. I am also trained in Brainspotting which clients are experiencing as refreshingly helpful!
IFS and EMDR as well as Brai…
Holy Ashes
Cleaning out the grill at the end of any usage, or even kashering the grill for pesach, is not a chore which I thoroughly enjoy (yes there are chores I thoroughly enjoy). I understand the importance of it. I know that cleaning will prepare the grill for the next fun usage.
I remember the first time I noticed the mitzva of how we treat the ashes on the Mizbeach.1 It was about 45 years ago when I was studying in yeshiva in Israel a …
Dr. Avraham (Allan) Friedman, Psy. D., LMSWApril 11 2025
Dear Therapist:
I’ve always struggled with my temper. Lately I’ve been realizing that it’s not always about how bad a situation is, but more about things not going the way I expected or planned. I’m starting to wonder if my anger has more to do with being rigid—like I just have a really hard time when things don’t go the way I think they should.
Is that a common root of anger issues? Is that what I should …
Dear Therapist:
I recently started therapy, and I can honestly say it’s been something I really need—it’s helping. But even though people say the stigma around therapy is fading, I still feel like many of my friends don’t really understand it. I could never imagine telling them I’m in therapy.
Not long ago, one of my friends made a joke about people who go to therapy, and it really stung. I didn’t feel like I c …
Responsible Leader
Can you imagine someone running for public office, and their flyer would state that the candidate is a humble statesman? Or that he is modest? That candidate would become a laughingstock in the world of politics. And now, close your eyes and imagine the following. Imagine a leader saying: “oops.” Or “I made a mistake.” Unthinkable!
Yet, that is exactly what this parsha celebrates.
We read of …
Dr. Avraham (Allan) Friedman, Psy. D., LMSWApril 4 2025
A Perfectly Imperfect World
I can’t count how many times I’ve wanted things to go right. And how many times I felt the frustration, anger and disappointment when things didn’t go exactly to plan. It has ranged from embarrassing moments to medical surprises to getting cut off by another driver. Why can’t the world just be perfect?!?!?
In this week’s parsha, we read of the actual building of the Mishkan. When …
Dr. Avraham (Allan) Friedman, Psy. D., LMSWMarch 28 2025
Develop Your Gifts – Parshat Vayakhel
I know I am not Rabbi Soloveichik. I am also not Michael Jordan. Nor am I Sir Elton John nor Dr. Viktor Frankl. I am me. I can look with jealousy at what they have achieved. Will that jealousy inspire me or send me into fits of frustration or depression?
As I write these lines I also realize that Michael Jordan is not Elton John. Yes, I know that is kind of obvious but the realization was that each was …
Dr. Avraham (Allan) Friedman, Psy. D., LMSWMarch 21 2025
