Creative Counseling

New York City did what New York City does best — overdid it. One minute we were checking the weather app casually, the next minute the city was covered in thick snow, MTA delays were trending, bodegas were out of milk, and everyone suddenly became a meteorologist. And while snow days can feel magical — especially when the city quiets down just a bit — they can also stir up a lot emotionally. Because here’s the thing: snow doesn’t just change the streets.It changes our rhythm

There’s a quiet exhaustion that comes from always being the strong one. You’re the one people call when things fall apart.The one who holds it together in crisis.The one who shows up — even when you’re running on empty. And somehow, no one notices when you start to unravel. At Creative Counseling Solutions, we often hear clients say things like: “I don’t feel like I’m allowed to fall apart.” “Everyone depends on me.” “If I stop, everything stops.” Strength becomes an identi

The killing of Renee Goode is devastating. It is violent. It is unjust.And it should never have happened. But to understand why this moment feels so explosive — why it has sparked outrage, protests, and fear across communities — we have to tell the truth about something deeper. The most dangerous silence in America has never come from Black people. It has come from everyone else. Black communities have been speaking about harm at the hands of law enforcement and authority for

There’s an assumption that once children reach adulthood, parenting gets easier. Less hands-on. Less responsibility. Less worry.What no one really prepares you for is what happens when the needs shift—but the expectations don’t. Lately, I’ve been sitting with a painful realization: my adult children take very little consideration of who I am and what I need at this stage of my life. I continue to show up, adjust, support, and make room for them—but I don’t feel the care refl

At Creative Counseling Solutions, we believe that healing happens when people are given the space, tools, and support to understand themselves more deeply. One therapeutic approach we often draw from is Internal Family Systems (IFS)—a compassionate, non-pathologizing model that helps clients make sense of their inner world and move toward lasting change. IFS is especially helpful for individuals navigating anxiety, trauma, depression, relationship challenges, identity shifts,