Right Path Counseling - Long Island Therapists

02/09/2026

EMDR isn't just for major trauma. It can help with anxiety, phobias, panic attacks, and painful memories that keep replaying in your mind. If talk therapy hasn't been enough, EMDR might be the missing piece. Learn about this evidence-based treatment:

EMDR-Trained Therapists in Jericho and Huntington for Trauma, PTSD, Anxiety, and More Trauma doesn’t always announce itself with flashbacks or panic attacks. Sometimes it shows up as anxiety that won’t go away, relationships that feel impossible to navigate, or a sense of being stuck in patterns...

02/03/2026

"My kid refuses to go to school. It must be bullying, right?" Not always. School refusal can stem from separation anxiety, social struggles, learning challenges, undiagnosed ADHD, or sensory overwhelm. Getting to the real cause matters. Read more:

Long Island has a school refusal problem. Many kids are refusing to go to school or experiencing severe distress at the idea of it. It is such a problem that it is considered a crisis in the area, one that many parents and educators are trying to address. Stacy of Right Path and Long Island […]

01/29/2026

Still room in this forming group!

01/27/2026

Anxiety about having anxiety is real. You start avoiding situations not because they're actually dangerous, but because you're terrified of feeling anxious in them. It's a cycle that can take over your life ? but it's also one you can break. Here's how:

Anxiety is not only a feeling of nervousness or unease. It can involve pronounced physical symptoms, persistent worry, and changes in how you think and act. For many people, anxiety becomes something they monitor constantly. Over time, this can lead to a separate but related problem: becoming anxiou...

01/25/2026

Amazing podcast on anxiety and panic attacks.

This is the anxiety episode you’ve all been waiting for.What is anxiety, really? And why does it seem to get worse the harder we try to make it go away?As cl...

01/21/2026

Your child says their stomach hurts every school morning. By afternoon, they're fine. Is it anxiety or avoidance? Understanding the difference matters ? and so does knowing when occasional reluctance crosses into school refusal. Learn more:

Many parents get some pushback here and there about going to school. Maybe a child is too tired, or they had a bad day the day before, or they’re tired of the routine. But once you drop the child off at school, they’re typically fine, or the pushback is short lived. Some kids, however, experienc...

01/14/2026

Grief doesn't follow a timeline. You don't "get over it" in six months or a year just because that's what people expect. There's no expiration date on missing someone you loved. If you're struggling with grief that feels like it's lasting "too long," read this:

When someone you love dies, or when you experience a significant loss, grief is expected. People understand that you’ll be sad, that you’ll need time, and that things won’t feel normal for a while. But as time passes, the question starts to creep in: You might notice that other people seem to ...

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

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...

01/01/2026

Every year, people make resolutions. But let's make a genuine effort to make this new year the best we can be. If Right Path Counseling can help you get there, please reach out to our team, today.

12/28/2025

Sometimes, the holiday season can cause people to feel the weight of relationship challenges. There's always someone you can talk to:

Not all relationships can be saved. Not every marriage was meant to be. But when you’re faced with a situation where something has gone wrong, and you are desperately trying to find out if you’re meant to be together, couples counseling can help. At Right Path Counseling in Jericho, NY, we have ...

12/23/2025

We hope you have an amazing holiday. Remember, this time of year can be stressful for those with mental health challenges, so check on your loved ones and make sure that if you or someone you know is struggling, you reach out for help.