Stacey Rosenfeld, Ph.D., CGP, CEDS

05/30/2023

Finally, Florida does something right.

A few years ago, our governor passed a law that allowed healthcare providers from other states to see Florida residents via telehealth. That was an important law, which allowed residents to access care from providers all over the country. But, unfortunately, it’s been years of Florida psychologists trying to access those same permissions ourselves so that we can see our clients when they travel, go to college/go home from college, or offer our expertise to those around the country.

But come July 1st, that’s no longer the case. Due to the tireless efforts of the Florida Psychological Association in getting the bill through the Florida House and Senate (and lots of phone calls and emails from its members), Florida is finally joining PSYPACT!

This means that as of July 1st, our practice can work with clients in:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.*

Add to that the fact that I’m independently licensed in New York and California and there are almost 40 states where I can practice, where we can offer DBT skills training (people from all over the country want to join our groups but haven’t been able to until now), and where I can continue to support my clients as they travel and move through their lives.

*North Dakota, Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont have pending PSYPACT legislation.

05/20/2023

Also a mogul with no wrinkles

01/24/2023

Statement by Thema Bryant, PhD, in response to nearly 40 mass shootings in the United States so far this year, including two this week in California.

09/23/2022

At my kids’ basketball practice a couple of weeks ago, I witnessed the most touching moment. One of their teammates, who has an older brother on the team, stormed off the court at one point because he was experiencing his brother as critical. He walked to the neighboring soccer field and planted himself there for the remainder of practice. When a parent approached him, he refused to speak.

Now you might think we shouldn’t reinforce this kind of behavior. And while it isn’t ideal - we want our kids to learn how to regulate their emotions of course - what if we assumed that kids are doing the best they can, that if they aren’t regulating their emotions, they just don’t know how?

Instead of demanding something they can’t do, yelling at them, or giving them consequences, we’d approach them with understanding and empathy. We’d meet them where they are. And then we’d find other times to teach them skills to help them regulate their minds and bodies. They’d likely be more receptive to this learning since they’d feel validated and accepted.

At the end of practice, it’s customary for the team to huddle up, for the coach to share some thoughts, and for the team to chant an inspirational word or phrase together. But the dysregulated kid was still parked on the soccer field, so the coach did a beautiful thing. He brought the huddle to him. Maybe, at another time, this child will learn how to get back in the game even when experiencing difficult feelings. Hopefully he’ll learn some distress tolerance skills. But in this moment, he learned that his feelings are okay, that his coach and teammates are there for him, and that he is accepted just as he is. I can’t imagine learning more powerful than that.

08/17/2022

It’s a big week at where we’ve welcomed two new graduate practicum students!

One of the missions of our practice is to increase access to high-quality care, and our partnership with a local university in which we train graduate students in mental health counseling allows us to do just this.

Please give a warm welcome to Cristina and Jennifer. You can read more about them here: https://gatewelltherapycenter.com/meet-2022-2023-practicum-students/

They have limited availability for reduced-fee individual sessions in the Coral Gables office or remotely throughout the state of Florida.

06/24/2022

APA expressed deep concern and profound disappointment in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision eliminating the constitutional right to abortion.

05/25/2022

If you’re a parent and are absolutely gutted this morning, I’m with you. If you sent off your kids to school today feeling nauseous, tearful, uneasy, or otherwise not okay, I’m with you. If you had a tough conversation with your kids last night or this morning - reassuring them that they’ll be safe in school, lying as morning dropoff feels more and more like Russian roulette with our babies’ lives at stake - I’m with you. If you’re thinking about homeschooling your kids or moving to another country in order to keep them safe (or fantasizing about these options but unable to live them out because of insufficient resources), I’m with you too. I never thought I’d long for the days of lockdown when, despite how challenging those circumstances were, we didn’t have to dread our children being murdered at school.

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05/04/2022

Stop judging fat bodies and start challenging the stigma, bullying, and oppression folks in larger bodies experience.

04/18/2022

Instructions. . .

03/14/2022

How you talk to and treat your children becomes how they talk to and treat themselves.

Choose your words and actions wisely. Be kind and compassionate. Build them up. There's a harsh world out there. A foundation of acceptance and respect can serve them their entire lives.

03/09/2022

When your young child is melting down, and you become upset in response (because of course you do), one of you is going to have to regulate first in order to move forward effectively in the interaction. And guess what? You're it.

When your older child is pushing your limits with their behavior, and you can feel yourself getting frustrated or tensing up, DBT skills can help you manage some of your distress so that you don't make the situation worse.

When your teen is rolling their eyes at you, engaging in self-destructive behavior, or acting like you know zero things, using DBT skills to manage your reactions before communicating with them can benefit you both.

DBT skills can help you learn how to regulate your mind and body to manage some of the more intense, emotional moments in parenting. The more regulated you are, the more you can help your child regulate their emotions. When we're regulated, we can handle conflict, decisions, and problem-solve more effectively.

In this 10-week parenting course, I teach skills from all four DBT modules: 1) Mindfulness 2) Distress Tolerance 3) Emotion Regulation and 4) Interpersonal Effectiveness.

You'll learn how to recognize your emotions, cope with intense feelings, make yourself less vulnerable to strong emotions, communicate more effectively, validate your child, and address behavioral concerns more successfully. Together, these skills can help you interact with your child more skillfully and effectively.

Details: The course meets over Zoom on Tuesdays from 5-6pm and is led by Dr. Stacey Rosenfeld, psychologist and intensively trained DBT provider. The course is educational, not therapeutic and will be conducted in a workshop format, with education and support provided. The course fee is $650 and discounts are available for multiple family members and families that are enrolled in our Teen DBT Skills Group. Contact Gatewell at 305-846-9370 or info@gatewelltherapycenter.com for more information.

In this live, online parenting course, you'll learn basic DBT skills to help you regulate your emotions and improve your interactions with your children.

03/02/2022

This is no small thing.

I've been hearing in parenting circles that folks are having trouble snagging the Luisa characters (from Encanto) for kids' birthday parties because they're all booked. Luisa's merchandise is outselling Isabela's. Fans can't seem to get enough of Luisa.

Kids want the stronger, larger, more masculine sister. They PREFER her.

If we can challenge conventional norms around bodies, desirability, and femininity with one character in one movie, imagine what we can do if we all come together to shower our children with more diverse representations of humanity.