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Talking Works

Talking Works is a group of professional and caring therapists and counselors. We can help you become We can help you achieve a mentally healthy lifestyle.

Lana Gaiton Psychological Services presents a group of professional, qualified and caring therapists. We provide counseling and psychotherapy to adults, children and families and strongly believe in the benefits of group psychotherapy and run several groups. We present a secure, safe, and comforting environment and are committed to protecting your confidentiality.

01/19/2026

Therapy gives you the ability to be understood, in the context of the world you actually grew up in, and prepare for the world that’s there today.
Our therapists work specifically with young adults, and our team is diverse in culture, background, identity, and lived experience. That means less explaining, less masking, and more space to be real.

Whether it’s anxiety, ADHD, burnout, identity questions, or just feeling overwhelmed by everything, therapy works best when you feel seen by the person sitting across from you.

🧠 Ready to work with a therapist who gets it?
Tap the link in bio or DM us to get started.
📲 347-391-4250
Brooklyn | Manhattan | Queens | Cedarhurst

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01/18/2026

Self-healing often starts with understanding this: you didn’t fail: you learned in the only way humans can. Through time, experience, and survival.

Psychology reminds us that insight usually comes after safety, not before. We can’t know what we haven’t yet lived through. And we can’t apply tools we were never taught.

Forgiving yourself for “not knowing earlier” isn’t avoidance; it’s integration. It’s how the nervous system releases shame and makes room for growth.

Healing isn’t about rewriting the past.
It’s about meeting yourself with compassion in the present.

If you’re learning to let go of self-blame and move forward with more compassion, therapy can help support that process.
DM us or tap the link in bio.
📲 347-391-4250

Paraphrased quote, Maya Angelou

01/15/2026

Mental health isn’t just about how you feel.
It’s about what you can do with what you feel.

Most of us were never taught emotional awareness, regulation, boundaries, or communication. We were just expected to figure it out.

Read more on this topic in last week’s blog post [link in blog highlight] and if you struggle with stress, relationships, or emotional overload, it doesn’t mean something is wrong with you. It means you were never given the tools.

The good news? Skills can be learned. And you don’t have to do it alone.

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We offer nonjudgmental real world therapy across NYC and online, accept insurance, and have a diverse group of therapists who just 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙞𝙩.

01/10/2026

Ever notice how something feels more valuable the moment it becomes “yours”? That’s the Endowment Effect, our tendency to overvalue what we own, even when it no longer serves us.

Psychologists Daniel Kahneman, Jack Knetsch, and Richard Thaler studied this in the 1990s. They found that people consistently demanded more money to give up an item they owned than they were willing to pay to acquire the exact same item.

Nothing changed about the object, only ownership did.

Why It Shows Up in Decluttering (and Life):

The Endowment Effect is why:
* Decluttering feels harder than buying
* Old clothes feel “valuable” even if you don’t wear them
* Unused subscriptions feel hard to cancel
* Outdated beliefs feel hard to release
* Old roles or identities linger longer than they should

We don’t just hold onto objects, we hold onto versions of ourselves attached to them.

Just like physical clutter, mental clutter sticks around because: “I’ve had this thought, habit, or story for so long… it must matter.”
But ownership doesn’t equal usefulness.
Familiar doesn’t equal necessary.

Practical Takeaways:
1️⃣ Ask a different question. Not “Why should I get rid of this?” but “Would I choose this again today?”
2️⃣ Detach identity from ownership. Letting go doesn’t erase who you were; it creates space for who you are now.
3️⃣ Practice low-stakes release. Start with one item, one habit, one belief. Momentum matters.
4️⃣ Remember: value is contextual, not permanent.

Decluttering isn’t about minimalism.
It’s about clarity.

Sometimes the hardest things to let go of
are the things we’ve simply had the longest, not the things we actually need.

Decluttering your space often means decluttering your mind too.
Letting go isn’t loss; it’s recalibration.

01/07/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐮𝐱𝐮𝐫𝐲.

Our $30 therapy sessions are provided by Clinician Associates, graduate-level therapists who are actively completing their clinical training and working under ongoing supervision from licensed clinicians.

This means you receive:
✔ Evidence-based care
✔ Professional oversight
✔ A supportive, judgment-free space
✔ Affordable pricing

Whether you’re new to therapy or returning for extra support, this is a low-pressure way to get started.

👉 Call/Text/ DM to see if this option is right for you.
📲 347-391-4250

01/06/2026

Growth rarely follows a straight line. Most progress happens through pauses, pivots, and course corrections.

What matters isn’t avoiding detours, it’s trusting your ability to keep moving, even when the route changes.

As the year ahead unfolds, allow space for learning, recalibrating, and choosing direction without self-judgment.

Forward doesn’t have to mean perfect. Let a professional therapist guide you to finding your forward.

📲 347-391-4250
NYC & Virtual Therapy

01/05/2026

When your nervous system is constantly on high alert, everyday life can feel exhausting, even when nothing is “wrong.”

Regulation isn’t about staying calm all the time. It’s about having the capacity to respond, think clearly, and stay connected when stress shows up.

Therapy helps your nervous system learn safety again, so you’re not bracing for impact in every conversation, decision, or quiet moment.

Life doesn’t need to be perfect to feel steady. Support can make it livable.

📲 347-391-4250
NYC & Virtual Therapy

12/27/2025

The longer you push off help thinking they’ll just grow out of it, the longer you’re avoiding giving your child simple techniques to literally change their life, and yours.

Advocating for your child can feel uncomfortable. Asking questions. Pushing back. Saying, “Something isn’t right.”

A lot of parents worry about being that parent, the one who’s difficult, emotional, or overreacting. But your child doesn’t need you to be comfortable. They need you to be present and paying attention.

When something feels off, it’s worth listening to that instinct. Support doesn’t label your child; it helps them understand themselves. And that understanding can change everything.

If you’re unsure where to start or how to support your child, therapy can help you navigate it without judgment.

Call/Text/DM us or tap the link in bio
📲 347-391-4250

12/24/2025

Breaking generational cycles is exhausting.
But so is carrying patterns that were never yours to begin with.

Healing isn’t easy work; it’s emotional, slow, and sometimes lonely. But every pause, every boundary, every choice to respond differently
is you changing the story forward.

You don’t have to do it perfectly.
You just have to do it consciously.

🧠 Therapy can help you unpack what you’re carrying, and decide what doesn’t need to come with you. DM us or tap the link in bio.

Talking Works | NYC & Virtual
📲 347-391-4250

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2502 86th Street 3rd Floor
New York, NY
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Tuesday	9am - 8pm
Wednesday	9am - 8pm
Thursday	9am - 8pm
Friday	9am - 8pm
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