Kids, Behavior, and Therapy: A Conversation with Alyssa Mairanz

Season 2 - Episode 7

Lauren interviews Alyssa Mairanz, Owner/Executive Director of Empower Your Mind Therapy, a group therapy practice in NY City.

Lauren asks questions many listeners and clients have mentioned:

  • What do you do if your Primary Care Physician thinks a behavior is normal?

  • How do you know when a child needs therapy?

  • How do you find a therapist for your child? Or for yourself?

  • How do you find the “right” therapist?

  • If you start with a therapist and it doesn’t feel like the right fit, how do you proceed?

  • How do you talk to kids while they’re having a breakdown?

  • What can you teach kids to help prevent breakdowns?

Try-at-home tip: Self Soothe techniques

Alyssa’s Recommendations:
Books by Gary Chapman -
The Five Love Languages (original)
  - of children
  - of teenagers

Freebies -
Use Instagram and follow therapists like Alyssa. They often post free tips.  

How to contact Alyssa:
Website: www.eymtherapy.com
Instagram handle: eymtherapy

About Alyssa Mairanz (LMHC, CDBT):
Empower Your Mind Therapy is a group teaching practice founded by Alyssa Mairanz. Alyssa saw a unique opportunity to provide relevant services to the NYC community in an outpatient setting. The practice focuses on providing a supportive and validating environment for everyone. Alyssa brings to life the core principles of Dialectical Behavior Therapy while integrating Psychodynamic Therapy to allow for flexibility and increased awareness of all things that could be impacting clients’ lives and mental health. Alyssa guides and supports her therapists to continuously learn and improve their skills to better help their clients succeed. All EYMT therapists are supervised by Alyssa, who is certified in DBT and has successfully provided outpatient services to a diverse range of clients since 2013. Alyssa attended Ferkauf School of Psychology Yeshiva University  for her MA in Mental Health Counseling. She has a Bachelor’s Degree from Queens College in Psychology and Counseling, is certified in group psychotherapy, treating self-harm and suicide, and has advanced training in using DBT to treat personality disorders, trauma, and eating disorders. 

Empower Your Mind Therapy is a NY City based group therapy practice offering services to adults and teens with an emphasis on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Individual and group therapy for: Anxiety, Borderline Personality, Depression, Eating Disorders, Life Transitions, Self-Harming, PTSD.

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