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Mental Health

A New Year — A New You?

January is Mental Wellness Month, which is an excellent place to start. The World Health Organization defines mental wellness as “a state

Using the PACT Model to Navigate the Pandemic

Since March 2020, we have been navigating an unpredictable, delicate, and always changing landscape due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While this

Breaking the Mold: Challenging Traditional Notions of Readiness in Recovery

When is a client undergoing addiction services or psychiatric care ready to “get back to life?” That’s not only a question clinicians

“What is Going on in my Mind: Trust and Mentalization” With Lauren Pellettieri, LCSW

Mentalizing is the imaginative act of making sense of the actions of oneself and others on the basis of intentional mental states

Empathy In Action: How Ellenhorn’s Assessments Transform Care 

Clinical assessments are the gold standard for comprehensive psychiatric assessments.  Unlike many of the assessments provided today that are conducted prior to

2023 New Perspectives on Treatment: “Trust, Care and Hope in Psychotherapy: A Social Context” with Ross Ellenhorn, Ph.D. and Jon G. Allen, Ph.D.

The erosion of social trust directly impacts mental health care, yet creating trust in psychotherapy is useful only to the extent that

2023 New Perspectives on Treatment Series: “Do You Really See Me? How Trauma and Marginalization Influence Social Cognitions and High-Risk Addictive Behavior in the LGBTQ+ Community” with Katherine Clemens, LICSW

A history of marginalization, high-risk addictive behavior and trauma undeniably impact a person’s social cognitions. This talk focuses specifically on the LGBTQ+

The Power of Psychosocial Resources: A Q&A With Dr. Kent Harber

At Ellenhorn, we work with individuals who encounter complex and often extreme events of mind and mood, as well as problematic habits.

2022 New Perspectives on Treatment: “Pandora’s Brain: Curiosity, Mental Health and Resilience” with Dr. Pam Wine

What is curiosity? What role does it play in mental health and illness? How can curiosity be undermined by trauma and psychopathology?

Together for Mental Health Awareness Month

As we reach the end of #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, we at Ellenhorn are reflecting on the ways providers of mental health treatment have the

2022 Shifting the Addiction Paradigm Conference Recordings

On April 1, 2022, Ellenhorn and the Menninger Clinic partnered to put on Shifting the Addiction Paradigm – a hybrid virtual/in-person conference

Christina Brezing, MD, is the new Medical Director of Ellenhorn New York

Dr. Christina Brezing works collaboratively with her clients to achieve their individual goals by developing personalized treatment strategies and integrating the latest