Therapy for Childhood Emotional Neglect and Abuse in NYC
Therapy for adults healing from childhood emotional neglect and abuse, including growing up with emotionally immature parents, with Dr. Rose Miller, PhD, in person in NYC or virtually across New York State.
Signs you were raised by emotionally immature parents
Growing up, your caregivers made everything about them, couldn’t handle your big feelings, so you learned early that your needs were an inconvenience. You knew your parent’s mood the second you walked in the door, and you adjusted yourself to keep things calm. Now, you may struggle to trust your own feelings, apologize constantly, and feel responsible for everyone else’s emotions. You may struggle with close relationships, either because you overfunction and don't feel seen, or because you keep people at an arm's length in order to protect yourself.
How therapy can help
I combine psychodynamic work to process the past with practical skills for the present: handling family visits, guilt, and the urge to fix. Through our relationship, we also move you towards new ways of experiencing closeness and intimacy in a container that feels safe and supportive. Therapy provides a corrective emotional experience that challenges the unhelpful dynamics you experienced growing up
What changes
You trust your own feelings, take up more space in relationships, and stop recreating family patterns with partners and friends.