Sarah Jofen-Miller, Clinical Psychologist

10/05/2021

Been reading more intensely than usual this month because of all the holidays. Recently (and not so recently - always actually!) been into therapist memoirs, patient memoirs, and well written case studies. Seems like the therapy experience has gotten a lot of ink lately and is a trending genre. As a therapist, I generally find these books to be both entertaining and educational, as well as the tiniest bit voyeuristic (not that thats a bad thing). Basically, well worth my time! These are a few from my collection. What are you reading? What do you think of this genre of book? What should I add?

01/10/2021

Sign the petition for interstate reciprocity!

There are several reasons why counselors need the ability to get a national license, not one that ends at the state border. 1) Mental health needs are going to skyrocket in the aftermath of the pandemic. Creating an agile, responsive, national force of mental health workers that can respond to menta...

01/01/2021

Live webinar approved for Psychologist CEU credits!! DV is a required psych CEU topic in NJ

Core Competencies in Domestic Violence: Treatment Struggles, Differential Assessment and the Self of the Therapist FULL Day Webinar! January 5th, 2021 10:00am-4:45pm EST By Lisa Goodman-Twerski, LCSW   This Full Day Webinar provides a total of 6 CE Credits. The cos...

12/17/2020

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11/25/2020

Beautiful, moving words from Meghan Markle

Perhaps the path to healing begins with three simple words: Are you OK?

10/02/2020

Thoughts and prayers for Chrissy Teigen and John Legend as they mourn the loss of their baby boy.

Sharing their experience of grief is an incredibly strong and brave contribution to the whole community of parents who’ve been through similar losses. Thank you for allowing us in.

Grieving for their son as openly as they share other experiences is a public service for families who have suffered similar losses — and outsiders trying to understand.

03/29/2020

Some wise words for managing your anxiety during this crisis

You can let anxiety consume you, or you can feel the fear and also find joy in ordinary life, even now.

03/27/2020

The world is different. And the question on everyone’s mind is about when things will return to normal.

But normal is a construct. And we can reconstruct what OUR normal looks like. Keep the good. Discard what wasn’t working and we don’t want to have back. Examine our values and realign them with our priorities. You can be the change. Create a new normal. A better one.