Dr. Tamar Gordon

Learn More Learn More “Ugh, I’m so depressed. They haven’t texted me back.” “The world is so depressing right now, I can’t stand it!” “School is the worst. It’s so depressing.” We use the word depressed, or depressing, all the time in everyday speech. But what does it really mean? Are you actually depressed because … Read more

Learn More Learn More There’s a story I like to tell in sessions. Many days, as I drive home, I cross a bridge with a beautiful view of the water.  As I go across it, I typically look at the water and think about how lovely it is. After that, my next thought is almost … Read more

Learn More Learn More How do you know when it’s time to call a therapist? Teenagers are notoriously difficult, after all, and you probably heard something like “you think this is hard? just wait until they’re a teen!” many times during early childhood. Is the moodiness, irritability, and crying normal development and puberty? Or is … Read more

You’ve known you had an anxious kiddo for years. They were always a little reluctant to separate, the first to articulate a worry, and would tell you they were scared of….fill in the blank: vomiting, dogs, mean kids, spiders, the dark, climate change, death… You talk to your pediatrician, and s/he gives you several names … Read more

If you work in New York long enough, you notice something about burnout — it does not show up all at once. It accumulates. The late nights start feeling normal, the weekend emails creep in, and eventually your nervous system begins to treat rest like an interruption. By the time most adults ask for help, … Read more