Category: Joined Therapy

Yoga for Kids 3-5 Years Old

Yoga for Kids 3-5 Years w/ Chana Pfeifer, Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Usually I teach you during camp and today I’m so excited to teach you yoga.

So what I’m going to ask you to do is breathe.

That’s the first thing because all yogis are breathing with awareness. So the first thing we’re going to do is talk about some different types of breathing.

Follow after me… Put your hand over your heart, close your eyes, and feel your heart breathing. Put your other hand on your belly. Breathe in through your nose … and breathe out of your mouth.

lion's breathNext thing we’re going to do is Lion’s Breath. Lion’s Breath is a powerful technique which helps release pent up energy, including stress, anxiety and anger. See if you can do it along with me…

Mountain Pose – put your feet firmly on the floor. Stick your chest nice and proud, holding your belly tight. Stand strong like a mountain. Close your eyes, and just feel strong for a minute. While you’re in that strong pose, say out loud, “I am strong!”

That’s awesome! And now we’re going to do another strong pose called Warrior one.. Warrior One pose strengthens your leg muscles and improves your flexibility.

For more yoga for kids 3-5 years with Chana Pfeifer, stay tuned!

Imago Therapy for Social Work Professionals

What is Imago Therapy? Hosted by Nancy Hilsenrath, LCSW, CASAC, SAP, Treatment Placement Specialists, with Chana Pfeifer, LCSW, CIT.

Tuesday, March 24, 2020
11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Join us for an interactive discussion with Chana Pfeifer, LCSW, CIT surrounding Imago therapy for couples coaching and relational counseling. This event is for professionals in the field of social work and mental health.

Imago therapy is a specific style of relationship therapy designed to help conflict within relationships become opportunities for healing and growth. The term imago is Latin for “image” and, within imago relationship therapy, refers to an “unconscious image of familiar love.”

Speaker: Chana Pfeifer LCSW,CIT

Chana Pfeifer, LCSW * The Happier MeChana is a social worker practicing for over 23 years. She is a certified Imago therapist who specializes in couples and relationships in her private practice. She has office locations in West Hempstead and Cedarhurst, New York. She also is a per diem social worker for NYU Winthrop’s home care department and is an adjunct professor at a division of Concordia College, Sara Schenirer.

For questions and to RSVP, please contact Nancy Hilsenrath
Nancy.Hilsenrath@AcadiaHealthcare.com
(516) 316-7657

Imago Therapy for Professionals

Prime Bistro – 305 Central Avenue Lawrence, NY 11559

Prime Bistro: elevated French fare served in a classic, sophisticated setting with banquette seating & a cozy bar. Wheelchair accessible entrance / seating.

Imago Therapy for Professionals

Counseling for Blended Families

Are your children or step children causing conflict between you and your spouse / ex-spouse?

Do you feel emotionally drained by the challenges of being in a blended / step family?

Do you sometimes doubt if your relationship will succeed?

Remarriage, especially when children from the previous relationship(s) are involved, can be a land mine for conflict.

Becoming a step family has lots of moving parts and an equal amount of emotions. When two families combine, there is lots of room for disagreement. Not every family is successful at “blending,” especially when it comes to the priorities of the marriage and children.

An intact nuclear family starts with a marriage and then adds children to the mix.. but in a blended family, the children are there at the beginning; they pre-date the marriage. This brings a much different dynamic to the table.

Blended families are a challenge, but I have seen blended-family marriages thrive when the husband and wife keep marriage a priority and respect their children. Building something that extends far beyond the child rearing years gives your children a foundation to build upon for themselves.

The good news is that most remarried couples can beat the odds of divorce and build a successful blended family if they know how to overcome the unique barriers to marital intimacy in a blended family and if they understand step family dynamics.

In other words, learn to beat the odds of divorce by “getting smart.“

Counseling for Blended Families

If you’re in the midst of a blended family, support and guidance from an experienced and compassionate licensed therapist may be critical to the success of your relationship and your family.

Blended family counseling gives you the opportunity to make space and time for your relationship. It also demonstrates to each other that, while in the midst of chaos and conflict, working through your family issues is a priority.

To learn more about Pared Therapy, click here.

Certified Imago Therapist

See me and hear me.. Make it safe.

Often this is the beginning of what is missing..

certified imago therapist

It’s hard to ask for help and being in a relationship can be tricky.

I appreciate people who are brave to say, “I need help with my life”, “I want to change my life”, or “I am unhappy”.

I can help transform your hopes into action.

You CAN change your life… if you have the will and desire to do so. There are no guarantees, and the work can be daunting. But if you are willing to work, together we can find a way.

As a certified Imago therapist, I help couples and individuals establish new, healthy patterns and break long-standing dysfunctional patterns.

I encourage owning your responsibility in your life. I take a holistic approach and am solution-based. I give life-changing tools leading to eventual independence. I use practical tools so couples can communicate effectively, whether you stay together or not.

As a certified Imago therapist, I love what I do. My specialty is relationships. I deal with a variety of people, whether it is navigating couples’ challenging relationships, separation, blended families, or geriatrics. I feel the variety of many issues keeps my skills sharp.

Counseling for Conscious Couples – Long Island, New York