avoidance Archives - Justin Lioi, LCSW - Brooklyn, NY
Feeling the Feeling

Feeling the Feeling

Therapy is at its best when you’re able to not only talk about your feelings but to start actually feeling the feeling. And you do this in the safe, nonjudgmental presence of your counselor. Maybe that doesn’t make a lot of sense because so many guys come to me...
Something’s Not Right…

Something’s Not Right…

Do you ever feel that way? Just some sense that things are off. You ask yourself, “Why do I feel the way I do?” It’s especially distressing if you can’t figure out the “why?” We feel better knowing that we have a good reason to not...

Ebola Fears

As Halloween approaches, nothing seems to be putting a scare into people quite like Ebola. Are you feeding your fears or engaging with it? Check out my new article Ebola Fears: Are You Thinking, or Are You Over-Thinking. I think we can connect this fear with how we...