At Upper School assembly on Friday, students in Classes VIII–XII had the opportunity to discuss the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace with Rachel Blakeman P’20. A psychoanalyst, attorney, teacher, executive coach, and entrepreneur, Ms. Blakeman has grappled with issues surrounding sexual harassment from a number of different perspectives, including helping patients grapple with […]
About Rachel Blakeman, JD, LCSW-R
(S)he loves me; (S)he loves me not
Never has Cyrano De Bergerac been a more central figure in our romantic lives (and therapy sessions) as he is now. Single women and men alike, in attempts to understand their uncoupled status, relationship histories and/or predict the direction of a new courtship, frequently offer for analysis excerpts or an entire discourse from their e-mail […]
Deals, Divorce, Direction: Off-Label Uses for Psychoanalysis
Deals, Divorce, Direction: Off-Label Uses for Psychoanalysis In everyday life, psychoanalysis may be more relevant than ever Post published by Wednesday Martin Ph.D. on Jul 16, 2015 in Stepmonster Are reports of the death of psychoanalysis and talk therapy greatly exaggerated? It seemed that way to me when I spoke recently with a former lawyer […]
Summer Lovin’ Gay Until Labor Day: Stretching Female Sexuality in the Hamptons
Summer Lovin’ Gay Until Labor Day: Stretching Female Sexuality in the Hamptons ‘Isn’t it just that when you’re a woman who has it all, having a female lover is an experience you might allow yourself to have?’—a woman who summers in Sagaponack By Wednesday Martin • 05/18/16 8:01am http://observer.com/2016/05/gay-until-labor-day-stretching-female-sexuality-in-the-hamptons/ For anyone who writes about social […]
Survey: Parity Laws and Mental Health Coverage
Dear Mental Health Care Provider: Preliminary survey results reveal systematic denials of mental health care claims deeming treatment not “medically necessary”. Please complete this 12 question survey (and forward to colleagues) so that together, we can help ensure our patients’ and clients’ access to mental health care. Parity For Mental Health Care (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ParityforMentalHealthCare). Instead of […]
Who is listening to your therapy session?
That depends on your insurance company. I’m apparently in the minority of those who steadfastly refuse to have clinical discussions with an insurance representative recorded. Perhaps my aversion is attributable to having been a lawyer or, more likely, to my commitment to protecting patient confidentiality. In an era where so much of what we […]