by Richard Sussman | Apr 18, 2024 | Spiritual Counseling
Feeling lost? Unsure of your path in life? It’s a common struggle many of us face at some point. In these moments of confusion and uncertainty, seeking clarity and purpose becomes paramount. But where do you turn when you’re seeking deeper answers, beyond...
by Richard Sussman | Jan 30, 2024 | Clients, Communication, Couples, Mental Health, Spiritual Counseling
Richard Sussman, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW is very familiar with the commonly shared resolve to start the new year right by openly facing and addressing preoccupying issues. He maintains offices at 235 West 76th Street, NYC and in Weston, CT. A new patient...
by Richard Sussman | Apr 29, 2021 | Couples, Happiness, Spiritual Counseling
In his 1937 bestseller, Think and Grow Rich, American self-help author Napoleon Hill famously wrote, “You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be.” As the title and...
by Richard Sussman | Jan 30, 2019 | Depression, Happiness, Mental Health, Spiritual Counseling
Let Go of Shame, Blame and Guilt for Good. Wondering how to be happy? If so, you’re not alone. Millions of Americans struggling with relationships, stress, depression, anxiety, anger and more are asking themselves the same question. As a psychotherapist since my 20s,...
by Richard Sussman | Nov 3, 2018 | Spiritual Counseling
We usually think of ourselves and others to be independent entities possessing free will and the power to volitionally create our lives as we wish and choose. The non-dual spiritual perspective asserts that this sense of identity is completely illusory. It claims that...
by Richard Sussman | Jan 10, 2018 | Spiritual Counseling
Alan Watts, a famous philosopher and spiritual writer, defined self-acceptance as the acceptance of yourself, just as you are right now, before you do anything to make your self more acceptable.This acceptance requires a nonjudgemental attitude toward any trait,...