washmybrain

12/14/2019

I've just updated my website,

10/20/2019

Why is it if you break your leg you can go to the doctor but if your mind/spirit is broken you are stigmatized for seeking help?

06/19/2018

This quote by Allen Ginsberg describes one of the tasks of psychotherapy: to acknowledge our innermost desires and longings.

"Even the most difficult person may think he has exterminated his tenderness or his sensitivity or his longings or his desire but it will come out on the death bed or dreams or moments of sexual ecstasy or fantasies or daydreams or who knows. And it seemed to me a great thing to actually open up and reveal what was desired. In fact that’s in a way the whole task of poetry or art . . . to reveal the inner world that does exist that isn’t acknowledged socially or isn’t even acknowledged personally sometimes because it’s so buried. So it’s latent, but it’s there."

Interview with Allen Ginsberg from the documentary Allen Ginsberg: an Elegy 2006.

09/09/2017

Are you willing to change when what you are doing isn't working?

08/11/2017

Did you know that if you text 741741 when you are feeling really depressed or suicidal, a crisis worker will text with you? Many people do not like talking on the phone and would be more comfortable texting. It's a free service run by The Crisis Text Line!
Copy. Paste. Share. Thanks to Katie Clark for this information!

01/25/2017

Article I am quoted in regarding Motivating yourself to get Fit!
https://unicornbooty.com/get-fit-without-body-shaming-motivation/

We talked with two LGBTQ psychologists about the best way to exercise and eat well without self-shaming or obsessing over your body. Here's their tips...

03/03/2016

I am looking forward to presenting this workshop on April 12th!

http://www.outprofessionals.org/event/how-to-manage-anxiety-before-it-manages-you/

OUT PROFESSIONALS PRESENTS A WORKSHOP DESIGNED TO HELP NEW YORKERS MANAGE THE BIG-APPLE BRAND OF ANXIETY. Is anxiety “New Yorkers’ best frenemy,” as Time Out New York would have it? On Tuesday, April 12, Out Professionals invites psychotherapist David Perkins to share tools to manage and minimize an…

12/18/2015

http://www.upworthy.com/coping-with-depression-is-hard-this-poignant-comic-shows-one-womans-journey?c=reccon1
One Woman's experience with using medications to help with depression!
SCROLL DOWN TO MIDDLE OF PAGE WHERE GRAPHIC ESSAY COMIC STARTS!

12/12/2015

FYI: Hi-fIVe Support Group for Gay Men Living with HIV/AIDS
When: Sunday, 12/13 from 11:30am-12:45pm.
Where: 26 West 9th Street, Suite 9A, New York, NY 10011.
Cost: $10 per session. Cash only. Water is provided.
RSVP Required: [email protected] (or for any questions)
December Topic - Holidays
The holiday time can be stressful for anyone, but for those living with HIV / AIDS, it can be particularly challenging. Dealing with everyday topics can be intensified at this time of year: disclosure to family & friends or hiding your status from them • handling a new diagnosis • continuing to take medication or thinking about starting • missing those who have died • feeling alone and like you can't connect with others • feeling like others "just don't get it" • relationship issues.
More info here: http://www.scottakramer.com/hi-five/

The holiday time can be stressful for anyone, but for those living with HIV / AIDS, it can be particularly challenging. Dealing with everyday topics can be intensified at this time of year: disclosure to family & friends or hiding your status from them • handling a new diagnosis • continuing to take…

12/12/2015

https://www.thefix.com/content/7-habits-i%E2%80%99m-breaking-now-i%E2%80%99m-acoa-recovery

Great piece about changing habits that are often the result of growing up in an alcoholic or dysfunctional family.

The patterns that, bit-by-bit, I work on breaking every day.

12/06/2015

Great article regarding using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to manage anxiety in today's world!

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/opinion/sunday/cognitive-therapy-for-the-country.html?_r=1

Fear so easily gets out of hand. Here’s how to control it.

11/21/2015

David W. Perkins, LCSW
http://www.zocdoc.com/professional/david-w-perkins-lcsw-142834

You can even make your appointment online for free!

Please note there is an $80.00 late cancellation/no show fee for appointments cancelled within 24 hours of a scheduled appointment or if you do not attend your appointment. I specialize in cognitive behavioral treatment of people suffering from mood disorders including anxiety, depression, and bipol…