Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW Weekly Q&A As Published In Yated Ne'eman
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Homesickness
Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW
September 6th, 2024
Dear Therapist: My 7th grade daughter is in sleepaway camp for the first time and is very homesick. Do you think it is better to try and talk to her by phone every day and send her packages etc.? Or is it better to just leave it and let her figure it out. Does calling her more than once a week actually make it worse or is this a good way to support her? What other recommendations would you have for dealing with homesickness? Thank you for yo …
Israel Anxiety
Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW
September 6th, 2024
Dear Therapist: My son is scheduled to go to Eretz Yisroel to learn next year. He had a difficult high school experience but has grown tremendously over the last 2 years. The yeshiva in Eretz Yisroel is a great opportunity for him to keep growing. He is, however, extremely nervous about the whole security situation. As I write this, Haniyeh ym"s was just killed and things again look like they could escalate. It's always back a …
Major Decisions...No Problem; Minor Ones...Well...
Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW
September 6th, 2024
Dear Therapist: I have some trouble making decisions. I am not really talking about big decisions like getting married or what yeshiva to send my kids to. I actually do ok with that. It is the smaller things like where to go for Shabbos and what suit to buy and things like that which take up way too much time in my life and occupy my thoughts too much. I just go back and forth and back and forth, and it can be almost comical. It can wind up being …
Passive-Aggressive Mother
Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW
September 7th, 2018
Dear Therapist: I have always had a difficult relationship with my mother. I always blamed myself. As I get older, with the help of some friends, I can realize some of the issues. It is impossible to have a normal conversation with her. It’s like she won’t say straightforward what she means, and nothing gets resolved. For example, I can tell she is angry and something I did upset her, but she denies it but then seems to ignore me for …
Is My Daughter Ruining Her Sister's Marriage?
Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW
September 7th, 2018
Dear Therapist: My daughter has just left for a year of seminary in Eretz Yisroel. I am concerned about the amount of time she is spending in her just married, shana reshona, sister’s house. She has only been in Yerushalayim the last few weeks but, by all accounts, she is spending way too much time there. I know it's early but I want to deal with this before it becomes an issue. This doesn't seem to bother either of my daughters but I …
How Disappointing!
Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW
September 7th, 2026
Dear Therapist:
I have a question about parenting an older child who is not really a child anymore.Let’s say a son or daughter is leaving the teenage years and starting to make choices that the parents are not comfortable with. For example, the way they dress may be very different from what the parents had hoped for.As a parent, it is very hard to just watch. You feel worried, disappointed, maybe even embarrassed, and part of you wants to s …
Family Triggers
Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW
September 7th, 2026
Dear Therapist:
I’ve done a lot of work on myself over the years. I feel like I’ve become more mature, more grounded, and more aware of my patterns. Baruch Hashem, I have my own family now and I generally feel like a different person than I used to be.But when we go back to family for Yom Tov, I sometimes feel like I fall right back into my old self. My family is wonderful, and nothing bad is happening. Still, I become more sensitive, mor …