Karin Yapalater
Board Certified Integrative Counselor
Park Avenue Family Wellness • Hamptons Family Wellness
715 Park Avenue • New York, NY 10021 • 212-737-1818
715 Park Avenue • New York, NY 10021 • 212-737-1818
Most parents face mild to moderate challenging behavior from their kids from time to time. What’s the most effective way to respond? Decide which behaviors need to be addressed. As a parent, it’s a judgment call, but most parents agree there are times when you’ll want to “pick your battles.” Take responsibility for your own behavior, not your child’s disrespect. As…read more →
Word of mouth is spreading: “If you are desperate to achieve individual and family health and balance and you are ready to stop the fighting, power struggling, and suffering in your home — it’s time to call Karin.” If you are reading this, I want you to know that you are not alone. Parents all over the world would likely…read more →
Tis the season to be… still for just a few moments a day. Stop. Close those eyes. Still that body. Ease that busy mind. Breathe. Deeply, fully, completely… breathe. Repeat often. Pausing to reflect on the year past can inform you, and help you to clarify a course of action for the days ahead. Balancing emotional, physical and spiritual well-being…read more →
Parenting is a career, one with a very long list of job responsibilities. Here is a list of beneficial qualifications if you choose to accept the job: Mastery of moods, self awareness, emotional intelligence, physical stamina, along with an advanced degree and mastery in patience, tolerance, generosity, discipline, joyful effort, wisdom and non-judgement to name a few. How are your…read more →
Stress can directly wreak havoc on the body, and lead to more serious health problems. Making healthy food choices can be challenging when we become too busy, or overwhelmed – especially during holiday season. A healthy, balanced diet can help to reduce the effects of stress on the body by strengthening the immune system, stabilizing moods, and reducing blood pressure….read more →
Women’s Empowerment What does it mean to be “Empowered”? Self-empowerment in its simplest form means taking charge of your own life, at home, in your work place, with your colleagues, with your subordinates, with your superiors, with your body, with your health. Empowerment is a multidimensional process to gain control over our own lives. When we come from an empowered state,…read more →
Is your child having daily melt-downs and tantrums? Are you worrying that you are too lenient? Too strict? Have things spiraled so far out of control that your home feels more like a war zone than your family’s safe haven? Have you stopped enjoying the company of one of your children or a spouse? Whatever the scenario, most of us…read more →
Communication can easily break down in times of conflict especially with those we care about the most. Misunderstandings can easily occur that can cause each member of a family to become defensive or reactive. In times of conflict people can become confused between what will help and what will hurt. Family members can easily misunderstand one another or jump to…read more →
Would you like to feel healthier and have more energy throughout the day? Are you ready to learn easy and effective ways to improve your family’s living and eating habits? Do you want to approach the coming holiday season with a sense of peace, calm and clarity? Then perhaps Park Avenue Integrative Health’s Nourishing Health Programs are for you. Nourishing…read more →
How do you feel about yourself? Are you connecting how you feel with your grades in school, or the credentials and degrees you do or do not have? Is your confidence tied to financial success or the material possessions you own or wish you had? Meeting life’s challenges without feeling victimized, and taking self responsibility is a choice you have…read more →
Feelings of panic can come on unexpectedly or at random – no matter how young or old we are. Our emotions – both positive and negative—can be easily triggered by people, places and things. We have all experienced the uneasy feelings of uncertainty. Often when we feel this way, our brain sets a plan of action in motion. Questions arise…read more →
Are you or someone you know or love a High Profile Individual who is suffering from Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, OCD or an Eating Disorder and unable to take time off from work or school to attend out patient or Residential Treatment for Support with Recovery? Do you want the best Private, Confidential, and Individualized Recovery Support team available in NYC?…read more →
Life can be traumatic. We’re all given our share of jagged pills to swallow. Life can be challenging. Without good tools, in an effort to cope with stress at school, home or work, many can derail. The road that leads to acting out with substances is often traumatic, and littered with loneliness, confusion, despair, frustrations and disappointments. Shining light on…read more →