Emma Demar, LCSW

Hi! I’m Emma Demar, aka That Trendy Therapist. I’m a therapist and co-owner of Intrinpsych Woman, PLLC, a private practice on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. (Fun Fact: I was on the OG series of Gossip Girl. Spotted!). My debut book, The Truth Teller: The Truth Behind Our Masks, is out now. You can work with me directly or be inspired from afar through my Instagram, TikTok, and podcast. Either way, I’m glad you’re here!

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View fullsize It ain’t a conference call, ladies and gents. It’s not up for interpretation or debate. If it was traumatic to you, then it was trauma ‼️ Only YOU know how the experience impacted you. You will only confuse yourself and open yourself up t
View fullsize The “nice guy” you know may be giving you a warm embrace even when they don’t genuinely like you. The “nice guy” has no problem saying the “right thing” even when they don’t genuinely mean it. If being
View fullsize This can be applied to friends, family, extended family, or really any group dynamic where this situation is true. If you’ve been there, my heart goes out to you. The inner strength it takes to show up and keep your head up high when you’
View fullsize We are so afraid of our own feelings. So many people spend their lives running away from their feelings. What’s the fear? That the feelings will consume them. That if they sit still with these feelings, they will be dragged down so far that the
View fullsize You are free when you are authentically yourself. You’re free when you don’t filter yourself. You’re free when you allow yourself to vocalize what’s within. You are free when you express yourself. You’re free when you br
View fullsize It’s convenient, isn’t it? If you’ve ever been scapegoated, you know the feeling. The feeling of all the fingers being pointed at you while you’re just sitting there in complete disbelief. Because YOU see it. You see all of th
View fullsize Not being able to stand up for yourself does not make you “good.” Not saying how you feel and having your own opinion also doesn’t make you “a good person.” It means you need to work on your strength. And it also means y
View fullsize “If you want to give light to others, you have to glow yourself.” - Thomas S. Monson
View fullsize We don’t learn from being freed from responsibility. We don’t grow from having our responsibilities taken away from us. The only thing you’re teaching someone when you free them of their responsibility is dependence. You’re se