Andrea Rosenhaft LCSW-R

About

Andrea Rosenhaft, LCSW-R, is a licensed clinical social worker who previously posted here for eight years under the pseudonym Gerri Luce. She has recovered from diagnoses of anorexia, major depression, and borderline personality disorder. She is also the founder of BWellBStrong, a treatment consultation service and insurance advocacy organization.

Recent Posts

The Vicious Cycle Linking Depression, Insomnia, and Apnea

Personal Perspective: I was hopeful that a CPAP machine would relieve my insomnia and help my depression, but that has not been the case yet.

Personal Perspective: I was hopeful that a CPAP machine would relieve my insomnia and help my depression, but that has not been the case yet.

Revealing Your History to a New Therapist

Personal Perspective: Borderline personality, stigma, and the challenges of finding a new clinician.

Personal Perspective: Borderline personality, stigma, and the challenges of finding a new clinician.

When a New Job Leads to Imposter Syndrome

Personal Perspective: I landed a second job and immediately thought, Who am I to be able to pull this off?

Personal Perspective: I landed a second job and immediately thought, Who am I to be able to pull this off?

A Year of High-Functioning Depression

Personal Perspective: This is what a year of high-functioning depression looks like.

Personal Perspective: This is what a year of high-functioning depression looks like.

The Link Between Mental Illness and Dementia

New research is showing that there may be a link between later-in-life mental illness and developing dementia.

New research is showing that there may be a link between later-in-life mental illness and developing dementia.

What Is Your Therapy Termination Style?

Personal Perspective: My termination with one provider was planned and productive. Another was not.

Personal Perspective: My termination with one provider was planned and productive. Another was not.

Stop Relying on External Validation

Personal Perspective: Like many others, I needed to work on my constant need for external validation.

Personal Perspective: Like many others, I needed to work on my constant need for external validation.

Apprehension About Aging Alone

Personal Perspective: As myriad health concerns accumulate, those of us who live alone become more worried.

Personal Perspective: As myriad health concerns accumulate, those of us who live alone become more worried.

Reflections for World Mental Health Day

Personal Perspective: Today is World Mental Health Day, four decades after I first stepped foot in a therapist’s office.

Personal Perspective: Today is World Mental Health Day, four decades after I first stepped foot in a therapist’s office.

Aging: An Opinion

Personal Perspective: Lines, wrinkles, and a couple of age spots don’t bother me. But I want to keep working.

Personal Perspective: Lines, wrinkles, and a couple of age spots don’t bother me. But I want to keep working.