Max E. Guttman LCSW

Max Guttman is the owner of Recovery Now in New York. Max provides psychotherapy, complex case management, community consultation, and self-management skill-building groups. His approach is based on evidenced-based practices (EBP). Max earned a master’s degree in Social Work from Binghamton University. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a field instructor for both postgraduate and undergraduate students at Lehman College. He is also a social work supervisor and psychotherapist at Courtlandt Avenue Clinic in the South Bronx where he teaches students social work praxis in New York City. In addition to this responsibilities, he manages Mental Health Affairs, a mental health blog.

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When Shaming Goes Wrong
There’s a disturbing trend I’ve been noticing of late and I want to address it as it’s something that has …
🅱️iologic Theory
Research must be wholly beneficial to the public, it must be free and rife for regard for society. As a …
The Cancer in Academia and Mental Health Research
I have made no secret about my skepticism in the clinical value of new research in mental health in the …
The Right to Fail
The right to fail. To live our lives as people that are flawed, diagnosed, mentally ill the the way we …
Use of metaphors in the therapy office 🕵️‍♂️
If you are a patient, or psychotherapist, the odds are you have been encouraged to use metaphors in the therapy …
Pedagogy and Practice for Social Workers🎓
I am a very, very passionate learner. I believe in education, and anyone who reads my writing understands my love …
I am J. Peters and this is my story: University on Watch👁
I am a rhetoric scholar and a person with lived experience with schizophrenia. I am also a prosumer. My identity …
The Mobility of Recovery
There is an undeniable mobility to recovery. Moving forward in your path to health and healing requires an inertia. From …
The Fear of Relapsing when you have a Mental Health disorder😱
When you carry a mental health diagnosis, you are in almost constant fear of relapsing. Whether you have a chronic …
Learned Helplessness Must be Stopped🔴
One of my biggest struggles as a social worker in the human services is challenging learned helplessness. Learned helplessness is …

Pedagogy and Practice for Social Workers🎓

Clinical, Cover Stories, Education, Top stories

Pedagogy and Practice for Social Workers🎓

I am a very, very passionate learner. I believe in education, and anyone who reads my writing understands my love … Continue reading Pedagogy and Practice for Social Workers🎓

Continuing Education 🔄

Education, Entertainment, Experience in Mental Health, Lived Experience

Continuing Education 🔄

I was asked to write down three things I cannot live without on a piece of scrap paper for a … Continue reading Continuing Education 🔄

Celebrating Support and Services for People with Disabilities (SSD)🎗

Adventure, Cover Stories, Education, Entertainment, Experience in Mental Health, Help for Allies, Lived Experience, Manifesto, Misadventure, Recent Stories, Self-Management

Celebrating Support and Services for People with Disabilities (SSD)🎗

At the very end of my semester in undergraduate school, I attended a reception on campus in which I participated … Continue reading Celebrating Support and Services for People with Disabilities (SSD)🎗

Addressing Symptoms: Extended Metaphors, Ideas-of-Reference

Addressing Symptoms, Adventure, Cover Stories, Entertainment, Lived Experience, Misadventure, Self Help, Top stories

Addressing Symptoms: Extended Metaphors, Ideas-of-Reference

I was an English major in college. Like many students studying language, I loved words, meaning-making, and using rhetoric to … Continue reading Addressing Symptoms: Extended Metaphors, Ideas-of-Reference

The Fear of Self-Disclosure🗣

Cover Stories, Experience in Mental Health, FEATURES, Help for Allies, Top stories

The Fear of Self-Disclosure🗣

We all talk about ourselves to other people in our lives. We talk about the day-to-day bullshit, the victories, however … Continue reading The Fear of Self-Disclosure🗣

Food & Identity: Does A Mental health diagnosis change our relationship with food?

Addressing Symptoms, Clinical, Experience in Mental Health, Self Help, Self-Management

Food & Identity: Does A Mental health diagnosis change our relationship with food?

There is no question that food is apart of our identity. What we eat, how, when, where, and if we … Continue reading Food & Identity: Does A Mental health diagnosis change our relationship with food?