5 FebPsychology Today: It’s Complicated by Dr. Konstantin Lukin, Ph.D. Dr. Lukin is now a contributing Author for Psychology Today! Introducing his first article for the Man Cave: It’s Complicated: Five ways to break-up with your ugly habit. You are in a perfect relationship. It’s everything you have been looking for – she is beautiful, engaging, your friends love her (in fact, they always encourage you to bring her along and always want her to stay around for as long as possible). She has been with you through the most difficult of times, and through the most wonderful, exciting of times. She doesn’t care whether you are dressed to the nines or just relaxing in your PJs, or if you buy her expensive gifts. She always encourages you to hang out with your friends, and she never nags. When you fight, you always feel guilty and focus on what you can do better next time, because you can’t even imagine blaming her for anything. She is the perfect partner in your eyes. But what if, this partner, this relationship which you are currently engaged in, is actually not serving you at all? What if this relationship is causing you more harm than anything else?” Continue reading on Psychology Today Author Dr. Konstantin Lukin, Ph.D. Dr. Konstantin Lukin is a psychologist, author, speaker, and researcher specializing in men’s issues, couple’s counseling, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). He is the Director and Co-Founder of the Lukin Center, northern New Jersey’s premiere evidence-based psychotherapy practice. The Lukin Center emphasizes evidence-based treatments such as emotion-focused therapy for couples, and cognitive and dialectical behavioral therapies for children, adolescents, and adults. Since its inception, the Lukin Center has grown to include testing and assessment as well as medication management services. As a therapist, Dr. Lukin focuses on providing support and practical feedback to help clients effectively address personal life challenges. He integrates complementary modalities and techniques – including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), schema-focused therapy, and emotion-focused therapy (EFT) – to offer a personalized approach tailored to each client. With compassion and understanding, he works with his clients to help them build on their strengths and attain the personal growth to which they are committed. Dr. Lukin has extensive experience in private practice, conducting outpatient therapy with children, adolescents, and adults. He also has extensive clinical and research experience with people of all ages and their families, including those diagnosed as severely and persistently mentally ill, in both inpatient and outpatient settings. He has co-led groups for children, adolescents, and adults diagnosed with OCD in an outpatient setting. He is trained and experienced in administering a variety of psychological test batteries including neuropsychological, cognitive, and personality assessments, and he has conducted diagnostic and intake interviews and prepared evaluation reports. Dr. Lukin is a graduate of the Honors College at SUNY at Stony Brook, and earned his doctorate from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
