Are you struggling with issues of depression, anxiety, aging, chronic pain or life transitions? Through gentle, guided support, I can help you feel more comfortable and confident while utilizing a strengths-based perspective and mindfulness techniques. We will work together to alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety, help process grief and improve your relationships. I have a deep commitment to helping children, teens, adults, older adults and caregivers with issues such as depression, anxiety, behavioral problems, addiction, dementia, and life transitions.

Psychotherapy gives you the opportunity to establish a healing relationship in which you can become aware of your strengths and challenges in a safe space in order to recognize the changes you want to make in your life and appreciate the qualities that are worth holding onto. Quite simply, it is a process of taking ownership of your own life. To help you do so, I provide a respectful, collaborative, and kind listening space. For me, it is most important that you feel that you are the expert in your life. I have found that this type of experience to help my clients enjoy a better quality of life and experience relief from distress.

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." -George Bernard Shaw- In our daily lives we can often feel overwhelmed by life stressors. Therapy is a journey that provides you with a unique space to explore painful life events that might be holding you back to become the best version of yourself.

Your mind matters. The mind- and the thoughts contained- determines a destiny. How badly do you want to address your compulsive eating? To what length would you go to rescue your relationship? What would it feel like to be free of your self-defeating thoughts? Using cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and evidence-driven, proven strategies, we work to advocate and coach clients to create a vision of how they would like to feel, and together, draw a map of how to get there.

Joanne is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and studied in the Clinical Psychologist Ph.D program, both at New York University. She also completed her psychoanalytical training at Washington Square Institute in New York City. Joanne holds licenses to practice in both CT and NY states. She has 20+ years of experience working with a wide variety of age ranges and diagnoses, including mood disorders, personality issues, trauma, and eating disorders.

Sometimes life is just too hard or stressful to manage by yourself. It can be a relief to talk with someone who can help you work through your stress, to hear other perspectives and to help to make adjustments to face life's challenges. I believe that a trusting and non-judgmental therapeutic relationship, in a warm and safe environment, can be essential to confronting and overcoming life's difficulties.

I am a licensed marriage and family therapist providing mental health services to families and individuals in the Fairfield county area. I've worked with individuals and families from all walks of life dealing with trauma, anxiety, depression and major life stressors. At my practice my goal is to provide clients and families with a safe place to heal and grow. I view the individual person as a 'whole'; I consider all parts of the individuals' life that contribute to their distress, whether that may be a stressful job, martial issues, an acting out teenager, financial strains, acculturation issues, a recent loss, etc.

There are times in life when we all need others. My work is my passion and I’m here to help. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 14 years of experience providing clinical therapy. I provide a non-judgmental, safe atmosphere with open communication and a passion for learning about yourself and how I can assist you through life. I have worked with many populations ranging in age from toddlers to the elderly.

Therapy is primarily about trust within the client--therapist relationship, and is most effective when you are recognized and supported in relation to your experiences and environment. Emphasizing mindfulness, our human potential for presence in the moment, and the interplay and impact of our emotional state on our physical state, my treatment approach is eclectic. I encourage clients to embrace resilience asking of themselves not "What's wrong with me?" but "What's right with me?"

Are you or your teen struggling with anxiety, depression, or difficulties with substance use? Has the current crisis worsened your symptoms or called attention to a need for more support? I am currently available for both daytime and evening appointments and look forward to hearing from you about how I may be of help.

Andrew has been working in the behavioral health and addiction field for 15 years. He has experience working in both inpatient and outpatient settings. He has worked in several populations including, children, adolescents, adults, geriatrics, eating disorders, addiction disorders, juveniles, and LBGTQ individuals. He has worked with adolescents and adults. Andrew has experience with different treatment modalities including, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. The focus is to ensure that the client feels safe and understood when they come in for counseling.

I believe that we are built to grow and evolve, and that everyone is capable of creating a rich, rewarding life. As a psychotherapist, my job is to help you turn the obstacles that you are now facing into opportunities to learn, change and thrive. How do you want to feel? How do you want to handle challenges? Who do you want surrounding you? What would it take to make you feel as though you were living your best life? I partner with you to answer these questions and work toward connecting with your ideal self.

I am a Clinical Social Worker with a private practice in Westport. I work with children, adolescents, adults, families and couples. I specialize in CBT for anxiety related problems including phobias and OCD. I work closely with families when I am seeing a child, and an extension of that work is parent guidance and family work. Please call for further information or to set up an appointment.

I have 35 years' experience as a psychotherapist with a B.A. from Columbia College and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from New York University. I have served on the faculties of New York University, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Albert Einstein School of Medicine, University of California / San Francisco School of Medicine and Yale University School of Medicine. I am comfortable addressing a wide variety of problems & issues with the highest ethical and professional standards.

For 25 years, I have helped people resolve their difficulties with regard to: grief and loss, struggles in their relationships, abuse/trauma related issues, eating disorders, substance abuse and other addictions, behavioral problems, self-esteem, anxiety and depression. Our work together will help you work through difficulties, to promote positive change in your life. I will teach you about underlying psychological principles that help you to understand yourself and how you relate in the world. Along with helping you to understand, I will provide you with many tools, which will give you a clear sense of direction, for making lasting, positive, changes in your life.

I have been a psychotherapist in Westport for the past 25 years seeing adults, couples, children and adolescents and families. In all cases, I think generally in terms of family dynamics. Welcoming and nonjudgemental fundamentally define my attitude. The adolescents I see often come with social or home complaints, or obsessed with online activities, eating disorders, or other self injurious behaviors. My work with them frequently focuses on identity issues, including explorations of relationship choices and career direction, gender and/or sexual orientation questions, and divorce or blended family dilemmas.

My passion is to help people who have experienced any type of trauma; such as divorce, grief and loss, PTSD, and adults survivors who grew up with domestic violence. I also work with people who are suffering from sexual abuse, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety or depression . My specialty is helping children and adults recover from childhood domestic violence. Many of my clients have grown up in homes where they witnessed domestic violence. I help them understand that what they've experienced is not their fault and they are not alone. By discovering their true potential in the work we

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Something in your life does not seem to be working. Maybe you are feeling unfulfilled, having trouble navigating a change or you have realized that you just aren't happy. I know that we will be able to do the work, albeit hard work, to relieve your discomfort and bring you to a satisfying place in your life. You deserve the opportunity to be honest, heard and happy.

I know how hard it is to think about seeing a therapist and making that call. But it all about being empowered to use one's own strengths to see things clearly, and discover options and choices. It is all about two heads being better than one when a person is "stuck", maybe even knowing what to do but being unable to do it. It is important to find a well-trained therapist who has completed her own treatment and with whom one feels safe and comfortable.