""Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." - Maya Angelou. Each day we wake up we have the opportunity to do better than we did yesterday. We are doing the best we can with what we know now, but we must be open to the possibility that we might know more in the future. When we know better, we want to do better. I am committed to providing a safe, supportive, and culturally sensitive therapeutic experience to help you learn about your best self. I work with individuals, couples, and families in an interpersonal, emotionally-focused context. Through psychotherapy, I can assist clients coping with a history of trauma, beginning and ending relationships, through stressful periods in their life, work-life balances, anxiety, and depression. "

"The psychologists in my practice have extensive clinical experiences that include working with individuals of all ages including: children and their families, from newborn to young adults; adult clientele; and the geriatric population. We have extensive experience conducting psychological and psychoeducational assessments with children and adolescents. My practice provides psychotherapy and psychological evaluations to individuals with presenting issues such as general adjustment difficulties, anxiety disorders, depression and mood disorders, trauma, and behavioral disorders and ADHD."

"Do you feel like the same scene is playing out in your life over and over again, but an inability to change the script? Do you feel powerless in managing confusing and intense feelings and difficulty in understanding why you feel this way? I am a psychotherapist specializing in trauma-focused treatments for children, adults, and couples. I believe that most people who walk into the therapist's office have difficulties that are rooted in trauma. Most traumatic experiences happen in the context of a relationship and can also be healed in the context of a safe therapeutic relationship."

"Beginning therapy isn't an easy decision to make. For many people, therapy comes with a fear of embarrassment and of being judged. Sometimes we need an objective, unbiased, opinion about what is happening in our lives. Other times we need to be heard and not judged while we sort things out. Above all we need a place to go and feel safe, heard, and respected. I offer my listening skills, a non-judgemental approach and respect for individual thoughts and feelings."

"Have you ever noticed a tightness in your stomach, a knot in your throat or tightness in the chest when a thought comes up? As a a clinical social worker, therapist, and activist I work through the body to access stuck feelings and address unresolved issues, cultivating awareness of the mind/body connection. I use Focusing, Indigenous land based resources in collaboration w/ traditional modalities, meditation & yoga. Work that I've done in Peru and Uganda inform the intergenerational, trauma, community-based, violence prevention lens through which I work. I hope to be invited on your journey of healing."

"Welcome! If you are looking to work through your life struggles with a patient, kind,unassuming and humorous counseling professional- look no further."

"Dr. Baten incorporates CBT and holistic health in her practice. She helps individuals, children, families and couples develop new strategies to change old patterns. She stimulates emotional growth by teaching people to replace their self-defeating thoughts, feelings and actions with new and more effective ones. Patients are taught to identify the dysfunctional beliefs that lead to negative consequences in their mood and behavior as well as to replace poor food and lifestyle choices. She encourages individuals to be responsible for their own emotions, empowering them to change and overcome unhealthy behaviors that interfere with their ability to enjoy life."

"As a clinical and sport psychologist working with athletes in the MLB and NFL, I help people overcome barriers in their life and reach their full potential. I think warmth, humor and creativity are essential ingredients to our work. Together we will examine your thoughts and behaviors and how to change them to improve your mood and life satisfaction. I incorporate sport psychology into my work with my clients. Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and other science-based techniques, I help coach people using the strategies I've used with professional athletes over the past 14 years."

"I am here to help you find your way through whatever troubles you, by helping you discover your hidden strengths and inner knowledge. You may feel depressed, anxious, confused, wounded or betrayed by others at the place where you study or work, or at the place you call home. Perhaps you feel you have betrayed or disappointed yourself, and have lost faith. There are answers to your problems, and they are to be found within you and in the relationships you have had and will have in the future. This process of learning and change begins with the therapeutic relationship."

"Therapy is an opportunity to discover our unique individual humanity and gives us the tools to get to know ourselves in a more true and authentic way. I work collaboratively with my clients to help them access the full range of their creative potential. My practice combines traditional, alternative and contemporary approaches that are rooted in psychodynamic, gestalt, and mindfulness orientations. My approach is humanistic, interactive, and present centered."

"I have been a psychotherapist for more than 30 years. During my years of practice, my therapeutic approach has evolved into a collaborative and flexible interaction. I make use of psychodynamic as well as contemporary techniques. I do Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) groups. My treatment goals are to increase self-awareness, insight, and a sense of wellbeing, and to empower the individual with useful, comfortable strategies to achieve change. I am now located midtown and Harlem."

"My initial goal is to alleviate suffering associated with depression and anxiety. I provide a safe psychotherapy environment, allowing for exploration of problems, and leading to change. I bring integrity, compassion and flexibility to my work, and have a direct, warm style. If we work together, you can expect to gain a better understanding of yourself and of meaningful people in your life. Consequently, you will be able to identify and move out of areas in which you feel stuck, and become freer to enjoy life."

"Going through a tough time? Need a comfortable space to figure it out? It is not easy to stare one's own thoughts, feelings, and fears in the face. Therapy can provide the support and comfort that is needed to accomplish this goal. It may get messy at times but the reward will be worth it. I am an experienced clinician that keeps it real and have been doing clinical therapy for many years which provided me with a wide variety of experiences. I have used multiple practice styles due to my belief that each situation and most importantly each individual warrants their own."

"I help people find their inner strengths, which may be difficult to recognize during times of stress, anxiety, depression or trauma. I offer a holistic, experiential approach to therapy that includes talk, creative expression and body-mind awareness. You can expect our work together to be collaborative and relational. With a warm, grounded and compassionate presence I offer you support to challenge old patterns and create a fulfilling life."

"Whether you seek help with specific problems or to improve overall sense of well being I can help. I am a licensed clinical social worker with 15+ years experience helping people with life's challenges. I believe that when experience is overwhelming we cannot integrate it into a comfortable view of ourselves or the world. Past experience informs our current understanding and influences how we feel and act. Increasing awareness of those connections frees us to to be open to new ways of feeling and being. This empowers us to make different choices in shaping our future."

"we will wear new bones again. we will leave these rainy days. break out through another mouth Into sun and honey time worlds buzz over us like bees, we be splendid in new bones. other people think they know how long life is how strong life is we know. -----poem "New Bones" by Lucille Clifton"

"In the process of therapeutic healing, it is my goal to collaborate and collectively assist you with gaining a better sense of self, safety, trust and intimacy based on self-empowerment . I work to honor the unique values, practices and the cultural context of everyone who seeks my services. As a competent and knowledgeable clinician, it is my authentic approach to the healing process that will allow you to grow beyond the mundane, and live a more fulfilling and productive life. I have nearly a decade of experience in providing therapy and a life-time of knowledge and experience in personal growth and development."

" After a loved one dies, you’re faced with the challenge of adjusting to your "new normal", a life without this important person. Everyone's returned to their lives while you're left to try to sort out the pieces. You may feel a lot of feelings all mashed together - sad, lonely, angry, helpless, shocked, scared, anxious, or maybe even relieved - which creates shame or guilt. Grieving encompasses so much; it’s hard work. If you have children, they're suffering too. Please visit JILLGRIEFCOUNSELOR.COM to learn more about how I can help you, and to arrange for a complimentary phone consult. I know it's hard. I'm here to help."

"I help clients push through challenges to find fulfillment, well-being and balance in love, work and play. I have many years experience counseling individuals, couples and families. My style is collaborative, practical, honest and warm. I listen deeply, with compassion and without judgement. My approach is psychodynamically oriented, but eclectic. I draw from various evidenced based approaches, catering to each client’s unique needs. I use strategies from CBT, Mindfulness, Narrative, Family Systems, Strength Based, and Solution-Focused therapies and from Emotional Intelligence, Organizational/Academic and Life Coaching approaches."

"I believe the most important element of effective psychotherapy is the genuine connection between the patient and therapist. My approach to therapy is interactive, supportive, and empathic. I see psychotherapy as a creative process and my patients as co-partners in this process of exploration and discovery."