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As a New York therapist, I want to empower my clients and assist them in finding some perspective. By reframing in therapy how you perceive the issues and conflicts, and by learning new behaviors and coping skills, you can really lead an enriching, happy life. My therapy style is direct (interactive) and empathetic. Having started my career as an artist and theater-maker, I have an intimate knowledge of creative development and narrative needs. Visit annawilsontherapy.com for more info.

As a therapist, my interest is helping clients discover how they can make positive and permanent changes in their work and personal lives. Therapy is a collaborative process, and my sessions are typically interactive and structured. I work with each client to create an action plan that is best for them. I am comfortable working with clients for short-term, or long-term support depending on what your needs and goals are.

I am a psychotherapist who has been in practice for over 25 years specializing in the following: reducing and managing anxiety, relationship concerns for both gay and straight people, health issues, depression, work stress, sex issues and sexual addiction concerns, gay and lesbian issues including gay relationships, coming out, addiction, career change and grieving. The purpose of the therapy is to help you manage your life better and become more productive socially and at work. I use a number of different approaches depending on the problem presented. I am a supportive and direct therapist. I will give you feed-back.

As your therapist, I will treat you with respect and empathy. I am active, supportive and nonjudgmental. People experience me as warm, easy to talk to, and responsive with a good sense of humor. I treat individuals and couples especially those seeking help with overcoming childhood trauma, ACOA, depression, anxiety, low elf esteem, problems related to aging and LGBTQ issues. I enjoy being part of a relationship in which there is growth and healing. I have grown a lot both as patient and therapist. I have also taught at several institutes and offer supervision in relational psychodynamic psychotherapy.

I specialize in Orgone Therapy, character-analysis, and psycho-somatic disorders. I have been a student of the work of Dr. Wilhelm Reich since 1970., I did my training in Orgone Therapy with Dr. Victor M. Sobey, M.D.. who was trained by Dr. Reich. I have taught psychology, child development and psycho-somatic psychology at The New School for Social Research. I am a member of The Institute for Organomic Science, and I run an active training program in Orgone Therapy in New York City. I have practiced Orgone treatment in Manhattan's Greenwich Village for over 30 years.

Sometimes we arrive at a place in our lives where we feel that we are continually pulling on the ends of a knot. Instead of untangling, the knot becomes tighter. In a safe space designed to encourage reflection, we will unpack current difficulties and long-standing issues in the context of past experiences. All of us are impacted by our upbringing, and if we can begin to understand these experiences and how they affect the roles we play in the world, then we are at an undeniable advantage for improving our well-being.

I strive to illuminate your existing strengths and help you to recognize ways to apply these strengths to the areas of your life where you are feeling discouraged or stuck. I will help you to regain your equilibrium, achieve your goals and bring out your best self. I address anxiety/ depression, relationship issues, couples therapy, addictions, weight/eating issues, divorce. I do extensive work with high functioning ambitious adults helping to refine personal goals, push past obstacles and more fully realize potential. I also love working with children, teens and parents.

I work with adults, adolescents, and couples. I am active in my work; I clarify for each person what is important to her. My orientation is psychodynamic; I explore past history connected to the present and open the possibility of finding out who you are, how you arrived here, and where you are going. Crises in development and transition are important, opportunities for change. These are good moments to enter therapy. Times of depletion or feeling stuck are also important moments to initiate change. I'm here to help. It is important that you feel I understand you correctly, as you see yourself.

The successful outcome of the work done in therapy is so very much a result of the unique relationship between patient and therapist. To that end my practice is one in which I am active, supportive and non-judgemental.Emotional injuries from the past live in the present, effecting how we relate and react to people and events throughout life. Psychotherapy has the potential to heal past wounds and impart the insights that can result in a healthier, more emotionally prosperous present. Depression, anxiety and relationship problems need not define us.

For the last 20+ years I have treated adults, couples, and adolescents, epecially, who come with depression, anxiety, and panic disorders; the adolescents almost always present with adjustment and behavior problems. I treat psychodynamically and the goal is to resolve the psychosocial stressors and restore better functioning. In addition, I have researched and mentored with professionals about the human animal bond and I provide therapy for people who are living with terminally ill pets or are bereaving a pet that has passed away.

Your experience -- of yourself, your world, and your suffering -- is unique. My primary goal is for us to come to an emotionally rooted understanding of your particular experience together. When this occurs, habitual ways of dealing with life's challenges can begin to make sense and become more flexible, leading to greater feelings of choice and agency about living in the world.

If you're like most of my clients – you are high functioning and externally successful, but when you slow down or try to relax, your nervous system kicks into high alert. So, you can’t stop. Your intimate relationships are draining and a struggle to maintain, but you can’t be alone either. You feel an emptiness and lack of fulfillment no matter how much you accomplish. You have tried coping on your own, but your triggers, as well as, your stress are getting worse. I get it. I believe that triggers are opportunities for healing and growth and that with putting in the work there is light at the end of the tunnel. Help is available.

So you no doubt want to know the key things about me. Almost all my patients come to understand that they are getting a nonjudgemental empathic ear, & it is manifest in my unbridled enthusiasm supporting their tentative & often fearful efforts to move around some psychological boulders...and they come to accept that positive change is achievable. My focus is on you. In other words I address my patient's individual current conflicts & current dynamic patterns of interacting with others, often in troubling scenarios, I work out of an eclectic mix of crisis intervention, brief & longterm group & individual psychology.

Schooled in both Eastern and Western psychology, I bring a contemplative, fluid perspective to the exploration of the human mind and the alleviation of suffering. Using a psychoanalytic, interpersonal approach, I help my clients make meaning from experience and expand their understanding of self. Together we find pathways that lead beyond old limitations and engraved patterns of behavior towards a life of greater freedom and ease. I am strong but gentle, and able to contain a great deal of distress.

What is it that is so frightening about being vulnerable? Life experience, relationships, trauma, and loss often force us to harden, to protect ourselves, and to be anything BUT vulnerable. In doing so, we become disconnected from ourselves and from those around us which takes the form of anxiety, depression, body pain, and an overall feeling of dissatisfaction. In therapy, we work together to explore all of those dimensions in life that have impacted you and through the process, you find release. You chime into acceptance, peace, and the infinite strength of your authentic self.

I am a clinical psychologist with expertise providing individual and family psychotherapy from an attachment based lens. I love what I do and am passionate about supporting children, families, and adults as they traverse life's challenges. I believe everyone is unique and deserves highly attuned support when life's struggles present themselves. I consider therapy a positive outlet to discuss, explore, and foster new aspects of our lives. I utilize a powerful combination of evidence-based and attachment-focused interventions and work in a collaborative way helping empower individuals and families reach their goals.

My practice is only taking place via Zoom. Crucial to my work is helping people to find what works for them; it's not always easy to figure out the best path in life or in therapy. If I can't be of optimal help, I always offer other resources. I establish a partnership and offer suggestions of alternative behaviors to try between sessions. My goal is not compliance with the suggestions, but awareness of the experience of either trying the new behavior or considering it and rejecting it. Either way, we learn.

Perhaps you sense that you could feel happier and more gratified in life. I believe that those seeking therapy want and deserve more. I am a Psychoanalytically trained Psychotherapist. You and I will collaborate to understand you, connect you to your deep feelings, and free you from repeating self-defeating behavior and unhealthy relationships, so that you can achieve the goals and happiness you desire. I have success working with depression, anxiety, trauma, self esteem, anger, relationship issues, career issues. I worked at Bellevue Hospital, in Psychiatry, and at ICP, prior to opening my private practice.

I have experience working with individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, interpersonal dissatisfaction, and mood instability, who feel uncertain about the course their life may be taking. I work with trauma and believe it comes in many different guises, whether it's an acute incident of assault or a long and painful feeling of being misunderstood by one's primary caretaker (i.e. parent or partner). Talk therapy serves to help people alleviate all kinds of suffering as well as developing the capacities for new experience.