Finding the right therapist can feel overwhelming. You're likely looking for a therapist who feels like a good fit, which is very important, as the relationship between therapist & client is an essential element for a successful journey in therapy. I am a licensed psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience working with people of all ages (children, adults, couples, & families). I provide psychotherapy to help people grow in their understanding of themselves and others, in how they experience and work with their feelings, and in developing and maintaining healthy, satisfying interpersonal relationships.

I am a warm, supportive and non-judgmental therapist. We will work together to come to new understandings about your feelings, relationships, and behavior patterns. I favor an empathic and supportive approach which integrates psychodynamic and psychoanalytic techniques in order to help clients not only reduce symptoms, but to also explore and understand the underlying issues. I believe in helping clients identify their strengths to enable them to overcome these issues. I collaborate with and provide referrals to nutritionists, psychiatrists, and physicians as needed.

Together, we work to create a calm, safe, non-judgmental atmosphere that allows you the freedom to express yourself. It's not always easy to speak about problems or painful pasts or even, at times, current situations. However, careful, empathetic listening and gentle inquiry make it possible to begin to explore behaviors and feelings and eventually to gain insights that facilitate changes.

I believe in the innate wisdom of each individual, encouraging self-compassionate curiosity rather than harsh self-judgment. In the words of one of my clients, "I will be forever grateful to her skills as a motivator, her ability to listen compassionately and her unique way of bringing structure to the very frenetic experience of depression and addiction." www.insightoutnyc.com

Hope, resilience, renewal, expansion. We all have a fundamental need to heal and to grow. It is a sign of your strength and striving for health that you are seeking support from a professional. With a safe, affirming therapeutic relationship as our base we can harness the power of your strengths to work through what may be stopping you from living your full potential.

I am a clinical psychologist who specializes in the evaluation and treatment of mood, anxiety and behavioral disorders in youth and young adults. I have extensive training and use research to provide expert treatment based on your specific needs. I work directly with you and your family to create a strong sense of calm and connection. I can help to regain a sense of normalcy and support you with developing ways to strengthen relationships, manage behaviors, and improve mood. My goal is to allow you and your family to feel supported and valued to promote a trusting relationship that can facilitate change towards the goals you want.

My work with clients is that of an exploratory partnership. Providing safety for expression, this process offers the possibility to live in the fullness of your experience. Self-exploration can be the most fantastic and exciting voyage we engage in. My work as a Bioenergetic therapist works with the bodymind to enhance this journey and facilitate integrating your discoveries and self-knowledge into a greater sense of wholeness and connection with all aspects of yourself.

Therapy provides the space to challenge self defeating beliefs and see oneself more clearly. I offer a safe and non-judgmental environment. My specialties and areas of interest include: helping people overcome feeings of shame, depression and anxiety. I'll support you in your life transitions and feeling unfulfilled. And, I'll help you with relationship challenges of all kinds. My goal is to help you understand and accept yourself. My goal is also to help you learn how to help yourself.

My services focus on working with managing transitions and life traumas. Normal ability to cope with certain events may not be enough. You might experience immediate symptoms which take the form of shock and denial, while longer term disturbances can take the form of irregular moods, intense guilt, depression, anxiety, flashbacks and difficulty with interpersonal relationships. While having feelings about a traumatic event are normal, some people become "stuck" and have difficulty working through their emotions.

I specialize in the cognitive-behavioral treatment of panic disorder, agoraphobia, OCD, other anxiety disorders and depression. Using the integration of cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness, and relational therapy strategies, I believe successful therapy is achieved in the context of an accepting and supportive relationship. It is in the spirit of this collaborative approach that I coach patients through an effective process of change, addressing problems and symptoms so that patients can achieve meaning and value in their lives.

I know that psychotherapy can help you to feel free and more open to life's opportunities. We can explore your problems and work towards helping you feel more fulfilled. My specialties are relationship concerns, anxiety, work place gratification and addictions and I have extensive experience with couple’s therapy. My focus is on your efforts to move forward. I offer insight oriented feedback and believe in the power of therapy to help growth.

I specialize in couples and individual therapy, particularly for people negotiating midlife crises and transitions. I can help you to understand yourself and other people better, and to find meaning for yourself in midlife and beyond. I give a regular talk at NYU School of Medicine titled, Midlife Matters! I've also published a recent journal article on midlife issues in the Psychoanalytic Review, Oct. 2019: Generativity and Its Viscissitudes.

Soemetimes clients don't really know what they want or why. They know they are not happy with the route their lives are taking. They may be aware they are anxious or depressed. It may be related to school, work, relationships, family. Other times it may be quite specific. Grief over the death of a person central to their life. This can also be true when people divorce. It's my responsibility to help people put their lives in order so they can be the best they wish to be. Of course therapy must be a partnership between the therapist and client.

Want to feel more like yourself and enrich your relationships? Whether you're exploring your identity, coping with challenges such as ADHD or anxiety, regaining your footing after a traumatic event, or addressing other life stuff, therapy can help. Perhaps you love someone who is facing an aforementioned issue and you want to better understand and support them, and get support for yourself. In a safe, affirming environment, I'll help you and/or your loved one(s) feel more confident and connected.

I have practiced art therapy and verbal psychotherapy in NYC for 25 years. In private practice for the past 20 years, I have designed an original line of Creative Tools that fall within the disciplines of both Art Therapy and Creative Writing/Poetry therapy. I specialize in working with trauma-affected children, adolescents, families, and adults. My extensive clinical experience includes Directorships at inner-city agencies and hospitals. I have been invited to design and staff Art Therapy programs in some of these facilities. Trained at NYU, I work there as a Clinical Supervisor and Guest Lecturer.

I attempt to awaken your self-actualizing tendency, via acceptance (unconditional positive regard), congruence (genuineness), and empathic understanding. Accordingly, my practice is strengths based. This focus sets up a positive mindset that helps you build on your best qualities, find your strengths, improve resilience and change your worldview. I acknowledge that traumatic experience can effect your current beliefs and feelings through memories and automatic responses. My couples work combines mindfulness, assertiveness and communications skills training and helps a couple to make the adjustments necessary to rediscover each other and resolve the conflicts that separate them emotionally.

As a licensed psychotherapist my goal is to help people who are struggling with personal and interpersonal challenges. Whether you're struggling with a long-term problem or just going through a rough patch, my goal is to help you move forward, feel more empowered and in control of understanding your life. The therapeutic relationship offers a thoughtful, sensitive and safe space where you will feel heard and understood, and where you will get honest, objective feedback. We will start with where you feel stuck, and develop a plan to help you make changes.

Some people believe seeking the support of a therapist means they are weak. I believe the people with whom I work in psychotherapy are some of the healthiest people I know. Sometimes when you feel stuck, or like you are not where you want to be, you can benefit from talking to a trusted professional in a confidential environment. If you are feeling unsure of what direction to take next in life, or you are struggling with a personal, professional, health, or family issue, we can work together to help you to uncover your truest desires, and realize them.

You've put some effort into getting to this site so let me help. I've been working with people in crisis for over 30 years, the first 5 of them in an Emergency Room, later moving to do family work on an inpatient psychiatric unit. I teach other therapists now the importance of empathy in working with people struggling with anxiety, addiction, depression and in crisis. I have a private practice in New York City and Hartsdale in Westchester County.

I have experience with adults of all ages dealing with relationship issues, struggles with life goals, depression and anxiety. I actively and empathically support each person as we explore their experience of themselves and their relationships with others. By gaining more understanding of past AND present influences on your life, new choices become available.