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I believe in searching for the resilience in each person. Beginning therapy can feel like entering unknown territory. I have a warm, interactive practice that includes the following: problematic life changes, depression, adoption issues (both child and adult), work issues, social competence, relationship issues, recovery issues, trauma, anxiety and aging issues. I have a special feeling for those who are dealing with anxiety, and use meditation frequently. I am also able to assist with creative blocks regarding writing and other arts.

Therapy is the start of a rewarding and challenging intimate relationship with a complete stranger (me!). We will start by working to understand your current concerns as it relates to your history and family of origin. Then we work to uncover and explore patterns of thinking and behaviors, and identify ways to tolerate or change difficult emotions, while strengthening coping skills. I utilize different modalities including psychodynamics, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Complicated Grief, and positive and attachment-based lenses to support people going through anxiety, life transitions, grief, and relationship challenges.

It is not easy to find a therapist, and I would like to make that process easier. I am a psychologist who conducts individual, family and group psychotherapy with children, adolescents and adults. My main areas of expertise are trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD and relationship difficulties. I work collaboratively with you to employ a therapy approach that fits your preferences and needs, and draws from evidence-based models (such as CBT and DBT) as well as insight-oriented and mind-body approaches.

I have always been the person people come to talk to and my practice is a natural extension of myself. I strive to develop a trusting and comfortable clinical relationship with all my clients to help them process their history, various challenges, pains, uncertainties, and family dynamics. Thirty years of practice have taught me how incredibly resilient the most struggling individual can be given the genuine support of others and even without it. Building from my clients’ resilience and our clinical relationship, treatment evolves and mental health is found, strengthened, or regained.

I work with individual adults, parents and children, and families. Clients see me to alleviate anxiety and manage stress, support their child's behavior and growth, and address issues in the parent/child relationship. Parenting a young child can bring great delight and satisfaction, and also present isolation, anxiety, bewilderment and depression. With additional training in infant and early childhood mental health, I help parents & children increase joy in their connection, reduce challenging behavior, get more sleep, navigate power struggles, & find healing after a traumatic experience.

Are you wanting to make a change and feeling overwhelmed by where to start? Are worry and fear impacting your life? I am here to help! Perhaps that is talking through a career change, working on a relationship, gaining new coping skills, or wanting to have a better sense of balance in your life. I will provide you with a safe space to help you identify and support you in getting what you want out of life. I view therapy as a collaborative process and we will work together to discover and build increased awareness of what you want, what is important to you, and how to ask and receive these things in your life.

Therapy is a collaborative process. Every individual is unique and going on this journey is the first step to you working towards becoming your best self. This looks different for everyone, so I like to start with a free consultation call so we can see if its a good fit. I have worked in Mental Health for over a decade. I have experience with crisis intervention in the community, working with individuals/families. For the last several years, my focus has been using talk therapy, with a mindfulness approach, assisting folks going through life transitions, experiencing anxiety, depression, grief and loss, and caregiver burnout.

You’re ready to realign to your authentic self with clarity, creativity, self compassion, and connection. I use a creative and effective approach to guide people to heal their pain that goes beyond talk therapy. Together we will create a pace that works best for you, and uncover the root of behavior that is no longer serving your highest good. I will help you identify what is burdening you, how to maneuver stressors, and recalibrate your body and mind to accept goodness into your life with ease.

Grief is the price we pay for loving deeply and having to let go. It can result from the death of a loved one, end of a relationship, or the loss of a job, home or former identity. Grief can feel simultaneously empty, yet heavy. It can cause confusion of how to go on living a "normal" life. It can also feel like no one else could possibly understand. After a decade of working alongside individuals who were dying, providing counseling to care givers and loved ones, I understand the significant pain and trauma of grieving. I also know how to help in healing and restoring hope.

Whatever you or your child are currently struggling with: interpersonal issues, anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem, an existential or spiritual crisis, or simply work or school stress, I’m here to meet you where you’re at with compassion, patience, gentleness, and zero judgment as we collaborate on your therapeutic goals. My practice is primarily psychodynamic, while incorporating elements of cognitive and behavioral therapies as needed to assist in restructuring self-defeating patterns. An emphasis on the value of cultivating self awareness and compassion for self and others is at the core of my philosophy.

I work with children, adolescents, and adults and provide play, individual, parenting, couples, family and group therapy. I am psychodynamically trained, but use an eclectic approach to address each client's needs. I am trained in cognitive-behavioral therapy to work with traumatized or depressed children and adolescents. I provide EMDR therapy for clients struggling with PTSD, trauma, and attachment issues. I strongly believe in a mind-body connection, and help my clients strengthen their emotional well-being. I believe that clients who feel empowered, learn coping skills, and gain insight will achieve physical and emotional strength and wellness.

Do you often find yourself struggling to find the words to describe how you are feeling or thinking? Maybe words are not enough or simply too much? Together my clients and I slowly tap into our creative capacities to uncover what is otherwise unsaid or difficult to verbalize. My clients vary across the lifespan, abilities, and cultures and can experience symptoms of complex trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, psychosis, and borderline personality disorder. They not only want to overcome their struggles but also intentionally live with a more holistic sense of self and wellbeing.

I create a warm, friendly, and welcoming environment where we can explore what’s happening in your life now to collaborate on what might be possible for you in the future. Then, we will partner to understand what burdens you’ve taken on from your past—burdens that may have limited your belief systems or distorted your experience—to blaze new pathways towards your release from pain and entry into freedom and joy. I specialize in working with clients who struggle with anxiety, depression, and relationship issues. However, my approach is not a one size fits all formula. I tailor my work to the individual and their specific needs.

Contact me if you are an adult who want to feel better. I know you want peace from sadness, anxiety and stress. You feel stuck in patterns you want to change but do not know how to change. You are unhappy with where you are in life, with your personal relationships and/or your work. Therapy offers an opportunity to reset painful parts of the past and learn skills to improve your life. today. Therapy will infuse you with hope, teach you self- care and foster your innate resiliency. The hardest part of therapy is initiating that first contact. When we speak you will see how easy it is to talk to me.

Hi! I'm Kelly The Unexpected Therapist. I'm not yer mama's therapist! For all you LGBTQIA+ and unconventional folk living in NY and FL that don't quite fit into the teeny tiny boxes society tries to cram us into! -Living authentically might not always be easy-but it's always worth it!- I'm here to see the real authentic you - and to help you navigate our cookie cutter society that isn't always friendly to those of us that don't fit into it's tiny boxes. You may be struggling with: living authentically, gender and sexual identity concerns, life transitions, relational concerns, job issues, feeling unfulfilled, looking to grow...

People come to therapy for all kinds of reasons. Anxiety or sadness. Grief, divorce or chronic illness. Some are tearful or angry—lonely—can’t get out of bed. Some may just be struggling to organize themselves to get out the door in the morning You may long for an enthusiasm you once had, or a partner or companion who feels like home. —Maybe you’re hoping to find that sense of home within yourself. Is your child shy or anxious? Have school mornings become a battle zone? I bring over 20 years' experience to the pleasure of helping children, adults & parents overcome whatever has them -stuck-

Thank you for reviewing my profile.  I am a New York State Licensed Psychotherapist and my specialties are working with adults that have anxiety, depression, stress, and burnout.  I view the therapeutic relationship as a collaborative approach where the client sets the goals and the therapist is a trusted partner to guide, assist, uplift, motivate, and support. In my work, I utilize an integrative approach with elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Brainspotting, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Mindfulness Interventions.

Drawing from my background in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, CBT, mindfulness, somatic therapy, and dance/movement therapy, I use an eclectic approach tailored to your individual needs to help you overcome obstacles to leading a richer, more satisfying, and more meaningful life. Some of the things I can help you with are: anxiety, depression, relationship issues, family stressors, managing chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image, self-esteem, life transitions, artist's issues and creative blocks, panic attacks, trauma, and life changes.

Life can be messy and difficult at times and often we feel alone in our journey, not knowing how to move forward to find the meaning that we desperately seek. I can help you do the deeper work needed to move towards a more authentic and fulfilling experience while also assisting you in accepting and even embracing wherever you are in your journey right now. I don’t believe in a one size fits all approach to psychotherapy and I utilize different approaches depending on your needs. My goal is to create a safe, warm, nonjudgmental space where you can feel seen, heard and understood.