Therapists in 10006

Everyone deserves an opportunity for growth. The therapeutic relationship is a trusting process. I use empathy, humor, and positive regard to create a safe space to discuss distress people experience throughout the course of life. I encourage my clients to identify and focus on the things they can control when dealing with depression and anxiety. Change is challenging and often unavoidable. I work with adults (over age 21) who are looking to overcome fears and struggles by helping them learn effective ways to cope and set and maintain boundaries. My goal is to guide individuals on the road to healing, empowerment, and success.

Contemplating change is a first step on the path towards personal growth, healing and freedom. Collaborating with a therapist to build curiosity, witness and provide mirroring could be a vital next step toward transformation. I work from a compassionate, Trauma-Informed framework, to enhance mental wellness through the exploration and connection of the mind, body and behaviors. My passion is working with families, teens and young adults who have experienced traumas, and/or who live with learning challenges, ADHD, anxiety, depression and substance use.

Looking for new ways to grow your life? My practice is inspired by holistic and integrative therapies, and my years as a musician as much as by my training at Columbia University and the American Cognitive Behavior Institute. But it's your needs, not my interests that will determine the shape of our work together. I use both empirical techniques and creative conversation to tailor therapy to best help the people I see. What matters is you getting the help you need.

I am a NY and NJ licensed psychologist with 15+ years of clinical experience in treating adults of all ages and adolescents (14 years old and up) struggling with various emotional difficulties. I am particularly interested and experienced in working with: ANXIETY (generalized anxiety, separation anxiety), DEPRESSION, PERINATAL MOOD DISORDERS (Post-Partum Depression, Loss and Grief, Infertility), INTERPERSONAL DIFFICULTIES (peers, co-workers, family), STRESS MANAGEMENT, SELF-ESTEEM & MOOD REGULATION ISSUES, and TRAUMA (early childhood relational, sexual abuse, social trauma).

At Key2Connection, I help clients navigate the intricate landscape of adolescence or adulthood, with challenges like anxiety, relationship struggles, school-related stress, or self-esteem hurdles. My clients' needs center around understanding, growth, and effective coping mechanisms. Together, we work towards goals fostering resilience, enhancing interpersonal connections, and cultivating a strong sense of self.

Karina Eugenio Vargas, LMHC, LP received a Master of Science in Education and Clinical Mental Health Counseling from St. John’s University of New York. She has completed training at Yale’s Child Study Center specializing in Child and Adult abuse and has worked in community mental health and outpatient based settings. For the past 5 years, Karina has dedicated her career to trauma-informed care, specifically using CBT. She has experience working with children, adolescents and adults treating anxiety, depression, family and relationship issues and other mental health issues.

My approach to therapy is humanistic, interpersonal and evidence-based, with an emphasis on the importance of a safe and open therapeutic relationship. I will work with you to define and work towards your goals all while offering unconditional support. I specialize in working with adults struggling with a myriad of life's challenges and mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, self-esteem, body image, grief and life transitions.

Though attaining emotional resilience when confronted with life's challenges can be difficult, it is achievable. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and National Certified Counselor with 7 years of experience, I provide confidential and nonjudgmental counseling to clients ages 13-60 struggling with grief, anxiety, anger, and more. My accepting, empathetic, and reflective approach aims to foster self-awareness, courage, and growth. I believe we all have the capacity to respond to thoughts and emotions with curiosity rather than avoidance. My goal is to create a safe space for you to process, gain insight, and grow.

When you are physically ill you turn to your doctor, hoping they can help you feel better. Problems like depression, anxiety, impulsivity, uncontrollable anger, guilt, or low self-confidence can be as painful, if not more so, than physical illness; they can also create serious relationship and work difficulties. I have over 25 years of experience and I have helped many adults, adolescents, and couples who had received limited or no benefit from previous therapists, other doctors, or medications. I work well with people who are skeptical of, or intimidated by, talk therapy.

< Waitlist only. Toddlers, pre-teen, and teenagers will be prioritized. > I am a non-binary, mentally ill, Taiwanese immigrant. My journey as a therapist is guided by lived experience and a strong commitment to justice. I have worked with toddlers, teenagers, and adults from all walks of life since 2016. My expertise lies in working with people living with complex trauma and substance use. I am also in community with kinksters and sex worker and am equipped to discuss non-monogamy, relationships involving power exchange (e.g., sub/dom dynamics), and fetish related matters.

Dr. Downey creates a warm, validating, and authentic environment for her clients. She specializes in working with adults facing a variety of challenges, including but not limited to depression, anxiety, trauma, disordered eating, and relationship difficulties. Dr. Downey is invested in supporting her clients improve their quality of life, alleviate suffering, create and sustain meaningful relationships and establish emotional well being.

I believe that therapy is a place to practice a discipline of hope—while we examine past traumas and current challenges, together we'll also create a space that makes healing possible. With curiosity and care, we'll delve into your emotions and connect them to behaviors, explore the past and its impact on the present, analyze your relationships and roles within your community, and carve out opportunities for change. When you enter the therapeutic space, you bring a unique set of experiences shaped by the world at large, so together we'll acknowledge and work through the external contexts that impact your life.

Beginning your search for a therapist can be challenging- while I do not yet know you or what you need to hear to reach out, you can be certain that I wish to know and understand. For those who are feeling stuck, together we will uncover how past experiences impact your current thoughts, moods and patterns and guide you towards a more fulfilling life.

People often come to a therapist because they want to talk about being anxious, being lonely, feeling depressed, having difficulty in relationships, feeling stressed and burned out, or having a hard time taking care of themselves and others. I aim to help people to reduce symptoms (e.g., anxiety, pain) and, more generally, to engage in personal growth and to foster a more connected, meaningful life by focusing on mind and body wellness. I will work with you to help you cope more effectively; in doing so, I focus on your strengths and potential.

Schedule an intake here: www.luminousmentalhealth.com/appointment I operate from a lens that explores multicultural issues and how our upbringing creates and shapes the people we are today. I hope to draw people into therapy who have previously been excluded from such spaces this includes BIPOC, AAPI, and the LGBTQ+ community.

Jamie Downie LMSW, DBT, CBT, REBT is an experienced mental health professional determined to create a welcoming and productive environment to foster growth for people of all ages and walks of life. Are you feeling like you want to make changes in your life, yet are unsure of how to get there? Do you feel down, anxious, or repetitive patterns of behavior are getting in your way? You may be in need of a safe place to process past trauma, support in understanding and changing unhealthy patterns, healthy coping skills, and/or a gentle push toward your goals. Seeking out therapy can be a great and empowering first step to creating change

Jamie Downie LMSW, DBT, CBT, REBT is an experienced mental health professional determined to create a welcoming and productive environment to foster growth for people of all ages and walks of life. Are you feeling like you want to make changes in your life, yet are unsure of how to get there? Do you feel down, anxious, or repetitive patterns of behavior are getting in your way? You may be in need of a safe place to process past trauma, support in understanding and changing unhealthy patterns, healthy coping skills, and/or a gentle push toward your goals. Seeking out therapy can be a great and empowering first step to creating change

Hi! I'm Jen! I am a queer, neurodivergent (ADHD) therapist. I am sex/kink affirming, sex-work positive, cannabis friendly, gender affirming, & ND affirming. I'm an Integrative psychotherapist with focus in attachment & C-PTSD and it's impact on our relationships with ourselves & the world around us. I use inner child work, brain based & emotion focused skills with my clients. My focus at first though is building a safe space with you- free of judgment and filled with unconditional positive regard. My clients typically suffer with shame so being someone you trust is important to me.

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.