I am a creative arts therapist, trained in Psychological Counseling, Expressive Therapy, and Music Therapy. I have been working with clients in different settings, including inpatient psychiatry, school, and private practice for 17 years. I use music, the arts, talk therapies, and mindfulness practices to help my clients deal with depression, anxiety, relationship problems, life transition, grief and loss. Through my empathetic and client-centered counseling programs, I will help you find inner growth, self-awareness, focus and structure in your life.

Do you find yourself feeling unfulfilled, unmotivated, or held back in your relationships and pursuits in some way? Have you experienced loss in your life, and are noticing that your grief continues to impact you in unexpected or overwhelming ways? Perhaps you are hoping to support the growth and development of your child, who is having difficulties in their own social or academic world? By being here, you have taken an important step in trying to connect yourself with the resources you deserve. Allow me to support your journey as we work together to identify and strive towards your goals.

I provide a safe therapeutic treatment space for those within and outside the LGBTQ/QI 2-S+ spectrum, GNC/Non-Binary, and BDSM/Kink community. I have extensive experience working with individuals who have been diagnosed as Differently-Abled/Special Needs/ASD/Neuroatypical/ Neurodivergent or with an Intellectual and Emotional Disability.

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

Everyone has moments in their lives where they feel overwhelmed or dissatisfied and unsure of how to move forward. Having a trusted person by your side who has an unwavering commitment to help you heal and grow can make all the difference. I have been described as a “fierce advocate” for my patients, and I have a strong belief in people’s ability to change. Within a safe space, where you feel accepted, valued, and appreciated, where you feel supported yet challenged, and where each challenge is met with compassionate curiosity rather than judgment, healing and growth can begin to occur for everyone.

My approach to therapy is collaborative and established in openness, trust, honesty and humor. I believe that our work is rooted in the relationship we build together and should build upon your strengths and uniqueness. It is a privilege for me to be invited to work with my clients as they go through challenges and transitions. I am very passionate about being able to provide a safe, non-judgmental and compassionate space where you can feel supported and understood. My aim is to help you feel empowered, live freely and authentically, thrive in your relationships with yourself and others and experience healing and change.

Starting psychotherapy can be an exciting and anxiety-provoking process as you take active steps to make changes in your life and relationships. I approach psychotherapy as a collaboration and work in an integrative way, tailoring interventions to individual needs. I believe that therapy's aim is not only to make improvements but also to manage disappointments. To this end, we can simultaneously engage in meaningful explorations while developing important coping skills, including mindfulness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance. I offer individual, couples, and family psychotherapy to adults, children, and adolescents, and work with different family and relationship configurations.

We all can live rewarding, loving, empowered lives. Regardless of orientation and identity - straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, questioning, pansexual, asexual, trans, transgender, transsexual, noxnbinary, genderqueer, gender nonconforming, detransitioner, kinky, BDSM, sexworker, vanilla, monogamous, single, polyamorous, even unicorn - we all struggle. We all have suffered trauma. But we all can work toward happiness.

A necessary part of life is facing difficult situations that will be hard to understand, and thus we seek validation. When you are overwhelmed with emotions, you are unable to address them and respond negatively. You might be aware of your sadness, anxiety, fears, and shame. In that process, you could uncover a lot of how you defend yourself from rejection or part of our vulnerable self both consciously and unconsciously. I start my private practice by incorporating my experiences to work with clients who struggling with depression, anxiety, and emotional dysregulation, relationship problems and acculturation issues.

I work with individuals, couples, and families who are struggling in loud and quiet ways. I have a warm, down-to-earth style and years of experience with a range of issues including trauma, relationship and intimacy difficulties, family conflict, mood disorders, personality disorders, and emotional disturbance in children and adolescents. Recognizing that insight is sometimes not enough, my approach combines exploration with more active interventions. I have extensive training in psychodynamic, DBT, family systems, play and couples therapy techniques, and carefully tailor treatments to each patient's needs.

Are you stuck? Same problems, same thoughts? Unable to play, or imagine something different? Depression, anxiety, addictions and trauma require another person to help you understand their pull and face them, so they no longer control your life. Suffering alone only forces the pain underground to emerge in symptoms, behaviors and personal interactions that undermine your life. Therapy is a relationship where you can feel safe and free to be who you are with another person to explore what you want without shame and fear.

“Life is an ever-flowing process and somewhere on that path, some unpleasant things will pop up.” And this is okay! The key to managing through those tough moments is balance, which can be effectively achieved through the practices of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. DBT’s main goal is to create a life worth living for yourself. Dialectics, in essence, suggests that opposites can both be true at the same time: that you are doing the best you can, AND can still try harder. DBT therapists and their clients work in tandem to harness the power of behavioral change to move you closer to your goals, whatever they may be.

Shuna Luk, team leader/psychotherapist of Lafayette Psychotherapy, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Creative Arts Therapist supervisor on an inpatient adult psychiatric unit at NYC Bellevue Hospital, where she provides individual and group psychotherapy and creative arts therapy services to patients, and provides supervision to LCAT, LMHC, and student interns. Shuna also treats individuals, and groups in private practice, integrating Creative Art Therapy with approached drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Positive Psychology and Mindfulness Meditation. She has been practicing in the field for over 25 years.

I work with individuals looking to develop personally and professionally. I specialize in helping my clients with coping with anxiety and stress, make decisions, make life transitions, improve self-esteem, and achieve personal advancement. I have a sports background that has led me to have a methodical, goal-oriented, results-driven therapy style. My treatment with you will be tailored to your goals and desired outcomes for therapy.

Happy New Year! At present I am not taking new cases. I will adjust this profile when I have openings. I’m not receiving calls from this website. Together will find ways to process and work through such issues to enable you to engage fully with your life and enhance your personal development. I have a holistic approach and open mind and cultivate a comfortable, non-judgmental and safe space for many kinds of self-expression, whether verbal or using creative arts.

SohoMD offers online sessions with board-certified clinicians to evaluate, diagnose, and treat Anxiety, Depression, and ADHD. Our teletherapy and telepsychiatry services make appointments easy. All you need is a smartphone to access our therapist or prescribers. We are in-network with Cigna and Optum insurances but please be advised that we require all our patients to be frequently seen especially during the first month to customize your care for success.

I offer an affirming and non-judgmental safe space where collaboration and empowerment are central to the therapeutic process. Using integrative and holistic methods, we will work at a pace that is most comfortable for you to reflect, heal, and be heard. Although my professional and personal experience regarding LGBTQNB, poly/CNM, kink/BDSM, SW, and POC communities inform my practice, I understand the importance of recognizing and acknowledging individuality and personal experience in all its forms.

I am a clinical psychologist with expertise providing individual and family psychotherapy from an attachment based lense. 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 change 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 to grow their unique strengths.

Life is hard, and it's even harder when you're trying to get through it alone. We often lack understanding of our emotions and aren't taught how to deal with them properly when they do show up leaving us or those around us hurt or confused.

You don't have to go through this alone. Though social distancing is incredibly tough, I can help you out of fear and despair to build the resilience you need. I take a person-centered approach- connecting clients to their unique strengths, helping them find clarity and calm. Additionally, I have a strong interest in body image and work/life balance issues as well as a holistic nutrition background. My down-to-earth communication is based in the belief that an honest and intentional therapeutic relationship can be deeply healing.