Therapists in Lower Manhattan, New York, NY

My personal and professional understanding is that most people struggle with their decision to pursue psychotherapy. I understand the courage associated with your decision to see me today. Therefore, I would like to tell you about my training and my approach to psychotherapy. I am a New York State licensed psychotherapist and adjunct faculty at New York University. I hold a master's degree in clinical social work from Smith College School for School for Social Work.

As a trauma-informed therapist with a multicultural background, I specialize in guiding young adults and adults (18-35) through their unique journeys of self-discovery and healing. My experience as an immigrant woman enriches my understanding of how diverse identities—including race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality—shape your world.

In order to serve clients with a broad range of concerns and diagnoses, I provide therapeutic interventions tailored to each specific case. Whether you are a couple looking to improve your relationship, or an individual hoping to gain insight and coping skills, your goals can be addressed in a collaborative, supportive environment. I work with adults, adolescents (ages 12 and up) and couples.

Everyone has times in their lives where they feel lost, overwhelmed, or confused. Feeling truly heard and understood can be invaluable in overcoming these obstacles. As a therapist, my job is to guide you through the process of becoming your best self. I do this with kindness and humor, acknowledging that one of the most helpful part of therapy is the relationship that you and I develop.

My focus is on introspection & interpersonal relationships. I integrate a traditional and holistic approach in a safe and peaceful setting. I tailor to your personal needs and wants by removing the masks and uncovering your personal truth/individualized self. My practice incorporates skill building to help you understand why you make the choices you make and to live your life through self-acceptance, self-love, and confidence

I am a Licensed Independent Social Worker and has a Doctorate degree in Educational Leadership from the University of New England. I graduated with a BA degree in Psychology from Boston University and a Masters in Social Work from Simmons College. I opened Lemon Tree Counseling and Wellness over 15 years ago and has over 25 years of experience working with trauma survivors and adolescents. As part of my practice I utilizes art, writing, and a more holistic approach. I am passionate about providing clients with a safe and supportive therapy environment. I believe in building a strong and supportive relationship.

For nearly 20 years, I've helped New Yorkers with depression, anxiety, and troubled relationships solve their problems and get more out of life. My style is warm and sympathetic. My patients are successful adults, a diverse and open-minded group. Up-and-coming professionals. Creative types. Established families on the upper East and West Side.They have a safe place here with me in Greenwich Village, which is, after all, a traditional haven of free discussion and exploration.

For over a decade, I have worked with children, adolescents and adults individually and in group settings. My work focuses on using the creative arts and verbal therapy to help individuals to find their voice. I see the work as a collaboration where I offer a safe and empathetic environment for individuals to move through life challenges and build for a more fulfilling future. My hope is that clients will feel supported and empowered throughout the therapeutic process.

Taking the first step to reach out for professional help may feel difficult. Making the significant decision to address your concerns takes courage and openness, and I am here to fully support you as you begin your healing journey. Our therapeutic relationship can enable you to feel heard, understood, seen, accepted, and empowered. I cultivate a non-judgmental environment of safety, warmth, authenticity and trust in which honest self-exploration can occur. Utilizing a collaborative, multicultural, and trauma-informed lens, I employ an integrative approach with cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and psychodynamic methods.

A strong, positive therapeutic relationship is our starting point. Your wellness and growth in self-understanding and self-acceptance are our guiding priorities. I provide a safe, judgment-free environment in which we explore, together, how best to alleviate the suffering, distress, obstacles, and blockages that bring you to therapy. Beyond just reducing symptoms, we identify underlying issues/patterns to heal their emotional origins. Each session is responsive to your current needs. Sometimes this means focusing on deeper insights; at other times, we may work on more immediate strategies for coping with especially difficult or painful moments in your life.

My patients want to improve their quality of life, work on relationships, career, adjust to life transitions: high school to college, college to work; moving; career shifts; intimacy and commitment; parenthood; relationship choice and dissolution. I work with patients experiencing low self esteem; loss, trauma and grief; maternal adjustment; infertility; eating disorders; mood fluctuations; feelings of aloneness; and a variety of other symptoms that can be self-defeating. My work is different with each patient and always a collaboration with the goal of a better understanding, allowing a more satisfying life.

As a strengths based and patient centered clinician, my existential approach allows patients to discover a stronger and more fitting identity, and identify the obstacles that hinder self-actualization in a nonjudgmental, open-minded forum. I counsel individual adults and couples facing many issues including anxiety, depression, relationship discord, sexuality issues, occupational distress and substance related problems.

I am a licensed clinical social worker with a background in the U.S., Japan and Europe. I provide psychotherapy for adults who experience relationship issues, difficulty coping after a stressful event and life transitions. I draw from relational, insight-oriented, cognitive and trauma-focused approaches and am committed to creating a safe, supportive and collaborative environment.

Trained in cognitive behavior treatment, I am a compassionate, experienced, and skilled social worker who has held many senior clinical management positions. I am eager to collaborate and work with clients who struggle with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, trauma, relationship issues, employment issues, anger management, and addictions. In a focused and direct manner, we will address immediate concerns and symptoms, as well as deeply explore unresolved childhood issues, emotions, and traumas. Together, with the client, we will exercise coping skills to empower you to take control of their life.

My practice as a psychotherapist prioritizes creating an unconditionally accepting space where you are free to explore your truest self. With postgraduate training in EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) and AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy), I work with adults, couples, and adolescents using an integrated trauma-informed approach. My clients describe me as warm, real, thoughtful, and engaged.

I have extensive experience in working with clients who have experienced trauma: childhood abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault, as well as specialize in working with LGBTQ youth and adults.

Earning graduate degrees from Columbia and Yale Universities, I am a clinical psychologist, licensed in both the states of New York and Massachusetts, who is trained in psychoanalytic,dialectical behavioral (DBT) and humanistic treatment modalities. With offices in the West Village of Manhattan, I work with adults, children and adolescents with a variety of difficulties, including problems related to anxiety; mood, such as depression and poor self-esteem; interpersonal conflicts; career transitions; issues of professional identity; feelings of ineffectiveness and failures of performance in work and school; marital conflicts; and, difficulties with intimacy in romantic relationships.

There are many ways to process experiences and feelings, not simply limited to talking. Integrating psychotherapy and creative expression can provide a refreshing, insightful, and effective experience in therapy. Some of my areas of focus include trauma, anxiety and depression, stress, loss and life transitions, as well as family and relationship difficulties, among others.

If you are experiencing drastic changes in mood, difficult adjustments to life changes, dealing with a recent loss or experiencing symptoms of depression or anxiety, you don't have to go through this alone. Having the support and guidance of a trained professional can make a difference. I offer services to individuals adults and teenagers of diverse cultural backgrounds who are proactive towards their wellness and are seeking to improve their mood and life conditions.