Therapists in NoHo, New York, NY

The road to self discovery and healing starts with a brave step forward. I facilitate a safe space where you can address any challenges and gain awareness into past patterns that may be affecting your present. You’ll explore ways fear or internal conflicts interfere with your life goals, relationships, and overall quality of life. Through this process, you’ll be able to recognize triggers and work towards breaking unhealthy cycles.

You are one step closer to living a better life. If you are dealing with low self-esteem, relationship problems, LGBTQ+ issues, career stress, or life transitions, I am here to help. I work with people from a span of backgrounds and specialize in issues related to anxiety, depression, intersecting identities, Gay couples and families, and childhood trauma. My goal in working with adults, teens, couples, and families is to create a collaborative and affirming space where you can voice your struggles and find a deeper understanding of your thoughts and feelings.

Hello and welcome to my practice. Many stressors in the modern world may make you feel overwhelmed and struggle to cope. Perhaps you are feeling unfulfilled in one or more areas. You may be struggling with depression, anxiety, coping through substance use, or other mental health struggles that are impacting your quality of life. Seeking psychotherapy is not an easy step and requires the courage to choose to be vulnerable in entrusting your honest thoughts and feelings to a stranger. My goal is to provide a safe and supportive environment to explore issues that are important to you.

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.

I practice Holistic Psychology and am passionate about making evidence-based therapeutic practices accessible. Therapy with me is collaborative, flexible, and strengths-based. My approach is grounded in scientifically-backed methods with specialized training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT). I see clients of all ages ranging from young childhood through adulthood, including families and couples.

Call me today and we can begin the journey to your better life. I will help you be brave in tackling whatever obstacles are getting in the way of you living the life you want. My clients gain clarity about themselves and others, create more harmonious and fulfilling relationships, and rediscover their passion and enthusiasm for life. I have over 25 years of experience working with adolescents, adults, couples and groups. I look forward to hearing from you and getting started!

So often we feel like we know what we want in our lives, but struggle to make it happen. I believe therapy is a safe space where clients can explore underlying beliefs that may be preventing them from achieving their goals through curiosity and warmth. Accurately understanding how my clients see themselves and the world is vital to my process as is building a strong therapeutic relationship. I believe therapy is collaborative, and I focus on empowering my clients to develop healthy lifelong skills. I have an LMHC in New York and am a registered out-of-state telehealth provider for clients in Florida.

You have the potential to live a fulfilling life, one that is respectful of your experiences and true to your values. Psychotherapy is not about changing you, it is about helping you become more of who you really are. I am a certified psychoanalyst and clinical social worker. In my practice, we work with adults of all ages who are feeling stuck and want support in finding a way forward.

My work as a clinical psychologist has grown out of my interest in the interplay of how we develop, what we experience, and how we make our way through our challenges. My commitment in the therapeutic process is to a thoughtful understanding of how your experiences have brought you to this point and what the underlying causes of difficulty in your life are. Through our collaboration we work in an atmosphere of respect to deepen that understanding, reduce distress, create better ways of coping, promote healing, and structure changes that allow for greater balance and the possibility of joy.

On the outside you’ve got it all together. You’re smart, successful and a support person for friends/family. But inside you’re feeling unhappy, overwhelmed, alone. Are you tired, frustrated, anxious, sad? Having a hard time falling asleep? Overthinking situations that happened or replaying things over and over in your head? Feeling burnt out, irritable, snappy or not like yourself? Struggling to make decisions? Exhausted by long “to-do” lists? Worried about the future or feeling “stuck?” Tried all the things you normally do to feel better, but they aren’t working? You aren’t alone! I’m here and I can help.

As a licensed social worker/psychotherapist my aim is to create a safe space for you to talk and organize your thoughts. My style is supportive and non-judgmental. I work with adolescents and adults of all ages. As every case is unique, I practice one-on-one psychotherapy informed by an array of modalities.

I hold a doctoral degree in clinical psychology and have a private practice in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan, NY. I previously led a mindfulness meditation group at the University of Chicago, where I completed my doctoral and post-doctoral training. In my practice I work with late adolescents and adults across the lifespan. I consider myself a generalist as I do not limit my work to one type of person or concern, but I specifically enjoy working with people who have relational concerns. I seek to establish a trusting, accepting, and collaborative relationship with my clients to support them in navigating life's many challenges.

I believe therapy is a place where we can become empowered to understand our thoughts and feelings deepening our sense of self. Life can present us with unexpected hardships, and in our work together we will process those challenges and explore who you want to be in the face of them. I believe you are the expert of your own life, and I work to collaborate with every client to make sure the therapeutic space is filled with empathy, honesty, and trust to allow for a healing space full of meaningful growth.

I'm a psychotherapist and psychoanalyst with more than 35 years of experience. My goal is to enable my clients to better understand themselves and their hidden emotional conflicts. Self-awareness and self-knowledge are empowering because our deepest desires for love, connectedness, and achievement are typically tangled up in bad feelings - like shame, guilt or anxiety -- that obstruct us from pursuing their fulfillment. These bad feelings are often based on unrealistic ideas, the residues of childhood experience. I work with clients to disentangle their vital wishes from these constraints so that they can live more authentic and creative lives.

I'd be honored to work together, to earn your trust to use insight-oriented psychotherapy and other effective techniques to help you restore hope and find relief. I pledge you'll have the chance to be listened to and understood in a profound way, maybe for the first time. In a safe and collaborative setting, we'll find solutions to specific situational difficulties or lifelong, entrenched problems. We'll begin lifting emotional burdens that, on your own, you might never have thought possible. And, find the delight in an "aha!" moment that leads to substantive change for the better.

Are you curious how it would feel… to feel differently than you currently do? Perhaps you are eager to explore your creativity or it is time to overcome obstacles of disappointment or grief. Here, foundational psychoanalysis is complemented with diverse therapeutic modalities to facilitate emotional, relational, and personal evolution. Ali Johnson Integrative Psychotherapy is a secure safe space suitable for adults, couples, and adolescents. Welcome in - where exploration, healing, and growth converge.

Entering psychotherapy is an important and courageous decision. I view therapy primarily as an opportunity for a human encounter, and believe that through the therapeutic work you can grow, heal and develop healthier and more adaptive ways to deal with ongoing and new challenges. Our work will be based on your unique needs and the difficulties you are facing. I have an empathic, collaborative and direct approach to therapy that will allow you to see improvements. I am dedicated to assisting you in overcoming difficulties in your life, and will work with you to identify goals you wish to achieve.

Finding the right therapist is like uncovering a new pair of comfy socks. Once you find the right therapist, life gets better! For 18 years, I've been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in stress/anger management, navigating relationships, and healing trauma. I have worked extensively with adolescents navigating the complexities of the modern world, young adults transitioning into adulthood, and adults at a crossroads in life. I also assist parents struggling with raising teenagers who transitioned from adorable and affectionate youngsters to challenging adolescents.

At some time in life, everyone feels overwhelmed and looks for a path to a happier, more comfortable day-to-day routine. That is different for everybody, and regardless of your individual needs, I can help you reach your goals. Change is not easy. When change involves mental health including anxiety and depression, substance abuse, or addressing negative behavioral patterns, it is necessary to involve a mental health professional.