Therapists in Brooklyn, NY

I am a compassionate and client-centered LGBTQ+ affirmative therapist striving to help clients feel safe to explore all aspects of themselves. I have five years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families, supporting a wide range of needs including anxiety, trauma, depression, illness, and identity development. As a creative arts therapist, I have collaborated with clients by tailoring interventions to their unique needs, and has witnessed them make meaningful connections to their artwork, developing new skills in the process.

I work with clients by offering psychotherapy integrated with art-making and/or evidence-based practices (CBT & EMDR Therapy). Together, we creatively explore your feelings, thoughts, relationships, and set goals. Treatment can address: anxiety, panic attacks, depression, grief, sexual assault, violence, abuse, PTSD, performance anxiety, or other stress-related issues. Past traumas and adverse events create negative self-beliefs that are maladaptive and impact each of us presently. Through a non-judgmental and compassionate lens, I hope to work with you and begin the process of healing creatively.

Are you an artist in spirit? Do you identify as a creative, if not within practice within your dreams? If this resonates you are most likely someone who emotes beyond words and or speaks in metaphors. My therapeutic approach is creatively oriented within both verbal and the expressive arts. My practice assists in you accepting your true self, within live analytic, psychodynamic growth. I am relational, attentive, engaging and goal oriented. I want you to experience desired changes and growth overtime that we work towards collaboratively for ideally a year or more. I specialize within the LGBTQ community although treat all folk.

Showing up for yourself is incredibly important, however prioritizing your own needs is often easier said than done. It can be especially challenging if you already feel stressed, anxious, overwhelmed, stuck, and/or lost. Through the therapeutic process, together we can navigate life transitions, explore difficult emotions, resolve conflicts, build on strengths, enhance coping skills, increase self-satisfaction, and gain new insights.

As an art therapist with a deep passion for fostering healing and personal growth, I am dedicated to working alongside individuals across the spectrums of gender and sexuality, as well as with neuro-diverse communities. While I am trained as an art therapist, I never impose expectations for clients to create art during our sessions, but the invitation to explore the transformative power of creativity is always extended. Regardless of age, art interventions can be a potent tool for increasing insight, expressing and containing challenging emotions, and regaining a sense of control over aspects of life that may have felt overwhelming.

Sometimes there are not words to describe how we feel. Art, historically has offered us all an alternative method of expression. When applied in therapy, art can be that bridge, a planted seed, a farewell, or a lasting reminder of an experience or relationship we needed/wanted to honor or transform. These intuitive tools allow us to go deeper into our (un)conscious stories, and gets us to those insights that our egos, traumas, and words have been defending, guarding, hiding, or blocking from ourselves and others. Using Art Therapy, you'll be able to experience different perspectives and empower yourself to tell new stories.

No matter where you are in your life, therapy is a way to alleviate stress and build clarity about your feelings. My goal is to collaborate with you to gain insight, build effective coping skills, and get in touch with your intuition. Whether you've had therapy before, or if you want to try something new, it can be difficult to start. I know many people find it hard to meet a therapist they connect with, but it is important you feel safe in the therapeutic space. I aim to support my clients in better understanding how to break out of cycles, overcome obstacles, and build greater self-assurance.

Everyone deserves to be seen and heard for who they are. I am committed to working with compassion and empathy, to guide my clients towards a greater sense of self-love, understanding, and acceptance. Through non-judgemental deep listening and collaboration, I believe we can all live a more connected, inspired life.

My approach to working with clients is to create a welcoming environment where the pace is guided by you. Together we can move toward creating a clearer mind. So much of therapy is to discover the root of our feelings. We often get there by processing through somatic work, art-making, and sometimes humor. I am a trained Creative Arts Psychotherapist. You do not have to have "artistic skills" to benefit from working with an art therapist.

I am here to help clients that are experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship issues, eating disorders, trauma, and grief. I offer a safe space to transform difficult feelings and separate you from the daily stress and anxiety. Through psychotherapy and art making my clients have felt less anxious, more confident, and calmer. My sessions are geared to each individual’s needs, as a way to transform problems into creative solutions and meet goals. My work in hospitals, clinics, schools and private practice as well as work with college students, artists, children, and adults makes my ability to assist your needs my priority.

Everything is unpredictable. The world, both at home and elsewhere might seem chaotic and when not chaotic, dull and repetitive. We can get stuck in ruts and not feel we are moving forward with our lives. You might already have a diagnosis of anxiety, depression, or bipolar disorder. Or you might just have a sense of unease or dismay at how your hard life is right now. Some also suffer from trauma or PTSD that compounds the misery. Anxiety alone can be distressing and debilitating. And worse, disheartening.

I believe understanding the impact of your experiences can help you more deeply connect to the meaning of distressing patterns and symptoms and open space to make change. In being curious together about your inner experience and interpersonal encounters we can identify barriers to your goals, deepen self awareness, and strengthen your internal resources. I specialize in integrating verbal psychotherapy with visual art making and other creative practices and I have experience providing trauma focused therapy.

Is anxiety hindering your ability to fully embrace life? Feeling trapped and uncertain can leave you questioning your true identity and interfere with your most valued relationships and goals. Within you, there are aspirations and untapped potential awaiting discovery. You yearn for clarity, empowerment, and the confidence to make decisions without constant self-doubt. You're searching for a therapist you connect with to help better understand your anxiety, uncover its underlying causes, and equip you with practical tools and techniques to manage its impact on your life and develop the best version of yourself.

Greetings and peace to you, divine being. I am a black, caribbean american, creative arts therapist providing safe, affirming, uplifting, and holistic healing. My therapeutic style uses a strength-based approach while incorporating creative art therapy techniques and catering to the balance & overall wellbeing of the mind, body, & soul. I work with individuals to overcome low self-esteem, self-doubt, anxiety, past traumas, and depression using creative arts therapy.

With 25 years of experience, I utilize talk and art therapy to help you find your voice whether it be about a current situation that is causing you distress or something from your past or future. We hold on to thoughts, behaviors and feelings that seem too overwhelming to share with others. We fear vulnerability. We run from difficult feelings/thoughts. We feel ashamed of our emotional "baggage". Then, we try to hide under a mask because of shame, fear, and anxiety. But hiding in shame only makes us feel isolated, empty and experience self hatred. We become disconnected from ourselves, others and feel painfully lonely.

Liz is a licensed creative arts therapist who uses empathy, mindfulness and curiosity in their approach to therapy and clients. Through her work with children, adolescents, emerging adults, and families, Liz supports clients in processing anxiety, depression, bereavement, religious trauma, and trauma. They also work with families to provide parents/caregivers with knowledge on child development and support groups. While originally trained in art therapy, Liz integrates attachment-based therapy and child development practices into their clinical process.

I provide empathic treatment to teens & women presenting with various clinical needs. An eclectic therapeutic approach is provided, including CBT, DBT, Mindfulness, play, art & yoga therapies. I provide treatment to those experiencing symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, self-esteem issues, future/career planning, relationship issues, grief, life transitions, or developmental & learning disabilities. I look forward to working with you closely & compassionately to identify your strengths, challenges, & areas to focus emotional energy to move towards growth, healing, & change. Together we will support you to empower & guide you towards goals that will help you feeling more emotionally positive, healthy, & balanced.

I have practiced for 5+ years as a licensed creative art therapist (LCAT). My practice specializes in working with adults of all ages. I put focus into making the unconscious conscious, working through core beliefs to develop a new sense of awareness. The symptoms a person experiences are part of a deeper issue, which we will work to uncover together. We will seek to better understand how environment, systems, culture, & relationships interact with historical & present thoughts, emotions and somatic experiences.

I am a Mental Health Counselor licensed in New York and Florida. I see therapy as a place where people come to enter a season of change.  My warm nature and droll humor helps my connect with clients who struggle with self-confidence. I see therapy as a place where motivated people learn how to remain true to themselves in the face of tough situations. I enjoy helping others to explore and articulate personal identities, goals and values that are at once touched by their family history and unique.