Therapists in West Sayville, NY

Are you ready to begin a journey that will help you to better understand your unique story? Do you struggle with strong emotional feelings? Do you often feel a sense of emptiness or helplessness? Do you struggle in your everyday relationships with boundaries and trust? Sometimes the effects of painful life events can leave us feeling scared and hopeless. These effects can be short term or long term, and they often bubble into our everyday life.

I help young adults & adults who are struggling with depression, anxiety, crises of meaning, relationship issues, life transitions, and struggles with grief & loss. Within a warm and collaborative therapeutic relationship, I adopt an eclectic approach which includes elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Gestalt, Existential &Humanistic approaches using positive psychology and strengths-focus themes. I work with clients to foster self-acceptance, psychological flexibility, the management of strong emotions, and healthy relationships.

Within a safe, empathetic and non-judgemental environment I will collaboratively work with you to identify your needs and goals. With compassion, empathy and care for all who find themselves in need, I strive to provide the best help possible based on current research. I will journey with you as you forge new paths in your life, within your relationships. Whether you are experiencing feelings of despair, loneliness, a sense of disconnect or you have a history of significant loss, trauma, unsatisfying relationships; Intimacy issues, life long feelings of sadness, of not fitting in, belonging, unable to experience true joy,I'm here.

Do you struggle with physical bodily sensations that control your life? Are feelings of chronic pain or illness, agitation, fatigue, anxiety, depression, or brain fog familiar to you? Or do you feel completely disconnected from your body, feeling numb or struggling to feel anything at all? You may feel as though you do not understand parts of yourself, but I'm here to remind you that you are not broken. You are a human being trying to live a happy, healthy life. From chronic illness to anxiety, depression, and trauma, I focus on mind-body work for providing relief and helping you feel whole again.

My most important goal working with clients is to build a trusting and safe partnership. I hope to provide an inviting, empathic, supportive, and non-judgmental space to explore the depth of your inner truth and to help you actualize the life you envision for yourself. Together, we will explore past experiences, including family dynamics and your early life, in addition to thoughts, feelings, and current patterns of behavior to provide insight into how you can better cope with issues impacting you now. Often, we are more resilient than we believe we are - I'm here to help you harness that strength and find hope again.

As a clinical social worker, I know the relationship between client and therapist is the most important aspect of treatment. I provide a safe, trusting, supportive and nonjudgmental environment where together we can explore and work on reaching your goals. My passion is helping adults find relief from feeling stuck, depressed or anxious and who are searching for fulfillment and happiness. I am also dedicated to helping teens navigate the difficulties of adolescence.

Are you someone who is coming to terms with your identity? A person struggling with anxiety, trauma or coming out? Someone looking for an inclusive safe space where you can finally be honest and begin healing? If you are looking for a Queer Latina to provide you with support and healing from those challenges in life, you found her. I am passionate about my work with BIPOC individuals, LGBTQIA+ community members and those in non-monogamous relationships.

Reaching out for help can be scary. I aim to make that process a smooth one with support and encouragement. I am a Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience as a therapist. My clients come to me with a wide range of concerns, such as depression, anxiety, relationship issues, illness in themselves or a loved one, and much more. What I see time and time again that they have in common is a feeling of powerlessness. Whether it be over their symptoms, their family members, relationships and even themselves. I help them to understand themselves and their circumstances more fully.

Our sessions are a safe place to unleash your anxiety, stress, or depression. I connect with my clients easily and take an active role in moving you forward in life-changing ways. Talking with an experienced, caring, and non-judgmental listener helps my clients heal, change and make a difference in their lives. Individuals and couples uncover strategies to recognize and change self-defeating thoughts and behaviors that result in negative outcomes in themselves and their relationships.

Michaela has experience working with individuals who struggle with a wide range of mental health issues such as ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, low self esteem, and stress management. Michaela acknowledges that everyone has their own challenges and deserves to be heard. Michaela believes that every individual is different therefore utilizes the therapeutic intervention that will benefit each client the most. Interventions include: CBT, DBT, Executive Functioning skills training, Motivational Interviewing, and more. Michaela provides a relaxed and comfortable space for her clients to feel safe and secure.

Art allows people to express themselves and their ideas without having to put them into words. This is one of the reasons that art therapy is so effective especially with children and adolescents, Some of the issues that most benefit form art therapy include; trauma, physical and developmental disabilities, PTSD, ADD/ADHD and mental health or behavioral health issues.

Anxiety can be overwhelming, ruining important events. If you suffer from anxiety, panic attacks, obsessions, compulsions, phobias - there IS help. You can learn ways to stress less and enjoy more. Gotham Wellness specializes in Solutions. Focusing on Anxiety/Stress Management, Adult ADHD, Navigating Difficult Relationships, & Couples Counseling. The ideal client is one willing to get to know themselves in a fresh way. Our clinicians are Pierre Desir, MA, LMFT, and Cynthia Giocomarra, PsyD., LMFT.

Do you ever feel like something is missing? Like there is a void that nothing seems to fill? Ever feel bound or trapped by the failures of your past? The regrets of your mistakes? The pressure and weight of depression, anxiety, family strain, and stress ever wear you down and wear you out? Well I believe there is an answer and it is found in wholeness! It is found in the truth of who you are! The unity of the family system. The healing from the past. The acceptance of the present. The hope for the future.

Life is unpredictable and can feel difficult to manage. It can feel like there is nobody to confide in resulting in feeling completely alone as if there is no light at the end of the tunnel. We all have a story to tell and our story is what makes us unique, but it does not define who we are. No matter what our story is there is always an opportunity to achieve the life we envision for ourselves. Therapy can help to provide the comfort, reassurance, and support to grow in the ways that we desire. Together we will work through challenges you’re facing by learning how to deal with these obstacles while exploring your true self.

I like to think that I am in the business of mental WELLness. Clients come from all different places in life, it is my calling to help them express what they need, and my passion to find ways to help.

I utilize a person-centered, strengths-based approach with my clients and believe each client is the expert of their own story. I pride myself on creating a therapeutic relationship with each client and working towards achieving their goals. I am a strong believer that therapy is not only valuable in a time of crisis and severe mental health challenges, but as a preventative measure and can help immensely with transitions in life.

Mental health is an integral part of our overall wellbeing that too often goes overlooked until we find that it cannot be ignored anymore. Our bodies and minds have special ways to clue us in to the need for change. This can include negative relationship patterns, constant states of low mood, physical complaints, feelings of anxiety and depression, feeling stuck or blocked from pursuing goals or even just a general sense of feeling off. Together we will determine what is standing in the way of you reaching your desired goals or from living out your perception of a full life.

My treatment is rooted in the belief that all clients deserve a supportive and non-judgmental therapist, who can assist them to heal during times of difficulty and equip themselves with positive and effective coping skills to face future challenges while expanding one’s window of tolerance. I work from a place of acceptance and patience by using a person-centered integrated approach tailored to each client’s needs and goals. I take pride in providing a collaborative and effective therapeutic alliance and understand that the client is the expert of their own experiences.

Darcy believes that each person possesses the innate capacity for healing, and that we are always moving towards connection and growth. She views her work as an opportunity to create a warm and trusting space that can be used to identify and address the disruptions that have occurred along the way of this natural growth process. Darcy has specialized training in perinatal mental health. She utilizes a variety of different approaches, including EMDR therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.