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Ivana Ross
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10128
I believe that positive reinforcement and approach in life can help people with individual and interpersonal challenges. I specialize in Marriage and Family therapy, couples counseling, anxiety, depression and anger management. I am a clinical fellow of The American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, where I expand my professional expertise (in addition to my clinical work) to optimize therapeutic services provided to my patients.
I believe that positive reinforcement and approach in life can help people with individual and interpersonal challenges. I specialize in Marriage and Family therapy, couples counseling, anxiety, depression and anger management. I am a clinical fellow of The American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, where I expand my professional expertise (in addition to my clinical work) to optimize therapeutic services provided to my patients.
(646) 941-7906 View (646) 941-7906
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Sanja Medich
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10024
If being melancholic, neurotic, unmotivated; having anxiety, depressive moods, obsessive thinking, nightmares; feeling displaced, feeling shame, unbearable emotional hurt, loss, feeling driven by fear are your obstacles to reach optimal way of being in this complex world, therapy is the best journey to take to get help. Benefits of taking that journey with me are that I know how to wellcome, nurture and bring to awareness human potentials to help ourselves through unleashing our own unique creative powers to resolve problems even when they are hidden in our subconscious mind.
If being melancholic, neurotic, unmotivated; having anxiety, depressive moods, obsessive thinking, nightmares; feeling displaced, feeling shame, unbearable emotional hurt, loss, feeling driven by fear are your obstacles to reach optimal way of being in this complex world, therapy is the best journey to take to get help. Benefits of taking that journey with me are that I know how to wellcome, nurture and bring to awareness human potentials to help ourselves through unleashing our own unique creative powers to resolve problems even when they are hidden in our subconscious mind.
(646) 491-8374 View (646) 491-8374
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Nada Simic
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Astoria, NY 11102  (Online Only)
I specialize in working with clients with trauma history, relationship issues, life transitions, impulsive behavior, anger, depression, and anxiety. I also welcome individuals who are looking for self-knowledge and self-growth and want to fulfill their potential. I work with young adults and adults of all racial, ethical, and cultural backgrounds, gender identities and sexual orientations.
I specialize in working with clients with trauma history, relationship issues, life transitions, impulsive behavior, anger, depression, and anxiety. I also welcome individuals who are looking for self-knowledge and self-growth and want to fulfill their potential. I work with young adults and adults of all racial, ethical, and cultural backgrounds, gender identities and sexual orientations.
(332) 330-3819 View (332) 330-3819
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Dunya Sullivan- Eating Disorders
MClinPs, CTA
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10012  (Online Only)
Welcome! I am a clinical psychologist and a TA psychotherapist (transactional analysis). I work with a variety of psychological challenges but I am specialized in working with individuals struggling with eating disorders (bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, binge-eating disorder). The individuals I work with often come to therapy having tried many behavioral interventions that brought little change (being more disciplined with their diet, exercising more/less, creating plans etc.).
Welcome! I am a clinical psychologist and a TA psychotherapist (transactional analysis). I work with a variety of psychological challenges but I am specialized in working with individuals struggling with eating disorders (bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, binge-eating disorder). The individuals I work with often come to therapy having tried many behavioral interventions that brought little change (being more disciplined with their diet, exercising more/less, creating plans etc.).
(929) 269-8918 View (929) 269-8918
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Miljana Sinik
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
New York, NY 10017  (Online Only)
I am a passionate and dedicated psychotherapist whose approach to therapy is eclectic, drawing from psychodynamic, CBT, solution-focused and mindfulness-based approaches. My style is warm, empathic, encouraging and always tailored to meet your individual needs. I firmly believe in everyone’s unique differences and motivate individuals to build upon their existing strengths, so that they can move forward towards healing and growth. Therapy is a powerful space, where you can examine and work through life stressors and deeply rooted patterns to create more fulfilling and meaningful life experiences.
I am a passionate and dedicated psychotherapist whose approach to therapy is eclectic, drawing from psychodynamic, CBT, solution-focused and mindfulness-based approaches. My style is warm, empathic, encouraging and always tailored to meet your individual needs. I firmly believe in everyone’s unique differences and motivate individuals to build upon their existing strengths, so that they can move forward towards healing and growth. Therapy is a powerful space, where you can examine and work through life stressors and deeply rooted patterns to create more fulfilling and meaningful life experiences.
(646) 956-5429 View (646) 956-5429
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Mario Brajuha
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD
Verified Verified
Setauket, NY 11733  (Online Only)
Do you feel that your marriage has lost the spark? Are you asking yourself, what is wrong with my partner? Do you feel that you drink more than you used to? Is your teenage child acting as a runaway train? Does my child drink? Does she use drugs? Is she sexually active? Are you second-guessing your parenting skills? Is it them? Is it me? Do you feel that you have lost your grip on things? Contact me and I will help you better understand these concerns.Some people listen, and some wait to speak. I listen.
Do you feel that your marriage has lost the spark? Are you asking yourself, what is wrong with my partner? Do you feel that you drink more than you used to? Is your teenage child acting as a runaway train? Does my child drink? Does she use drugs? Is she sexually active? Are you second-guessing your parenting skills? Is it them? Is it me? Do you feel that you have lost your grip on things? Contact me and I will help you better understand these concerns.Some people listen, and some wait to speak. I listen.
(631) 880-4321 View (631) 880-4321
Borderline Personality (BPD) Therapists

What is the most successful approach to treating borderline personality disorder?

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is considered the gold standard of treatment for borderline personality disorder. An evidence-based treatment, it addresses the extreme emotional reactivity, the relationship difficulties, and the acts of self-harm that create so much distress for BPD patients. DBT is a comprehensive program that includes both regular individual psychotherapy sessions and weekly group sessions of skills training.

What happens in treatment of borderline personality disorder?

Treatment typically consists of weekly individual therapy sessions that last an hour and group skill-focused instructional sessions that may last up to two hours. Patients are typically given homework “assignments” in which they are asked to practice in their daily life the skills they acquire in therapy. Patients also keep a diary tracking their emotions and impulses as a way to know which situations are most problematic and to help them gain control over their own behavior. Difficult situations and feelings are typically reviewed in therapy sessions and more constructive solutions found.

What kinds of problems does BPD treatment help with?

DBT was initially developed to dampen the self-destructive impulses of chronically suicidal patients. It is now the treatment of choice for borderline personality disorder, a serious condition marked by extreme emotional reactivity, relationship instability, and self-injurious behaviors. Treatment of BPD helps patients tolerate the flux of emotions without acting on them, often with a specific focus on tolerating negative emotions. DBT addresses the core problems of BPD—fear of abandonment, low self-esteem, and impulsivity.

What is the goal of treatment in borderline personality disorder?

The goal of treatment for borderline personality disorder (BPD) is to relieve the extreme emotional distress that patients experience—to curb their emotional reactivity, to minimize their inclination to self-harm, and to reduce their impulsivity. Toward these ends, patients are not only taught an array of new coping skills and techniques for emotional regulation, they are given opportunities to practice them. Another major goal of treatment is interpersonal effectiveness; patients learn and problem-solve ways to effectively communicate in relationships, especially how to ask for what they need as a way to minimize hurt feelings.