Therapists in Darien, CT
My goal is to create a safe, conducive and sometimes challenging space in which you can hear your inner-self think. I will be listening carefully and I suggest you do the same so you can begin to recognize your genuine self apart from all the “static” you may have in your mind. You can count on me to give you my full attention and respect, allowing you to direct our progress. I will primarily be using a Family Systems approach and I will help you gain new insights into your goals and the obstacles that stand in your way.
My goal is to create a safe, conducive and sometimes challenging space in which you can hear your inner-self think. I will be listening carefully and I suggest you do the same so you can begin to recognize your genuine self apart from all the “static” you may have in your mind. You can count on me to give you my full attention and respect, allowing you to direct our progress. I will primarily be using a Family Systems approach and I will help you gain new insights into your goals and the obstacles that stand in your way.
With over 25 years of experience as a psychologist working with children, adolescents and adults, I have learned that a comfortable and honest relationship is the key to a successful outcome. I strive to create an environment that allows clients to feel safe in addressing their challenges and goals. I have extensive experience as a developmental psychologist, and I consider any intervention in the context of the client's broader environment. While I have extensive training in several clinical methods, my work draws most from research in cognitive behavior therapy and family systems.
With over 25 years of experience as a psychologist working with children, adolescents and adults, I have learned that a comfortable and honest relationship is the key to a successful outcome. I strive to create an environment that allows clients to feel safe in addressing their challenges and goals. I have extensive experience as a developmental psychologist, and I consider any intervention in the context of the client's broader environment. While I have extensive training in several clinical methods, my work draws most from research in cognitive behavior therapy and family systems.
Hello, thanks for visiting. My experience as a therapist includes working with adolescents and adults into late adulthood. I have compassionately supported a diverse group of clients (at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, CT and elsewhere) by teaming with them to address issues such as: addiction and co-occurring disorders; anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, identity development and acceptance; low self-esteem, emotional self-regulation; stress management; relationships, family conflict; co-dependency, career struggles; academic difficulties; grief and loss; and other life transitions. My goal is to understand your needs, and provide tools to help you live your best life.
Hello, thanks for visiting. My experience as a therapist includes working with adolescents and adults into late adulthood. I have compassionately supported a diverse group of clients (at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, CT and elsewhere) by teaming with them to address issues such as: addiction and co-occurring disorders; anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, identity development and acceptance; low self-esteem, emotional self-regulation; stress management; relationships, family conflict; co-dependency, career struggles; academic difficulties; grief and loss; and other life transitions. My goal is to understand your needs, and provide tools to help you live your best life.
I believe we all have challenges and hardships to manage and overcome. And sometimes we need extra support to help us get unstuck and move forward. My approach is to meet you where you are in a safe place, without judgement, and with hope so you can become the best version of yourself. "An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. When life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means it's going to launch you into something great. So just focus, and keep aiming".
I believe we all have challenges and hardships to manage and overcome. And sometimes we need extra support to help us get unstuck and move forward. My approach is to meet you where you are in a safe place, without judgement, and with hope so you can become the best version of yourself. "An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. When life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means it's going to launch you into something great. So just focus, and keep aiming".
My passion is helping clients to achieve their goals and create positive change through a client-centered and solution focused approach. I believe that having a supportive and safe relationship between client and therapist is the key to a successful therapeutic journey. My compassionate and gentle style allow me to meet my clients where they are at and work towards making their life more healthy and fullfilled. For over 10 years, my specialty is treating individuals struggling with substance abuse and co-occuring disorders, along with their families.
My passion is helping clients to achieve their goals and create positive change through a client-centered and solution focused approach. I believe that having a supportive and safe relationship between client and therapist is the key to a successful therapeutic journey. My compassionate and gentle style allow me to meet my clients where they are at and work towards making their life more healthy and fullfilled. For over 10 years, my specialty is treating individuals struggling with substance abuse and co-occuring disorders, along with their families.
I am a sexologist and licensed couples therapist. I maintain a private practice with a focus on sex therapy. My areas of expertise are intimate relationships, pleasure, infidelity, sexual desire discrepancies, lack of desire, difficulties with orgasm, difficulties with erections and orgasm, pain and discomfort in sex, alternative sexualities and lifestyles, sexual abuse and violence. My approach is one that is positive, validating, and nurturing.
I am a sexologist and licensed couples therapist. I maintain a private practice with a focus on sex therapy. My areas of expertise are intimate relationships, pleasure, infidelity, sexual desire discrepancies, lack of desire, difficulties with orgasm, difficulties with erections and orgasm, pain and discomfort in sex, alternative sexualities and lifestyles, sexual abuse and violence. My approach is one that is positive, validating, and nurturing.
Lynne Byrne
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdM, LPC
Verified Verified
Darien, CT 06820 (Online Only)
Welcome to Thrive Psychotherapy Services, LLC. Creating a fulfilling and meaningful life in which we feel a sense of well being, purpose and connection to others often goes hand in hand with facing our challenges. If you are struggling and want to be thriving, real help is within reach. As your therapist, I am committed to creating a collaborative partnership based on compassion, trust and mutual respect and delivering evidenced based psychotherapy and practical skills to help you reach your goals and thrive.
Welcome to Thrive Psychotherapy Services, LLC. Creating a fulfilling and meaningful life in which we feel a sense of well being, purpose and connection to others often goes hand in hand with facing our challenges. If you are struggling and want to be thriving, real help is within reach. As your therapist, I am committed to creating a collaborative partnership based on compassion, trust and mutual respect and delivering evidenced based psychotherapy and practical skills to help you reach your goals and thrive.
My name is Dr. Stephen Dulski and I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in the states of Connecticut and New York. I provide comprehensive psychological and psychoeducational evaluations and therapeutic services to children, adolescents, young adults and their families. My treatment experiences include supporting individuals presenting with a range of anxiety, behavioral, mood and developmental disorders. The therapeutic interventions and testing recommendations I provide are tailored to match each client's unique profile, serving as the catalyst for future success. My emphasis on utilizing a collaborative and multidisciplinary treatment approach allows for consistency to develop across environments.
My name is Dr. Stephen Dulski and I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in the states of Connecticut and New York. I provide comprehensive psychological and psychoeducational evaluations and therapeutic services to children, adolescents, young adults and their families. My treatment experiences include supporting individuals presenting with a range of anxiety, behavioral, mood and developmental disorders. The therapeutic interventions and testing recommendations I provide are tailored to match each client's unique profile, serving as the catalyst for future success. My emphasis on utilizing a collaborative and multidisciplinary treatment approach allows for consistency to develop across environments.
Do you often feel weighed down by feelings of anxiety? Talk to me if you find daily stressors are holding you back from your full potential. I have experience working as a school social worker with clients aged ten through eighteen. Everyone should have a safe and healing place to work through life’s experiences without judgment. I am committed to helping adolescents work on strategies to address the leading causes of their difficulties.
Do you often feel weighed down by feelings of anxiety? Talk to me if you find daily stressors are holding you back from your full potential. I have experience working as a school social worker with clients aged ten through eighteen. Everyone should have a safe and healing place to work through life’s experiences without judgment. I am committed to helping adolescents work on strategies to address the leading causes of their difficulties.
Therapy can be a powerful tool to address the challenges we all encounter, including those that arise in our relationships, our work, or as a result of life transitions or loss. I believe insights gained through the collaborative psychotherapy process can relieve symptoms, support meaningful connections to others, and promote the self-esteem and skills necessary to live a fulfilling life. I work with adults and adolescents experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, interpersonal issues, and life transitions, including the adjustment to motherhood.
Therapy can be a powerful tool to address the challenges we all encounter, including those that arise in our relationships, our work, or as a result of life transitions or loss. I believe insights gained through the collaborative psychotherapy process can relieve symptoms, support meaningful connections to others, and promote the self-esteem and skills necessary to live a fulfilling life. I work with adults and adolescents experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, interpersonal issues, and life transitions, including the adjustment to motherhood.
I am a mental health practitioner with over 20 years experience. My goal is to help clients who feel they are struggling in any area of their life. Together we will find solutions, build coping skills to manage, and set and meet goals in order to live a well balanced and fulfilled life. My approach is highly individualized whether I am working with individuals, couples or families. I truly believe change is possible and focus on using client centered and strengths based perspectives to help clients find authenticity and connection.
I am a mental health practitioner with over 20 years experience. My goal is to help clients who feel they are struggling in any area of their life. Together we will find solutions, build coping skills to manage, and set and meet goals in order to live a well balanced and fulfilled life. My approach is highly individualized whether I am working with individuals, couples or families. I truly believe change is possible and focus on using client centered and strengths based perspectives to help clients find authenticity and connection.
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The foundation of our programming is our team of compassionate and highly experienced behavioral healthcare professionals. The Newport staff is comprised of the best mental health leaders in the country, surrounding each client with 360-degree care. Because Newport’s philosophy of care views family as central to long-term, sustainable healing, the groundbreaking Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT) methodology is also a central component of our approach. ABFT is proven to be successful in addressing adolescent and young adult suicidality by repairing ruptures in the parent-child relationship.
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I am a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in the treatment of children, adolescents, and adults. I aim to create a safe, empathic, and nonjudgmental space to help you deepen your understanding of yourself, enhance your connection to others, change patterns that may no longer serve you, and lead a meaningful and fulfilling life. My style is warm, person-centered, and relational in nature. My approach is grounded in psychodynamic theory, which I integrate with skills work as needed and tailor to meet you where you are.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in the treatment of children, adolescents, and adults. I aim to create a safe, empathic, and nonjudgmental space to help you deepen your understanding of yourself, enhance your connection to others, change patterns that may no longer serve you, and lead a meaningful and fulfilling life. My style is warm, person-centered, and relational in nature. My approach is grounded in psychodynamic theory, which I integrate with skills work as needed and tailor to meet you where you are.
Relationships, friendships, transitions-and just being-can be a struggle at times. Through a holistic, multi-systemic approach, I want to help you work through these challenges. I have more than a decade of experience, working in a hospital setting and outpatient behavioral health settings, treating depression, anxiety, adjustment, trauma, and mood disorders (my specialty).
Relationships, friendships, transitions-and just being-can be a struggle at times. Through a holistic, multi-systemic approach, I want to help you work through these challenges. I have more than a decade of experience, working in a hospital setting and outpatient behavioral health settings, treating depression, anxiety, adjustment, trauma, and mood disorders (my specialty).
At times, the things that bring us joy and fill our lives with meaning can become overwhelming and we can lose our spark. Demanding jobs, family life, academic studies, and other responsibilities can fill our time leaving us depleted. Anxiety and depression can creep in as our coping skills fail us.
At times, the things that bring us joy and fill our lives with meaning can become overwhelming and we can lose our spark. Demanding jobs, family life, academic studies, and other responsibilities can fill our time leaving us depleted. Anxiety and depression can creep in as our coping skills fail us.
As a mom, single parent, and professional, I know how important it is to check-in with ourselves; being able to look at our lives deeply. To understand where our thoughts and beliefs come from, how we can best nurture our emotions and move through life's changes. It's important to remember we are doing the best we can. Yet, sometimes it feels too hard or we feel uncertain how to grow. We are human. We all have challenges, wounds or uncertainties as we go through one life stage to another. Having the right support and resources can help move us toward a path of growth and comfort.
As a mom, single parent, and professional, I know how important it is to check-in with ourselves; being able to look at our lives deeply. To understand where our thoughts and beliefs come from, how we can best nurture our emotions and move through life's changes. It's important to remember we are doing the best we can. Yet, sometimes it feels too hard or we feel uncertain how to grow. We are human. We all have challenges, wounds or uncertainties as we go through one life stage to another. Having the right support and resources can help move us toward a path of growth and comfort.
For 25 years, I have helped people resolve their difficulties with regard to: grief and loss, struggles in their relationships, abuse/trauma related issues, eating disorders, substance abuse and other addictions, behavioral problems, self-esteem, anxiety and depression. Our work together will help you work through difficulties, to promote positive change in your life. I will teach you about underlying psychological principles that help you to understand yourself and how you relate in the world. Along with helping you to understand, I will provide you with many tools, which will give you a clear sense of direction, for making lasting, positive, changes in your life.
For 25 years, I have helped people resolve their difficulties with regard to: grief and loss, struggles in their relationships, abuse/trauma related issues, eating disorders, substance abuse and other addictions, behavioral problems, self-esteem, anxiety and depression. Our work together will help you work through difficulties, to promote positive change in your life. I will teach you about underlying psychological principles that help you to understand yourself and how you relate in the world. Along with helping you to understand, I will provide you with many tools, which will give you a clear sense of direction, for making lasting, positive, changes in your life.
We all have strengths and gifts, but some of us also have difficulty maximizing them. Dr. Creasy understands your challenges and works with you to identify areas of concern and, most importantly, build an effective treatment plan.
We all have strengths and gifts, but some of us also have difficulty maximizing them. Dr. Creasy understands your challenges and works with you to identify areas of concern and, most importantly, build an effective treatment plan.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family therapist providing therapy for individuals, couples and families with emphasis on issues surrounding parenting, marital difficulties, and life challenges of adulthood that may relate to a breakdown in relationships. Knowing that life is a series of transitions, I help facilitate my clients' navigation through the imbalance that those transitions present. Some of these may include becoming a parent, mid-life adjustments and launching children.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family therapist providing therapy for individuals, couples and families with emphasis on issues surrounding parenting, marital difficulties, and life challenges of adulthood that may relate to a breakdown in relationships. Knowing that life is a series of transitions, I help facilitate my clients' navigation through the imbalance that those transitions present. Some of these may include becoming a parent, mid-life adjustments and launching children.
I am so proud of you for starting this process of looking for a therapist for your self or someone you love. It takes tremendous courage to begin. I am a psychotherapist who believes strongly in the power of the therapeutic relationship, which can allow healing to take place. I work with individuals in adulthood and believe that therapy should be tailored to each individual. I meet with a wide variety of clients, including those with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting and relational concerns, anger management, addictions and low self esteem.
I am so proud of you for starting this process of looking for a therapist for your self or someone you love. It takes tremendous courage to begin. I am a psychotherapist who believes strongly in the power of the therapeutic relationship, which can allow healing to take place. I work with individuals in adulthood and believe that therapy should be tailored to each individual. I meet with a wide variety of clients, including those with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting and relational concerns, anger management, addictions and low self esteem.
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How does your Therapist compare?
Number of Therapists in Darien, CT
300+
Average cost per session
$210
Therapists in Darien, CT who prioritize treating:
98% | Anxiety |
88% | Depression |
81% | Relationship Issues |
77% | Self Esteem |
66% | Trauma and PTSD |
66% | Coping Skills |
65% | Family Conflict |
Average years in practice
14 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
63% | Aetna |
61% | UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH |
59% | Cigna and Evernorth |
How Therapists in Darien, CT see their clients
77% | In Person and Online | |
23% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
81% | Female | |
18% | Male | |
1% | Non-Binary |
FAQs - About Therapy and Counseling
How can I find a therapist in Darien?
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Is everyone in the Psychology Today Therapy Directory a licensed therapist?
The Psychology Today directory lists providers who offer legitimate mental health services to the public, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors.
Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
What’s the difference between a psychologist, a therapist, and a counselor?
Therapists, psychologists, and counselors are all licensed mental health professionals. In the US, psychologists have earned a doctoral degree. The terms “therapist” and “counselor” are used somewhat interchangeably, but generally therapists offer longer-term, mental health care, while counselors offer shorter-term care that may focus on one domain, such as marriage, career, or academic challenges.
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
What type of therapy is right for me?
The type of therapy best suited to a particular individual depends on several factors, including their primary reason for seeking therapy, their preferred timeline (some therapy types last for a set number of sessions, while others are open-ended), and their personality and preferences—some may prefer a more structured approach. For many individuals, multiple types of therapy could provide a good fit.
How much does therapy cost?
The cost of therapy depends on a number of variables, including location and the therapist’s experience and training. On average, a therapy session in the United States could cost between $100 and $200 or more. If you have insurance, the expense of mental health care is typically lower, but it varies based on your insurance plan details and whether you choose an in-network or out-of-network mental healthcare provider.
What are more affordable or low cost therapy solutions?
Many therapists offer sliding scale payments, usually on a limited number of slots, which consists in an agreement between the therapist and a client to pay a reduced rate. Therapists who provide such arrangements often consider the client's income or ability to pay, but the extent of the discount is ultimately at the therapist's discretion. Furthermore, while group therapy may have different goals and benefits compared to individual therapy, it can be a more affordable solution to address certain types of issues.
Is online therapy cheaper than in-person therapy?
Many therapists charge the same amount for online therapy as they do for in-person therapy—though clients may still find this cost-effective if it cuts down on their transportation costs. Health insurance plans often offer equivalent coverage for online and in-person therapy; indeed, in many places, they are legally required to do so. Text-based or on-demand therapy apps may be cheaper than traditional one-on-one psychotherapy; however, the practice may be less effective and is not likely to be covered by insurance.
Is online therapy a good option?
Therapy conducted online can be just as effective as in-person therapy, as long as there is a strong alliance between the client and the therapist. To find a therapist who provides telehealth services to clients in your area, click “Online Therapy” on the directory homepage and search by your city or town or your zip code.
Are therapy sessions confidential?
Confidentiality is a crucial part of the therapeutic relationship. Therapists in the United States are bound by the regulations set out by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which aims to protect sensitive health information. With very few exceptions, a therapist will only discuss their client with others when the client has given their written permission. The instances in which a therapist would be required to disclose personal information are: if a client poses a danger to themselves or others, if the therapist suspects the abuse of a child or an elderly or otherwise dependent adult, or if they are legally forced to by court order. These exceptions to the confidentiality agreement are usually discussed with a client before their first session.