Compassion Focused Therapists in Larchmont, NY

Our past traumatic experiences can have a huge impact on how we cope with stress, as well as our self-worth and our ability to feel safe connecting with others. You deserve to live your life feeling healthy, grounded, and with compassion for yourself, and therapy can be a great resource. It's a place to get perspective and support, and find coping skills that actually work for you. If you struggle with depression or anxiety, boundaries in relationships, trouble with self-esteem, or you've survived a traumatic childhood or young adulthood, please reach out. My goal is to help you know, understand, and take good care of yourself.

Shana Muzzy offers psychotherapy counseling for families and children. She is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and licensed teacher. In her training she led group sessions for adolescents and provided 1:1 counseling. She practices under the supervision of an Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).

Everyone has a story to tell however deep, raw and painful the story might be. The decision to seek an objective professional person to listen to that story is one of the most important decision anyone can make. The trust that potential patients will entrust in me is priceless.

I am passionate about working with individuals, couples, and families, offering a safe and non-judgmental environment for you to explore your experiences. Together, we will navigate life's challenges, develop coping strategies, and empower you to lead a more fulfilling life. Take the courageous step towards healing by reaching out to me today. You deserve support, growth, and a safe space to thrive. Let me help support you through this new healing journey.

The exchange between you and therapist should be safe, honest and challenging. But it should also have humor, some guidance toward other resources but mostly it should not feel antiseptic to you---not contrived or distant and removed. This is about you--your life and the trust you put into your therapist should be received with honor and returned to you with respect and truth and consistency of presence. I am not going to spend time here telling you the approach I use, the methodology I subscribe to because every approach is unique to the person with whom I am working. You are unique and so should be your therapy.

I believe that asking for help, and taking the first step with a new therapist is often the hardest part of the therapeutic process. I feel that there is not a one size fits all approach to therapy. We are all very different, we have varying life experiences and most of all we do not all process or feel things in the same way. I will help you identify your goals and objectives, and we will work towards them together. Life can become overwhelming at times and I will help you unload what can often feel like a huge the pile of dishes in the sink, but one plate at a time.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in working with adolescents, children, and adults. I have been practicing for over 30 years. Throughout my career, I have made it my focus to help people manage, Identify and express themselves, to improve the quality of their lives, in a productive manner. Working with children and adolescents have challenges because life at their age is unpredictable and full of changes. Focusing on acquiring skills to adapt to those changes, while simultaneously learning and growing is equally important. As adults we face life experiences that can be difficult to manage without adequate help.

When's the last time you really felt heard? That someone was truly listening to you & what you had to say, instead of just waiting for their turn to speak? In these times when social media seemingly offers instant connections to anyone, yet can still leave you feeling unheard, unseen and disconnected from everyone, having someone give you their undivided attention and consideration can be a rare find. I am that rare find.

A Marriage and Family Therapist with extensive experience working with couples, I do premarital counseling for anxiety and fear of commitment, communication when intimacy has gone. Infidelity: forgiving is possible. Divorce, remarriage, and step-parenting. I work with life's transitions, partners being on different timelines regarding parenthood, depression, anxiety, challenges of being single in a couples world, changes in career or breaks in relationships, romantic or familial. I am interactive, empathetic. My goal: connect you with your inner strengths, build up your self-esteem, and move towards the next steps of your lives.

I am a multicultural, bilingual, licensed clinical psychotherapist and specializing in helping clients gain insight and overcome PTSD, manage panic attacks, reduce anxiety and stress, navigate life transitions, overcome depression, improve relationships, and develop coping strategies to face life's toughest moments. I am trained in Trauma, DBT, CBT, and Mindfulness, among other modalities. My approach is compassionate, recovery-oriented, and strength-based to help people effect change according to their personality, cultural and spiritual needs.

If you are struggling with anxiety, panic attacks, an eating disorder, PTSD or past trauma, perfectionism, challenging life transitions or creative blocks, please know that healing is possible. My hope is to offer you support through these challenges, emotional struggles, and any anxious thoughts and feeling that are causing distress and impacting your ability to heal and move forward. If you are ready for an integrative approach and the opportunity for the change that you desire, together we can identify the blocks you are experiencing, and use the most effective technique to move through and past them together.

I applaud you on taking this important step in caring for yourself! Seeking help is not easy and requires hope and courage. As a psychologist for the past 17+ years, I have been privileged to share in the journey of many adults and couples as they navigate their emotions, identities and relationships. I am also a 1.5 generation immigrant (Filipina) and parent, interracially married, and comfortable with complexity and nuance. I know you are more than your roles, relationships and jobs. Together we will explore how to identify what may be getting in the way of you living a life of truth and authenticity based on your core values.

Therapy begins within a trusted, emotional connection where your unique story can truly be heard. I'm dedicated to helping you sort out your feelings and circumstances, to examine difficult relationships. I will teach you effective coping skills, strategies to better handle stress and distress. We will utilize new tools to address problem behavior patterns, unhealthy relationships and to problem solve. I utilize a nuanced, crafted combination of evidenced-based therapies: Mindfulness, Supportive, Relational, Psychodynamic, Motivational, Cognitive Behavioral, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Modern Analytic and Family Treatments.

With 40 years of experience treating children and adolescents, I help families anticipate and navigate the struggles of growing up. When families face divorce, trauma, moving homes or school districts, or simply want to stay on a healthy track, I work with children and their parents to confront challenges and create solutions. I promote positive social and emotional development, and believe in helping my patients build their self-confidence, social skills, and improve their peer and family relationships through open and clear communication.

I help clients push through challenges to find fulfillment, well-being and balance in love, work and play. I offer warmth, openness and honesty in order to co-create trust and curiosity about the challenges clients face. I listen deeply, with compassion and help facilitate self-awareness, change, empowerment and growth. My approach is relational and psychodynamic, but my practice is eclectic. I have advanced training in Emotionally Focused and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies. I am an Emotional Literacy Coach and Master Trainer through Yale's Center for Emotional Intelligence, helping clients build skills in communication,

I am a Clinical Psychologist with 20 years of experience who takes a caring, collaborative approach to therapy. It takes courage to reach out when you are distressed, and facing complex emotions and relationships. Therapy offers support and insight on the path to healing. I have extensive experience treating children and adults coping with a variety of emotional struggles such as anxiety, trauma, depression and relationship issues. I work with parents and families, and specialize in a range of women's health issues. I often integrate stress reduction techniques into therapy and specialize in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.

I provide ADHD coaching and psychotherapy to youth (grades 6 and up), college students, adults, couples, and families. I believe one of the greatest gifts you can give to yourself is self-awareness through therapy or coaching. This involves a great deal of self-care and acceptance while you honor your strengths, identify and accept the things you need to work on, and learn strategies and coping skills. Some issues I can provide coaching or therapeutic support for are: ADHD, executive functioning challenges, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, infertility, social, interpersonal and/or parenting difficulties.

Whether you are struggling to find meaning in your life after dealing with the loss of a loved one, failing health, life changes or one of your parents, spouse or yourself has Alzheimer's or another dementing illness I am here to help you. Your first step is a phone call away. I will travel to your home. My clients are not necessarily "artists" and there is no need to be afraid of using art materials. Art therapy uses art materials to help you or your loved one in ways that words alone cannot. It is about the process, not the product!

Terry is a licensed therapist with over 20 years experience effectively transforming the quality of people's lives. A native New Yorker, Terry offers treatment for individuals, couples, and families dealing with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues. He is known for providing compassionate, straight-forward care with the highest degree of confidentiality. He is a persistent advocate for the people he works with.