Couples Counseling Therapists in Financial District, New York, NY

You are the expert of your life, and I am here to listen, to ask questions, and to help you identify what you need to feel fulfilled. I recognize that you face a unique set of challenges, strengths, and have different areas you wish to improve upon. We will work together to uniquely achieve your goals through an individualized plan. My therapeutic approach is integrative, dynamic, and holistic, which allows for the utilization of several different treatment modalities. I incorporate techniques and skills from Psychodynamic Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), and Mindfulness.

I am Licensed in New York, Oregon, and Washington. I have been trained in many approaches to therapy and I believe that it is my role to work collaboratively with my clients to find the approach that works best for them. I believe that healing takes place in the context of the relationship between therapist and client and that an important part of the work is developing a connection where one feels truly seen and heard. I also believe in helping my clients get in touch with deeper levels of awareness of their bodies/emotions and helping them to incorporate mindfulness practices into their lives.

Welcome, I invite you to embrace the beginning of a new chapter as you embark on the journey towards an improved version of yourself. Whether it be communication issues, coping with loss, or navigating roles in your marriage or family system, there is always a chance to understand the issue and find healthier ways of solving it together. I strive to have the flexibility to work with a variety of families and couples to create stronger bonds and long-lasting change. Together, I am confident that we can find the best version of ourselves.

Life's challenges, past traumas or present stresses, can make us feel very overwhelmed. Deeply affecting our lives, relationships, and overall well-being. But you don't have to navigate it alone! I support adults in navigating trauma, life transitions, relationship issues, family conflicts, loss, depression, and anxiety, often focusing on how childhood trauma influences adulthood. Together we’ll decipher the intricate patterns of behavior that may be holding you back and grapple with hard emotions. By letting things unravel, past and present experiences, you will rediscover yourself and create the path towards transformative change.

My goal is to help you feel present and at ease with yourself. When you find the right therapist for you, there is a sense of safety, curiosity, and lightness about exploring even difficult topics. Couples who work with me communicate better and and identify destructive patterns that keep them from the relationship they want. I'm a licensed psychologist (Ph.D. from Princeton University) with post-doctoral training in relational psychoanalysis and psychotherapy and I've been in private practice for 20 years, helping people to make more conscious choices about their lives.

Berenice Rosales, is Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Berenice's style of therapy is a wide range of art therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), multisystemic family therapy (MFT), and dialectic behavior therapy (DBT). Berenice has experience working with an eclectic set of issues including, anxiety, generalized anxiety, depression, postpartum, grief and loss, adjustment disorder, woman issues, body image-based disorders, among others. She works with individuals, such as children, adolescents, young adults, adults and seniors. In addition, she has experience working with blending families, couples and marriage counseling.

Let’s say therapy works for you, what do you imagine will be different about your life? I always ask this question in our initial session, because therapy is about helping you get where you’re trying to go. My role is to provide a safe, non-judgmental space where curiosity is natural, compassion is the baseline, and exploration is key. To do this, I believe that a positive and strong relationship between therapist and client is essential. I typically work with clients who are navigating gender identity, life transitions, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and/or trauma—especially religious/spiritual trauma.

People often come to therapy feeling a need to fix or change some troubling aspect of themselves. What can be surprising, however, is that the therapeutic process may begin as a journey of self-acceptance rather than fixing or changing. Most of us have not been fortunate enough to have people in our lives who can listen without judgement or agenda. That is my job as your therapist. By truly listening, I will learn what the world looks like through your eyes and this understanding of your inner world will help me guide you through the challenging journey of self-acceptance as the gateway to personal transformation.

People often reach out with a range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and the challenges of navigating life transitions. Whatever the specific issue, clients often share a common goal: to gain a deeper understanding of the issues they’re struggling with, to challenge and replace patterns of thought and behavior that are not serving them, and to learn helpful coping skills to manage stressors in healthy and productive ways. Ultimately, clients frequently aspire to cultivate a life of fulfillment, authenticity, and peace.

Therapy is a commitment one makes to oneself. It is a unique and creative process dedicated to self reflection and self discovery. Together we can explore a wide range of issues, chronic patterns, and challenging life events. We will listen to symptoms as messengers - expressing something of the greater self that needs to be understood and attended to. The goal is to relieve emotional distress and suffering; to make space for your thoughts, feelings, and experiences, and to gain greater understanding about your inner workings, your relationship to yourself and others, and how you want to live into your life.

Michaela is a passionate Cognitive Behavioral therapist (which is the most effective, researched, and validated therapy to date). She will work with you to identify and change overly negative thinking and unhelpful behaviors that interfere with your mood, reaching your goals, or hampering interpersonal relationships. She works with those struggling with depression, anxiety, worry, phobias, stress, body image issues, performance anxiety, defiant behavior in children, relationship struggles, and work/school issues.

For 15 years, I was a NYC public school teacher working in specialized high schools and that experience has informed my understanding of how our intersectional identities influence how comfortably we move in our world today. I believe that personal, cultural and societal narratives can influence who we are and what we believe we can achieve. I use an Anti-Bias Trauma informed lens to help all people navigate life’s provocations. I am also an avid gamer and use video & tabletop games, RPGs and other staples of Geek culture in my work with some clients to build empowering metaphors of their life experience.

We are a group of talented professionals, and we offer our clients a warm and deeply caring therapeutic relationship. Expert clinical supervision enriches the work of our therapists. The methods we use are active, and you will feel that you are making progress in each session. Our training and experience make it possible. Come and talk to us. Solutions and changes are within reach! At our Brooklyn locations, we also work with children, couples and families.

People often reach out with a range of concerns, including trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, addiction, eating disorders, career concerns, and the challenges of navigating life transitions. Whatever the specific issue, clients often share a common goal: to gain a deeper understanding of the issues they’re struggling with, to challenge and replace patterns of thought and behavior that are not serving them, and to learn helpful coping skills to manage stressors in healthy and productive ways. Ultimately, my clients frequently aspire to cultivate a life of fulfillment, authenticity, and peace.

I'm a dedicated psychotherapist with an extensive and diverse background, spanning private practice, schools, college clinics, foster care, and hospitals, including acute care. With a passion for treating individuals of all ages, I specialize in harnessing the power of evidence-based therapies to create long-lasting positive change, focusing on the core of issues, rather than surface change. I take pride in fostering a safe, warm, and compassionate environment that embraces the unique perspectives of clients from diverse backgrounds. Even the most resistant patients find themselves engaged in the therapeutic process under my care.

Initial session is always free of charge. As a holistically-oriented mind-body psychotherapist, I provide a warm and affirming therapy experience dedicated to your healing and happiness. We will work together to help you get unstuck by addressing internal & external obstacles. This is your time to go beyond survival to thriving with a life that you love. I work with adults on issues such as procrastination, anxiety, sadness, depression, life transitions, boundary-setting, OCD, trauma, PTSD, abuse, feeling stuck - as well as managing ongoing stress stemming from work, housing, relationships, & family.

I am an Existential psychotherapist, I help you explore anything and everything to get to the bottom of why you’re unhappy, think in a way that takes you' down a rabbit hole.- experience negative emotions or continue unhelpful behaviors. So, If it seems your life is on a downward spiral we'll work to get things climbing in the right direction. If you feel your life needs a tweak and new things to spring up, I will help you to get things blossoming. If you've had trauma, or a complicated life or relationship, I will help you to address complicated emotions by using real talk, real answers, real change, and more happiness.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist with diverse treatment experience with individuals, couples, and families coping with a host of relational and clinical issues including trauma, depression, anxiety, and personality disorders. My treatment approach is collaborative, informed by psychodynamic, experiential, and cognitive-behavioral theories to strengthen your coping skills and work towards symptom relief. Deciding to seek psychotherapy is not an easy decision, thus I commend you for taking this step. I am here to help you define and better understand your life, relationships, difficulties, and goals. Together we can make a difference.

I have 25 years experience working productively with people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and sexual orientations. Our job together is to identify dysfunctional patterns that contribute to—even perpetuate—your difficulties. The main focus of therapy is to remove inner and outer obstacles that prevent you from reaching your goals and having better relationships. Please note, after years of counseling and assessment in offices, I‘ve recently moved into a different space: video. Active listening in a safe, private setting is foundational to this work. I’ve learned that the catalytic elements of good therapy can thrive via video too.