Therapists in Guilford, CT

Hi, welcome to New Haven Therapy, please visit www.newhaventherapy.com for more information. I am a licensed Clinical Psychologist and a third-generation counselor. Are you feeling "stuck" or "off" in your life? Are you trying to make sense of your life choices in the midst of enormous societal upheaval and grief? Have you been struggling with anxiety or depression? I am trained in psychodynamic, multicultural, and cognitive and 3rd wave behavioral therapy modalities. This means your treatment with me is carefully designed for you.

I welcome Individuals and couples in my practice. Clients seeking therapy may be experiencing anxiety, depression and grief, Others may be wanting to develop strategies to help balance the demands of relationships, parenting, work, life cycle transitions, and finding time to look after their own needs. In seeking therapy, they wish to gain greater clarity and understanding of their issues and themselves.

I am very excited to help you meet your goals! As a therapist specializing in anxiety, depression, trauma, and perinatal mental health, I can offer you a safe and supportive environment in which to build insight and heal. I provide therapy for adults utilizing evidence-based therapy practices and a strengths-based approach. I will help you to learn skills to manage stressors, life changes, and relationships. Let’s get you started on the path to wellness!

I have been in private practice for over 22 years throughout which time I have treated adults and couples struggling with a wide variety of issues, with a specialization in substance abuse and dual diagnosis treatment. I approach my work from a psychodynamic perspecitve, yet I appreciate the uniqueness of each individual and maintain flexibility in tailoring my interventions to meet your specific concerns. I aim to work collaboratively and compassionately with you to gain insight and work through the obstacles that interfere with your overall well-being.

Living one's life with courage, insight and vitality is not always easy. Relationships can be difficult, disappointing or elusive. Families and careers can be demanding and exhausting. Transitions arrive and losses mount up. Anxiety, depression, self-doubt and low motivation may arise amidst the stress.

I provide individual, family, couples and group therapy. I help my clients find constructive ways of addressing anxiety, depression, loss, family and relationship issues. By doing so I've learned many lessons along the way... one of these lessons is that we all seek compassion and understanding; a basic need in order to move forward under almost any circumstance.

My practice was born out of a tradition of commitment to children. From familial and professional roots I have witnessed the value of creating a safe space to allow children to explore and grow. Beginning my career as a teacher, I have watched and marveled at the ways in which children learn and flourish in nurturing environments. As a child therapist I have also seen children suffer when their needs go unmet.

Do you struggle with negative feelings about yourself? Or frequently compare yourself to others, always feeling less than? Or feel overwhelmed easily, flooded with constant worries that you can't rid your mind of? Do you find yourself in chronic cycles of addictive behavior (overeating, binging & purging, overusing alcohol or drugs, overspending. etc.) followed by feelings of guilt, shame, and depression? Are you always talking to yourself with "shoulds" or "what ifs"? Do you have low interest/motivation and find yourself avoiding responsibilities, self care or tasks that would actually make you feel good about yourself? I can help you!

Psychotherapy is a collaboration between therapist and client. It makes use of the strengths, resources and goals of the client and the supportive attunement, non-judgmental perspective, training and experience of the therapist. Many of my clients come to me because they want to incorporate mindfulness and somatic therapies with talk therapy in order to work more effectively with anxiety, depression, pain and other challenges in which the body is implicated.

Looking for a safe place to regain your footing and let go of old patterns that hold you back? I have been practicing psychotherapy for 29 years. My practice is relationship based and heart centered.After working in various residential settings with adolescents, I grew to believe in the resilience and strength of the human spirit.Working with both traditional and nontraditional techniques, I can assist you in discovering your true potential. With a background in family systems, I believe that by letting go of patterns learned in childhood and rewriting old messages, therapy can free you to live your life more productively.

"The power for change is found when we take a look inside ourselves and then we can move forward with that new found knowledge." Now that's exciting! I am biligual & bicultural. I am fluent in Spanish and English. I treat individuals, couples and families for issues attributed to childhood and or adult trauma. Parenting & Women's issues. As well as depression, anxieties, addiction, personality disorders, immigration issues and similar emotional disorders, using a systemic and experiential approach. I aim at assisting the client in solving the problems they are facing here and now. Certified in Gestalt Therapy and Ericksonian Hypnotherapy

+ Are you experiencing depression, anxiety, or other symptoms that you think are related to a traumatic incident in your distant or recent past? + If the trauma was extended over time, such as a childhood or adult abusive relationship, do you feel like something is wrong with you, or experience feelings like fatigue, lack of motivation, low self esteem or distance from loved ones? + If you experienced a catastrophic event such as being attacked, being in combat, an accident or natural disaster, do you experience nightmares, flashbacks, or unexplainable symptoms like sudden temper flare ups, bursting into tears, or spacing out?

I use strength based and solution focused approaches to help clients understand and uncover the best part of themselves. An expert in Temperament Theory, I will help you identify needs that may have gone unmet for years and are causing disturbances in your life and relationships now. In a challenging and stressful world, many people are experiencing depression, anxiety (general and social), marital and other relationship conflicts, problems in raising children, getting along with co-workers, and adjusting to new life stages.

I am a clinical psychologist in private practice in Madison, CT for over 25 years. I am on the faculty of The Yale Child Study Center where I supervise psychologists in training. I work with children and their families, adolescents, and adults. I have experience with a broad range of issues including depression, anxiety, self-esteem, social skills, and learning issues.

I have worked for over fifteen years with young people, families, couples and individuals, helping them to sort out and make sense of the many stressors of the world today. I help clients understand the impact of past history, identify strengths and resources, internal and external, and consider how clients, their families, and/or their community support systems can offer help and hope when working together. I have extensive experience working with many issues, including behavioral issues, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD, blended family/adoption issues, women's issues, life transitions, infidelity, and juvenile sexual reactivity.

I consider myself to be a collaborative therapist; my role is not to "solve" your problems or "fix" you. Rather, I provide a safe space where we can explore why you're feeling stuck and what can be done differently. I specialize in relationship dynamics, both in exploring patterns of interaction within systems, as well as through individual work and how our relationships inform our behavior.

At the core of you is a vibrant, wise and transcendent self. Discover your true potential. You have within you all the answers you have been searching for. Traveling to that deep part of yourself with an experienced guide makes all the difference.In an atmosphere of trust and respect you will have the opportunity to reflect out loud about your struggles and conflicts. Through the revelation of your self to yourself in the presence of the caring "other" the challenges that you face become lighter, the path to resolution becomes clearer. Also, consider taking classes to become a Reiki practitioner/Master. Live your life's purpose!

At the Center for Dialectical and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies, we provide compassionate psychological treatments based on current knowledge about effective treatments for anxiety, depression, emotion dysregulation, OCD and other behaviors that interfere with improving quality of life.

"Relax as it is."-Pema Chodron. It's a beautifully simple phrase yet it requires two powerful features: letting go and acceptance. Our life shapes the stories we tell ourselves and so often these stories foster feelings of anxiety, sadness, frustration, anger and blame (of ourselves and of those close to us). The changes that life always bestow on us are often unwelcome triggers causing us to notice how these ways of thinking can negatively impact our overall well-being. By taking the opportunity to look at ourselves in an honest and gentle way we create new pathways to accept and let go.