***NO CURRENT AVAILABILITY*** I am a licensed clinical social worker who partners with clients to help them to reach their personal, relationship and career goals. I specialize in serving BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), women, and people of diverse sexual orientation and gender experiences.

I have a unique, interdisciplinary background as a seasoned and compassionate holistic psychotherapist (individual, couples, family), divorce/family mediator, child specialist, and divorce coach. I view and treat patients as whole people, integrating Psychodynamic, CBT, DBT, wellness, and Buddhist principles into a tailored holistic approach. Together, these approaches help patients understand and change how their thoughts and emotions impact their behavior. As a mediator, child specialist, and divorce coach, I am committed to helping people avoid court and resolve their differences sensibly and compassionately. I am passionate about minimizing the negative effects of divorce and separation by fostering effective coparenting.

If you are reading this, you have taken a courageous first step toward growth, change and improving your quality of life. In my view, life's fabric is made up of relationships to self, symptoms, significant others, life experiences, the world in which we live, religion or spirituality, money, our life's work...My life's work is psychotherapy, and I love my work. In my view of this process, issues and problems in these relationships are worked through. Via the therapeutic relationship, symptoms and their underpinnings are addressed with the goal of living a richer, fuller life.

Many people struggle with questions and concerns about life and living. My work has shown me that exploring the questions can open the blocks to personal growth and happiness. I am a thoughtful, caring clinician, who is dedicated to helping people examine thoughts, feelings, and behavior patterns that contribute to how they feel and experience their lives. I believe that therapy is a process of building trust, examining patterns, connecting past and present, and developing skills and strategies for making desired changes and improving quality of life.

It is sometimes difficult to know the direction one must take in life because of the influence of family, friends, and even strangers. Advice may be plentiful, but not helpful. I help by offering supportive and collaborative conversations so that you may find your own voice, use the skills and creativity that you have to survive life's challenges, transitions and relationships. I have made a commitment to work with individuals, and their families (when desired and available) to improve relationships, heal pains, and stregthen bonds.

Psychotherapy that is tailored to your needs can help you open the door to many new possibilities. In this process we work together to help you get in touch with what you really want for yourself, gain insight into whatever has been getting in the way of reaching those goals, and rediscover the power that you have within you to move toward a life that is more personally and professionally rewarding. The process is respectful of who you are, mindful of your potential, and responsive to what you really need for personal growth at this time.

I believe in our capacity to challenge and navigate away from unhealthy patterns. I support my clients in cultivating awareness and guide them in the healing process by drawing on innate strengths and resilience. I encourage clients to think of human beings as organisms, of body and of mind, that live in relationship with others and with our environment. As such, growth is our natural state. We are meant to grow, to act fluidly and adapt creatively throughout our lives and we suffer when that process is blocked or interrupted. However, our suffering can provide an opportunity to grow in new and exciting ways.

Using a harm reduction framework, I support those involved in behaviors they are worried about to make self- activated changes that feel right for them rather than pushing any fixed agenda. A basic goal of my work is to provide a safe, supportive, caring environment that can foster comfort so my clients can take risks and make lasting changes.

I am a clinical psychologist who works collaboratively with individuals who are experiencing a lack of joy, comfort, or the ability to purposefully find meaning of their experiences. Through our commitment to the therapy process and the relationship we will form, we are able to produce sustainable and transformative change to allow you to overcome obstacles and ultimately improve your relationships and quality of life. I work in ways that are flexible, integrative, and efficient. My clinical style is intensely collaborative, wherein I speak openly and transparently about my methodology to establish and reach your goals.

My goal is to create a safe setting where together we can develop coping strategies so you can take charge of your life. I am a licensed clinical social worker with over twenty years experience working proudly for the Veterans Administration and for private mental health agencies. Now retired with a private practice as a clinician with a caseload of men and woman dealing with life stressors that if not dealt with cause emotional, physical and relational difficulties.

I believe in a flexible and pragmatic approach to change that focuses on each client's needs. My technique balances insight, active collaboration and positive exploration. I help clients to create practices that affect real change in the present. I see life's difficulties as challenges that further growth and depth. I've trained and worked in a number of contexts and with a range of issues including depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, trauma, and relationship challenges and growth. I also work with issues of creating a substantive, meaningful life within the distractions of modernity.

The choice to begin therapy is a courageous one. I consider it a great privilege to partner with people as they work to improve various aspects of their lives. I provide a safe, empathetic, and warm environment to encourage exploration and personal growth. Everyone entering therapy has a unique set of goals; I work to meet those specific needs and desires through an eclectic approach of interpersonal, cognitive behavioral (CBT), and solution-focused therapy.

Most of us, at some point in our lives, feel stuck or face problems that feel overwhelming. Whether you are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, work/school difficulty, health issues, loss or addiction, I will work to ease you through this difficult period. Learning to live more fully and take better care of ourselves should be positive, fulfilling and empowering. Using your strengths, my aim is to help you build a healthier and more satisfying life. This may involve changing thoughts, habits and emotional patterns that no longer serve you, while cultivating self-compassion and acceptance for those things you cannot change.

I am a Clinical Psychologist in New York, NYU faculty, with a Post-Doctoral degree in couples therapy and training in group therapy. Specializing in couples, individuals, and people's affinities for others, I find that relationships can be wonderful. They can also provide a platform for people to both learn about (and get into trouble with !) themselves and those they love. I work with couples, individual adults & groups to relate to time in the following ways: acknowledge the past, focus on the present, and consider the future. This sounds easier to do than it actually is to practice. So many difficult things in life are like that.

We are a dynamic group practice of Creative Arts Therapists who are all highly experienced, nationally registered, board-certified, and licensed by New York State. Located in the heart of New York City's Gramercy Park neighborhood and also available online, we provide individualized art therapy sessions for people of all ages and backgrounds facing psychosocial challenges in their everyday lives. Our art therapists and clients work together in a supportive environment to find ways to creatively cope with current life stressors and co-create a treatment plan to address each client's unique concerns.

As a therapist it is my goal to help you manage and proactively address issues related to your personal and professional well-being. I help you define what you want and then how best to achieve it. With these tools you will feel increased confidence which in turn will influence how you make career choices and how to choose your closest friends and romantic partners. I am active with you in this process and work with all ages and experiences. Strategies for success and satisfaction are provided and explored.

Beck (they/them/theirs) believes therapy can be used as a tool to change behaviors that no longer serve us, to further and deepen self-discovery, and to learn how to relate more holistically to others and to ourselves. They utilize a psychodynamic approach, weaving in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), creative and artistic methods, feminist and social justice-based approaches, and relational therapy. Beck believes it is essential to invite the conversation of identities into the therapeutic space, as identity is integral to how we move through the world.

Are you struggling with unwanted sexual behaviors, pornography or obsessive fantasy? Are you the partner of someone who is? If so, there is help. At the Center for Personal Growth we strive to maintain a safe, supportive, and respectful environment to treat both sex addicts and/or partners affected by sex addiction. Our Director is a seasoned therapist with over 20 years experience treating sex addiction and other compulsive behaviors. He is also a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), having trained with Dr. Patrick Carnes, the acknowledged pioneer and leader in the field of sexual addiction and relationship issues.

My practice specializes in the treatment of adolescents, young adults, and adults in the areas of eating disorders, body image issues, anxiety, depression, relationships, women's issues, pregnancy, prenatal, postpartum support and the immediate and lasting effects of trauma. I take an integrative approach to treatment - assessing the needs of each client and going from there.

When you’re struggling to find your place in this white-, cis- and hetero-normative world, feeling able to live fully as your true self can be a challenge. During my years in private practice, I've realized that not every therapist is right for every client. I've specialized in helping clients who are exploring their place on the gender spectrum, whether you’re trans*, non-binary, or somewhere else on that journey of self-discovery, as well as those who are navigating the complex issues related to race and cultural identity. I also do lots of work with anyone who just needs help coping with the issues that come up in everyday life.