Family Therapy in Brooklyn, NY

You’ve got everything under control, except for when everything falls apart. It can feel debilitating to work so hard to keep your life on track and then feel overwhelmed by fear or shame or anger at a moment’s notice. You double down on trying to control it but it never seems to be possible and you’re worried that the life you’ve carefully built won’t be able to withstand more bumps. You know your stuff, you /understand/ what you should be doing but you can’t seem to get there and you feel stuck and embarrassed. Repeat repeat.

I am a true believer that we are spiritual beings that are having physical experiences. At times, these physical experiences can cause us to feel detached from community with ourselves, our family members, and friends. This detachment can bring about feelings and emotions that are difficult to sit with. Feelings like sadness, worry, hopelessness, confusion, and emptiness. These feelings are normal and my goal is to create a safe space for you to find your way back to community through humanizing your experiences; to use your strengths along with the resources around you to make that journey seem more possible.

Let's Talk w/ Rev. Dr. DLC Boyce, helps those who have found themselves stuck - disconnected from God. It's designed for those who have been unable to achieve goals in their lives; for individuals/ couples/families/groups, who feel they have been wounded by crisis/ situations/circumstances -- by people, institutions within society or by society itself. It is also designed for those who've, seemingly, sabotaged themselves, and, as a result, have been prevented from taking advantage of opportunities.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist working with adolescents and adults in South Park Slope, Brooklyn. I received my PhD from the City University of New York, and completed inpatient and outpatient training at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. I am invested in helping my patients confront the challenges that bring them to my office, including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and a lack of satisfaction with their daily lives.

I am a behavioral and psychotherapist who has experience working with individuals, families, couples, and groups. I have experience working and specialize in trauma, parent counseling, family therapy, anxiety, OCD, depression, and mood personality disorders. I am committed to helping individuals overcome challenges through implementing a strengths-based approach and empowering my clients to identify within themselves their capabilities and achieve their goals and desired change. This intervention amongst others have proven to be instrumental in supporting individuals as they confront their challenges.

I am a psychologist with expertise in working with concerns related to anxiety, depression, relationships, family-of-origin, life transitions, grief, identity formation, living with a chronic illness (cancer, pain), and existentialism (values, meaning-making). Outside of my clinical practice, I am a Professor of Psychology at Brooklyn College, with extensive teaching experience at the university-level and research program (over 20 peer-reviewed publications), including funding from the National Institute of Mental Health.

AGAPE Family Therapy & Coaching is a private group practice in NYC that provides telehealth counseling/therapy, life and leadership coaching, and employee assistance programming, along with self-care, equity, and leadership training. Our clients experience new perspectives, the development of healthy boundaries, improved relationships, advancement in careers, and economic mobility.

I am deeply passionate about working with adults, children, and families. With kindness, curiosity, and creativity, I seek to support individuals of all ages as they develop a deeper understanding of their experiences, explore emotional reactions, learn effective coping skills, and build resiliency and connection in relationships. I am committed to creating an inclusive therapeutic space that is healing, skill-building, and collaborative.

Seeking therapy is a step which reflects a great deal of strength and courage. These qualities are exactly what I encourage you to recognize within yourself as we work through the challenges that life may have brought your way. My goal is to help change/restructure your thoughts whilst bringing a solution-oriented approach to help you conquer and take control of your future. I provide support, empathy and empowerment to all clients as we work towards leading you to living a happier, healthier and productive life.

Take a deep breath, you made it here. Good for you for taking the first step to ask for help. I know that it can feel daunting and scary. I am here as a gentle guide to help you understand yourself better and listen to your unique needs. Perhaps you are feeling anxious, overwhelmed by life's stressors or you are going through a big life transition. Maybe you feel unable to set healthy boundaries with family or friends or want to learn better ways to cope with tough emotions or stress. I am here to help you feel more balanced and grounded and use your emotions as helpful information rather than feel at odds with them.

Do you notice patterns of behavior that you’d like to explore further? Feel dissatisfied with the way things are currently in your life? By drawing from interpersonal, cognitive-behavioral (ie. CBT and ACT), and psychodynamic modalities, I empower clients to gain insight, define goals, and develop skills/tools to live meaningful lives consistent with their values. I see psychotherapy as an interactive process that can promote insight, create positive change, and foster growth. I also bring this perspective into my work with couples and families. I can provide couples/ family psychotherapy as well as discernment counseling.

It is my commitment to bring sensitivity, empathy, and presence as we move through the process of therapy together. I value your uniqueness and wish to help to guide you in the process of exploring and fulfilling your goals. We will address and work through the specific areas in your life that challenge you. I draw upon a multitude of modalities and tailor my approach to each individual's needs and wants. My work pulls from traditional psychoanalytic therapy, but draws upon an eclectic psycho therapeutic approaches. I treat people within the entire mental health spectrum including: anxiety, depression and substance abuse.

Therapy is an opportunity for you to work on developing how "you want the next chapter of your life to read". I have over twenty years of experience in working with people to help them work through many different issues in their lives, both from their past and/or their present. It is very important to understand the stress that a person is experiencing and develop positive skills to decrease and manage the stress. I work with individuals to create a positive plan to master these skills.

I am an experienced therapist trained in a number of modalities. I have had diverse life experiences so am open and attuned to individual issues and crises. My area of expertise is in relational trauma and family issues. I have worked with individuals from age 5 to age 65 across the spectrum of diagnoses and also with individuals without a diagnosis who are struggling either with relationships or in their work lives. My goal is to create a safe space for clients to explore their issues in an interactive process. I am interested in your history and your personal story.

I specialize in working with teenagers and young to middle-aged adults. We can sometimes feel lonely, misunderstood, overwhelmed or even embarrassed when it comes to our inner thoughts, feelings or struggles. We might have difficulty figuring out exactly what it is that is making us feel the way we do. If you’re experiencing symptoms of anxiety, depression, relationship/family dynamic issues, currently going through a life transition, or are just feeling overwhelmed, I am eager to assist and be part of your journey of self-awareness. Together, we will create goals and find tools specific to you and help you live your best life.

Couples, Single parents and Co-parents are welcome! I enjoy working with adults, young adults and teens to identify and address concerns that develop as they navigate through systems and communities.

I assist individuals, couples and groups navigate their way through the challenges of being a parent, being in a relationship with a survivor of domestic violence, being part of a blended family, pre-marital counseling, marriage counseling, divorce, crisis, anger management, death of a loved one, the loss of a relationship, finding companionship, sexual harassment, lack of family support, depression, stress, trauma and other difficulties. I also assist consumers with finding their way through the foster care system, child protective service agencies and identifying the rights of a parent/guardian with a child in a school system.

Denise Rivera, LCSW has over nine years of experience helping adolescents, young adults, and adults with diverse backgrounds through individual, family, and group therapy. Denise is fluent in Spanish and English. Denise has worked in community hospitals and specialized programs with adolescents, young adults and adults coping with unusual thoughts or voices, chronic mood disorders, as well as symptoms of anxiety and depression utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy practices.

Daily struggles as a parent can be hard to manage and can leave you worried about your child. I work with children who are struggling with emotional and social difficulties that make every day challenges harder and interfere with feeling confident and secure. If you are interested in supporting your child to reach their highest potential, I may be able to help. Divorce, challenges at school, parent-child conflict are only a handful of reasons why parents seek my services. I offer ongoing guidance to parents along with weekly sessions to children and adolescents between the ages of 2 to 18.