Family Therapy in Upper West Side, New York, NY

I am a clinical psychologist with over 28 years experience providing treatment, clinical instruction and supervision in evidenced based psychotherapy. I have served as a clinical director, supervisor, and clinical instructor of psychology to programs at Columbia Presbyterian, Mt Sinai Medical Center, and Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation.I am committed to the practice and advancement of treatment approaches which strengthen psychological skills for coping with life challenges. I have specialized in the treatment of depression, anxiety , including ptsd, and co-occurring disorders of addiction and mental health.

In my practice, I integrate both my professional and personal experience with a variety of therapy techniques. I often pair these with a conversational and collaborative style to help my clients in their process. My niche is working with people through their challenges in everyday living. These issues often include life transitions, relationship issues, anxiety, depression, family issues, and work or school related challenges. While I primarily use talk therapy to address these issues, I am also certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), which is often used to reprocess specific memories or experiences.

We are uniquely qualified to help you achieve your family building goals. Whether you need guidance navigating your infertility process, thinking about egg freezing, considering using donor sperm or eggs to have a child or coping with difficult parenting issues we can assist you in realizing your dreams and help make your journey easier. We also can provide assessments for donor egg, donor sperm or surrogacy arrangements. My book, Building Your Family: The Complete Guide to Donor Conception is available on Amazon or anywhere books are sold and my podcast, Building Your Family, is available on YouTube and all audio platforms.

I have been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for a very long time. I have much experience working with people of all ages, backgrounds, sexual orientation, and relationship issues. I do this work because it is very satisfying. And it is “work” for my clients as well. I know that my clients need courage and self awareness to recognize when they need to reach out for help. I consider the goal of therapy is to empower my clients to find solutions to solve the problems in their life—to get unstuck from unhealthy patterns in their life—unresolved and repetitive conflicts.

Improving our lives or relationships, or helping our children do so, may seem like a daunting challenge, yet we know when change is needed. Fortunately, we all have within us a natural capacity for growth and well-being that is best facilitated in the context of relationships that nurture the deepest parts of your being and awaken your strengths. Over the past 20 years I have gained a deep appreciation for the complexity of human experience and the pain and difficulties involved in living with emotional or relational problems in our lives or in our children's lives.

In my current virtual practice I am working with many age groups dealing with the anxiety of trying to cope: with getting ready for college; with city life and roommates; with relationship partners; with making decisions to move ahead with relationship commitment, or not and if so, how; all ages attempting to cope with remote work and cramped living arrangements; and the pain and changed nature of our current city life. I help patients seeking relationships, fixing them and leaving them.

It's hard to stay on top of demands and responsibilities and give each part of your life the consideration it deserves. Maintaining close relationships, parenting, divorce, illness and loss can be stressful and lead to feelings of helplessness and anxiety. We can work together to discover your own story and to develop coping skills for challenges in your family and work relationships.

Whether working with you individually or within a family system, my goal is to foster a warm and nonjudgemental space for you to feel heard and free to explore difficult feelings. I specialize in working with children, adolescents, young adults, and families on a variety of issues including anxiety, peer and family conflict, behavioral challenges, mood disorders, and LGBTQ+ related issues. Regardless of what has brought you into treatment, I work closely with you to reduce shame and deepen your understanding of your relationships, behaviors, thoughts and feelings. Such insight is the foundation for change and growth.

Maybe you are looking for a therapist because you feel “stuck” in some way about how to move forward. Perhaps you feel like your usual ways of coping are no longer working in a time of major transition and you find yourself ruminating about things out of your control. Whatever the case may be, you are looking for some guidance and greater self-awareness. I particularly love working with people in established high-powered careers as well as people navigating a new path may even look like. I also have expertise helping individuals navigate difficult feelings related to relationships, fertility, sexuality & family.

I am a NY State licensed psychologist with a private practice on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. I specialize in therapy for adolescents and younger adults suffering from past traumatic experiences, anxiety, depression, and low self-worth. My intention is to create a safe and compassionate space to help individuals better understand and overcome blocks in self-acceptance and interpersonal difficulties. I also help people set and achieve goals related to academic or professional development. Former clients have found me to be perceptive, helpful, and warm.

Life is filled with change; some planned and exciting, others unexpected and scary. Sometimes even planned change can tax our coping ability. Life transitions such as leaving college, finding satisfying relationships, marriage, having children, divorce, becoming a step family, and retirement can present unforeseen challenges. It is at times like these that having the guidance of an experienced professional can make the difference between "sinking" under the stress and "swimming" with feelings of mastery. As a psychotherapist and coach I have specialized in helping individuals and couples navigate the choppy waters of life change.

Looking for the right therapist is not easy . I can help your children- family ( All ages all stages) feel more content. Every child- teen -college age- has a unique story to tell that must heard for emotional well being to emerge . As a child and family psychotherapist, I incorporate play-talk therapy, feelings games and new techniques for quicker easier solutions. I enjoy working with clients on becoming Behavior-Feelings Detectives, investigating the hidden feelings and emotional needs hiding underneath behaviors. Listening with EMPATHY- Compassion plus learning new skills really works. Please reach out if this resonates!

Mavida Health is a deeply specialized, comprehensive mental health platform for the path to parenthood - including those trying to conceive, pregnant - including adoption and surrogacy, experiencing pregnancy loss, or in the postpartum. We offer 1:1 therapy, couples/family therapy, group therapy, prescribing, and medication management.

I am a clinical psychologist and have been in practice for 30 years in both Connecticut and New York. At the moment, I am only working remotely, but have an office on the Upper West side need be. I see adults in individual psychotherapy and seek to help people at critical times in dealing with family, relationship, and/or occupational concerns. The work aims to alleviate anxiety and depressive feelings and offers people a new way of thinking that renews a sense of hope and control in their lives.

As a clinician at Grounded Therapy PLLC, it is my goal to encourage connection and healing by offering a safe space for life-changing conversations. I offer in person and virtual individual, couples and group therapy to adults around topics such as body image, sex, identity, mental health, family dynamics, attachment, intimacy, relationships, and more.

I believe therapy should increase contentment in life, self-knowledge, acceptance and mindfulness of others, including the impact of their actions. Throughout our lives, we all deal with challenges that can negatively affect what is most important to us, such as relationships, family or job. I work with my clients to help them become more self-aware so that they look at situations differently, are more reflective about the thoughts their experiences evoke and as a result, the actions they take. Modifying choices we make in our thoughts or actions decreases the distress we experience, a primary reason why we seek therapy.

Dr. Sugar is the founder of Behavioral Psych Studio, a group practice dedicated to providing effective, evidence-based treatment to teens, adults, couples and families struggling with psychological or social issues. Specifically, we use Cognitive Behavioral and Dialectical Behavioral Therapies to help clients learn more about themselves and create the lives they want to be living. At BPS we treat people struggling with Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Emotion Dysregulation issues, and Substance Abuse. Likewise, we offer services to parents and teens experiencing high-conflict relationships. We are committed to helping parents gain the knowledge and tools necessary to improve their relationship with their teens.

My practice primarily focuses on individuals seeking treatment for issues of self-esteem, relationships or work problems. These problems can create feelings of despair, loneliness, and hopelessness. Normally, we all begin experiencing these feelings as children and as adults we may develop behavioral patterns which contribute to the perpetuation of low self-esteem. In therapy, we explore the reasons for self-defeating behavior. As we become more aware of what we do and why we do it, we can begin making the necessary changes for a successful future.

As a traumatologist I provide expert,holistic treatment services for adults, and high conflict,distressed couples via Zoom. I have over 30 yrs experience with mood disorders ,relational difficulties and recovery from multiple traumas. I created the Resortrative Integrated Therapy Pgm (RIT) to help people feel empowered to use their unique gifts to better their lives in a practical way. My practice is committed to Black Lives Matter to disrupt racial violence and institutionalized oppression. I welcome your call to discuss personalized and holistic treatment options .