Preteen Therapists in New York, NY

Is your tween/teen struggling with issues related to anxiety, depression, trauma, low confidence or bullying? Do you want to support your child, but are not sure how, and you witness them feeling hopeless, unmotivated and depressed? If any of these statements resonate with you, then you’ve come to the right place. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 15 years' experience, specializing in child, adolescent and young adult psychotherapy. Parents frequently come to me in hopes of helping their teen find effective ways to manage their anxiety, cope with life stressors and build their confidence.

My main goal as a therapist is to provide an emotionally safe and therapeutic atmosphere for my clients. I’ve worked with individuals across the life span and have found that my work has been most impactful with people aged preteen through young adulthood. This time is full of so much change - internally and externally. Initiating therapy can be hard. With a mixture of empathy, support, and reflection, solutions will be developed together, helping to give you a life that is more fulfilled.

I have over 15 years of experience working in the mental health field. I have worked in a variety of settings including private practice, residential, outpatient, in-home, and addictions. There are various times in our lives that are challenging and taking the first step to asks for help can feel overwhelming. I have experience working with individuals, and couples ranging in age from preteen to adulthood in many areas of need such as depression, mood instability, substance use, anxiety, history of trauma, and family/relationships conflicts.

A glimpse of my style and approach is available at a low fee through my online course on anxiety management and stress reduction (https://dravisanders.com/online-courses). Different professional and personal experiences led me to the field of clinical psychology. Through my own experience of change, I have come to learn the importance of learning to non-judgmentally accept and recognize your current reality for what it is as a first step toward identifying areas in your life where you would like to experience growth.

We all deserve to be seen and heard in our fullness and complexity. I believe deeply in the therapeutic relationship as our central force, to make room for you to be heard in your authenticity, without judgment. I value fostering a space of curiosity, honesty, & safety, where we can work as partners to navigate challenges, process your experiences, gain insight into your inner world, & heal from pain and trauma. Whether you are getting stuck in anxious thought patterns, feeling lost, working through past and present trauma, my goal is to discover the strengths you already possess and expand to even better improve your life.

If you or your child are dealing with anxiety, stress, relationship issues, school problems, life transitions, adoption or attachment related issues, impacts of trauma, or depression, I'm listening. There is hope and a way forward. I offer a safe, supportive space to deepen self-awareness, build empowerment, and identify and alleviate sources of distress or pain to create positive, lasting change. I welcome and work with clients from all backgrounds and enjoy working with students, adults, creative types, and people of color. I also specialize in working with adoptees and their families as I am personally connected to adoption.

Are you missing appreciation? Does he stonewall? Does she not stop criticizing? Anxious and having trust issues? Do you feel a lack of sexual desire? Fighting over sexual frequency? I can help you stop the negative cycle. Feel love again. Feel intimate again. Trained explicitly as a marriage and family therapist, I am a highly trained and experienced couples therapist. I believe in a collaborative approach and skilled at creating tools to foster healthy connections between couples and families. Together, we repair your relationship by introducing new methods of communication to increase empathy and flexibility.

Dr. Susan Paula is a licensed psychologist who specializes in helping people with a variety of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship problems. She is particularly skilled in using CBT, ACT, and DBT to help people manage their emotions, improve their relationships, and build resilience. Dr. Paula is a warm and compassionate therapist who creates a safe and supportive space for her clients to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. She is also a skilled educator who teaches her clients the skills they need to cope with their challenges and live more fulfilling lives.

Therapy can empower you by affirming your strengths and expanding your capacity to deal with problems more effectively. In short, therapy can lead to a more fulfilling life. Our mission is to provide affordable, quality care to all those who make up our diverse and vibrant community. For the past fifty years, we have built our reputation by providing individualized psychotherapy in a warm, supportive, empathic, authentic, and compassionate environment.

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, relationships, school/career, loss or health issues, 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, 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.

Virtual only- I specialize in intersectional identity, trauma, and learned intimacy/ vulnerability as inhibitors to fostering/ restoring trust, relational satisfaction, and reconciliation with your former self. My approach in clinical practice is solution-focused, relational, and skill-building, however requires my ideal clients to be deeply committed to reconstructing long standing beliefs and judgments. With over 12 years of both research and clinical practice, I treat common concerns such as mood disorders, TBI / ABI, OCD/ compulsive behaviors, bipolar disorders, disordered eating, narcissism, and relational/ intimate conflict.

Christine has over 10 years of therapy experience, utilizing Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and other approaches. She received her degree from New York University and is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults for a variety of issues. These include depression, anxiety, phobias, panic, anger, stress, insomnia, ADHD, autism, developmental delays, and work/home/school issues.

I’m Dr. Lara Rifkin, a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of anxiety and OCD in children, adolescents and adults. I earned my PhD in clinical psychology from Temple University where I was mentored by Dr. Philip Kendall, the developer of the most widely studied and disseminated treatment for child anxiety, Coping Cat. I have trained junior clinicians in this treatment and have served as a school consultant for child anxiety.

Sarah provides compassionate individual and family therapy to adolescents and adults. She works collaboratively with the aim of promoting positive change within a person’s life. She is formally trained in Collaborative Problem Solving, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused therapy, Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Approaches.

Are you searching for an indentity-affirming provider? Looking for ways to overcome or better cope with trauma, depression, anxiety, OCD or other mental health symptoms? Curious if your relationships can be improved? I have more than a decade of training and experience providing gender and sexuality affirming, trauma informed therapy and DBT. My team works with individuals of all ages as well as families and couples. We help patients to explore how to improve their lives. My group practice provides opportunities to find the right clinician for you!

Uncomfortable symptoms exist for a reason. We can take medication to make them go away for a while. Alternatively, we can take the time and make the effort to listen to ourselves and work, with the help of a trained ear, to decipher what our symptoms reveal about what is not going well in our lives. As a psychoanalyst, I engage with my patients directly and know that their work is not done alone. Our work can be diverse in nature: it can focus on a very precise conflict; it can be about the desire to overcome a difficult experience or a painful past; it can mean learning about oneself or receiving support to move forward.

I believe that therapy is about meaningful change. I work collaboratively with individuals in a safe and empathic environment to foster self-exploration and growth. I use a variety of techniques to help reduce stress, navigate life transitions and challenges, and build more healthy and rewarding relationships. My goal is to derive a deeper understanding of life, while fostering emotional resilience and finding genuine connection with others.

When seeing a new patient I am always mindful of the value of listening and communication. I am always mindful of ways of interpreting deeper understanding, but it begins with the building of a relationship between the two people in the room. By allowing this to develop I am able to assist in finding resolutions to symptoms and patterns that are emotionally painful and stubbornly have not gone away. My ideal client is one who is at least curious about making a commitment to change. I will attempt to do my part. I do use video and teletherapy for new and established patients.

We're born to be happy! If you are willing to creatively and empathically embrace your life experiences, actively re-center your physical, mental, and emotional self - we are on board together! I will collaboratively engage you in a balanced and inspiring body-mind interventions to re-install your hope and self-esteem. In the process of creating a meaningful , client-centered therapy, relationship to self and others, stress, fear, anxiety, life transitions challenges, loss/grief, academic or creative/artist's difficulties, among many others will be addressed, so you can and lead a thriving life. I invite you to make some changes!