Therapists in Albany, NY

Your journey of personal growth and healing. Life is a journey; sometimes you can travel alone, but there are times when you could use someone to walk with you along that journey and help you reach your goals. As your multicultural competent therapist, I am here to support, empower, and guide you towards that more positive + joyful life experience. I work with clients who are looking to take a deeper look at emotional and behavioral patterns, better understand their emotional needs, and build emotional resilience to create a meaningful life.

Natacha graduated with a Master of Social Work from Syracuse University with a focus on child development and family systems. She trained in a variety of settings such as high schools, group homes and foster care while working with adolescents in crisis due to trauma. Natacha has 20+ years of experience supporting women, children and families in various applications of therapy. Natacha uses psychoeducation, mindfulness, spirituality, and developing strategies to help her clients reach their goals; especially as it applies to marriage, parenting, school, and family life.

Mindy completed her Master of Social Work at Adelphi University and has over 25 years of program and clinical experience providing therapy and therapeutic services to adolescents, adults and families in community based and residential programs, outpatient mental health and private practice. Mindy has provided supervision to licensed social workers and expressive arts therapist and interns.

I can help clients become more attune with themselves and their bodies. When clients experience traumatic events, they can be dysregulated and struggle to talk about and process their trauma. With my specialities of neurofeedback, brain spotting, and talk therapy, I can help clients become emotionally regulated to process their trauma.

Emily is the Co-Founder and one of the owners of Northpointe Integrative, Inc. - a group behavioral health practice located in the heart of The Capital Region. This practice is committed to the health and wellness of its clients and community by providing the highest quality of individualized care to individuals, couples and families. The therapists at Northpointe Integrative, Inc., value healing, compassion, empowerment, acceptance, growth, and connectedness. The hand-selected therapists who work at this practice offer care and treatment to people of all ages with both diverse backgrounds and experiences.

If you find yourself frequently arguing with your partner, if you are losing connection, if you are feeling lonely, frustrated or simply poorly treated and don’t know where to turn, I am glad you are here. You may be stuck in unhealthy relationship cycle, where you feel like you are growing apart instead of growing together. If you are not feeling happy and hope that the relationship can be repaired you may benefit from Couples/Marriage Counseling. As your therapist, I can help you work through resentment, move on from hurts and anger, heal past experiences, resolve conflict and empower you to stand up for yourself in a loving way.

I believe that therapy is a process meant to help people achieve greater peace and happiness, living the life they envision. With guidance you are in charge of your treatment. Therapy will help you tap into your innate strengths and talents. I have 25 years of experience counseling individuals, families and couples. I will bring compassion and knowledge to our work using a patient-centered approach.

Sometimes we know exactly what the change we want is, it seems right in arm's reach, yet, we find ourselves struggling and confused to bridge the gap. My goal is to assist you in identifying the life you want, finding the path, and supporting you while you place your feet on that path. Our emotional struggles, including mental health symptoms, can be very challenging to overcome alone. Let's work together to come up with ways to cope, and ways to excel.

I believe that a good relationship with my clients is a necessary precondition to good therapy. I balance compassion and acceptance with a firm, challenging stance. After all, we don't grow from sitting in our comfort zones! My areas of expertise include treating eating, weight, and body image issues, mood and anxiety disorders, and helping people through difficult life transitions. While women's issues are a specialty, I have worked with clients with a range of gender identifications and I aim to provide gender affirming care. My clients are diverse by age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, race, and ethnicity.

Hi there! We are Doug & Nana, husband and wife, both licensed social workers and therapists. We see couples together. We utilize our professional training, as well as what we have learned from our own relationship challenges and successes. We do not sit back and listen to couples fight. We actively engage and coach. We work best with couples in which both partners are actively seeking change, and we work on (and measure) specific goals of counseling. Although we have attended level 1 and 2 of Gottman Method training, we only use aspects of their approach, because in our experience it seems each couple needs something different.

I have a passion for working in the counseling field and have dedicated my career to assisting individuals, couples, and families to live a happier, healthier and more balanced life. I have a great deal of experience in the counseling profession with an extensive background working with depression, bipolarity, anxiety, stress management, communication and life skills, healthy relationships, learning disabilities, ADD/ ADHD, addiction and substance abuse treatment and recovery and more. Additionally, I have facilitated groups in relapse prevention, healthy relationships, anger and emotion management, and problem solving.

I’m passionate in helping people better understand how their nervous systems work and affect their emotional well-being. I’m also passionate about helping people understand how a dysregulated nervous system leads to development of mental health conditions. It’s important for an individual to determine the focus of treatment and what they need to happen in order to consider enacting a change process. Sometimes someone just needs an active listener they can use as a sound board and to mirror back their experience. Empathy and validation are the cornerstone to my approach.

We are by your side! No matter the issue that you are facing... anxiety, depression, life issues, family issues, grief, trauma, couples therapy, stress relief, etc... we are ready to help. In this widely acclaimed practice, Ron Villano, M.S., LMHC, ASAC, CCH has assembled an elite team of over 35 providers. Our decades of success in talk therapy comes from creating a customized approach designed to encourage you to face your challenges with new life skills and professional support. You are here looking for that fresh start... and we will answer your call TODAY.

Are you an anxious 20/30 year old? Are you there for others but have a hard time being honest about your own feelings/needs? Do others view see you as "having it all together"? I know how tiring the weight of expectation can feel. It can feel scary to open up due to not ever feeling good enough, perfect enough or not saying the "right" thing. My clients are often high achievers, insightful and/or in caretaking roles. They are ready to take a leap and do the inner work to heal &change; they are craving a nurturing safe space with a person they trust who is warm, caring and down to earth.

Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed by daily demands or unhappy with your current circumstances? Are you unhappy in your relationships or questioning if they are harmful? Is a difficult event from your past disrupting your ability to live your best life? If you answered yes to any of these questions, it might be time to reach out for help.

We are all given a blank sheet in the beginning. What we choose to put on this blank sheet determines our outcome. Through life we are shaped by our surroundings, interactions and family. But not all of us are given the tools to write our own stories. Nature created us, but nurture guides us. As a clinician, I work with my clients to help build their awareness of how their learned subconscious understandings of life have impacted how they engage, interact and understand others.

You are more than just a diagnosis! Therapy can help you to develop the resilience to cope with even the most painful of life circumstances. Respect, compassion, and collaboration are essential components of the therapeutic relationship. We will work together to develop insight into your emotional distress, construct strategies to cope with overwhelming feelings, and create a positive vision for your future. Clients find me to be approachable, responsive, and committed to the process of healing and personal growth.

Imagine yourself as a writer, carefully crafting the story of your life. What important events and experiences stand out, and what effect does your supporting cast have on you? Is your story unfolding the way you want it to? For most of us, the answers to these questions aren't always clear. We're often too entrenched in our own story to be our own author. Experiences such as navigating a new life transition and developing a more loving relationship with yourself can be tough.