Couples Counseling Therapists in Downtown, Brooklyn, NY
My warm, affirming, and solution-focused approach is designed for individuals, families, and couples, creating a non-judgmental space where you can fully show up as yourself.
Hi there! As a psychotherapist and wellness coach, I help high-achieving individuals—executives, creatives, and entrepreneurs—find emotional balance and fulfillment. With over ten years of strategic leadership experience in the public and nonprofit sectors, I deeply understand the pressures of ambition, building something meaningful, and living authentically. Therapy and coaching are distinct yet equally powerful tools in my practice. Therapy offers emotional healing and self-discovery, while coaching turns those insights into action.
My warm, affirming, and solution-focused approach is designed for individuals, families, and couples, creating a non-judgmental space where you can fully show up as yourself.
Hi there! As a psychotherapist and wellness coach, I help high-achieving individuals—executives, creatives, and entrepreneurs—find emotional balance and fulfillment. With over ten years of strategic leadership experience in the public and nonprofit sectors, I deeply understand the pressures of ambition, building something meaningful, and living authentically. Therapy and coaching are distinct yet equally powerful tools in my practice. Therapy offers emotional healing and self-discovery, while coaching turns those insights into action.
Change - whether it is personal, professional, environmental - is the one constant in everyone's life and also the one thing we fear most. It is even more difficult adapting to change that is forced upon us. We often feel alone, vulnerable and unmoored in these moments of transition. As a therapist, I want to assist my clients in tapping into their inner wellspring of resilience and guide them through these challenging life phases; I have experience working with a variety of individuals /concerns/issues, such as LGBTQIA+, veterans, couples, anxiety, depression, stage of life transition and those struggling with identity issues.
Change - whether it is personal, professional, environmental - is the one constant in everyone's life and also the one thing we fear most. It is even more difficult adapting to change that is forced upon us. We often feel alone, vulnerable and unmoored in these moments of transition. As a therapist, I want to assist my clients in tapping into their inner wellspring of resilience and guide them through these challenging life phases; I have experience working with a variety of individuals /concerns/issues, such as LGBTQIA+, veterans, couples, anxiety, depression, stage of life transition and those struggling with identity issues.
Using a relational psychodynamic approach, Natalie sees the client-therapist relationship as essential to growth in therapy.
Natalie is a psychotherapist with experience in private practice, community mental health and school-based settings. Natalie's practice focuses on loss, grief, and trauma. She also works with patients facing a variety of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and concerns related to personal and professional identity.
Using a relational psychodynamic approach, Natalie sees the client-therapist relationship as essential to growth in therapy.
Natalie is a psychotherapist with experience in private practice, community mental health and school-based settings. Natalie's practice focuses on loss, grief, and trauma. She also works with patients facing a variety of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and concerns related to personal and professional identity.
Aquilla Frederick
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MBA, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
As an Ackerman trained couple/family therapist and senior teaching faculty, I am passionate about helping clients become unstuck in their relationship challenges by supporting self-exploration and growth.
If you are feeling stuck with individual, couple/marital, or family issues, and having difficulties moving forward in your life, let’s talk. We will explore the obstacles that may act as constraints and prevent the desired changes.
As a psychotherapist with over 22 years of experience I believe in developing a therapeutic alliance that offers safety, transparency, and hope. I also view therapy as a collaborative process between therapist and client that helps facilitate change and a more optimal and fulfilling life. If this way of working resonates with you, I welcome the opportunity to talk with you.
As an Ackerman trained couple/family therapist and senior teaching faculty, I am passionate about helping clients become unstuck in their relationship challenges by supporting self-exploration and growth.
If you are feeling stuck with individual, couple/marital, or family issues, and having difficulties moving forward in your life, let’s talk. We will explore the obstacles that may act as constraints and prevent the desired changes.
As a psychotherapist with over 22 years of experience I believe in developing a therapeutic alliance that offers safety, transparency, and hope. I also view therapy as a collaborative process between therapist and client that helps facilitate change and a more optimal and fulfilling life. If this way of working resonates with you, I welcome the opportunity to talk with you.
Rachel Schiller
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Downtown, Brooklyn, NY 11242
I bring natural skill, compassion, and extensive experience to my psychotherapy practice with adults, children, and families. I am a Master Trainer at the Yale Child Study Center and also work as clinical consultant to provide training to other therapists. I have a menu of treatment options that can be tailored to clients of all ages. I also work with parent-child dyads and couples who are struggling with co-parenting. My work with individual adults utilizes both body focused interventions (from my background in Gestalt therapy) and insight oriented and behavioral techniques (from my background in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy).
I bring natural skill, compassion, and extensive experience to my psychotherapy practice with adults, children, and families. I am a Master Trainer at the Yale Child Study Center and also work as clinical consultant to provide training to other therapists. I have a menu of treatment options that can be tailored to clients of all ages. I also work with parent-child dyads and couples who are struggling with co-parenting. My work with individual adults utilizes both body focused interventions (from my background in Gestalt therapy) and insight oriented and behavioral techniques (from my background in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy).
Paolo Diamantini
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Downtown, Brooklyn, NY 11242
I work with individuals and couples on many issues, including trauma, sexual orientation and relationships.
You may feel lonely even when not alone, dissatisfied even as your life is in many ways successful. If you relate to loved ones without the experience of lasting intimacy, you may think that your deepest dreams were not realized, as if a cloud from yesterday is coloring everything differently from the way your life is meant to be. But now is not then, and life does not have to be a theater for reminiscing, loss or disillusionment. It is possible that underneath your suffering lies the sparkle of your true essence.
I work with individuals and couples on many issues, including trauma, sexual orientation and relationships.
You may feel lonely even when not alone, dissatisfied even as your life is in many ways successful. If you relate to loved ones without the experience of lasting intimacy, you may think that your deepest dreams were not realized, as if a cloud from yesterday is coloring everything differently from the way your life is meant to be. But now is not then, and life does not have to be a theater for reminiscing, loss or disillusionment. It is possible that underneath your suffering lies the sparkle of your true essence.
I often work with those adjusting to life transitions that include parenting, divorce and infidelity, career and relationship conflicts, as well as those hoping to create a closer connection to their partner.
Therapy can be a powerful catalyst for change and the key to bringing your life back into balance. Whether you experience anxiety, depression, or just want support to strike out in a new direction, there's no need to struggle alone. Together, we'll identify the cycle of behaviors preventing you from reaching your goals, devise strategies to cope more effectively and create a plan for positive change.
I often work with those adjusting to life transitions that include parenting, divorce and infidelity, career and relationship conflicts, as well as those hoping to create a closer connection to their partner.
Therapy can be a powerful catalyst for change and the key to bringing your life back into balance. Whether you experience anxiety, depression, or just want support to strike out in a new direction, there's no need to struggle alone. Together, we'll identify the cycle of behaviors preventing you from reaching your goals, devise strategies to cope more effectively and create a plan for positive change.
They want support to improve their self-management and relationship skills through practical approaches.
Dr. Shenell Evans and her team specialize in creating a sacred, evidence-based space for high-performing adults who want to excel in more than their careers. Adulting is difficult and often sucks! Master it by improving your resilience skills, the art and science of bouncing back. Career success does not automatically equate to Whole Life success, because Life is more than doing. Your Being also matters! Enter the judgment-free zone and leave with practical keys to excel both personally and professionally. To be matched with one of our clinicians, schedule a consultation: www.calendly.com/rps-consult
They want support to improve their self-management and relationship skills through practical approaches.
Dr. Shenell Evans and her team specialize in creating a sacred, evidence-based space for high-performing adults who want to excel in more than their careers. Adulting is difficult and often sucks! Master it by improving your resilience skills, the art and science of bouncing back. Career success does not automatically equate to Whole Life success, because Life is more than doing. Your Being also matters! Enter the judgment-free zone and leave with practical keys to excel both personally and professionally. To be matched with one of our clinicians, schedule a consultation: www.calendly.com/rps-consult
I have helped clients manage their anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, relationship conflict, and other life stressors.
Through my time as a research assistant aiding to conduct studies on the effects of racial discrimination, I became motivated to be a direct support for those in need of mental health resources. As a child of Black immigrants, I believe in the importance of being able to provide clients with a counselor who is culturally sensitive. I make it my primary mission to foster a warm environment with a client first in order to ensure safety and trust. I promote a safe healing environment for individuals of diverse cultural backgrounds using CBT and Psychodynamic Therapy.
I have helped clients manage their anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, relationship conflict, and other life stressors.
Through my time as a research assistant aiding to conduct studies on the effects of racial discrimination, I became motivated to be a direct support for those in need of mental health resources. As a child of Black immigrants, I believe in the importance of being able to provide clients with a counselor who is culturally sensitive. I make it my primary mission to foster a warm environment with a client first in order to ensure safety and trust. I promote a safe healing environment for individuals of diverse cultural backgrounds using CBT and Psychodynamic Therapy.
Andrew R. Gottlieb
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Downtown, Brooklyn, NY 11201
In the field of social work for 45 years, I specialize in working individually with LGBTQ+ young people. While acquiring deeper insight into what makes you tick, putting that knowledge to work is key. Setting realistic, attainable goals is an indispensable part of the process. Psychoanalytic and relational theories inform my work, and I view the therapeutic relationship as the cornerstone of treatment.
In the field of social work for 45 years, I specialize in working individually with LGBTQ+ young people. While acquiring deeper insight into what makes you tick, putting that knowledge to work is key. Setting realistic, attainable goals is an indispensable part of the process. Psychoanalytic and relational theories inform my work, and I view the therapeutic relationship as the cornerstone of treatment.
Susan R Epstein
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Downtown, Brooklyn, NY 11242
I am a seasoned therapist who works well with clients seeking active solutions to their issues. Whether with individuals, couples, families or as a leader of a group, I combine psychoeducation and an eclectic mix of techniques from traditional talk therapy, psychodrama, IFS, EMDR, Somatic Experiencing and mind-body techniques to allow my clients to make progress. I specialize in working with early trauma and CPTSD. Currently all meetings are held by Zoom.
I am a seasoned therapist who works well with clients seeking active solutions to their issues. Whether with individuals, couples, families or as a leader of a group, I combine psychoeducation and an eclectic mix of techniques from traditional talk therapy, psychodrama, IFS, EMDR, Somatic Experiencing and mind-body techniques to allow my clients to make progress. I specialize in working with early trauma and CPTSD. Currently all meetings are held by Zoom.
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Brynley believes the most important role of a therapist is as facilitator. In every interaction, Brynley is most concerned with creating a safe space that allows new insights to naturally arise for her clients. She believes the relationship between therapist and client is the most important ingredient in a successful treatment. Above all else, Brynley prioritizes connection, curiosity, communication, and empathy!
Brynley believes the most important role of a therapist is as facilitator. In every interaction, Brynley is most concerned with creating a safe space that allows new insights to naturally arise for her clients. She believes the relationship between therapist and client is the most important ingredient in a successful treatment. Above all else, Brynley prioritizes connection, curiosity, communication, and empathy!
Ian D Chorao
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Downtown, Brooklyn, NY 11242
I work with adolescents, adults, couples, specializing in anxiety, depression, anger, jealousy, shame, self-esteem, identity issues, relationship conflicts, parenting, intimacy, communication, loss, life-transitions, trauma.
Let's face it, life can be difficult. Sometimes emotions and circumstances feel overwhelming. Therapy offers a way to untangle your feelings and behaviors, offering the relief and distance needed to make sense of whatever is the matter, and process getting out from under it. As a therapist, I am active and engaged. We will collaborate to explore what's most distressing, and how best to resolve what is in your way, (whether emotional, relational, historical, professional,) to ultimately make meaningful, lasting changes that will allow you to feel invigorated and motivated to have the life you want and deserve.
I work with adolescents, adults, couples, specializing in anxiety, depression, anger, jealousy, shame, self-esteem, identity issues, relationship conflicts, parenting, intimacy, communication, loss, life-transitions, trauma.
Let's face it, life can be difficult. Sometimes emotions and circumstances feel overwhelming. Therapy offers a way to untangle your feelings and behaviors, offering the relief and distance needed to make sense of whatever is the matter, and process getting out from under it. As a therapist, I am active and engaged. We will collaborate to explore what's most distressing, and how best to resolve what is in your way, (whether emotional, relational, historical, professional,) to ultimately make meaningful, lasting changes that will allow you to feel invigorated and motivated to have the life you want and deserve.
I am here to help you make meaningful change and live your best life - whatever that looks like for you! I have extensive experience helping people navigate life transitions, grief, relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, chronic illness, and the effects of trauma. I am a culturally inclusive, LGBTQ+ affirming therapist who works with both individuals and couples. I also have experience, and very much enjoy, working with those in the artistic or creative space.
I am here to help you make meaningful change and live your best life - whatever that looks like for you! I have extensive experience helping people navigate life transitions, grief, relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, chronic illness, and the effects of trauma. I am a culturally inclusive, LGBTQ+ affirming therapist who works with both individuals and couples. I also have experience, and very much enjoy, working with those in the artistic or creative space.
Throughout my time as a psychotherapist, I have counseled clients of all ages enduring a vast array of challenges, including anxiety, depression, identity development, life transitions, relationship issues, self-esteem, and trauma. I provide therapy to couples and individuals, always operating from a supportive and strengths-based approach that encourages my clients to be active participants in their own treatment. In my work, I draw from a variety of modalities that include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Solution Focused Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.
Throughout my time as a psychotherapist, I have counseled clients of all ages enduring a vast array of challenges, including anxiety, depression, identity development, life transitions, relationship issues, self-esteem, and trauma. I provide therapy to couples and individuals, always operating from a supportive and strengths-based approach that encourages my clients to be active participants in their own treatment. In my work, I draw from a variety of modalities that include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Solution Focused Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.
Darian Gier
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Downtown, Brooklyn, NY 11242
Waitlist for new clients
I enjoy hearing the life stories of people and aiding them with a supportive and affirming relationship.
All of us have the basic needs of connection, validation, and support within a trusted relationship. Many of us wrestle with our past mistakes or trauma in the form of depression, or worry about the uncertainty of the future in the form of anxiety, or simply want help navigating the complex modern world. As a therapist with years of diverse experiences, I believe I can help a variety of clients, from children ages 10 and up to adolescents, and adults.
I enjoy hearing the life stories of people and aiding them with a supportive and affirming relationship.
All of us have the basic needs of connection, validation, and support within a trusted relationship. Many of us wrestle with our past mistakes or trauma in the form of depression, or worry about the uncertainty of the future in the form of anxiety, or simply want help navigating the complex modern world. As a therapist with years of diverse experiences, I believe I can help a variety of clients, from children ages 10 and up to adolescents, and adults.
I enjoy working with individuals, couples and groups and believe in the benefits of therapy for all! My goal is to create a safe, sex positive space for exploration, growth, and reflection for every individual.
Starting therapy can feel intimidating, so my goal is to make the experience as easy and comfortable as possible for you. I focus on creating a collaborative, supportive space where you can openly explore your thoughts and feelings. I’m passionate about helping you reconnect with your innate worth and boost your self-esteem. Whether you're dealing with depression, anxiety, or relationship stuff, it’s easy to lose touch with your true self. Together, using evidence-based treatments and a bit of humor, we’ll make meaningful changes that lead to lasting improvements. You’re ready for change, and I’m here to help you get there.
I enjoy working with individuals, couples and groups and believe in the benefits of therapy for all! My goal is to create a safe, sex positive space for exploration, growth, and reflection for every individual.
Starting therapy can feel intimidating, so my goal is to make the experience as easy and comfortable as possible for you. I focus on creating a collaborative, supportive space where you can openly explore your thoughts and feelings. I’m passionate about helping you reconnect with your innate worth and boost your self-esteem. Whether you're dealing with depression, anxiety, or relationship stuff, it’s easy to lose touch with your true self. Together, using evidence-based treatments and a bit of humor, we’ll make meaningful changes that lead to lasting improvements. You’re ready for change, and I’m here to help you get there.
Seeking therapy is an act of strength and courage and the results can be life changing. Maybe you find yourself stuck in patterns that are negatively effecting your life, or you may have suffered a traumatic loss and just need a safe place to heal, or maybe you are experiencing challenges in your current relationships or with work/life balance. Whatever the reason, the therapeutic relationship offers the opportunity for positive change and growth. My goal is to help you on your journey by creating a safe, yet structured, environment for growth and healing.
Seeking therapy is an act of strength and courage and the results can be life changing. Maybe you find yourself stuck in patterns that are negatively effecting your life, or you may have suffered a traumatic loss and just need a safe place to heal, or maybe you are experiencing challenges in your current relationships or with work/life balance. Whatever the reason, the therapeutic relationship offers the opportunity for positive change and growth. My goal is to help you on your journey by creating a safe, yet structured, environment for growth and healing.
Rather than searching frantically for an ever receding cure, I will guide you in naming, expressing, and being in compassionate relationship with what haunts.
Welcome. I integrate a somatic, mindfulness based approach to psychodynamic psychotherapy and specialize in complex trauma, loneliness, shame, and grief. We will do more than just talk. At a careful pace, we will attune with curiosity to the unconscious material that the body holds. We will be available to what arises in the therapeutic relationship and how it evokes what you came to want and fear. I invite you to begin this practice of opening.
Rather than searching frantically for an ever receding cure, I will guide you in naming, expressing, and being in compassionate relationship with what haunts.
Welcome. I integrate a somatic, mindfulness based approach to psychodynamic psychotherapy and specialize in complex trauma, loneliness, shame, and grief. We will do more than just talk. At a careful pace, we will attune with curiosity to the unconscious material that the body holds. We will be available to what arises in the therapeutic relationship and how it evokes what you came to want and fear. I invite you to begin this practice of opening.
Finding your way through the rough patches can be difficult. Sometimes we get stuck in the brambles of anxiety, stress, depressed mood, a difficult life transition, or an unhappy relationship. We can feel at a loss for how best to move forward. Having a skilled and compassionate guide can help you avoid dead ends and find your way home. During our time together, I will roll up my sleeves and work to empower you with the tools and support you can use to improve your mood, reduce anxiety, cope with stress, navigate difficult life transitions, and create emotionally intelligent relationships.
Finding your way through the rough patches can be difficult. Sometimes we get stuck in the brambles of anxiety, stress, depressed mood, a difficult life transition, or an unhappy relationship. We can feel at a loss for how best to move forward. Having a skilled and compassionate guide can help you avoid dead ends and find your way home. During our time together, I will roll up my sleeves and work to empower you with the tools and support you can use to improve your mood, reduce anxiety, cope with stress, navigate difficult life transitions, and create emotionally intelligent relationships.
