Couples Counseling Therapists in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY

Adults and families that partner with me are seeking guidance, compassion, goals that lead (not frustrate), a future plan and a "toolbox" that supports your transformation. You can see the specializations in my intro, and you may know acronyms like CBT, (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), DBT, REBT, ACT and these are foundations for the process of understanding emotions, behavior, patterns, the life you have lived and where you wish to take it. Mind/body work is another arm of gaining confidence and reaching goals. Our work will yield a pattern of new reactions and behaviors and the future you make.

I believe that a trusting and engaged relationship between the therapist and client provides a safe space for exploration and change. I am genuine and warm, offering trauma-informed psychotherapy to children, teenagers and adults with a strong emphasis on an integrative approach towards wellbeing, fostering healing and growth through both the mind and body. I specialize in trauma recovery, identity issues, anxiety, and depression. I work to empower individuals and families to identify and utilize their inherent strengths to navigate obstacles and interpersonal challenges.

Are you feeling stressed out, alone, and anxious? I have a strong belief in the power of therapy to help deal with these feelings, and I believe strongly in my patients' strength and capacity for change and growth. People come to me to work on alleviating anxiety, depression, trauma, loss, and relationship troubles. My approach is collaborative, dynamic, and committed to helping you experience both short-term relief and lasting change in love, work, and beyond. I work from a culturally aware perspective. All are welcome.

I see adults from 18 - 88 years of age, from diverse ethnic, cultural, religious backgrounds and LGBTQIA. I have been trained to treat and continue to see patients with depression, anxiety, chronic pain and illness, obsessive-compulsive, eating disorders, anger, drugs, alcohol, post traumatic stress, interpersonal, relationship and intra psychic issues. Many, but not all of my patients work in creative fields, education and athletics. I run a group via zoom. Many of my patients are in individual and group concurrently. The combination of modalities helps patients to understand issues and work through them in real time.

I offer strength based sex therapy that is grounded in my work with individuals, couples and families. My approach focuses on the clients lived experience. I strive to empower my clients to get in touch with their unconsious biases or core beliefs that may be holding them back. My goal as your family and sex therapist is to strengthen my clients pre-existing confidence and resilience, that has been there all along.

TMR, which stands for "Treat Me Right" is a private practice that offers a comprehensive integrative approach to mental health care. We offer psychotherapeutic services to people of all ages. We offer support to individuals, couples , groups, and families. Our services include, psychotherapy, nutrition counseling, psychopharmacology and psychological testing.

The therapeutic process can be one of liberation, insight and deep compassion towards your own humanity. Trauma, pain, shame and life's disappointments impact our bodies, minds and spirits. As your therapist, I hold hope for your process. I am a collaborative and relational therapist. I believe the healing process is a creative one, I have a multi-disciplinary approach to psychotherapy. As a Somatic Psychotherapist I know that healing and well-being must include our whole system in order to feel integrated and to know ourselves on an embodied level.

I enjoy working with couples who are interested in an open / polyamorous relationship . I have found that short-term therapy can be incredibly useful in setting up these types of arrangements when boundaries, trust, and communication are paramount. I also work with couples who are struggling with these issues in closed relationships. It is my goal to help you develop mutual respect, understanding, and empathic communication. The individuals that I work most effectively with are those experiencing a big life transition (new baby, divorce, job, graduation, etc) with challenges coping or have unresolved trauma of their past bubbling up

Self awareness and connection can heal. My practice is a place where we can build safety and vulnerability, and work together to help you better understand yourself. Therapy is not always easy, but here you can regain a sense of control and create momentum.

Managing life’s challenges can overwhelm each of us. Whether juggling typical ups and downs or coping with loss, trauma, major upset or crisis, there are times we need compassion, an advocate, a fellow strategist or just someone to listen. Our relationship to ourselves, family, career, or life changes can sometimes seem out of control, leading to depression, anxiety or isolation. Therapy is a tool designed to help manage life’s challenges and bring clarity, perspective and a sense of well-being.

Throughout my career I have come to learn we often do not have words to describe the trauma and pain that we have survived, this is where I can help you identify what treatment will work best for your unique experience. I utilize a strengths-based trauma informed integrative approach, recognizing that every person has skills that they have utilized to allow them to get this far in life, building upon these skills through learning and most importantly healing the root cause of this pain.

I am here to help. Life brings on all kinds of challenges. I am a great listener, I'm supportive, discreet and skilled at helping people reach their potential. With over 25 years of experience, I have helped people face and overcome their most challenging and most intimate issues. I have specialized with helping people improve their performance as it relates to the job, relationship or one's sexlife. Using both a psychodynamic and behavioral modification approach, I am able to help people overcome issues of intimacy, underperformance or sexual addiction and to lead a healthier active life.

I am a white queer NB trans masc psychotherapist who focuses on the mental health and wellbeing of queer, trans and NB folks of all ages. While I work with people across the life span, I generally do not see people under 16. I also work with people navigating the spectrum of pregnancy, adoption and traversing LGBTQIA parenthood. I have been practicing social work for 15 years and am licensed in NY and Florida. I am anti racist, trans affirmative, sex positive, sw positive, body positive + kink allied. I use a psychodynamic approach in my work with clients incorporating elements of intersectionality, mindfulness and harm reduction.

I have the privilege of accompanying clients as they go through some of the most painful and some of the most joyous times of their lives. I see therapy as a journey that the client and therapist take together with the therapist playing the role of a traveling companion, guide, and interpreter. I have extensive experience providing counseling services to adolescents, adults, and families in various clinical settings. The focus of treatment includes improving self-image, changing negative self-talk, and working through trauma. My approach is collaborative, working together to define and achieve therapy goals.

Dr. Twining is a warm, energetic, creative, nonpathologizing clinical psychologist whose therapy sessions tend to be lively and participatory. She values the ability of her patients to overcome stasis or crisis, and to lead happier, self-directed lives. Her ability to form solid, caring relationships with her patients has led to treatment successes for a wide variety of people whose previous therapies had failed. Her research on effective psychotherapy has been published in the top peer-reviewed journal in psychology and presented at international conferences.

I am often described as a warm, empathic person who creates a comfortable, supportive, and safe therapeutic environment. Unlike the distant, silent psychoanalyst stereotype, I am a real person in the room. I respond to what you tell me, ask questions, and will even share a laugh with you. My approach is based on the premise that relationships are essential in shaping who we are as people and how we experience the world.

I have extensive experience doing therapy with individuals, couples and families. My practical and positive approach has helped hundreds of people just like you! I have over 10 years of experience and love helping people in a comfortable, professional and private office environment that will put you at ease. I have a compassionate, caring, and nonjudgmental style that begins with carefully listening to the issues and deciding together with you on your goals for therapy. I am skilled in many different therapy techniques and frameworks that we can use to help you reach your goals.

Many clients in my Fort Greene practice are suffering from depression and anxiety. Both these strong emotions can rob you of joy in life, your energy, and your interest in connecting with others. Many people underestimate the impact of these strong emotions on your relationships, your productivity, and your health. Freeing yourself from the paralyzing trap of depression and anxiety will give you new energy to move on in your life.

Famed poet Maya Angelou once said, “there is no greater agony then bearing an untold story inside you”. I believe we all have untold stories. Our life stories can produce anxiety, depression, emotional discomforts, and be a source of unresolved pain. With over 20 years’ experience I can support you in this therapeutic journey to gain awareness, clarity, and understanding into internal beliefs about self that interrupt healthy life patterns. In my career I have worked extensively with individuals and couples to address an array of life challenges, including trauma histories, anxiety, and depression.