Anxiety Therapists in Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY

I create a warm, friendly, and welcoming environment where we can explore what’s happening in your life now to collaborate on what might be possible for you in the future. Then, we will partner to understand what burdens you’ve taken on from your past—burdens that may have limited your belief systems or distorted your experience—to blaze new pathways towards your release from pain and entry into freedom and joy. I specialize in working with clients who struggle with anxiety , depression, and relationship issues. However, my approach is not a one size fits all formula. I tailor my work to the individual and their specific needs.

ANGER MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST. I have over 25 years of experience as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist with a specialty in anger management. I have worked with a variety of issues including, career, relationship, mood disorders, panic disorder, depression, anxiety , OCD, and PTSD. I have acquired Postgraduate certificates in individual psychoanalytic psychotherapy, rational-emotive behavioral therapy and group psychotherapy.

Whether this is your first time in therapy or you are continuing your therapy journey, I'm glad you are here. Life sure can have a way of getting complicated or messy. Relationships change, life events happen, depression or anxiety creep up, daily stress becomes unmanageable, self-esteem is challenged, the list can go on… I am here to offer individualized, solution-focused therapy in a safe, supportive and non-judgmental manner. I believe therapy can foster healing, recovery, growth and change. It is my hope that you will feel empowered to embrace your goals and work towards wellbeing that you deserve.

My approach to therapy includes collaborating with you in figuring out how to process your own experiences, and how to move forward towards the life you want. I will create a warm, validating atmosphere where you can be your authentic self, expressing fears and insecurities, needs and aspirations. My hope is to help you build upon your strengths, gain insight into patterns of behavior you would like to change, and enhance your self-understanding while alleviating your suffering.

Steven Sabella is a New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Nationally Certified Counselor with years of experience treating individuals struggling with depression, anxiety , bipolar, trauma, attachment, substance use and relationship issues, among others. His approach is person centered, and not only uses process to address current internal barriers to change, but looks at environmental factors, historic experience and connection to others in order to effectively facilitate positive change. Steven has a Master's in Mental Health Counseling from NYU and brings extensive experience in individual and group therapy.

I am a clinical psychologist experienced in working with individuals and couples around a variety of emotional and life challenges, including grief and loss, trauma, relationship issues, depression, anxiety , adjustment disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, and substance abuse. I specialize in working with women and couples dealing with challenges around pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum depression/ anxiety , and adjustment to parenting. I also see mothers and infants together to address issues in attachment and communication. My orientation is primarily psychodynamic and interpersonal, although I am trained in CBT, DBT, and CPT and do integrate these strategies as needed.

I have over 25 years of experience and commitment, working with adolescents, and adults. I will compassionately and skillfully help you through your struggle with depression, anxiety , trauma, or grief. You will gain increased self understanding, decrease self judgement, and improve your coping strategies. I offer a safe space and the commitment to help you process thoughts, feelings, and life experiences. You will feel understood and emotionally embraced.I believe therapy can offer you the space to work through your past and can provide you with the ability to surpass present challenges and maximize your personal growth.

Many people of all cultures are encouraged to be controlling or perfectionistic in all areas of their lives. Over time, this can be a draining emotional experience. If you are someone struggling to break out of labels that no longer fit and want to live more authentically, let’s work through that struggle together. Through compassionate listening and art-making, I will be a therapist who allows you to develop your unique identity in a safe and affirming virtual or in-person space. I believe that therapy should be an opportunity where you can openly experiment with how you wish to show up in the world.

Whether you're struggling with stress, depression, anxiety , grief, feeling unfulfilled in life, or something else, you don't have to go through this alone. This may be your first time in therapy and are not sure whether this is right for you. You may also have been down this road a few times. No matter your situation, my goal is to find out who you are, where you want to go, and to help you get there. If you choose to work with me, you'll find that I really care about creating a space that's comfortable, safe, strengths-based, recovery-oriented, and collaborative.

Shayla is an experienced therapist with over 16 years of working with adults struggling with depression, anxiety , trauma, difficult relationships and alcohol/substance misuse. She offers a holistic approach to person-centered care in a non-judgmental, supportive, and safe space. Shayla places a strong emphasis on building trust with her clients and tailoring treatment towards individual needs while using a strengths-based perspective.

Do you feel stuck in your life? I am an experienced psychotherapist adept at helping people resolve their difficulties and move on with a more fulfilling life. In a supportive environment and at your own pace, I will explore with you issues that are blocking your success. I will help you move forward--whether you need support after experiencing a trauma or loss, the confidence to change jobs, or insight into how to have healthier relationships--this is a forward moving process aimed at making your life more satisfying and productive.

Seeking therapy can be overwhelming, and also relieving; it is an act of hope. I believe that the potential for personal growth and change within all of us is enormous, and I value the opportunity to work with clients as we weave between the present and the past to explore the impact each has on the other. I help my clients examine their personal histories and uncover unconscious barriers to achieving goals. I work with clients to uncover the stories that they have told themselves or have been told to them about who they are that keep them stuck.

My goal is to help clients overcome those difficulties that interfere with a life of authenticity, purpose and contentment. I have extensive post-graduate training and years of experience teaching other therapists child, adolescent and adult psychotherapy. Our therapeutic work may offer thoughtful questions, insights, suggestions, skills training and emotional support, drawing on an array of approaches including interpretive understanding, cognitive restructuring, problem solving, Habits of Mind principles and DBT-based affective regulation.I encourage feedback about the process, as this is often vital in refining our work together. Therapy with children and adolescents stresses careful assessment to understand what treatment approaches would be optimal.

It is a privilege to be a therapist because patients entrust you with closely held and often pained parts of themselves, along with parts of themselves they are excited about and proud of. I see our work as the creation of a place where these different parts of the patient's self can come into the room and be acknowledged and recognized. Therapy is also a place where you, as the patient, can use my listening ear to help you withstand pain and anxiety . Please see my website: zanjacobusinsightpsychotherapy.com

Do you feel anxious most of the time? Perhaps you're trying to get pregnant and the IVF schedule is making your head spin. It may be that you're pregnant, but you're nervous about how a baby will change your relationship and sense of self. Or, you're grieving a loss, and you've heard "at least you know you can get pregnant" one too many times. You want to make sense of all the complicated, and often competing, emotions you feel, so that you can let go of what is no longer serving you.

People come to therapy for a variety of reasons, including relationship and professional frustrations or issues related to depression and anxiety . The therapeutic process can focus on many themes at once, while we move towards helping you create a happier, more satisfying life. I take a relational approach in my work, utilizing the safe and trusting relationship we build together to reflect on life stressors that present themselves. While we will work collaboratively, your treatment will be driven by you and the areas you want to focus on.

I approach psychotherapy as a creative, collaborative undertaking between therapist and client with the goal of creating a safe, healing relationship through which clients can discover and mobilize their deepest capacities for transformation. I have been in practice for over 25 years, working with clients of all ages, including adults, couples, families, young children & adolescents. Areas of expertise include depression, anxiety , trauma, bereavement, issues surrounding adoption, parenting, and co-parenting after divorce. As a psychotherapist and special educator I have worked extensively with children with learning differences.