Therapists in Brooklyn, NY

I am a Certified Clinical Licensed Mental Health Counselor. I am an individual, family and marriage therapist. My vast experience includes working with children and adults. My therapy style is collaborative: cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), relaxation therapy, positive psychotherapy and talk therapy. I am passionate about helping my clients better their lives and I am fully committed to helping them get through their difficulties. I am easy to talk to and I am very insightful. I am very solution oriented and direct about bringing changes and helping my clients address their issues. Out of network insurance accepted: client gets reimbursed.

Ray DiStephan, LCSW. I have been working with teens and their families for the past 28 years. I have an in-depth understanding of public education and special education. I also work with adults and focus on building a personal rapport with every individual that I work with. Together we look for and find some strategies and a few answers. Generally, yes. But each individual is different, and his/her/their reason for being in counseling can greatly vary. Goals are an important piece, but only after some trust is established.

I am a licensed psychotherapist with over 18 years of experience specializing in the treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship & family conflict. I use an eclectic treatment approach that incorporates cognitive interventions, solution-focused strategies and stress reduction techniques stemming from a psychodynamic framework. I believe in the strong connection between mind and body, and incorporate mindfulness-based practices in my work. In addition to in-office and tele-health visits, I now offer Walk Therapy as part of my practice. Walk Therapy allows for mindful exploration and growth through physical movement.

I am a licensed social worker in New York, New Jersey, and Colorado, as well as a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor with 10+ years of professional clinical experience. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process. I work with adolescents and adults, individuals, couples, and families. I am an East Coast girl with a West Coast heart. I am straightforward, open, and honest, but I always remain client-focused and will help you work on the things that will help you feel empowered to be your best self.

As a healer, it is crucial to make a client feel validated and heard. By first creating a strong therapeutic relationship, a client becomes comfortable enough to reveal the deepest and darkest aspects of their life that is never easy. I strive to help a client reach their maximum capacity and overall optimal well- being. I am dedicated to fully meeting my client's needs. I know how difficult it is to feel that your circumstances control your life. We will eliminate, together, negative self image, pleasing and placing others before ourselves, little to no boundaries, and much more.

My practice is centered around the idea that everyone has a story to tell, and that by sharing and thinking about the constitutive elements of these stories they can reach the understanding of themselves they've been looking for. The goal of therapy is to make the unconscious conscious, as Freud said, and by looking at the narrative of your life we can create a framework for understanding how the issues you face have come about, and how you can address them in order to lead a fuller, more mindful and meaningful life.

AGAPE Family Therapy & Coaching is a private group practice in NYC that provides telehealth counseling/therapy, life and leadership coaching, and employee assistance programming, along with self-care, equity, and leadership training. Our clients experience new perspectives, the development of healthy boundaries, improved relationships, advancement in careers, and economic mobility.

Are you seeking to define who you are? Know what you want? Identify and grow your strengths? Identify personal or professional passions? Finish high school strong and start to “adult?” Adult better? Parent or Family better? Explore self care strategies to feel empowered and grounded? Love and be loved with confidence? Enjoy your relationship again? Start over in a new career or after divorce? End negative patterns that stunt you? “Health” truly “is wealth,” and we’re fortunate to enjoy the biggest humankind awareness to date that this too includes mental health.

Are you an immigrant or child of immigrants stuck in painful relationships over clashing expectations and feeling unseen? Are you the “high achiever” or “caretaker” but have to hide parts of yourself and can’t shake the underlying fear that something isn’t right? Are you curious about how intergenerational experiences influence your identities, decisions, and struggles? You may have sought relief from the conflict, anxiety, and shame but not in the healthiest ways. You may finally be considering therapy to stop avoiding, stop suffering, and start healing. You’ve come to the right place.

Meaningful relationships help maintain mental and physical health and can be an antidote to stress. When our core relationships are struggling or when we're struggling to build core relationships, the stress and loneliness can permeate all aspects of our lives. Relational stress and loneliness are reasons many people seek the support of a therapist. Through therapy, clients can explore relationship patterns and barriers preventing them from making and maintaining meaningful and warm connection with others.

Change is inevitable but the passageway to it is difficult to navigate alone. Psychotherapy is a collaborative effort between client and therapist to aid in that journey. This is achieved through a careful look at the ingredients in life that have resulted in a unique recipe for self-structure and patterning in each person. To change the recipe is to recalculate it's components, gradually sifting out past patterns that have led to disappointment or loss and replace them with others that lead to personal fulfillment. These patterns manifest themselves in work, personal and parenting concerns.

We are a group psychology practice specializing in evidence-based care for a wide range of emotional and behavior conditions at different stages of life. Our work with children and adolescents focuses on accurate identification of the issues facilitated by science-backed methods and engagement of families and parents for their valuable input and support. We also offer individual, couples, and family therapy for a variety of issues seen in adulthood – relationship issues, depression, anxiety, difficulty handling conflicts, parent-child issues and others.

I am a New York-based psychotherapist providing consultation as well as short- and long-term therapy to individuals, couples, and families. My clients often reach out when experiencing difficult life transitions, emotional upheaval, feelings of "stuckness," parenting concerns, relationship conflict, or loss. My practice is affirming and inclusive of clients of all backgrounds, identities, and family structures.

Welcome! My name is Margaret Mui and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 15 years of experience in the field. I work with adults, couples, and children in areas of emotional health, stress reduction, interpersonal relationships, understanding family dynamics, couples therapy, parenting skills and helping the person/family to succeed through insight and strength building. My approach utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Christian Perspective Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, Relaxation, and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction.

With over a decade of experience as a social worker, I utilize a compassionate therapeutic approach to create a safe and supportive space for people of all life stages that want personal growth, emotional well-being, and relationship success. My practice has a strong focus on families, parents and children looking for support managing developmental, behavioral and emotional needs. I also draw on this expertise as a foundation in my work with individuals - after all – we were all children once and our original family systems have a profound impact on how we manage life stressors, navigate trauma, and function in relationships.

People often seek therapy because of the people in their lives that refuse it; this is what drove me to become a therapist. My passion for therapy stemmed from growing up with unhealthy family relationships due to negative communication patterns. I witnessed how people who love one another can subtly damage their relationship and turn a good-intentioned bond into a toxic chain. Mainly, my desire to become a therapist emanated from others’ refusal to receive therapy - as if it were a platform of judgement and subjectivity. This also influenced the areas that I chose to specialize in and my approach in therapy.

Choosing a therapist can be confusing and overwhelming, especially if you need to discuss issues related to sexuality or gender. I have a transparent, practical and easy-going style that is compassionate, culturally-attuned and helps my clients feel understood and at ease. The commitment to psychotherapy is challenging, vulnerable and courageous. It is not about aiming for perfection, but appreciating the ways in which you have continued to persist and fight for what you value and those you care about even in the face of all the messiness, conflict and struggle. My work is tailored to individuals, couples or networks.

I like to help my clients to recognize and appreciate the strengths they already possess and to consider and develop fresh perceptions of the past, present, and future. My goal in working with you is to develop a collaborative atmosphere in which you learn to recognize and respect your own expertise and ability to actualize meaningful change in your life. I work with adults experiencing a range of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, and family relationship difficulties.

I have over 15 years of experience working with children and families. I have treated children with a variety of issues, including: attention and hyperactivity disorders, autism spectrum disorders, developmental delays, anxiety, oppositional defiant disorders, and other behavioral difficulties. I work with children who have experienced trauma, have attachment difficulties, family disruptions, or adjustment issues. I have experience running social skills groups and am trained in Child-Parent Relationship Therapy. I am a member of the Association for Play Therapy and am a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor.