Psychosis Therapists in Brooklyn, NY
Peter Honchaurk
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11218
I have served as clinical supervisor to many therapists. I have a superb track record of helping clients - individuals, families and couples - effect remarkable recovery and resume functioning. Areas in which I excel: schizophrenia, depression (incl suicide- and self-harm-prevention), anxiety, bipolar disorder, relationship difficulties, social phobia, OCD, alcoholism (though I'm no substitute for AA), substance abuse, sex addiction, debt & finance stress, grief, workplace stress, assertiveness, and work with teens-at-risk and their families.
I have served as clinical supervisor to many therapists. I have a superb track record of helping clients - individuals, families and couples - effect remarkable recovery and resume functioning. Areas in which I excel: schizophrenia, depression (incl suicide- and self-harm-prevention), anxiety, bipolar disorder, relationship difficulties, social phobia, OCD, alcoholism (though I'm no substitute for AA), substance abuse, sex addiction, debt & finance stress, grief, workplace stress, assertiveness, and work with teens-at-risk and their families.
Welcome! My practice is all about collaboration. In addition to therapy, I offer groups, classes, and workshops designed to empower people to reach beyond their struggles to build meaningful lives and strong communities. These interventions give people tools to put individual challenges in broader context and are particularly helpful for people who have been stigmatized and marginalized. I have a background with people who have been diagnosed with developmental disabilities, mood/anxiety disorders, and psychosis, and work from an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy/CBT model. I work with adolescents and adults.
Welcome! My practice is all about collaboration. In addition to therapy, I offer groups, classes, and workshops designed to empower people to reach beyond their struggles to build meaningful lives and strong communities. These interventions give people tools to put individual challenges in broader context and are particularly helpful for people who have been stigmatized and marginalized. I have a background with people who have been diagnosed with developmental disabilities, mood/anxiety disorders, and psychosis, and work from an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy/CBT model. I work with adolescents and adults.
I have extensive experience with depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and trauma.
I am here to be your compassionate, nonjudgmental, no-nonsense therapist. We can work together to tackle what's bothering you, no matter how serious it feels. Maybe you are at the end of your rope and you don't know how to face the obstacles life has thrown at you. Maybe you want more out of your life and relationships. Maybe you are dealing with troubling experiences but aren't sure if therapy will actually work. For each client, I blend my extensive knowledge of therapy techniques and research, my warmth and compassion, and my occasionally quirky personality to create a safe and useful space for you to heal and grow.
I have extensive experience with depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and trauma.
I am here to be your compassionate, nonjudgmental, no-nonsense therapist. We can work together to tackle what's bothering you, no matter how serious it feels. Maybe you are at the end of your rope and you don't know how to face the obstacles life has thrown at you. Maybe you want more out of your life and relationships. Maybe you are dealing with troubling experiences but aren't sure if therapy will actually work. For each client, I blend my extensive knowledge of therapy techniques and research, my warmth and compassion, and my occasionally quirky personality to create a safe and useful space for you to heal and grow.
In both settings, I provide research-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) coping tools and techniques for stress, burn-out, anxiety, depression, and/or psychosis.
Looking through numerous profiles trying to find the right person to work with? Maybe I can help! My goal is to provide a supportive and collaborative space where we can work together to achieve your goals.
In both settings, I provide research-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) coping tools and techniques for stress, burn-out, anxiety, depression, and/or psychosis.
Looking through numerous profiles trying to find the right person to work with? Maybe I can help! My goal is to provide a supportive and collaborative space where we can work together to achieve your goals.
Justin Butler
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11238 (Online Only)
I work with a wide variety of clients and issues, with a focus on depression & mood issues, anxiety, identity, trauma, isolation, addiction, personality disorders, psychosis, loss & bereavement, and relationship & intimacy issues.
I believe in the transformative power of the therapeutic relationship - as a site for activation, reflection, examination, change, and corrective emotional experiences. So often the very things that have helped protect us throughout our lives also create barriers and challenges. Therapy offers us a space to slow down and explore these defenses and patterns, and to develop healthier alternatives. We will work collaboratively to reach mutual understanding, honest emotional expression, and to acknowledge and nourish your true self, in all of its complexity - which will hopefully lead to a more authentic, vibrant, fulfilling life.
I work with a wide variety of clients and issues, with a focus on depression & mood issues, anxiety, identity, trauma, isolation, addiction, personality disorders, psychosis, loss & bereavement, and relationship & intimacy issues.
I believe in the transformative power of the therapeutic relationship - as a site for activation, reflection, examination, change, and corrective emotional experiences. So often the very things that have helped protect us throughout our lives also create barriers and challenges. Therapy offers us a space to slow down and explore these defenses and patterns, and to develop healthier alternatives. We will work collaboratively to reach mutual understanding, honest emotional expression, and to acknowledge and nourish your true self, in all of its complexity - which will hopefully lead to a more authentic, vibrant, fulfilling life.
I specialize in working with young adults and adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma, bipolar disorder, and other psychiatric diagnoses (including psychosis).
My passion lies in working with individuals who have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness. My work as a psychiatric social worker has influenced my strong belief in the power of talk therapy within the world of psychiatry and mental health as a complement to other treatments. While medications can treat symptoms, processing past experiences can really help address the underlying issues that may be contributing to the symptoms. As your therapist, I want to dig down there with you to understand how past experiences are impacting you now and explore strategies we can put in place to help you move toward your future.
I specialize in working with young adults and adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma, bipolar disorder, and other psychiatric diagnoses (including psychosis).
My passion lies in working with individuals who have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness. My work as a psychiatric social worker has influenced my strong belief in the power of talk therapy within the world of psychiatry and mental health as a complement to other treatments. While medications can treat symptoms, processing past experiences can really help address the underlying issues that may be contributing to the symptoms. As your therapist, I want to dig down there with you to understand how past experiences are impacting you now and explore strategies we can put in place to help you move toward your future.
She has experience supporting individuals who struggle with depression, anxiety, PTSD, mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, substance abuse, and ADHD.
Tashanee utilizes an eclectic approach in treatment, her style adapts to the unique needs of each client, depending on their problems, goals, and expectations. She brings thoughtfulness, compassion, and humor to her approaches which has tremendous influence on the therapeutic relationship and effectiveness of treatment. She believes that treatment should be autonomous and collaborative, incorporating their core values and beliefs to achieve clients' personal goals. Tashanee's areas of specialization include person-centered, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Psychoanalytic, and Adlerian approaches.
She has experience supporting individuals who struggle with depression, anxiety, PTSD, mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, substance abuse, and ADHD.
Tashanee utilizes an eclectic approach in treatment, her style adapts to the unique needs of each client, depending on their problems, goals, and expectations. She brings thoughtfulness, compassion, and humor to her approaches which has tremendous influence on the therapeutic relationship and effectiveness of treatment. She believes that treatment should be autonomous and collaborative, incorporating their core values and beliefs to achieve clients' personal goals. Tashanee's areas of specialization include person-centered, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Psychoanalytic, and Adlerian approaches.
I also am working with individuals with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder - bipolar type.
Hello. My name is Rachael A. Figueroa, LCSW-R. I have been a Social Worker for the past 26 years. For 20 of those years, I have been working in the mental health field. I currently work with individuals with mental health diagnoses of major depression, generalized anxiety, panic disorder, OCD, trauma issues, bipolar disorder, and borderline personality disorder. I enjoy what I do and look forward to going into my office every day. I am a laid-back individual and utilize humor as a way to relax a client.
I also am working with individuals with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder - bipolar type.
Hello. My name is Rachael A. Figueroa, LCSW-R. I have been a Social Worker for the past 26 years. For 20 of those years, I have been working in the mental health field. I currently work with individuals with mental health diagnoses of major depression, generalized anxiety, panic disorder, OCD, trauma issues, bipolar disorder, and borderline personality disorder. I enjoy what I do and look forward to going into my office every day. I am a laid-back individual and utilize humor as a way to relax a client.
Martin Albert Koser
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R, MSW, MA
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11229
I specialize in anxiety disorders,learning disorders, bi-polar disorder, schizophrenia and forensics.
I have been in practice for 41 years at the same location serving a diverse client population including adults children, adolescents,teenagers,couples and the elderly. I am a forensic therapist who has testified in court. I have been identified as an expert witness. In addition, I have supervised other social workers who want to t are the licensing test for LCSW. During my private practice I have provided consultations to individuals seeking a therapist qualified to assist them in resolving the issues they are grappling with.
I specialize in anxiety disorders,learning disorders, bi-polar disorder, schizophrenia and forensics.
I have been in practice for 41 years at the same location serving a diverse client population including adults children, adolescents,teenagers,couples and the elderly. I am a forensic therapist who has testified in court. I have been identified as an expert witness. In addition, I have supervised other social workers who want to t are the licensing test for LCSW. During my private practice I have provided consultations to individuals seeking a therapist qualified to assist them in resolving the issues they are grappling with.
Maggie takes a holistic approach and truly sees each client as an individual, tailoring treatment to incorporate clients' unique strengths and desires. She mixes cognitive behavioral therapy techniques with psychodynamic, mindfulness, and person-centered methods to reduce depression, anxiety, stress, and more. She works with clients to make lasting change by increasing insight and addressing underlying issues that are the source of their distress. She has worked for a suicide prevention/crisis hotline, counseled individuals who are homeless, volunteered with hospice patients, and worked with clients diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Maggie takes a holistic approach and truly sees each client as an individual, tailoring treatment to incorporate clients' unique strengths and desires. She mixes cognitive behavioral therapy techniques with psychodynamic, mindfulness, and person-centered methods to reduce depression, anxiety, stress, and more. She works with clients to make lasting change by increasing insight and addressing underlying issues that are the source of their distress. She has worked for a suicide prevention/crisis hotline, counseled individuals who are homeless, volunteered with hospice patients, and worked with clients diagnosed with schizophrenia.
I have served many clients with schizophrenia and psychosis, mood, personality, and anxiety disorders, ADHD, parents and couples, students, LGBTQIA, from intersectional and non-normative populations in both hospitals and clinical settings.
Clinical psychologist and native NYer located in north BK. I know how hard it is to find an active and mindful therapist who truly appreciates your troubles and your strengths, and who can also help you make effective life changes. Based upon your needs, I work to get you unstuck and feeling empowered, resilient, healthy and strong. My integrative style is effective for adults and couples coping with neurodivergence, relationship and identity issues, difficult life circumstances, alt and non-traditional lifestyles, transitions, and familial difficulties. While I may not be accepting new clients, my practice is! bkintegrative.com
I have served many clients with schizophrenia and psychosis, mood, personality, and anxiety disorders, ADHD, parents and couples, students, LGBTQIA, from intersectional and non-normative populations in both hospitals and clinical settings.
Clinical psychologist and native NYer located in north BK. I know how hard it is to find an active and mindful therapist who truly appreciates your troubles and your strengths, and who can also help you make effective life changes. Based upon your needs, I work to get you unstuck and feeling empowered, resilient, healthy and strong. My integrative style is effective for adults and couples coping with neurodivergence, relationship and identity issues, difficult life circumstances, alt and non-traditional lifestyles, transitions, and familial difficulties. While I may not be accepting new clients, my practice is! bkintegrative.com
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Other mental health diagnostics that I’ve worked with include PTSD, personality disorders, substance use disorder, OCD, DID, schizophrenia, and bipolar.
Seeking therapy or mental health counseling is a brave and arduous step in your healing journey. My goal is to make it as soothing and comforting as possible through a person-centered and strength-based approach. I am a licensed creative arts therapist, trained in utilizing the visual arts to assist in the therapeutic process with a Master’s degree in Creativity Development and Creative Arts Therapy from Pratt Institute. I am now offering Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy, providing healing and support through the process of using ketamine as an enhancement to the therapeutic treatment.
Other mental health diagnostics that I’ve worked with include PTSD, personality disorders, substance use disorder, OCD, DID, schizophrenia, and bipolar.
Seeking therapy or mental health counseling is a brave and arduous step in your healing journey. My goal is to make it as soothing and comforting as possible through a person-centered and strength-based approach. I am a licensed creative arts therapist, trained in utilizing the visual arts to assist in the therapeutic process with a Master’s degree in Creativity Development and Creative Arts Therapy from Pratt Institute. I am now offering Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy, providing healing and support through the process of using ketamine as an enhancement to the therapeutic treatment.
Melissa Wergland
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11214 (Online Only)
I have also helped clients with more serious mental illness including Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder to be able to live more satisfying lives.
Are you struggling and feeling alone and misunderstood? Are you suffering from excessive worrying, or feeling like you have lost hope that things can get better? Maybe you feel that you are not the person you once were, and you want so much to get that person back. Sometimes we go through a period in our lives where we just need a little guidance to get back on our feet. You have already courageously taken the first step by seeking help and that takes strength! I am honored to be a part of this very important journey, to be your guide and companion in this healing process.
I have also helped clients with more serious mental illness including Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder to be able to live more satisfying lives.
Are you struggling and feeling alone and misunderstood? Are you suffering from excessive worrying, or feeling like you have lost hope that things can get better? Maybe you feel that you are not the person you once were, and you want so much to get that person back. Sometimes we go through a period in our lives where we just need a little guidance to get back on our feet. You have already courageously taken the first step by seeking help and that takes strength! I am honored to be a part of this very important journey, to be your guide and companion in this healing process.
Daphney Rene
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, SIFI, PsyD
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11201 (Online Only)
I also have specialized training and research interest in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Psychosis, Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, Eating Disorders, ADHD, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
I am a New York State and New Jersey State Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Human and Organizational Psychologist. I received my BA in Psychology from The City College of New York, my MSW from The State University of New York at Stony Brook, and my PsyD from Touro University Worldwide.
I also have specialized training and research interest in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Psychosis, Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, Eating Disorders, ADHD, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
I am a New York State and New Jersey State Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Human and Organizational Psychologist. I received my BA in Psychology from The City College of New York, my MSW from The State University of New York at Stony Brook, and my PsyD from Touro University Worldwide.
I have worked in a range of settings - community clinic, inpatient hospital, university counseling - with a broad array of people, demographically and diagnostically, addressing issues of mood, relationships, career, sex, body issues (including non-normative embodiment), substances, blocked creativity, anger, lifespan transitions, trauma and psychosis.
I work with adults, adolescents, and children of diverse backgrounds and identifications seeking therapy that is supportive, illuminating, challenging and productive. My approach to therapy involves listening to what you say and where you struggle to say it, identifying entrenched patterns or unexamined assumptions, emphasizing novel formulations, and helping you discover more creative responses and possibilities. My practice is rooted in psychoanalysis, which offers a frame for promoting crucial discoveries of what is working against you, what capacities have been overlooked, and what new possibilities can emerge.
I have worked in a range of settings - community clinic, inpatient hospital, university counseling - with a broad array of people, demographically and diagnostically, addressing issues of mood, relationships, career, sex, body issues (including non-normative embodiment), substances, blocked creativity, anger, lifespan transitions, trauma and psychosis.
I work with adults, adolescents, and children of diverse backgrounds and identifications seeking therapy that is supportive, illuminating, challenging and productive. My approach to therapy involves listening to what you say and where you struggle to say it, identifying entrenched patterns or unexamined assumptions, emphasizing novel formulations, and helping you discover more creative responses and possibilities. My practice is rooted in psychoanalysis, which offers a frame for promoting crucial discoveries of what is working against you, what capacities have been overlooked, and what new possibilities can emerge.
In my 13 years of clinical practice, I have worked extensively with clients struggling with depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, identity development, forensic issues, mood instability, and psychosis. I have effectively worked with clients suffering from various forms of mood disorder (adjustment disorder, major depression, bipolar disorder) and anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety, social phobia), as well as clients struggling to find their identity and resolve interpersonal conflicts.
In my 13 years of clinical practice, I have worked extensively with clients struggling with depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, identity development, forensic issues, mood instability, and psychosis. I have effectively worked with clients suffering from various forms of mood disorder (adjustment disorder, major depression, bipolar disorder) and anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety, social phobia), as well as clients struggling to find their identity and resolve interpersonal conflicts.
Sibi Selvarajah
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, PhD(c), MA, BA
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11211 (Online Only)
With over four years of experience at a private outpatient treatment center for substance use disorders, I have seen a wide range of cases but with specialization in addressing comorbidity issues, including substance use disorders coupled with PTSD, anxiety, depression, psychosis, and borderline personality disorder.
I specialize in working with both adolescents and adults, especially ones who are skeptical about the benefits of therapy. My approach, grounded in psychodynamic theory, is effective in uncovering unconscious thoughts and patterns that influence behavior. We will begin by exploring past experiences and relationships - both positive and negative - and seeing how they have shaped their behaviors, thought patterns, and interests. Once we’ve begun to understand those deeply, we can then work together to regulate your emotional responses and develop new thought patterns.
With over four years of experience at a private outpatient treatment center for substance use disorders, I have seen a wide range of cases but with specialization in addressing comorbidity issues, including substance use disorders coupled with PTSD, anxiety, depression, psychosis, and borderline personality disorder.
I specialize in working with both adolescents and adults, especially ones who are skeptical about the benefits of therapy. My approach, grounded in psychodynamic theory, is effective in uncovering unconscious thoughts and patterns that influence behavior. We will begin by exploring past experiences and relationships - both positive and negative - and seeing how they have shaped their behaviors, thought patterns, and interests. Once we’ve begun to understand those deeply, we can then work together to regulate your emotional responses and develop new thought patterns.
Rey Lockwood
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11201 (Online Only)
I specialize in work with people who are neurodivergent, including autism, psychosis, ADHD and complex trauma.
I provide you with a place to speak freely, so that through this unique experience you can become yourself in a new way. I work with individuals, couples and children, with a focus on survivors, trans and queer people, neurodivergent people, and people in recovery. We may strategize together to address crises or life transitions, and we may speak on an existential plane with close attention to the unconscious. In any case, we will raise questions together, we will challenge normativity, and we will prioritize new connection. In our work together nothing is assumed, and in our speaking together new things become possible.
I specialize in work with people who are neurodivergent, including autism, psychosis, ADHD and complex trauma.
I provide you with a place to speak freely, so that through this unique experience you can become yourself in a new way. I work with individuals, couples and children, with a focus on survivors, trans and queer people, neurodivergent people, and people in recovery. We may strategize together to address crises or life transitions, and we may speak on an existential plane with close attention to the unconscious. In any case, we will raise questions together, we will challenge normativity, and we will prioritize new connection. In our work together nothing is assumed, and in our speaking together new things become possible.
Shirley E Kailas
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11238 (Online Only)
I specialize in treating a range of mental-health challenges, including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, addiction, and schizophrenia.
I am passionate about improving people's lives through a caring relational experience. I take pride in creating a warm and welcoming environment for clients and I strive to create a therapeutic relationship of unconditional acceptance and care that will form the foundation for healing and growth. My goal is for you to look forward to feeling heard, understood, and acknowledged in each of our sessions. I utilize psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral therapies to help you explore and update beliefs and patterns that may be holding you back and learn to live more peacefully with yourself, foibles and all.
I specialize in treating a range of mental-health challenges, including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, addiction, and schizophrenia.
I am passionate about improving people's lives through a caring relational experience. I take pride in creating a warm and welcoming environment for clients and I strive to create a therapeutic relationship of unconditional acceptance and care that will form the foundation for healing and growth. My goal is for you to look forward to feeling heard, understood, and acknowledged in each of our sessions. I utilize psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral therapies to help you explore and update beliefs and patterns that may be holding you back and learn to live more peacefully with yourself, foibles and all.
Tri State Counseling and MediatIon
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSWR, LCSW
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11215
In adults, clients with domestic violence,marital/relations problems, Schizophrenia or anxiety, depression.
Trained in CBT, prefer to use a rational living approach with behavior modification and assist the client. Use DBT, CBT, Behavioral approach in Psychotherapy to achieve practical results, measurable and beneficial to the client. Short term treatment focus on result oriented approach with focus on cognitive or insight or behavioral modification is my style. Specialist in children, work with families and a fair mix of all age groups. I accept major health insurances & accept private pay.
ANGER MANAGEMENT, AUTISM, ADHD, MOOD DISORDERS, ANXIETY SUBSTANCE ABUSE, ALCOHOL DOMESTIC RELATIONS/VIOLENCE ISSUES AND FORENSIC EVALUATIONS HANDLED AS WELL.
In adults, clients with domestic violence,marital/relations problems, Schizophrenia or anxiety, depression.
Trained in CBT, prefer to use a rational living approach with behavior modification and assist the client. Use DBT, CBT, Behavioral approach in Psychotherapy to achieve practical results, measurable and beneficial to the client. Short term treatment focus on result oriented approach with focus on cognitive or insight or behavioral modification is my style. Specialist in children, work with families and a fair mix of all age groups. I accept major health insurances & accept private pay.
ANGER MANAGEMENT, AUTISM, ADHD, MOOD DISORDERS, ANXIETY SUBSTANCE ABUSE, ALCOHOL DOMESTIC RELATIONS/VIOLENCE ISSUES AND FORENSIC EVALUATIONS HANDLED AS WELL.
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Psychosis Therapists
What’s the most effective treatment for psychosis?
The most effective treatment for psychosis is coordinated specialty care. In this model, a team of professionals works with a patient to address all aspects of the underlying disorder. This approach incorporates individual or group therapy, employment and education support, family support and education, medication management (which often involves low doses of antipsychotics), and case management to facilitate problem-solving as needed.
When should people seek treatment for psychosis?
People should seek immediate treatment at the earliest indication of psychosis. Symptoms include delusions, hallucinations, disorganized or blocked speech, and agitated body movements. Early signs that a person may be developing a disorder that will lead to psychosis include suspiciousness of others, memory problems and distractibility, an inability to think clearly, rapid or nonsensical speech, withdrawal from friends or family, aggression toward others, and sensitivity to bright lights or noises.
What if psychosis is left untreated?
Without treatment, psychosis can have significant repercussions, including injuries, job loss, homelessness, financial or legal trouble, ruptured relationships, and suffering for the person and their family. While early treatment for psychosis often yields the best results, there is no point past which it becomes useless to seek treatment. At any point, treatment can make a difference.
How do I get someone else to seek treatment for psychosis?
It’s extremely difficult to watch a loved one suffer from hallucinations, delusions, and other elements of psychosis—sometimes exacerbated by their fears of treatment. Have a conversation with them in a quiet space and maintain a calm, supportive tone. Share your concerns about behaviors you’ve observed, suggest treatment, and explain the potential benefits. Listen carefully to their responses. The person may not be ready after one conversation, but with time, they may come around.