Therapists in Cold Spring, NY

Are you feeling stuck? Many people seek therapy when they are lacking energy or direction in some aspect of their life. Sometimes sadness won't leave. Or anxiety grows. Often past hurt and trauma interferes with daily life. Or it is difficult to negotiate one of life's transitions: finding or changing work life; partnering/marrying; moving/settling; separating/divorcing: birth; aging; illness and pain, or death of a loved one. Whatever the reason for seeking help we decide on the goals, charting a clear path for the journey to emotional health and greater satisfaction in life.

Have you ever felt misunderstood, judged, confused, or couldn't find the "right" words to express yourself? What about feeling lonely or having felt alone, although there are many people around? We have all encountered or experienced these feelings at one point in our lives. Emotions are a part of life and are a result of different life experiences. We are all human, and having these feelings are Ok. I want you to know that you are not alone. I am here to have a conversation with you to determine what you are seeking, trying to communicate, or understand. A little direction and empathy can bring you much clarity.

As a creative arts therapist, I help people connect words, thoughts, and feelings to their life situations. My approach offers tools to access relief, develop coping skills, and explore solutions to work through life's challenges.

I have over thirty years experience working in both school and clinical settings. I specialize in working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, social difficulties and ADHD. My work with adults includes helping to manage feelings of depression and anxiety and to improve interpersonal relationships.

Got issues? Don't we all? We have been helping people learn how to make the changes they want since 2008. Anger issues got you in trouble? Have a troubled teen? Drugs? Relationship woes? In a rutt in life? Your not alone. There are other people out here going through the same stuff too. This is temporary. We will meet, identify issues, work together to create a plan, follow through with some reasonable interventions, and figure out ways to make the changes last. Please call or request an appointment online to get started.

I serve individual adults as a CERTIFIED JUNGIAN ANALYST sensitive to injustice and cruelty within one’s society, work setting, family and/or partnership, and especially within one’s own psyche. This covers your concerns about mood, relationships, sex and sexuality, creativity issues, compulsions, coping with change or loss, lack of passion, disorganization, or effects of neglect, abuse or trauma. We would aim at your gaining greater clarity and self-acceptance and living authentically and more fully. We might explore dreams, fantasies and whatever else your soul expresses, applying courage, honesty, humility and imagination.

Life can be very challenging at times and our usual way of managing doesn't work as effectively as it used to. Our coping skills aren't helping us to feel a sense of control and well-being and we end up feeling overwhelmed, stuck, anxious, we can't sleep well, we under eat or overeat, experience mood changes and possible difficulties managing work, relationships and home life. I am committed to helping you understand what you are going through, developing strategies to make changes, assisting you with stress reduction so that you feel more comfortable within yourself and your life.

In offices that look like an art studio our licensed mental health therapists can help you improve your relationships, reduce anxiety, and reconnect to your own sense of competence and worth. We help people live happier, better connected, more productive lives by combining the arts with proven psychological treatment. As a NYS professional corporation, we are licensed to practice psychotherapy and creative arts therapies. In business for over ten years, we are at the forefront in providing comprehensive creative arts therapy services to adults, children, families and agencies in New York.

People thinks you have it together all of the time. Really, you are overwhelmed spending all your energy making it look so. No one would know you are highly stressed, both at work and at home. You take care of everyone else's needs before your own, and while its exhausting, you feel too guilty to put yourself first. You have always succeeded in school and in work because that was what was expected of you. However, you know you are not living your truth. You know it's because you never took the time to figure out what truly fulfills you. As you try to sleep your heart pounds while you criticize yourself for not being good enough.

We all have the fundamental need to grow into and express who we are meant to be. However, this natural process can be inhibited by our need to adapt to pressures of family and society, by trauma, or by seemingly unresolvable contradictions in our personality. The goal of therapy is to bring this latent process to life, and to make it more conscious. A good therapeutic relationship will help you to be more receptive to yourself and to notice and honor these inner workings.

I have been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for the past 9 years, working with individuals and couples in a clinical setting, as well as private psychotherapy. I believe that every person can reach their potential, strive towards their goals, heal from their past and obtain happiness by learning how to be present in their lives; while learning how to be insightful about oneself and gain empowerment.

For over 20 years I've worked with clients and their families who have been impacted by substance use issues. My clients have underlying trauma expressing itself in a multitude of ways; anxiety, depression, body image, selft harm to name a few. Most have experienced loss, grief and difficulty transitioning to a new stage in life. Trauma and loss have increaed in our current world. As a response, I've expanded my client base to address the myriad losses and resulting trauma many people are experiencing.

We seek therapy when we find ourselves stuck. My role is to help you get unstuck so that you can live a happier and more rewarding life. Working collaboratively, we will identify and explore unrecognized patterns of relationship. Our basic experience of the world is largely determined by the nature of these patterns. I can help you change these patterns, and in this way to discover new possibilities for living.

I believe that change is possible...and necessary to reach our goals for a happier life. I imagine you are ready for a change, either in your circumstances, your emotional state, or in patterns and behaviors that keep you stuck. Everyone needs help in order to identify blind spots and see things from a different perspective. I love working with anyone who is ready to take on the challenge of exploring their difficulties and overcoming obstacles that get in the way of feeling successful and satisfied.

Have the huge life changes induced by the Covid-19 pandemic brought you to the brink of despair? Many patients grapple with employment change or loss and a resulting lack of structure, identity and purpose in life. Others struggle with spending 24 hours a day with their partners and/or children and attempt to console themselves with substances. Older folks and ones with chronic and/or life-threatening disease experience increased isolation and helplessness. We've all lost some of our favorite coping mechanisms! Psychotherapy enables you to reveal a self you may have kept hidden and to cope and change in ways that you desire.

I offer brief effective counseling for relationship and sexual enhancement. For forty years, I've been helping individuals and couples to meet their goals: better communication, less conflict, greater intimacy and a better sexual life.I take a fresh approch to everyone to find the most efficient yet sensitive way to help. My training in Psychotherapy, Family and Relationship Therapy and Sex Therapy allows me a full range of skills to improve your life.I have experience working with persons of various religious and cultural traditions and work with people of all ages and sexual orientations. Check out www.mariandunn.com

The decision to begin therapy is rarely easy, but once you begin you may be surprised by the changes that unfold. Finding a therapist who helps you feel safe, supported, and challenged is central to this process.

Isn’t this the worst?! Has something just happened and you feel like you’ve had enough and are going to try therapy? At some point in our lives we have all felt not good enough, not like ourselves or worried about the future or social situations. It can be really painful to go through your daily life feeling overwhelmed and inadequate.

Making the choice to seek and begin therapy is positive and courageous. It's often a valuable step toward resolving the issues that are blocking the pleasure and fulfillment you deserve. Are you feeling depressed or anxious? Poor body image? Do you have concerns about your sexual functioning? Issues with libido? Pain or discomfort with sexual activities? Having relationship difficulties? Struggling with sexual identity, orientation, or gender expression? Any or all of these can impact your overall well being. I aim to support your capacity to grow and change, feel grounded, and to live to your highest possibility!