Therapists in Dobbs Ferry, NY

If you're feeling down, anxious, or overwhelmed, it may be because managing the day-to-day minutiae of our busy schedules often leaves little space to register our emotional experiences until they hit a fever pitch. Although many of us adapt by pushing the pain into the background much of the time, these hidden disappointments, hurts, and resentments don't disappear; they grow and can fester. Creating a safe place to process this pain is vital, and can free us to realize and accomplish our goals.

You deserve a life where you feel excited about living every day and can achieve your highest potential. I know you have the power and ability to choose to live your best life; you just need curiosity, an open mind, and the willingness to try a different approach you haven’t tried before. I can help by guiding you to see yourself as an incredible and capable person and by encouraging you to become aware of the other side of your struggle that is hopeful, eager to change and determined to try a new path in order to feel your life in a different way, the happy way, where love resides.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist in practice in Westchester County, NY. I worked for 11 years as a Psychologist at Columbia University's Counseling & Psychological Services, providing psychotherapy to the diverse graduate and undergraduate student body. Patients there presented with a broad scope of psychiatric concerns ranging from anxiety and life transitions to trauma and family issues. I served as a member of Columbia's Trauma Treatment team, working with survivors of sexual assault and recent trauma. I have a great deal of experience treating anxiety, mood disorders, and interpersonal relationship problems.

It can be hard deciding you want help and are worthy of it. Whether your challenges arise from trauma, relationships, life transitions, loss, parenting, or work, ultimately what you may be seeking is a change in your relationship to yourself. By inviting insight into the past and respect for the present, I cultivate compassion for self, and help clients, including couples, try out new ways of being in the world while acting consistently with their most cherished values.

Change is hard. If it was easy to make the changes you want in your life, I believe you would have made them already. My approach to psychotherapy and neuropsychological assessment centers on non-judgmental acceptance, validation, and exploration. I work to help you increase your self-understanding, confidence, self-compassion, and ability to enact change in your own life. I draw upon a range of therapeutic approaches to tailor our work together so that each encounter is based on your needs and preferences.

My background is in treating depression, anxiety, anger, and PTSD in adolescents and young adults. Additionally, I work with clients to help negotiate family stress, peer conflict, relationship issues, and loss. My hope is that through honest communication we build resilience and coping skills for life.

You are more than what has happened to you. What you do today matters most. I affirm that every session is a gift the client gives to themselves towards their self-care. I have over 10 years of experience working with diverse and underserved populations. Working closely with children, adolescents, and adults across the lifespan has provided me with a lens in which I approach the work from a strengths-based focus that is accessible and allows the client to gain small insights over time. My areas of specialty include trauma/abuse, anxiety, life transitions, relationship issues, disordered eating and body image issues.

My work centers around reproductive and perinatal psychology, including supporting people before, during, and after pregnancy, and through birth, the postpartum period, birth trauma, pregnancy loss, termination, infertility, and families built through Assisted Reproductive Technology (e.g. IVF), third-party reproduction (e.g. egg, sperm, or embryo donation and surrogacy), adoption, and fertility preservation. I also support donor-conceived and adopted people. I welcome people representing diverse backgrounds and identities. I support a broad range of issues in therapy, including experiences of loss and trauma related to COVID-19.

Finding the right therapist, where you feel a sense of connection, is the first step in a successful treatment. Whether you are unsettled, experiencing a life transition, or briefly needing a professional to speak with, together, we will look at what is difficult and what you would like to change. This is a unique opportunity to see what has stood in the way of your personal satisfaction. Our work is confidential and I am non-judgmental. Most people who start psychotherapy find it very useful and gain valuable insights which help them fulfill their potential and enrich their lives.

I am a clinical social worker with 20 years of experience in the field of psychotherapy. In addition to my training as a social worker, I am fluent in Spanish, having spent two years in El Salvador back in the sixties, and work with Spanish-speaking as well as English-speaking individuals and families. I accept referrals from immigration attorneys. I evaluate families where a member of the family is seeking to become a permanent resident of the United States. I write reports to be submitted to Immigration Court.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and I am here to help you with whatever you may be struggling with. Whether you are experiencing depression, anxiety, trouble in your relationship, or anything else, I am here to help and support you.

In my practice I work with adolescents and adults. I often help adolescents and young adults grapple with the personal challenges, anxiety or depression that are making it difficult to move forward at a time when there are so many important choices to make. My clients may be choosing a college, a career path, a relationship, or making other complex decisions, while also trying to become independent of their parents. I also enjoy working with parents to help their children separate and become self-sufficient, and to build and maintain close and healthy family relationships.

As a Counselor Educator/Counseling Psychologist I believe that everyone possesses strengths and has the capacity to learn and achieve happiness. However, when negative beliefs about one's self and/or others show up they can lead to interference in one's ability to manage relationships, school, career, etc. This can lead to feelings of self-doubt, confusion, hopelessness, anxiety and depression. Counseling is a process that can help you get on track to where you want to be.

Treatment provided to children, adults, couples and families experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, behavioral problems, opposition/ defiance, conflicts with interpersonal relationships, low self-esteem, low motivation, bereavement, low educational achievement, life transitions, post-traumatic stress disorders, behavior management and any challenges faced in daily life.

Theodore M Roth, Ph.D is a NYS licensed psychologist who has been in private practice in Westchester County for over 30years. He uses a variety of treatment modalities to affect healthy growth and change in the lives of the individuals with whom he works. Dr. Roth helps others to overcome presenting emotional challenges so that they are better able to lead a more conscious and examined life.

Are you looking for a place to feel seen and heard, to understand your experiences, explore healthy boundary-setting, and learn to be your own safe space? Rooted in holistic and transpersonal wisdom, our sessions together help build self-compassion and awareness. Through dialogue and mindfulness-based guidance, we explore how to transform old blockages, find what drives and inspires you, and lean further into what brings you joy. NOTE: as a coach, I do not diagnose or treat psychiatric conditions, though I'm happy to work alongside your licensed practitioner to offer additional support.