Therapists in East Moriches, NY

You may be experiencing feelings and behaviors you cannot always explain, control, or understand. I am an experienced, dedicated, and caring therapist devoted to helping the individual and family through challenges. My passion and experience is extensive in the areas of addictions, co-dependency, family issues, trauma, criminal justice-involved persons; adolescent and childhood challenges. My approach encompasses the promotion of increased self-awareness and knowledge. I believe each of us has the ability to feel joy and to accept life's twists and turns with grace and serenity.

I have been successful in helping client's reach their full potential when struggling with life events that can lead to anxiety, depression, insomnia, PTSD, addiction, and marital conflicts. When confronted with life stressors, many humans have the tendency to stuff their emotions with drug, alcohol, and food addictions which negatively impact their life and loved ones. I look forward to helping you navigate life's journey and embracing the mind, body, and soul experience in order to work towards a harmonious and rewarding life. Together we can make lasting changes for a healthier lifetime, however the choice is yours!

Living with mental or emotional health issues can be overwhelming for anyone. For more than 20 years I have helped individuals from various backgrounds and cultures who have experienced life challenges. As a dedicated and motivated Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York State with experience helping older adults, the mentally ill, people with substance use disorders, the disabled, immigrants, the chronically ill, and hospice, I have utilized clinical and cross-cultural therapeutic modalities to empower and motivate positive change in people to live their best possible lives.

At East End Mental Health, we believe in the integrative approach to behavioral health and psychiatric care. We offer our clients comprehensive array of treatment options which include individual psychotherapy, couples counseling, psychotherapy groups, psychiatric evaluations, psychopharmacotherapies, and laboratory diagnostic/genetic testing services.

I have dedicated my clinical work to providing compassionate and comprehensive care to individuals across all age groups facing serious, complex mental health challenges. I have developed extensive expertise in treating a wide range of conditions, including suicidal ideation and self-harm behaviors, trauma and PTSD, emotion and behavioral dysregulation, eating disorders, depression and mood disorders, anxiety disorders and ADHD. Through evidence-based interventions and a holistic approach, I aim to guide individuals towards greater resilience, self-awareness, and overall well-being.

In life, our experiences can impact the way we view the world. For those of us who have faced trauma, mental health concerns, loss, and social stigma, the world and its stressors can be overwhelming. I am here to support individuals, couples, and families that are looking for a safe place to work on and prioritize their mental wellness.

We all have strengths that make us unique, and in my therapy practice I strive to help clients identify their skills to set realistic goals for themselves. I have been in practice since 2013 primarily in community mental health settings, and I have worked closely with adults, couples, adolescents, and families struggling with challenges that include (but are not limited to): anxiety, depression, LGBTQIA+ issues and gender identity, grief and trauma, suicidal thoughts and self-harming behaviors, emotion regulation, low self-esteem, poor concentration, poor body image, career transitions and life stage adjustment.

If you’re reading this, know you’re not alone. One in five Americans are diagnosed with a mental health condition every year, and one out of six teenagers struggle currently with depression. You’re probably looking for compassionate and effective therapy either for yourself or your child. Well, you’re in luck. At InsightDBT, we provide cutting edge, compassionate, and effective Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teens, adults, and their families.

Jason Montalvo is a Licensed and Board Certified Clinical Arts Therapist. He earned his Master’s Degree from the School of Visual Arts. Jason has worked as a clinician with children/young adults, individual adults, and families for the past 8 years in diverse settings including in-home, school, foster care; virtual and homeless shelters. Jason has significant experience providing individual, group; couple and family therapy. He utilizes a combined approach of various modalities to serve the needs of clients. He incorporates mindfulness, play therapy, narrative, cognitive behavioral and expressive arts in his work.

I work with adults and adolescents who struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma and stressor-related disorders, substance abuse, dual diagnosis, and high-risk behaviors such as suicidality and self-harm. I am trained and experienced in successfully delivering evidence-based modalities such as comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) which I am intensely trained in through Behavioral Tech Institute, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). I am also a trained practitioner in Brainspotting, a somatic mind-body treatment method.

I am a licensed mental health counselor who specializes in working with children, adolescents and adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, substance use, grief & loss, crisis and trauma, medical problems, as well as other areas. I am a nationally certified anger management specialist (for court-mandated and self-improvement clients). I work with individuals, couples and families in a non-judgmental, no-pressure, comfortable setting. I help individuals create an agenda that they want to address or improve in order to help them be happy and improve the quality of their life.

Psychotherapy is, most honestly, a very remarkable and often surprising kind of 'conversation.' The distinction being that when we have a 'conversation,' we only know where it will begin, but not where it will end. The 'getting there,' the movement toward 'the end,' is often a thought-provoking, pleasurable, funny, sad, profound experience that changes people in wholly positive ways. When therapist and patient develop a good working relationship, transformative things can happen. My work centers around creating a serious, useful, and private space to begin exploring the depths of what causes you to suffer, or feel misunderstood.

As clinical therapist I bring over 25 years of experience working with children, families and adults. I am very passionate about helping people and believe in exploring every option for personal growth before using the standard alternatives. Throughout my years as a therapist I had the opportunity to work with people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and sexual orientation in a variety of settings. I have provided clinical services in outpatient mental health facilities, foster care, home services, as well wide range of school settings throughout New York City.

As a psychotherapist, I believe that working to understand our struggles in the context of a healing relationship can help us live life with greater wisdom, flexibility, and integrity. I also believe that we are shaped by our relationships, past and present. My work is to address internal conflicts and patterns of suffering that can leave us feeling stuck in our lives and relationships. I aim to provide a safe and non-judgmental space that fosters lasting emotional growth, greater fulfillment, and deeper connection with self and others.

I am a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) therapist. I have been a practicing Licensed Mental Health Counselor since 2007. In 2008 I completed by Advanced Intensive DBT Training directly with Dr. Marsha M. Linehan who developed DBT. I am the founder and Consultation Team Leader of DBT Associates of Nyack. Together, my colleagues at DBT Associates of Nyack and I provide Dr. Linehan's model of DBT treatment to patients as young as 10, as old as 70 and every age in between.

I am a Licensed mental health counselor who offers an open-minded, empathetic perspective, that helps strengthen one's individuality. I have been in the field for about 9 years as a mental health advocate and practitioner and have a passion for working with individuals of all ages/races/communities who are burdened with anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions and personality disorders. We can work together to create a place where you can focus on your well-being while talking through your life challenges. We will look at the problem patterns preventing you from having the life you want, the love you crave and the desire you miss.

Dr. Reed Maxwell earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Binghamton University (May 2017) and completed his doctoral internship at University of Rochester Medical Center. He uses a variety of evidence-based techniques to treat problems in work, love, and life. Dr. Maxwell is experienced in cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and third wave therapies (e.g., acceptance and commitment therapy). Dr. Maxwell is available for Telepsych and skype.

I work from a psychodynamic position, with the aim to raise the curiosity over behavioral patterns that do not fit with the way we think of ourselves. I work with adults from a diversity of backgrounds and I believe the strength of my approach lies in helping people to expand their understanding of complex issues, not only by listening to their explicit and implicit narratives, but also paying attention to dreams, body language, and to the experiences and images that arise during sessions. I use psychoanalytic theory as a lens to process what takes place—an approach that does not necessarily need a couch or multiple sessions a week.