Therapists in East Patchogue, NY

Katie specializes in providing assistance to clients with a wide range of mental health diagnosis, such as Eating Disorders, Anxiety and Depressive Disorders, Intimate Partner Violence/Domestic Violence, and Social-Relational problems. She enjoys using multiple interventions that best suit her client’s specific needs, such as CBT/DBT, Motivational Interviewing, Systemic Therapy, and Couples/Marriage Therapy. Katie always makes sure to ensure her clients feel secure throughout their therapeutic experience with her, and makes it her mission to help them continue to grow and thrive in their everyday lives.

Finding a therapist that you connect with, who understands you, is the one of the first important steps in your journey of healing and change. I would love the opportunity to help you in that journey. In my twenty years experience, practicing in the mental health field, I have used a cognitive-behavioral approach, coupled with a strengths-based philosophy, to partner with my clients, creating a trusting, non-judgmental environment. Together we can work towards having you let go of destructive thoughts, feelings and experiences that have prevented you from living the life you want.

Hey there! If you're reading this, I want to commend you for taking the first step! My name is Alicia and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. My approach to therapy is collaborative, so I fully welcome your input in the session. I believe in meeting you where you are so we can get to where you need to be. I utilize a systemic viewpoint, meaning that together, we consider all the aspects and/or environments in which you interact, to understand how you're affected and how I can best help you.

Have you been struggling with how you're feeling and seeing it affect your wellness, your relationships, or your life? Have you been experiencing sadness, hurt, self-doubt, or are just trying to find balance and peace? Letting someone in can be scary but given the privilege, I would love to be able to walk with you in your journey towards personal healing. Being provided with a safe, non-judgemental space to be comfortable and vulnerable, what you're able to do will be beautiful.

I work with children, couples, and adults who are looking for strategies to manage anxiety, depression, and the new stressors that we have faced during the pandemic. Together, we will assess and identify the symptoms causing distress and disruption in your life and using a strengths based approach create strategies to reach your goals.

I specialize in working with adults presenting with anxiety and OCD. I understand that letting go of anxiety can at times feel insurmountable, and I work with you to develop the tools to free yourself from worry and better connect with what is important to you.

I have 20 years of experience treating individuals (children and adults), couples, families and groups. My treatment approach is rooted in reducing emotional distress, restoring life balance, improving self-awareness and helping to create more meaningful relationships in your life. I will provide you tools to help reduce and reframe unhealthy and potentially damaging thoughts, resulting in improved comfort with yourself and within your relationships. We will develop a conflict resolution plan to reduce relationship distress and to learn to use your bodily cues as a tool in understanding your own habitual responses.

There are hundreds of reasons why I became a counselor, but the main reason is the want to help guide clients into a better quality of life! The basis of my clinician approach is the strong belief in creating a safe and trusting therapeutic relationship. Maintaining a safe place for clients (like you!) to be supported with genuine care and empathy is integral for me as your counselor. Together we will work towards making positive life changes, finding and utilizing your strengths, meet your therapeutic goals, and relieve your distress.

Is your relationship suffering? Are you or your partner having problems communicating? Are there feelings of anger or frustration? Are you just going through the motions or feeling disconnected? Have you been betrayed? Do you feel seen and not heard? Are you stressed out and overwhelmed? Do you lack focus and direction? Feel like you just CAN'T take it anymore? Let's turn I CAN'T into I CAN! As a Life & Relationship Coach & NYS Board Certified Addiction Recovery Coach Specialist, I work with people that WANT to get their relationship or their life on track. That is WILLING, READY, and COMMITTED to doing the work. I CAN help you.

You deserve a life of happiness, abundance, and peace! Many people see therapy as that one-sided conversation laying on that stereotypical couch we see in movies. Therapy doesn't have to be a painful or intimidating thing! My goal is to help you be the version of you that YOU want. You are capable of achieving whatever solutions and life changes you are looking for while enjoying the process and experiencing yourself in new ways.

My goal with each client is to empower them through understanding their goals and helping them to achieve them. When we understand what we are able to achieve and express we are able to use our strengths to start making the necessary changes to improve our lives.

As a clinical psychologist with extensive psychotherapy experience, I offer individual, family and couples therapy with adults and adolescents. I offer exploratory and supportive psychotherapy and in-depth psychoanalytic therapy for a variety of complaints from relationship issues and family conflict, to anxiety, depression, trauma, grief/loss, infertility, adoption, parenting, NICU and post-NICU support.