Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapists in Garden City, NY

I am a licensed New York State psychotherapist treating individuals and couples in a range of mental health conditions. If you are seeking support or guidance through a challenging time or are simply interested in personal growth and development, I look forward to working with you.

I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and therapist in New York, New Jersey, Florida and California, who has been practicing since 2012. I received my Masters in Social Work from California State University, Northridge and a Masters in Counseling Education from Hunter College. I provide remote psychotherapy in Florida, California, New Jersey and New York.

Helping change lives is one of the greatest rewards that I feel privileged to do. I am a fully licensed clinical mental health counselor providing psychotherapy services. I can assist with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, negative thoughts, illness, loss, and letting go of old patterns to promote a healthier lifestyle. Therapeutic approaches that I utilize are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and Crisis Intervention. I can work with you to increase self-awareness and acceptance while effectively implementing skills that change behavioral or relational patterns that are affecting your daily life.

I believe therapy is a place where we learn to cope through feeling and find hope through healing; it opens a pathway for insight to be uncovered in our collective and ongoing balance between strength and struggle. I use an integrative approach to create a safe space that encourages clients to explore, gather, chart, untangle, and make-meaning of the beliefs and conditions that detail our existence.

Making the decision to begin therapy is an important step on the journey towards healing. As we navigate what feels like an increasingly complex and fatiguing world, we often find ourselves stuck in behavior patterns or relationships that remove us from important connections in our lives and lead to decision-making that is based on reactions to stress, rather than on our core values. It has been my honor to be a part of so many healing journeys and to support others as they develop a greater compassion for themselves, mindful presence in their lives, and flexibility for making change.

At Great South Bay Therapy, we provide confidential, goal oriented therapy to help you and/or your family members work through common issues such as anxiety, depression, chronic stress, parenting concerns, and school/career related problems as well as other common obstacles to health and happiness.

At times it may seem as if we're at odds with our mind. The thoughts and feelings we experience seem overwhelming. We can convince ourselves we're undeserving of contentment, love, happiness, success, acceptance , etc. Where does that come from and why is it so easy to believe? For those of us in the LGBTQIA+ community, there are added layers we need to work through, making it difficult for us to thrive. Therapy can play a meaningful role by providing a space to work through the layers, confront our hurtful thoughts and feelings, unburden ourselves of the past, and truly learn to thrive.

Applying evidence-based therapy to a range of mental heath needs, I have worked with children, teens, and adults for over 25 years as a New York State Licensed Psychologist. An area of expertise is helping individuals with anxiety and mood disorders - focusing on specific goals and emphasizing self- acceptance . I believe in working collaboratively with clients toward living a more value-filled life.

Life presents challenges to us all, but when anxiety, depression, chronic pain, chronic health conditions and stressful life circumstances get in the way of living, people may need help to implement new coping strategies. Therapy need not be an extended process. Effective approaches are short-term whenever possible. A major focus is to provide evidence-based and compassion-focused approaches.

I engage each individual in a collaborative process of treatment planning, progress assessment, and goal setting. My work is to help you create the life and lifestyle you want to live based on what's important to you. I capitalize on the strengths that you enter therapy with to cultivate coping skills and change that feel like a natural extension of you, as a unique individual.

Asking for help can be hard, but therapy doesn’t have to be. In my work as a therapist within Egger NP in Psychiatry PC, I aim to provide a safe, comfortable space for my clients to open up about their issues, gain better coping mechanisms and live their lives to the fullest potential.

Do you feel lost. Are you going through a difficult time. Life can be hard dealing with things on your own. Engaging in therapy can be a life changing choice you make if you are ready and willing to commit. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in the field for over 20 years. I have worked with individuals to overcome anxiety, attachment issues, depression, grief and loss, trauma, major life transitions, identity, dating and intimacy issues.

I am a psychodynamically trained psychologist with broad life experience who will approach your treatment with a mixture of theoretically based therapy and common sense. My background in the health care field - nursing degree from Georgetown University and clinical work at Sloan Kettering Cancer Center- contributes to my understanding of mental health difficulties as a combination of biological, social, and psychological factors. I will approach your treatment in a comprehensive manner with an emphasis on what works best for you.

Having a special interest in eating disorder treatment and related conditions my clients often have difficulty with issues of mood (especially anxiety and depression), lack of self-identity, fears of judgement and being alone, a craving for connection, a sense of not being understood, concerns about the future, and at times even self-hatred. The mental state of these types of conditions lead to an overwhelming, all-consuming thought process that is usually obsessional and demeaning. The goal of any patient is to learn how to rid fears, quiet intrusive thoughts and find a way to a more fulfilling life with some sense of inner peace.

Over the course of your life, you may experience a change in your thinking, mood, or feeling, and behavior could be affected. It helps that we determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood. Together we will work through those struggles to live a happier and healthier life. As a therapist, with several years of experience working with adolescents, adults, and those who suffer a severe mental health illness, I am well versed in several counseling techniques and have a compassionate approachable demeanor.

My main goal as a therapist is to make myself unneeded. I will achieve this together with you by facilitating behavioral change for you and improving your ability to both establish and maintain relationships. We will work in sync to enhance your effectiveness and ability to cope. And our work together will help promote your decision-making process while boosting your potential. We will assess our success together by looking at a few different aspects of your life. For example: We will look for improvements in your moods and emotions have improved. Do you feel happier if you enter therapy for depression or sadness?

Life can be difficult at times and it takes strength to reach out to someone for help. Through our therapeutic relationship, my goal is to help you gain self-awareness about potential negative thinking patterns and ultimately increase stability and independence. We live in a world of many different stressors and pressures and I hope to help you learn to cope with these issues in a positive way. Mental health is just as important as physical, through all stages of life. I utilize a person-centered approach in order to explore past and current issues in order to help you learn different tools to help you take control of your life.