Bisexual Therapists in Huntington, NY

It's sometimes difficult to take that first step to reach out for help. If you've had difficult life experiences that are keeping you from moving on and truly healing, you are not alone. If you are reading this, then you've already taken the first courageous step toward your growth and well-being. With over 30 years' experience, I have developed practical strategies that can alleviate the often debilitating symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma, grief or other difficult life circumstances. Let me assist you in your journey. Together, we can discover where you may be stuck. You deserve to feel joy again! I can help! There is hope!

Life is overwhelming. There's so much that we are navigating and have pressure to get everything right. The last thing we want to struggle with is the very thing that helps us endure the challenges of life: relationships, sex, & our bodies. Do you find yourself trying to keep everything up and watching your relationships falling by the wayside? Sex & Relationships are important. We have so many ideas about it stemming from media, friends, family, religion and our own sexual history, which can be very confusing and isolating. Sex therapy helps make sense of what you know about sex, sexuality, & relationships

The most rewarding thing I do is help people create more intimacy and vulnerability with themselves and others. I enjoy working with clients who have blocks that are keeping them from desired romantic relationships. Together we can address underlying stresses from trauma or current triggers and work through them, developing new coping skills along the way. I believe individuals understand their strengths and limitations best, and so my task will be in helping to deepen awareness. I use mindfulness practices and relational work in my sessions.

I am passionate about relationship dynamics, sexuality, sexual orientation, gender identity, communication and intimacy with a focus on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. I counsel individuals, couples and moresomes on creative relationship structures such as consensual non-monogamy. I also work extensively with mood related challenges, including anxiety, depression and OCD, as well as career transitions. As a member of the polyamorous, LGBTQ, and burner communities, I share my extensive personal and professional experience with clients.

At times, words do not seem sufficient to convey our deepest feelings. We find ourselves repeating the same frustrating patterns in relationships, career, and daily life. While we know something has to give, often we are unsure how to make it happen, and even doubt if we’re capable. During our sessions, you will be guided through a supportive, creative process that can help you achieve a deeper understanding of yourself or your relationship, and validate your life experiences without judgment from your therapist. Together we will forge the path to healthy relationships, joy, meaningful living, and an enriching life.

My practice is geared toward mental health and behavioral changes. I am known for my kind, empathetic, laid back, and real approach with my clients and do my best to meet my clients where they are. I want to help my clients find their inner strength and to identify, work towards and reach their goals.

When will things get easier? When will I feel or function better? Life can be complicated and stressful, yet we are not meant to do it alone. You may be in the midst of a current crisis, or perhaps are deciding to confront issues that have been with you for a while. Many of my clients come in at first to talk about ​relationships or family conflict, feeling anxious or worried, being stuck or not sure what life path to take, or grieving the loss of something painful.

Are you someone who feels intimidated to express your personal life and struggles? Does this leave you feeling hopeless, overwhelmed, or stressed? I am here to tell you, you are not alone and encourage you to take this courageous step into your healing journey. Although you may struggle to see your worth today, I'm here to remind you that you deserve a fulfilling future full of peace, self-love, and happiness. I love creating healing spaces where one can reach their higher self. I use the creative process to explore emotions, reduce anxiety, increase self-esteem, and resolve other psychological conflicts.

I am available to help individuals suffering from anxiety, depression, and interpersonal and relationship difficulties. The first step is talking with someone compassionate who listens and tries to understand the world from your perspective. I know the importance of the relationship between therapist and client; therefore, I take a client-centered approach. Being able to tell your story and process it is the first step toward healing and initiating change. My approach is integrative, where I employ different therapeutic modalities to meet your unique needs best.

My passion is working with individuals struggling with everyday issues that challenge each of us at different stages of life. I take an experiential approach with my clients, which is "learning through reflection on doing". I relate to my clients in an emotional and authentic way by providing real-life guidance and direction for individuals to assess and redirect their relationships and goals. For 20 years, I have had a private clinical practice. My post-graduate education has focused on marriage, post-traumatic stress, gender identification, abandonment, trauma, adult-children of alcoholics, women's issues, divorce adjustment, grief and phobias.

Finding the right psychotherapist is challenging and can be a lengthy process. Once the search is completed, and the therapy is under way, it will become rewarding and healing. My approach to psychotherapy is mindful, accepting and supportive. Trained in individual, couple, and family therapy, complex trauma, as well as clinical medicine and public health epidemiology, I provide treatment from an individualized integrative perspective, based on what is most beneficial to each person. My cultural and crosscultural perspectives allow me to also factor in the cultural impact on human behavior.

Deciding to contact a therapist takes courage, and is the first step to helping you change and grow. If you're feeling stuck or fearful of the future’s uncertainties, that’s where our work comes in. Together we can move you away from overwhelm and exhaustion and towards acceptance and peace. Whether you are looking for individual, couple, or family therapy, I look forward to helping you increase your self-compassion, strengthen your relationships, and feel more connected. Email me to get started!

Dr. Dau specializes in CORE INSIGHT THERAPY, Spiritual Direction and Holistic Health for all stages and phases of life's journey. "I walk with my patients towards finding solutions to a wide range of life's challenges, long standing patterns of behaviors and relationship issues." She has 20 + years experience in individual, couples, and family treatment modalities. Blending conventional and alternative approaches, Dr. Dau draws on a variety of techniques to incorporate what will be most helpful to the individual needs of each patient.

I treat people who are suffering because of neglect, abuse or trauma and struggling with emotional regulation, substance abuse or addiction, self injury, eating disorders and phobias. I can facilitate use of spirituality and help people connect to meaning in their lives. I use EMDR, Brain Spotting and Heart Centered Hypnotherapy to get to deeply rooted issues for a complete resolution of traumatic history. I have ways to undiagnosed chronic pain, TMJ, migraines and other head pain. Crime Victims can receive therapy from me free of charge if they go through OVS -NYS Office of Victim Services.

Are you or your adolescent looking for the strength and courage to address difficult life situations? Do you not know where to begin? I know it can be difficult to ask for help. However, once that first step is taken with the right therapist, who appreciates and respects you as an individual, positive attainment of your goals can be achieved. I approach my work as a therapist with empathy, acceptance, compassion, and mutual respect. When working with adolescents I make it a requirement to involve the parents and provide them with frequent updates on their child.

Many people wait too long to call a therapist. They are suffering and think things might get better on their own. By waiting people just feel worse or relationship issues become even more complicated. Psychotherapy helps you find new pathways for healing, untangling life's challenges to arrive at greater clarity and peace. I make that process as comfortable as possible by being authentically present, connected, & open. An active listener to the issues you bring forth. It is my goal to establish a collaborative alliance with you so we can enable positive change leading to a deep sense of well being.