Elderly Persons Disorders Therapists in Huntington, NY

Sometimes life brings us challenges we aren’t always prepared for. Facing a new diagnosis, adjusting to a life transition, experiencing grief after the loss of a loved one, struggling as a caregiver, feeling anxious and having difficulty coping with life’s challenges. I offer support to motivate my clients, help them develop better coping skills and encourage them to reach their highest potential. I use a compassionate and client centered approach and treat each client and family individually. We will work collaboratively to identify your own personal goals, strengths and develop a plan to manage life's challenges.

I have been a psychotherapist counseling adults, couples and families for thirty years. My experience in working with people has given me a unique outlook on the human condition and the complex nature of relationships. I earned a Masters Degree in Social Work from Adelphi University in 1987 and a certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy from the New York School for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in 1990. I have extensive experience in both brief and long term psychotherapy and I look forward to helping you. If you have any questions please call me at (631) 673-3274 or email me at kayposil@optonline.net.

With many excellent therapists to choose from, it may be difficult to know who would be a good fit for you. I strive to develop a comfortable environment in which you can explore the issues that concern you, consider the alternatives that can bring you closer to the life you want to live, discover your inner resources and skills and transform them into action that can help you fulfill your goals and dreams. My practice focuses on general psychotherapy issues such as depression, general anxiety, and traumatic experience.

I have been in private practice for over 20 years and being a psychotherapist is my life's work and passion. I love helping people deal with any issue that may block them from being themselves and living a life they desire.

Perhaps you feel confused or tired and you desire relief. Many unexpected events, including the 2020 Pandemic, has caused overwhelming feelings of uncertainty. These personal changes may be with employment, education, caregiving, or sudden loss of a loved one. Unusual situations will cause mental and physical suffering. If you want to commit to work for the relief you deserve, I want to help you reach your goal for living. I conduct phone or office sessions based on safety and comfort. Together we will discuss a plan for your relief and begin a journey towards your goals for living.

In my private practice, I utilized a multi-modal approach including DBT, CBT, basic EMDR, family systems therapy as well as other techniques. I tailor all of my sessions to the client needs and modes of expression whether that is verbal, narrative or through play. I welcome clients from all walks of life who seek assistance in overcoming their obstacles to become the best that they can be.

I am a psychologist in private practice for over 20 years. The people I see struggle with depression, anxiety, loss, troubling behavior, and relationship problems. I strive to be warm and empathic and provide a space where people can work through past painful experiences and develop stronger coping skills and healthier patterns of relating to others. I help to identify sources of hope and meaning that help cope with stressful circumstances. Psychotherapy can help bring about a greater sense of emotional freedom, self esteem, and more satisfying relationships.

My experience in working with individuals , couples and families has been mutually gratifying. Although changes have occurred in the mental health field,including more targeted medications and claims for instant relief, I believe people desire a more qualitative overall improvement in themselves and in their relationships.

Stressful and traumatic events can happen to anyone. We cannot choose their timing or immediate impact on our ability to love, work, parent, or grow. In children, they can cause behavioral, academic, and interpersonal difficulties. Stress can get lodged in our bodies, making it very difficult to “just get over it.” However, even by considering psychotherapy, you are making a very important first step towards regaining control of your life. Making a choice to value your mental health is the key to getting back your feelings of agency, self-confidence, and sense of control of our own emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.

Treatment begins in a relaxed setting within the context of a comfortable and safe relationship. Although past history and experiences certainly can play a role in contemporary problems, treatment starts in an active and directive way to help relieve the symptoms or distress that motivates treatment in the first place. This includes learning specific techniques and strategies to better manage symptoms and improve ones ability to function freely.

Therapy should be a place of security where you can release your fears and anxieties; stress and depression; your worries and troubling behaviors. Here, in a sympathetic environment, you can explore your strengths and achieve your goals in becoming the most vital version of yourself. Collaboratively, using my decade of experience as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, I will provide that place of security and work with you at achieving the dynamic you.

20+ years of professional experience in the treatment of adults and adolescents. Specializing in the treatment of Eating Disorders, Addictions and Mood Disorders. Individual, couple and group treatment.

Psychotherapy is a tool to help individuals further develop their emotional lives. I believe that by verbalizing thoughts, feelings, and experiences in an open, nonjudgmental environment individuals can gain insight and emotional growth often leading to a reduction in anxiety, sadness and relationship discord

Do you want happiness and fulfillment? Do you want to change the direction of your life.? I have over thirty years of experience to help guide you. My down to earth realistic approach will establish a relationship between us to to help you improve.

My practice, although eclectic, is deeply rooted in a family systems approach incorporating the exploration of the individual's roles and behaviors from both the past and present that influence various current and/or repetitive unwanted behaviors. My belief in working through the therapeutic process, by implementing a systems modality, is to work with clients to help them in the process of change for a more positive, productive and healthier life. I treat families, couples, individuals, children and groups as needed in a compassionate and caring environment to address many of the aforementioned issues.

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.

Are you looking for the kind of therapist that physicians and therapists choose for their own treatment? They come to me. Nothing really prepared us for all the decisions that we have had to make as therapists these past few months, So if you are tired, confused, overwhelmed, frustrated - I am with you. I simply want to support you as you decide what is right for you, your clients, your practice, and your family. I've heard therapists and clients described the bathroom as the new couch as clients & therapists search for privacy & a quiet place for therapy to take place. Let’s set up a virtual consultation, on the phone or on video.

When we are in difficult situations, we may lose sight of our personal strengths. My goal is to honor your own personal philosophies and belief systems in order to better understand how to best help you in your time of need. I believe that change stems from genuine, empathetic human interaction, and I strive to allow you to feel comfortable and safe enough to allow these personal connections to emerge. Through these connections, we will work together to develop new insights and coping skills, and ultimately recognize the strength you have within yourself to change your life for the better.

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.