Psychodynamic Therapists in Mount Kisco, NY
I am a psychotherapist who has been in private practice in for over 20 years. My professional experiences have given me a deep appreciation for our innate capacity to not only survive, but to transform difficult life events in ways that foster understanding, healing, and personal growth. For some, psychotherapy can provide a safe and nurturing environment in which to learn healthy coping strategies to better deal with the stressors of daily living. For others, it can provide a unique opportunity to work on a deeper level to address core issues related to family of origin, trauma, sexuality, and addiction.
I am a psychotherapist who has been in private practice in for over 20 years. My professional experiences have given me a deep appreciation for our innate capacity to not only survive, but to transform difficult life events in ways that foster understanding, healing, and personal growth. For some, psychotherapy can provide a safe and nurturing environment in which to learn healthy coping strategies to better deal with the stressors of daily living. For others, it can provide a unique opportunity to work on a deeper level to address core issues related to family of origin, trauma, sexuality, and addiction.
With over 20 years experience, I have developed a level of insight that is critical in helping your child work through his/her issues. I seek to help you and/or your child live in the present instead of dwelling on the past and/or worrying about the future. I am an interactive participant with you and/or your child in the growth process. At our first meeting I want you to know coming to talk to me does not mean you are "crazy" or "weird." Instead you are brave and smart to face your issues and get help for them.
With over 20 years experience, I have developed a level of insight that is critical in helping your child work through his/her issues. I seek to help you and/or your child live in the present instead of dwelling on the past and/or worrying about the future. I am an interactive participant with you and/or your child in the growth process. At our first meeting I want you to know coming to talk to me does not mean you are "crazy" or "weird." Instead you are brave and smart to face your issues and get help for them.
Many of my clients are professionals — including many lawyers — who are functioning at a high level but find that the pressures of work are affecting how they think, feel, and relate to others.
I work with individuals and couples navigating stress, anxiety, burnout, depression, and career transitions. If you are questioning whether your current path still fits — or trying to manage the demands of a high-pressure career more sustainably — that is exactly the kind of work I do.
If you are a lawyer or work in a demanding field, or if you and your partner are navigating relationship pressures alongside professional ones, I can help.
Many of my clients are professionals — including many lawyers — who are functioning at a high level but find that the pressures of work are affecting how they think, feel, and relate to others.
I work with individuals and couples navigating stress, anxiety, burnout, depression, and career transitions. If you are questioning whether your current path still fits — or trying to manage the demands of a high-pressure career more sustainably — that is exactly the kind of work I do.
If you are a lawyer or work in a demanding field, or if you and your partner are navigating relationship pressures alongside professional ones, I can help.
The realization of an infidelity, coming to see that you and your spouse are drifting away from one another in mid-life, coping with a relationships that have ended, the launching of kids into independence, negotiating complicated family dynamics, contemplation of divorce, remarriage, coping with blended families, are issues in which I have expertise.
Many of my clients have adult children about whom they worry excessively. Sometimes the kind of support THEY may need is not what you've been giving, and you know it but don't know how to stop enabling them. I do.
The realization of an infidelity, coming to see that you and your spouse are drifting away from one another in mid-life, coping with a relationships that have ended, the launching of kids into independence, negotiating complicated family dynamics, contemplation of divorce, remarriage, coping with blended families, are issues in which I have expertise.
Many of my clients have adult children about whom they worry excessively. Sometimes the kind of support THEY may need is not what you've been giving, and you know it but don't know how to stop enabling them. I do.
I offer a wide range of treatment modalities, including mind-body therapies as well as traditional psychotherapy. These include CBT, Somatic Experiencing (SE), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and EMDR. My style is active, engaging and focused on achieving client goals within a time limited framework. Having 35 years experience as a therapist, combined with specialty treatments, allows for shorter therapy time and a high degree of success. Lengthy therapy is unnecessary in order to experience positive results and achieve desired goals. I work with both individuals and couples.
I offer a wide range of treatment modalities, including mind-body therapies as well as traditional psychotherapy. These include CBT, Somatic Experiencing (SE), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and EMDR. My style is active, engaging and focused on achieving client goals within a time limited framework. Having 35 years experience as a therapist, combined with specialty treatments, allows for shorter therapy time and a high degree of success. Lengthy therapy is unnecessary in order to experience positive results and achieve desired goals. I work with both individuals and couples.
She holds certification in psychodynamic couples therapy.
Are you constantly fighting with your partner but you can't even remember what the fight was about? You've landed in the right place. Erica has extensive experience working with high-conflict couples at all stages including premarital, marital, divorce contemplation, parenting challenges, and empty nesters. She holds a clinical fellowship from the Training Institute for Mental Health in Couples Therapy. She is trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy and has worked with couples for several years in different practice setting in NYC, CT, and Westchester. She is wholly dedicated to helping clients create lasting connection.
She holds certification in psychodynamic couples therapy.
Are you constantly fighting with your partner but you can't even remember what the fight was about? You've landed in the right place. Erica has extensive experience working with high-conflict couples at all stages including premarital, marital, divorce contemplation, parenting challenges, and empty nesters. She holds a clinical fellowship from the Training Institute for Mental Health in Couples Therapy. She is trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy and has worked with couples for several years in different practice setting in NYC, CT, and Westchester. She is wholly dedicated to helping clients create lasting connection.
I am a seasoned clinician with a genuine interest in the well being of my patients. I have over 25 years of experience working with adults, adolescents, families and couples. Using cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral treatment and a family systems approach, I provide a safe supportive environment where people learn to feel empowered and acquire the tools to help themselves. I am skilled in treating depression and anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders and marriage and family issues.
I am a seasoned clinician with a genuine interest in the well being of my patients. I have over 25 years of experience working with adults, adolescents, families and couples. Using cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral treatment and a family systems approach, I provide a safe supportive environment where people learn to feel empowered and acquire the tools to help themselves. I am skilled in treating depression and anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders and marriage and family issues.
If you are a parent watching your child struggle, with anxiety, school stress, friendships, or emotions that feel too big to hold, you have come to the right place. I work with children, adolescents, and families. I have spent more than 20 years helping young people move through the hard moments of growing up. Something I have learned along the way. When a child is struggling, the whole family is usually struggling too. My work often involves parents as much as the child.
If you are a parent watching your child struggle, with anxiety, school stress, friendships, or emotions that feel too big to hold, you have come to the right place. I work with children, adolescents, and families. I have spent more than 20 years helping young people move through the hard moments of growing up. Something I have learned along the way. When a child is struggling, the whole family is usually struggling too. My work often involves parents as much as the child.
Feeling overwhelmed by obstacles in your life? Experiencing challenges in your relationships with others? Taking the first step to enter therapy can be frightening. Trying to find the right therapist can be stressful. Let me help you achieve your optimum mental and emotional health by providing evidence-based treatments in a compassionate and collaborative environment. I have experience working with couples, families, and individuals cope and manage all types of relationship dynamics and life stressors. I will listen and ask questions to better understand and explore the barriers to help us develop strategies to improve your life.
Feeling overwhelmed by obstacles in your life? Experiencing challenges in your relationships with others? Taking the first step to enter therapy can be frightening. Trying to find the right therapist can be stressful. Let me help you achieve your optimum mental and emotional health by providing evidence-based treatments in a compassionate and collaborative environment. I have experience working with couples, families, and individuals cope and manage all types of relationship dynamics and life stressors. I will listen and ask questions to better understand and explore the barriers to help us develop strategies to improve your life.
I am a New York and Arizona State licensed clinical psychologist with over 10 years of experience. I provide individual psychotherapy to older adolescents and adults. I provide insight-oriented therapy. I utilize this approach because it focuses on understanding the connections between your thoughts and feelings in an effort to improve your ability to make change, be in control of your life, and ultimately feel better. I specialize in empowering my clients to confront their issues, gain advanced coping skills, and achieve desired change. I envision therapy as a collaborative effort, and want my clients to feel heard and understood.
I am a New York and Arizona State licensed clinical psychologist with over 10 years of experience. I provide individual psychotherapy to older adolescents and adults. I provide insight-oriented therapy. I utilize this approach because it focuses on understanding the connections between your thoughts and feelings in an effort to improve your ability to make change, be in control of your life, and ultimately feel better. I specialize in empowering my clients to confront their issues, gain advanced coping skills, and achieve desired change. I envision therapy as a collaborative effort, and want my clients to feel heard and understood.
I am a LCSW-R who has extensive experience working with adolescents and their parents. I treat areas of depression, anxiety, school related issues and relationship issues. I have been providing services for the last 25 years and have been able to help our teenage population on many different levels. In addition I have also provided individual services to adults in whom are in need of support and guidance. I also provide Supervision to students who are in Graduate School that need someone to help guide them and help them prepare for their LMSW and or LCSW.
I am a LCSW-R who has extensive experience working with adolescents and their parents. I treat areas of depression, anxiety, school related issues and relationship issues. I have been providing services for the last 25 years and have been able to help our teenage population on many different levels. In addition I have also provided individual services to adults in whom are in need of support and guidance. I also provide Supervision to students who are in Graduate School that need someone to help guide them and help them prepare for their LMSW and or LCSW.
I provide compassionate, evidence-based treatment for Moms and families affected by perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMAD). I also support women of all ages through mental health challenges and major life transitions. PMAD's are more common than often recognized and may arise during pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, or loss. Symptoms can include depression, intrusive thoughts, anxiety, OCD, mood swings, guilt, overwhelm, irritability, agitation, and suicidal ideation. I reassure clients they are not alone and will recover. The goals are to reduce/resolve symptoms, strengthen resilience and regain a sense of self.
I provide compassionate, evidence-based treatment for Moms and families affected by perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMAD). I also support women of all ages through mental health challenges and major life transitions. PMAD's are more common than often recognized and may arise during pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, or loss. Symptoms can include depression, intrusive thoughts, anxiety, OCD, mood swings, guilt, overwhelm, irritability, agitation, and suicidal ideation. I reassure clients they are not alone and will recover. The goals are to reduce/resolve symptoms, strengthen resilience and regain a sense of self.
Coping skills are important, and I will certainly help you with those. But you want to really live your life, not just get through it. Merely coping is not enough, you want to thrive! That's my working assumption. If you don't think that's possible, that's where our work begins, to figure out how you can regain hope, and the belief that vitality is your birthright. Clearing space for creativity is an important part of the process. Don't have a creative bone in your body, you say? I say you're wrong. Let's talk.
Coping skills are important, and I will certainly help you with those. But you want to really live your life, not just get through it. Merely coping is not enough, you want to thrive! That's my working assumption. If you don't think that's possible, that's where our work begins, to figure out how you can regain hope, and the belief that vitality is your birthright. Clearing space for creativity is an important part of the process. Don't have a creative bone in your body, you say? I say you're wrong. Let's talk.
We learn to survive before we come to understand ourselves. The ways we have adapted may have once served us, but over time they often limit the lives we long to live. Therapy offers a chance to meet these protective parts with curiosity and compassion, loosening their hold on us. When we stop fighting ourselves, something unexpected happens. The qualities we long for - connection, creativity, joy and vitality - begin to emerge. Again and again, I've watched people discover that who they truly are was never lost; it was simply hidden beneath the work of surviving.
We learn to survive before we come to understand ourselves. The ways we have adapted may have once served us, but over time they often limit the lives we long to live. Therapy offers a chance to meet these protective parts with curiosity and compassion, loosening their hold on us. When we stop fighting ourselves, something unexpected happens. The qualities we long for - connection, creativity, joy and vitality - begin to emerge. Again and again, I've watched people discover that who they truly are was never lost; it was simply hidden beneath the work of surviving.
My goal as a counselor is to create a supportive environment in which my clients can explore their emotional needs and overcome barriers that limit their full potential. I take an open-minded approach to client wellness and use multiple modalities as needed to best help clients achieve their goals in treatment.
My goal as a counselor is to create a supportive environment in which my clients can explore their emotional needs and overcome barriers that limit their full potential. I take an open-minded approach to client wellness and use multiple modalities as needed to best help clients achieve their goals in treatment.
Parenting doesn't come with an instruction manual. Certainly if your child struggles emotionally, socially or academically, parenting can be even more challenging. You might be thinking your child will not be able to go away to college or live independently. Your worry and heartache may be affecting your relationship with your spouse, your bond with your children and your enjoyment of your life. I have spent the last 20 years helping parents like you to understand your child, to have a closer relationship with your spouse and children, and to alleviate your worries and pain.
Parenting doesn't come with an instruction manual. Certainly if your child struggles emotionally, socially or academically, parenting can be even more challenging. You might be thinking your child will not be able to go away to college or live independently. Your worry and heartache may be affecting your relationship with your spouse, your bond with your children and your enjoyment of your life. I have spent the last 20 years helping parents like you to understand your child, to have a closer relationship with your spouse and children, and to alleviate your worries and pain.
I have 15 years of experience working with adults of all ages who are struggling to cope with an enormous range of concerns including, but not limited to, depression, mood disorders such as bipolar disorder, anxiety, phobias, trauma and PTSD, family problems, relationship problems, identity issues, questions about one's sexuality, addiction, alcoholism, anger problems and eating disorders. In addition to treating my own patients, I have trained and supervised beginning therapists for many years, and I sit on the Board of Directors of a post-graduate training institute.
I have 15 years of experience working with adults of all ages who are struggling to cope with an enormous range of concerns including, but not limited to, depression, mood disorders such as bipolar disorder, anxiety, phobias, trauma and PTSD, family problems, relationship problems, identity issues, questions about one's sexuality, addiction, alcoholism, anger problems and eating disorders. In addition to treating my own patients, I have trained and supervised beginning therapists for many years, and I sit on the Board of Directors of a post-graduate training institute.
I integrate psychodynamic, relational and cognitive-behavioral models and, where appropriate, health psychology, tailoring my work to each individual and their circumstances.
Psychotherapy can benefit people facing a range of challenges. Currently, I see adults and adolescents struggling with depression, anxiety, relationship or interpersonal difficulties, and sometimes with health/illness issues. I see many people experiencing distress and other symptoms associated with life transitions such as adolescence, marriage, new parenthood or challenges in family planning, divorce, professional or personal role redefinition, retirement, and aging. I provide counseling to individuals and couples struggling with the shifting roles and demands of these complicated times.
I integrate psychodynamic, relational and cognitive-behavioral models and, where appropriate, health psychology, tailoring my work to each individual and their circumstances.
Psychotherapy can benefit people facing a range of challenges. Currently, I see adults and adolescents struggling with depression, anxiety, relationship or interpersonal difficulties, and sometimes with health/illness issues. I see many people experiencing distress and other symptoms associated with life transitions such as adolescence, marriage, new parenthood or challenges in family planning, divorce, professional or personal role redefinition, retirement, and aging. I provide counseling to individuals and couples struggling with the shifting roles and demands of these complicated times.
Imagine a space where you can show up exactly as you are. You don't have to have all the answers or worry about being judged. Therapy is a place where you can feel supported, and truly heard. If you find yourself constantly overthinking, doubting yourself, feeling disconnected from yourself, or struggling in your relationships, you're not alone. Whether you're seeking therapy as an individual or as a couple, many of my clients come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, stuck in patterns they struggle to break, or unsure how to communicate their needs or process their emotions. Together, we'll make sense of what's beneath the surface.
Imagine a space where you can show up exactly as you are. You don't have to have all the answers or worry about being judged. Therapy is a place where you can feel supported, and truly heard. If you find yourself constantly overthinking, doubting yourself, feeling disconnected from yourself, or struggling in your relationships, you're not alone. Whether you're seeking therapy as an individual or as a couple, many of my clients come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, stuck in patterns they struggle to break, or unsure how to communicate their needs or process their emotions. Together, we'll make sense of what's beneath the surface.
I work from a psychodynamic framework, meaning that I believe the problems clients face are often rooted in current and past relational experiences as well as in feelings outside of conscious awareness.
In addition to my psychotherapy practice, I also offer a separate coaching program called The Grounded Within Lab. The Grounded Within Lab is a 16 week, hour-long, coaching class which helps people in relationships with narcissistic individuals go from feeling frustrated, overlooked, and stuck in toxic cycles to grounded, clear, calm, and free.
I work from a psychodynamic framework, meaning that I believe the problems clients face are often rooted in current and past relational experiences as well as in feelings outside of conscious awareness.
In addition to my psychotherapy practice, I also offer a separate coaching program called The Grounded Within Lab. The Grounded Within Lab is a 16 week, hour-long, coaching class which helps people in relationships with narcissistic individuals go from feeling frustrated, overlooked, and stuck in toxic cycles to grounded, clear, calm, and free.
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Psychodynamic Therapists
Is psychodynamic therapy evidence-based?
Studies have found psychodynamic therapy to be effective in treating conditions like social anxiety, eating disorders, chronic pain, some personality disorders, and depression; indeed, some studies have found it to be just as effective as CBT or medication. What’s more, several studies have found that the benefits of psychodynamic therapy tend to endure—even grow—long after treatment has ended.
How long does psychodynamic therapy last?
Unlike CBT and other more structured forms of therapy, psychodynamic therapy tends to be open-ended and may not be limited to a set number of sessions. It is common for clients to be in therapy for a year or longer and to see their therapist one to three times a week, though the exact schedule and timeline may vary depending on a client’s challenges and progress. However, brief psychodynamic therapy is available, which tends to be more goal-oriented and typically unfolds over 16 to 30 sessions.
Does psychodynamic therapy work?
Research finds that psychodynamic therapy can help someone manage or reduce symptoms of diagnosable mental health conditions like depression or anxiety. The modality may also offer a range of benefits that are harder to measure but just as valuable—such as increased self-worth or healthier relationships. While no therapy type will work for everyone, research and anecdotal evidence suggest that psychodynamic therapy can be highly effective.
What are the limitations of psychodynamic therapy?
Some meta-analyses have concluded that there is little evidence to suggest that psychodynamic therapy can effectively treat certain mental health conditions such as PTSD, OCD, or psychosis, though it is sometimes used to do so. More broadly, the open-ended, free-association structure of psychodynamic therapy may be frustrating for clients who prefer a more structured, time-limited, or goal-oriented approach.