Therapists in New York, NY

Working in various hospital and mental health settings, I have extensive experience working with individuals of various ages. Valuing emotional safety, compassion, and empathy, I work collaboratively with clients to achieve their goals. Recognizing the importance of the therapeutic relationship, I work alongside clients to identify, understand and work through personal challenges. This can include, but not limited to, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, PTSD, relationship challenges, life transitions and adjustment. Believing evidence informs practice, I understand that it is the individual who is the expert of their experience.

My practice is limited to adults who are wishing help with problems related to anxiety, depression, interpersonal relationships, child rearing and stress management. I have been in practice for over 25 years seeing individuals and couples. During the initial consultation, we will talk about the concerns that bring you to consult with a mental health professional. We will discuss the history of your concern. Once I understand the issues presented I will make a recommendation of how to proceed.

Welcome to my page, I provide individual counseling.

I specialize in working with adults experiencing stress, anxiety (e.g., generalized anxiety, OCD, phobias, social anxiety and panic attacks) depression, issues with self-esteem and self-doubt, relationship issues, life transitions, and other difficulties. I value providing a warm, collaborative, open and non-judgmental environment to help you understand the connection between thought patterns, emotions and behaviors that are impacting you with the goal of making more deliberate, values- based choices to achieve a more meaningful and fulfilling life.

Are you struggling to find fulfillment in some areas of your life? Are you worrying about the future? That you'll never be able to own a home? Reach financial stability? Have close relationships with family and friends? A romantic partner? Perhaps your work is leaving you with a feeling of purposelessness. You're a bright person with many goals, but you're unsure how to tackle them. Therapy can be a place to process the emotions surrounding these, process past trauma, reframe how you see yourself and reevaluate how you can take charge of your role in the things that happen around you. Things don't have to be the way they are now.

My client base is mostly high-functioning adults, used to working hard for optimum results. My clients are intelligent, determined people who strive to take responsibility for their lives and achieve happiness. I have three decades of experience working clinically with * Eating disorders, weight regulation, obesity, diabetes management, and body image problems * Navigating relational trauma * Management of stress,burn out, anxiety, * Struggles with self-sabotage * Feeling stuck * Career pressure, family demands * Interpersonal relationships * Finding a life partner * Separating from toxic relationships * Women's health issues * Living with cardiovascular disease and cancer * Loss: divorce, empty nest, health, death

朋友您好，我在中国有丰富的面对不同人群的咨询经验，包括小孩，青年，成年人，少数群体等等，可以尝试免费与我沟通半个小时。I have experience working with different people, including children, adults, the elderly, LGBTQ + people and so on. In addition to the basic skills of psychological counseling, I also have some knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine, such as acupoints and meridians. No matter who you are and what happens to you, let me go through and find solutions with you. Give me a chance to be your friend and teammate, not only counselor.

I view therapy as a partnership designed to disentangle life’s complexities on the pathway to wholeness. For many clients this involves struggles with issues from their past, making sense of their emotions or dealing with one of life's many transitions. Others are in need of support around grief or working through relationship issues. My training as a former Diversity, Equity and Inclusion professional has taught me to view my clients through a multicultural lens that acknowledges and values all parts of their identity. As partners we will create adaptive coping strategies to bring clients into better alignment and fulfillment.

Today, life often presents us with an unsettling tension between overwhelming uncertainty or loss, and a relentless demand to be productive, happy, and to have a strong sense of identity or purpose. Whether one is exploring psychotherapy due to crisis, impasse, troubling symptoms, or relational concerns, all people can benefit from a space where they can make meaning of their experiences and thoughts in a collaborative way. Though psychodynamic treatment requires vulnerability and curiosity, it is an opportunity for transformative self-exploration and healing that will be contained in a space of attentive listening and care.

I have a diverse background with training in child and adult therapy, nutritional counseling, life coaching, and logotherapy. I am best suited to work people experiencing anxiety and depression. Psychotherapy typically focuses on how our past experiences drive us as adults while coaching is more forward-looking, and focuses on setting goals and looking at obstacles that get in the way of reaching those goals. Logotherapy is geared toward helping people find meaning and purpose in life. Child therapy helps children become more expressive of their emotions and develop more awareness of their strengths and to apply them in life.

Are you overwhelmed, and struggling with anxiety, depression, or a significant life transition? Sometimes, it can be hard to get through this alone. If you want a warm, compassionate space where you can feel comfortable to share yourself and your goals, reach out.

Deciding to start therapy can be a daunting step. I believe therapy can be helpful in exploring relationship problems, couple/family struggles, mood symptoms, stress-related concerns, substance abuse, or learning more about yourself. My belief is that over time we can build a foundation to create a safe and trusting space to make it easier to share your experiences and challenges. By exploring aspects of your life that you find unfulfilling, we can work together towards positive change.

Rita’s focus is on building a strong, empathic, and caring relationship with her clients. She believes in tailoring the therapeutic process to one’s needs and wants to enhance client autonomy. Her holistic approach emphasizes optimizing one’s well-being through integrating all dimensions of wellness throughout treatment. Rita’s approach is person-centered and strengths based. Rita draws mainly from Trauma-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Ecotherapy. Rita has had the pleasure of working with people from diverse walks of life.

Do you sometimes feel as if life is so complicated that you can't sort out your feelings and decide what you want or need? Do you sometimes feel stuck and unable to move forward? Or that your relationships are so challenging that you just want to give up? I can help you understand what you are feeling and where your feelings are coming from so that you can develop strategies to cope with the issues you are facing.

I have experience working with individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, interpersonal dissatisfaction, and mood instability, who feel uncertain about the course their life may be taking. I work with trauma and believe it comes in many different guises, whether it's an acute incident of assault or a long and painful feeling of being misunderstood by one's primary caretaker (i.e. parent or partner). Talk therapy serves to help people alleviate all kinds of suffering as well as developing the capacities for new experience.

Are you looking for a therapist who will do more than sit, nod, and ask “how that feels”? You’re a woman who is no stranger to the idea of self-care (even if it’s hard to come by some days) and who knows if you can find the right kind of support, you can experience the relief and change you’re looking for. You’re tired of the miscommunications with your partner and want support navigating all the responsibilities of parenting & motherhood. You’re ready to ditch the anxiety or overwhelm that never seems to go away. You’re looking for someone who can help you gain the insight, skills, and understanding you need to get unstuck.

I have been in practice for over 25 years and find my work very rewarding. I believe that therapy can help people feel more confident about their place in the world--more confident that the balance of goodness within themselves will allow them to go forward with their lives. I feel respect and gratitude towards my patients; their readiness to explore their areas of vulnerability has helped me to understand similar vulnerabilities within myself. I have learned from many sources; in this sense my approach is eclectic. It is important to tailor frequency and duration of treatment for each patient.

My ideal client is a couple who are interested in staying together but need help dealing with some rough patches -unfaithfulness, excessive fighting and conflict, destructive communication and behavioral patterns, difficulties coping with stress, love life problems, anxiety, depression, jealousy- in a constructive way. A couple who doesn't want to give up on their relationships and is willing to make some efforts to improve their relationship and resolve their difficulties. My ideal client is the one who wants to help him/herself or a significant other overcome barriers holding them back from dealing with themselves and others effectively.