Therapists in New York, NY

Are you struggling to find a job or feeling stuck in your career? This may make you feel really anxious, unhappy and unable to do things you really enjoy. Maybe you are feeling stuck because of a fear of failure, lack of motivation, and harshly high expectations. Maybe you wish you felt more confident in yourself and more self-assured in what next steps to take in your life and career to finally move forward. You're seeking change in how you feel about yourself and how your life looks and you need some help.

I treat a wide spectrum of conditions including mood and anxiety disorders (e.g., bipolar and depressive disorders, panic and phobias), ADHD, marital issues and PTSD. My niche is in personality disorders (e.g., borderline and narcissistic personality disorder). I have extensive experience treating trauma sequelas, dissociative disorders and helping individuals overcome grief. My practice also includes treatment of eating disorders in adults (e.g., bulimia) and parasuicidal behaviour. Although my practice is mainly guided by empirical modalities, I tend to approach each client in an eclectic manner to customize treatment as needed.

Are you struggling with your mood or reaching a goal? I am a seasoned CBT therapist and transformation coach with a positive, directive, and humor-filled style. If that approach might be appealing to you, I'd love to help!

I am a psychotherapist/clinical social worker with over 10 years of experience working with children, adolescents and adults. I provide individual therapy for adolescents, adults and clinical supervision to social workers.

OUT of NETWORK with insurance. Everyone has a story and I want to hear yours. I help clients develop self-awareness and self-empowerment so that you can heal your relationship with yourself and be in charge of your own life. I work from a fundamentally nonjudgmental lens and I view clients holistically, taking in all of the parts and pieces that make you who you are. I will never see you as a diagnosis. Goodness of fit is critical and I will personalize therapy to meet your unique needs. You might come in with one concern in mind, only to find out it's all connected! I believe humor and unconventional thinking will take us far.

I take a client-centered and cognitive behavioral approach to working with clients. I specialize in the treatment of mood disorders (particularly depression and anxiety) and personality disorders (specifically borderline personality disorder).

November. 2023 - (I have two openings on weekday afternoons, please reach out!) - Life is all about balance. At times, finding that balance can feel overwhelming. My training and personal passion for helping others makes me an ideal therapist for individuals in need of a readjustment. Clients appreciate my down-to-earth point of view and ability to provide both encouragement and reality. Whether you are managing symptoms of anxiety and depression, life challenges like grief, divorce, infertility, relational issues, or other stressors, together we'll create and execute a plan to regain balance and move you toward a joyful life.

By working with Sara, you will realize that you hold the power to create your ideal life. Sara’s warm and welcoming presence allows her clients to feel supported and motivated in navigating the different crossroads they encounter. She understands the complexities that come with these moments and eagerly listens to her clients’ perspectives, challenges potential barriers, and helps them build the tools to effectively work through these decisions. Using a collaborative and strengths-based foundation, Sara supports clients experiencing everything from anxiety, depression, self-esteem, to general challenges in everyday life.

I'm a seasoned clinician, with advanced expertise in family and couples therapy. I also have a sub-specialty: treatment of the professional writer, artist and performing artist. But I do not limit the scope of my practice to specialties; my work extends through life's full spectrum of quandaries and quagmires. Patients say the keys to our success are: safety, authenticity, flexibility, respect, wisdom, kindness, humor, and clarity. We work together, to understand the feelings that can sometimes ambush, block or trigger a person, derailing relationships and careers. We work without fast-forwarding past the hard parts - but without losing precious time.

I have been a pre-marital and marriage counselor/educator for thirty years. I love my work because I strongly believe in marriage as a vital social institution and as a dynamic opportunity for personal growth. In fact, I believe conflict can help build your relationship, depending, of course on how it is managed. I start with this premise: emotional connection is the most important element of a good marriage. When that fails, the marriage will suffer.

Living with anxiety sucks! Overthinking, trouble sleeping, worrying nonstop, feeling like your heart is beating out of your chest. There always seems to be something to worry about. You wish you had control of it, but it feels so unmanageable. It effects evert facet of your life at work, home, school and social life. You've tried everything and nothing has worked, and wonder if it will ever go away. All you want is peace and stability, able to live your life like it used to be before problematic anxiety. Finally in control of it!

When life presents us with challenges - illness, transitions, trauma - it can be difficult to process our suffering and overwhelming emotions. If you have been feeling discouraged, depressed, or anxious, you are not alone. My aim as a therapist is to create a space in which we navigate through these challenges together to facilitate healing and growth. I am attuned to the fact that all people are unique and invite clients of all races, nationalities, gender identities, sexual orientations, abilities and body sizes.

I AM CURRENTLY OFFERING TELETHERAPY VIDEO/ZOOM SESSIONS. I work with adults of all ages dealing with depression, anxiety, relationship stresses, feeling "stuck," identity issues, sexuality, major life-transitions, negative patterns, and grief/loss. I also draw on my corporate/legal background to help with job/career stresses and goals -- executives and professionals find my prior experience as an attorney to be quite helpful. I bring a spirit of creativity to our work, and encourage curiosity and humor whenever possible.

I specialize in helping people contemplate life transitions, relationship patterns and/or core beliefs (conscious and un) that inform behaviors and choices. I pay close attention to complex family dynamics and help clients unravel, and heal, the wounds that may have originated there. I can be useful in situations where the health of one member affects the wellbeing of the entire family. I help people explore the dynamics at play in depression, anxiety and self-esteem, with an emphasis on healthy outcomes both intra and interpersonally. I assist with trauma healing and grief/loss. I assist clients with their actualizing potential.

In the current society we live in, buzzwords from the psychology field are being used widely. This has allowed for a drastic change in how therapy is perceived. From that, something else surfaced: the concept of modern loneliness, an issue that seems to be all around us like an invisible, yet quantifiable, statistic. We constantly hear about self-care, self-worth, self-love and boundaries as remedies for all challenges we face. The need for connection with the self is essential to a healthy life but to what extent have we decided the focus on the self will lead us to relatedness and responsibility for others?

Psychotherapy is an investment in a life lived consciously and self-reflectively. With respect for the complexity of psychological problems and their uniquely subjective meaning and function for each person, the "work" of psychotherapy fosters a curiosity about ourselves, our histories, our relational patterns, our ways of thinking and behaving, and of managing stress and loss. Questions like - why do I do the things I do? Choose to be involved with this type of person? React to stress or loss this way? Why am I stuck? Sad? Empty feeling? - help us develop insight and the capacity for informed change.

As a family systems thinker, I believe that each individual, couple, and family belong to many different demographics, impacting our responses, outlooks, and narratives in understanding that there is an understanding that no one client is the same. Staying curious, sitting in the learner's seat in moments, leading with empathy, and facing different realities create an opportunity for a healthy, understanding, and safe therapeutic relationship. My goal as your therapist is to create this type of environment in a collaborative effort to find the right fit.

My group practice specializes in the treatment of trauma spectrum disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder, dissociative disorders, trauma-related pain, and trauma-related somatic symptoms. Ongoing experiences of verbal, physical, or sexual abuse, neglect, and bullying can lead to these symptoms. Sometimes people suffer these effects because they have experienced chronic invalidation. We treat couples, people in non-traditional partnerships, and adolescents who struggle with emotional and behavioral problems. We also treat survivors of sexual violence and targets of workplace bullying.

My approach is to provide a supportive and safe space for you to share and explore your experience and work together to identify and address obstacles to needed change. We will examine your unique situation holistically, looking at the strengths you bring to bear as an individual, or in relationships, as well as the challenges and stressors impinging on leading a more productive and satisfying life.