Therapists in Grand Central, New York, NY

I work well with clients seeking help with stress management, relationship issues, goal attainment, or issues related to emotion and self-esteem. My ideal clients are professionals who are seeking results. In addition to my work with clients, I also provide practice building tools for clinicians. Although I am currently on sabbatical from psychotherapy clients, I do oversee my associates, Amanda Pelcher, LMFT and Grayson Stadler, LCSW. You can have a free consultation with my office to learn more. Send us an email or give us a call so we may assist you further!

My goal as a therapist is to provide a mixture of optimism, honesty, humor, and direct practicality. I have a genuine interest in each person seeking treatment and think of the therapeutic relationship as a unique collaborative partnership. I am a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW). I specialize in helping individuals who struggle with anxiety and depression or who encounter difficulties within relationships overcome the daily intrusion of negative thoughts and behaviors by providing solution-focused treatment and support. My interests are trauma, mood disorders, LGBTQ identity and supports, relationships, and parenting.

I strongly believe in the tenacity and resiliency of the human spirit when it comes to overcoming life’s many challenges. As your therapist, it is my goal to draw out your dormant strengths while fostering and implementing a variety of coping skills that promote your wellness and quality of life. I typically use the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach to facilitate a healthier mind but will adapt to meet your needs by incorporating other clinical interventions in our sessions as I believe that there are many ways to overcome an obstacle.

Julie views the therapeutic relationship as a supportive alliance that is formed through the sharing and exploration of one’s unique and sacred personal story. Julie believes that through sharing your story and engaging in a process of exploration, the lingering effects of past traumas can be released, as well as patterns that no longer serve you.

In her private practice, Dr. Hughes treats individuals and couples in psychotherapy and specializes in the assessment and treatment of the anxiety disorders, traumatic stress, and interpersonal violence. Dr. Hughes has been recognized as a psychological expert in courts of law. Since opening her independent practice in 1998, Dr. Hughes has been committed to helping individuals acquire skills and strategies for coping with difficult life stressors, such as health problems, relationship separation and divorce, high stress jobs, postpartum adjustment, parenting, and bereavement. In addition, she treats numerous individuals struggling with symptoms of depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, and overall emotional distress.

Chronic stress creates a strain that calls upon the system to devise coping strategies to survive. These strategies, especially the ones we adopt instinctively in childhood, are the source of behavior that creates problems in our lives. It can manifest as varying degrees of anxiety and depression; we get stuck - in relationships, careers, or our ambitions. We get stigmatized by what we feel which just adds to the bad feeling. I don’t like to label someone with a diagnosis. I prefer a holistic approach. Ultimately, the system wants to heal itself and it is my goal to help clients realize their innate perfection.

Change is arduous, but it can be managed through personal assessment, individual reflection, establishing attainable objectives, and investigating new perspectives to repeated challenges that have a significant impact on life. ETC offers a mindfully candid, nonjudgmental and culturally sensitive environment for people of color to work through their adversities and frustrations. Individuals and couples with negative or stigmatized beliefs around emotional issues are encouraged to come in and consider the benefits of integrative counseling.

I help to build a safe, warm and accepting environment where you can feel encouraged to express yourself. I have a large scope of practice experience working with relationship and dating issues, struggling with a break-up/divorce, working through infidelity, sexual identity issues, low self-esteem, and work and academic related stress. I use a variety of methods focusing on an approach that is customized to each person's unique needs and healing process.

Being rather busy with life's responsibilities, we often neglect to integrate certain troubling experiences; we notice but try to ignore. This may work for a while; yet, without realizing it, we expend valuable amounts of mental energy to push this "stuff" away. Soon unpleasant feelings of worry, helplessness and frustration begin to color our daily life. Working together, we will be able to take care of that "stuff" so that the mind and the body may work optimally and in harmony. You will begin to feel good again being calmer, energized and optimistic.

Face it. You're not happy. You're too often nervous, on edge, and sometimes you really feel down. You're in a rut professionally and your love life is not what it once was. You're not the way you want to be with the people you care most about...you want to connect with them the way you used to connect with them. Instead, you find yourself frustrated when you try...tense, defensive, overly sensitive to criticism. It's time to be honest with yourself. You need help...someone good to talk to who is not a family member, a friend, or a co-worker.

Difficult life experiences, whether they happen once or are ongoing, can leave us feeling isolated and disconnected, both from others, and from ourselves. It can be hard to find pleasure in relationships, hobbies, families, or careers, or to even simply just "be" as we are. I view therapy first and foremost as a way to reconnect and be curious about ourselves; to find a place of safety, connectedness, and support from which we can begin to explore who we are, how we came to be, and where we want to go. As sessions progress, I aim to help you find resilience, movement, ease, stillness, or freedom, wherever you may need it.

Do you feel perpetually stuck in any aspect of your life? Do you feel overburdened and stressed over past consequences? Are you struggling to find your true self? One of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in and where you want to go. Psychotherapy can help guide you along the path towards self-fulfillment and discovery. My goal is to provide a safe, and judgment-free space where we work collaboratively on topics related to life transitions, anger, stress, coping mechanism, self-doubt, and relationship issues.

Addiction to drugs and alcohol is destructive to both the person of concern, and their family and friends. I specialize in treating addiction and the correlating feelings of shame, depression, and anxiety. Healing from substance abuse and/or mood imbalance is done by strengthening an individual's mental, physical, and emotional nature, stopping negative cycles, and re-creating an authentic person. To support the healing process I provide interventions and counseling services for individuals and families. Most therapy is usually accomplished in 2-4 months. I offer a free consultation to determine if my skill-set matches your needs.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with experience providing individual therapy to adolescents and adults. I strive to create a supportive and empathetic environment, so that you can feel as comfortable as possible navigating life stressors. I am here to help and guide you towards making positive life changes and reaching your goals.

**Offering Telehealth Sessions** My therapeutic style is compassionate, non-judgmental, and provides a safe and open space so that you may express yourself freely. I work with adults of all ages who are struggling with anxiety, stress, depression, career issues, life transitions, interpersonal issues, low self-esteem, couples’ issues, grief, and cultural and identity concerns. Together we can work towards a better quality of life as we unmask, identify, and process the different areas of your life that are causing such struggles. Then, we will work on developing and utilizing new skills to create a positive path ahead.

Let’s reintroduce you to your authentic self, your power, and your innate ability to heal. I’m part of a team of highly-specialized therapists who integrate Creativity, Mindfulness and Evidence-Based verbal therapy. Our practice treats tweens, teens and young adults (in their 20’s) who are struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma and limiting beliefs. We are here to help you increase wellness, while creating tangible steps towards meeting your goals. We believe that you deserve to live a life with increased self-compassion and authenticity. That’s exactly what we will help you do. Visit our website for your FREE consult :-)

Dr. Kim is a licensed psychoanalyst, a certified therapist, and a certified spiritual counselor. Besides his psychoanalytic background, Dr. Kim also was trained intensively in living Jesuit life over thirty six years. From his psychoanalytic teachings at training Institutes and from his active Jesuit life, Dr. Kim learned the fundamental queries of clinical and existential pangs in life. Depression is the most unendurable medical and emotional pain one can experience. Depression is the core symptom seating behind all the mental, emotional, physical, and existential diseases.

I believe that each of us has the potential to experience wholeness. Many of us, early on, were forced to exile parts of ourselves, leaving us feeling constricted, fragmented, less than whole. One element of my work is helping people reclaim these lost aspects of self. Using an experiential psychodynamic approach I help people to deal with problematic issues from their current lives as well as to process difficult experiences from their past.

Emma K. Viglucci, LMFT has been in the mental health field in varying capacities for the past 20+ years. She is our Founder and Director at MetroRelationship.com a psychotherapy and coaching practice specializing in working with busy professional and entrepreneurial couples who are struggling getting on the same page and feeling connected. We help couples create a radiant and authentic relationship and meaningful life through our MetroRelationship™ philosophy and the Successful Couple Strategy™. Read more and schedule a time to connect, here: http://www.metrorelationship.com.