Therapists in Greenwich Village, New York, NY

Are you looking for healthier relationships, more career success, or freedom from emotional stress? I will work closely with you to conquer what gets in the way of having the life you want. Understanding your problems and others can enhance your ability to genuinely connect to people and be open to love. Rethinking repetitive behaviors can help to rid you of frustrating patterns and discover new options. Gaining the emotional tools to steer your life with more intention can lead to achieving enduring change. Developing your ability to use your emotions to understand your thinking can encourage more flexibility, playfulness, and room for pleasure.

Are you experiencing emotional pain, feeling isolated or disconnected from others? Do you want to understand the reasons behind these painful feelings, to change their effect on you, to feel more in control of yourself? Do you want to have a more authentic experience of yourself, less prone to judgement and self-criticism, more open to spontaneity in your actions? In a world of the quick fix do you want a real and lasting understanding of yourself, and the ways in which you relate to others? We can work together to help you reach a greater level of self-acceptance, and to experience fluidity of emotional expression.

Possible reasons why you want to start therapy: You want to learn more about yourself. You are feeling alone, misunderstood, stuck and you may or may not have people around you who support you but you still feel this way. You want to make a change or you're in the middle of a change (wanted or unwanted) and you need support. You are looking for an objective, skilled and compassionate opinion. You are in need of someone to point out your blind spots, with discretion. You feel unable to achieve your dreams or life goals no matter how hard you try. If any of these reasons resonate with you, I can help.

My approach to supporting others to heal, grow, and better cope with life challenges and transitions incorporates awareness-building, cultivating acceptance and compassion, and providing a space that invites the possibility of exploring new ways of being. These elements empower individuals to take ownership of how they choose to create their lives and to find greater wellbeing and fulfillment. We often do not realize that the very habits and behaviors that cause us to feel stuck or block us from having what we want were necessary tools for survival at some point in our lives. Understanding such patterns is an important step.

I provide psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families and groups. I specialize in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), but my approach is varied and client driven. I customize a combination of a deep exploration of the past with a pragmatic skills-based way to move forward. My clients receive therapy that feels authentic, safe, warm and conducive to profound growth. I treat a wide range of issues and disorders including ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, Bipolar Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder. I also specialize in couples work, including post infidelity reconciliation. I also do Ketamine Assisted Therapy

We will work together to create a safe space to explore and understand patterns and obstacles that are contributing to what's bothering you right now. My goal is to provide a place you feel understood, and where we can work collaboratively to figure out what changes need to be made and how to make them. You are the expert on your life and history, and I will bring expertise from my clinical and academic training to help you work toward your goals.

I offer over 20 years experience providing psychotherapy to various populations, including but not limited, to career issues, grief and loss, LGBTQ, parenting, depression, and anxiety. I additionally teach, train, and supervise fellow therapists. I teach at two NY psychoanalytic institutes. I am additionally the Executive Director of The Training Institute for Mental Health in Manhattan.

Making the decision to pursue therapy can be a complex one. Whether it's better understanding your relationship with substances, tolerating a difficult life situation, striving for balance, or if the goal is self-exploration and the issues have been longstanding, the journey of psychotherapy can be an opportunity to grow. Building strengths in a safe, supportive partnership can pave way towards living a more satisfying life. Many people I work with are intelligent, creative, and accomplished individuals struggling with substances, who believe they would benefit from working with someone to explore and resolve such issues in service of thriving.

Therapy is a collaborative process. I help my clients clarify their goals, and together we identify and explore conscious and unconscious obstacles that keep them frustrated. I utilize insight, cognitive behavioral strategies and techniques based in Somatic Experiencing to help clients work through their difficulties.

You are about to take your first step forward toward growth, change and improving the quality of your life. Your decision to start therapy is a commitment to yourself. By exploring both the past and the present, you will recognize life patterns and dynamics which affect your relationships, career, and overall emotional and physical well-being. I believe each person is unique and do not utilize a "one-size-fits-all" approach. Rather, we will work collaboratively to create a safe, supportive environment that encourages honesty, authenticity, connection and directness. Together we establish the direction and pace of our work.

I would like to provide you with the help and support needed to make the changes in your life that you deem important. My style of therapy is client centered and collaborative which allows for a unique therapeutic experience.

You feel disconnected from life & from your body. You struggle to connect in your relationships, are unhappy in your career, feel hopeless for the future or move through the world in a fog. You’ve been shamed for who you are & now you speak to yourself with harshness & can’t ever feel like enough inside your own head. You’ve been told that who you are is somehow inherently flawed. I help people increase compassion, reduce shame and feel a greater sense of belonging within themselves and their bodies.

Do you struggle with relationships, career, family, loneliness? Unfulfilling relationships, substance use, depression/anxiety and career challenges are often the catalysts that bring many people to my practice. While painful, these motivators to therapy can lead to lasting change. It is my strong belief that it is the relationship or therapeutic alliance between client and therapist that ultimately heals. I conduct psychotherapy through a Gay/LGBTQ-affirmative and culturally humble framework. ​​

I will take an active, interested, and engaged approach to understanding the concerns you bring. I aim to create an environment where we can explore what you bring collaboratively and without judgment. I believe we all have an innate capacity for change, growth, and healing. Therapy can help strengthen and empower these innate abilities, address areas where you're feeling stuck, and facilitate meaningful change. ​

Welcome! I am not currently accepting new clients. Please reach out if you'd like to be added to the waitlist for 2024 - - - I work with diverse adults coping with anxiety, depression, stress, relationship issues, family conflict, grief/loss, life transitions and more. My practice incorporates a combination of therapeutic techniques including psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness, curated based on your individual and holistic needs and symptoms.

Going to therapy takes heart and courage, so finding someone you can trust is most important. Trained extensively in Social Work, Psychoanalysis, Somatic Experiencing and with 25 years in the field, Teresa has integrated these traditional methods with her experiences and studies in Ayurvedic psychology and other holistic healing practices such as mindfulness, meditation, yoga & breathwork. This approach addresses the person as a whole: mind, body, spirit & heart.

I had received my undergraduate degree in Psychology and minor in Education in 2004 from Touro College, and obtained my Clinical Social Worker degree from Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University in 2006. I had worked with adults and the elderly. I specializes in depression, anxiety disorder, adjustment disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, grief and bereavement, self-love and care. I also worked at a Community Health Home for people with various mental health issues.

I specialize in working with adults struggling with depression and anxiety disorders, substance use, and relationship problems. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice in Brooklyn, NY and my approach is rooted in psychodynamic psychotherapy. Through our work together, my goal is to help you better understand yourself, what is most important to you, what your goals are, and how to live in alignment with your values to become the person you want to be.

I do not assume. I expect that most people in need may be unaware or afraid or not tolerant about discussing issues that are discouraging or of abuse. I believe that my client would want me to listen very carefully and in addition, I would want to provide my client with the best suggestions to reach their professional and personal goals. I believe that strategy is extremely important as well as time.