Teen Therapists in Lenox Hill, New York, NY

I am a highly experienced psychologist, who worked in the Financial District for many years. A graduate of Columbia University, I work with adults, older adolescents, families and couples. My approach is practical and strength-based, helping people develop the skills to effectively address immediate concerns, as well as long-standing problems. My areas of expertise include the treatment of depression and anxiety, trauma, entering and maintaining romantic relationships, managing family dynamics, and negotiating work environments.

I believe there is no greater gift we can give ourselves than to create a safe space to be heard, explore our innermost thoughts and feelings, and shine light into what causes us pain. As your therapist, I would be honored to hold this space for you. We will utilize our therapeutic relationship to empower you to better understand yourself so you can work towards living in greater alignment with your values.

The willingness to help others is not only a quality that highlights someones strength to make an impact but it also showcases the strength of those seeking help for change. I have spent the last 13 years of my career helping clients navigate various obstacles. While they sought professional advice to cope with challenges, they're the ones who left me inspired by their vulnerability and the desire for a better life.

Christine has over 10 years of therapy experience, utilizing Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and other approaches. She received her degree from New York University and is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults for a variety of issues. These include depression, anxiety, phobias, panic, anger, stress, insomnia, ADHD, autism, developmental delays, and work/home/school issues.

I work with individuals and couples who are struggling with some aspect of daily living - relationships, family, job; or who face a crisis such as illness or loss. I work to help clients understand the emotions, beliefs, and behaviors that may contribute to their difficulties. Strategies that have been adaptive or protective at an earlier time may no longer be needed and may interfere with life satisfaction. I have a flexible approach designed to strengthen coping skills and to foster resilience. My work involves both careful listening and active collaboration, with a focus on each person's unique history.

Therapy is a very personal process and not everyone is ready for it. It takes motivation and courage to be able deal with our emotions and the effect that life altering events have on us. My approach is present and solution focused and look at all issue through a psychodynamic lens. I help my clients achieve their health and personal goals through life coaching and cognitive behavioral psychotherapy.

Are you feeling drained, exhausted and tired of all the anxious thoughts? Do you have people in your life who don’t fully understand you? Have you been wanting an improved sense of self and healthier relationships? On the days life hurts a little more, know that you don’t have to suffer in silence nor do you have to struggle on your own. I am here to help you work through life’s challenges. I provide a non-judgmental, collaborative approach to help you understand your behaviors and the reason you are seeking treatment at this time.

At the Seleni Institute, my colleagues and I are committed to providing excellent psychotherapy for women and couples experiencing reproductive and maternal mental health challenges, from mild parenting stress and worry, to severe postpartum depression and anxiety, to the grief of losing a child. We specialize in supporting women and couples through pregnancy; the postpartum period; infertility and IVF; miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss; parenting and parenthood.

I enjoy an active, collaborative approach with my clients, helping them to develop effective coping strategies, improving their ability to get a better understanding of themselves, and an appreciation of their strengths. I help my clients make the most of their potential for happiness and satisfaction in their personal and professional lives. My clients struggle with relationship and professional issues. They are able to articulate what they are feeling and thinking, curious to develop insight, and motivated to change negative patterns.

Thrive is a multicultural practice with clients from all ethnicities and sexual orientations. Our clients come to us for culturally relevant & generationally inclusive individual counseling to positively adjust to changes in their lives, better navigate anxiety, cope with depression, heal from grief, explore their identities, resolve interpersonal conflicts, and to unpack trauma/racial trauma so that they can live optimally happy lives. Our clients seek to heal from their pasts by learning healthy ways to change the connectivity of their thoughts, emotions & behaviors and to develop positive coping skills.

Helping people rediscover their confidence and best selves comes naturally to me. My warmth, compassion, humor, transparency, and enthusiasm allow me to easily establish and maintain a strong rapport with my clients. I work with clients who struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma, life adjustments, and fertility journeys. I am passionate about helping children, teenagers, young adults, adults, and couples reach their highest potential.

Are you struggling to feel the way others believe you should feel? Do you feel alone in this new transition to motherhood? Changes in life can be difficult, especially when a new identity of becoming a parent is thrown into the mix. Although motherhood can be an exciting new journey, it can sometimes feel isolating and difficult. Everyone expects you to be happy during this new stage of life but sometimes you don’t feel that same happiness that everyone is thinking you should feel and that is when the guilt sets in. As a licensed therapist who specializes in perinatal mental health, these overwhelming feelings of isolation, struggle

In addition to my faculty and hospital-based roles, I have a private practice for children, adolescents, and adults. I am trained in evidence-based approaches, including CBT and DBT, and treat a range of psychiatric diagnoses such as anxiety, depression, OCD, self-injury, trauma, somatic symptoms, and eating disorders (including ARFID). I welcome children/teens, couples, parents, and families from all backgrounds and strive for culturally responsive and attuned care. My interventions include mindfulness (relaxation and awareness) and focus on reducing distress and improving relationships, all delivered with warmth and humor.

Starting therapy can feel overwhelming. I am here to support you through the process in a comfortable and non-judgmental space. I want you to feel that you are not alone in taking steps to feel better. My approach is eclectic and determined by the needs of each individual client, and my style is warm and supportive, focusing on your strengths. The goal is for you to feel seen and heard and to have support as you navigate challenges in your family, work, and interpersonal relationships. Having over 15 years of experience with specialized training in trauma, I can support my clients using a variety of modalities.

If you are seeking therapy it means you are wise enough to know you can do something about your problems and brave enough to try. For each person therapy is a unique collaboration. While I use my training in psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, cognitive behavioral treatment, and family therapy as guidance, success depends on paying careful attention to a client's personal history, life situation, and current goals. While the past shapes us and is always with us, your "here and now" issues are the focus, as we emphasize and reinforce your strengths while also addressing problems.

Let me begin my saying I am Accepting new patients! I warmly welcome working with individuals and couples struggling with a variety of emotional and relational conflicts. My areas of specialty are the following: Those currently dealing with present or past sexual harassment issues, Trauma (survivors of domestic/sexual abuse, those in ongoing abusive relationships), Eating Disorders and Chronic disease, with particular experience working with patients with Multiple Sclerosis. Practice accepting new patients in New York and California. If you reside in a state other than those two, please reach out anyway; I likely can work with you.

I offer phone and video sessions to people struggling with relationship challenges or going through an overwhelming life transition. These difficulties can bring about anxiety, hopelessness, and a sense of isolation, but you do not have to face them alone. I want to understand what you are going through, and together, begin to create conditions allowing for change where it would be beneficial. We will determine how to make adversity more manageable, and work toward a sense of competence, relief, and even joy. Taking the first step toward making changes in your life is the beginning of a journey of self-discovery and empowerment.

Are you feeling overwhelmed? I provide personalized, integrative therapy to women. I am a board certified, licensed clinical psychotherapist and I completed my graduate studies and training at Northwestern University. I specialize in women's mental health and I treat anxiety, depression, trauma, disordered body image/eating, and reproductive mental health concerns with insight-oriented and evidence-based therapies. I help clients with self-esteem issues, stress & overthinking patterns, perfectionism, life transitions, relationship issues, trauma, infertility challenges, prenatal & postpartum experiences, and motherhood & parenting.

Relationship Specialist. I help couples find their way back to each other to reconnect to their relationship. For anyone who has thought about therapy, but hesitated to try it, I will help you reframe your perspective of how things are in order to ascertain what is real, true and honest. I will help you connect the dots of your experiences, feelings and beliefs. My practice is devoted to helping you develop the tools you need to lead a rewarding life. Our traumas and trials may shape who we are, but we need not let them dictate who we can become.