EMDR Therapists in Lower Manhattan, New York, NY

Gay men and lesbian women face many challenges that are specific to them. It is important to find a therapist that understands your unique experience as a queer person in a culture that promotes heterosexuality as the norm. Whether it's past traumas or internalizing the stigma that we have been exposed to, we all have life events that impact the way we see the world today. For queer people, our worldview may be impacted by our time in the closet, messages we receive from media, and the different communities we belong to.

We all have a natural resiliency, but sometimes need external supports to feel empowered. Combining use of verbal psychotherapy, EMDR , creative arts therapy, and mindfulness, I provide this support in a way that best fits each individual's needs. I work with all ages, with a specific focus on adolescents and adults. Through the context of a trusting therapeutic relationship, my clients explore issues, both past, present, and future. This brings about a deeper level of self-awareness that leads to personal growth, healing, and the alleviation of stress.

I provide a safe and supportive treatment environment to help clients to overcome obstacles that prevent them from reaching their full potential. Trust, empathy and respect are key elements to a successful treatment. My style is interactive, empathic and collaborative. I see each client as unique. We would work together to develop the treatment plan that is right for you. I would work with you to access your own internal resources. I am dedicated to helping clients make meaningful changes. For over 15 years, it has been my privilege to help clients reach their potential and find authentic happiness.

I help people seeking therapy to address many different issues such as relationship problems, anxiety, job issues, social anxiety, low self-esteem, coping with the loss of an important relationship, having to make significant life decisions or life transitions. The therapeutic relationship is paramount to successful therapeutic outcomes for clients. To that end, my style of practice is collaborative and supportive. I work to provide a safe environment to develop trust and relationship. I utilize cognitive behavioral interventions, mindfulness, Gottman and Imago couples counseling, EMDR and trauma focused treatment in my practice.

I provide empathy, insight, and a seasoned approach in treating addiction, grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, and personality challenges. I assist individuals seeking freedom from out-of-control behaviors including substance abuse, sexual compulsivity, and other habituated difficulties. I'm credentialed to treat partners and couples affected by sexual betrayal as well as those experiencing negative relationship dynamics in general. My scope of practice also includes treating LGBTQ issues. Being a guide through adversity and loss, be it sudden or cumulative, is a primary objective in my collaborative approach with all my clients.

I can imagine how hard it is to find the right therapist. It requires intuition, courage, patience, and readiness to be vulnerable. I work with adults from diverse backgrounds and my focus is to provide you a safe and nonjudgmental space with deep compassion and respect to your unique identity and your life story. You may be overwhelmed with anxiety, fear, guilt, sadness, and or anger. You may be tired of feeling not good enough, feeling lost and numb, or perhaps you are having nightmares and feeling stuck with traumatic memories from the past. Healing is possible and support is available for you to take.

As an experienced psychotherapist and counselor of color, I acknowledge the challenges of finding a therapist who actively listens, understands, and focuses on your needs. My goal is to create a safe space to empower each client in navigating every day life circumstances. My approach is challenging yet supportive and direct yet affirming, with an emphasis being on building a strong and trusting relationship with every client.

On the outside it may seem like you have it all together. Things may be going “well” for the most part, but on the inside you’re struggling. Some days you just can’t get your mind to stop. You’re either obsessing about what others are thinking, worrying about the future, or feeling stuck on the past. You feel alone a lot of the time and like nobody really gets it.

As a New York University trained psychotherapist, Terceira specializes in treating anxiety, depression, complex grief, trauma, identity, career and life transitions. They serve a diverse clientele that ranges across race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and spiritual backgrounds. Terceira has experience serving survivors of various traumas and PTSD both globally and in New York City.

During this time of uncertainty and fear for so many, I offer my clients the opportunity to be truly heard and validated in a compassionate, affirming, sex-positive environment. Using tools from a range of modalities, individuals, couples, and polycules can make concrete progress toward managing anxiety, depression, and addressing sex and relationship issues. Clients of all identities and backgrounds are welcome in my practice, but I specialize in working with the queer and poly communities, as well as survivors of trauma and abuse.

It's your life. It is important. Figuring things out for yourself doesn't mean you must do it alone. Therapy helps reconnect to fundamentals, grow from pain, and cultivate wellness. Your therapist is your partner on the journey. We help you build pathways, forge deeper connections, build relationships, and live authentically. We tune into the core of the matter and acknowledge the impacts of your history and society.

Thank you for visiting my page! I offer a mixture of talk therapy, hypnotherapy, EMDR , and Reiki. I take a holistic approach, see my work as a partnership, and believe that every person has the tools and wisdom within to be happy.

I am a licensed mental health counselor working primarily with millennials and college students. I specialize in those moving through radical life transitions such as moving, beginning/ending relationships, making career changes, and loss and grief. I also assist those questioning their identity. Life transitions, even positive ones, can leave us feeling alone, stuck, confused, anxious, and even, despairing. My treatment with you will be tailored to your goals, preferences, and desired outcomes for therapy. I treat each of my clients with respect and provide an atmosphere full of safety and free of judgment.

Finding the right therapist can be life changing. I believe in working together as a team in a safe and non-judgmental environment to help create lasting changes. As you learn more about yourself, overwhelming patterns of confusion, negativity, relationship struggles and self-sabotage fall away, revealing your true self. My goal is to help you achieve greater emotional balance and well-being as you change old patterns and create new meaning in the areas of your life that aren't working for you.

I believe we each have a core part of ourselves that is wise, confident, and desiring of secure connection with others. Single event or repeated traumatic experiences can distance us from this core part and we can find ourselves using coping mechanisms, such as excessive substance use and other self-harming behaviors, that no longer serve us or our relationships. Identifying the needs we are desperately trying to meet and exploring alternate ways to meet them can disrupt the cycle that keeps us feeling defeated and lead us towards more fulfilling relationships with ourselves and those we care about.

Many of us struggle with the wish to be close to a lover/partner/spouse while simultaneously feeling fearful of risking vulnerability. Past hurts, traumas in childhood or adolescence, negative family messages about sexuality, body image issues, present-day stresses, betrayals of trust, and experiences of loss, may all contribute to this hesitancy. As an AASECT Certified couples and sex therapist, I will work with you individually and/or in couples' sessions to develop a better understanding of what holds you back from experiencing the deeper physical and emotional intimacy you desire.