Psychodynamic Therapists in Midtown, New York, NY

I offer a warm, safe, and supportive environment that promotes personal growth. I will help you to develop insights into improving and deepening the understanding of your relationships, circumstances, and professional life. I am a licensed Clinical Social Worker, a certified Psychodynamic Psychotherapist with a masters degree from Columbia University and a doctoral degree from the University of Pennsylvania. I am licensed to work in the State of New York and Florida. If you are interested in meeting, please call to make an appointment for an initial consultation.

We all have the capacity to heal, both ourselves and our relationships so that we may grow to our fullest potential. I have over thirty years of experience dedicated to facilitating that process. I provide a safe and nurturing environment as the foundation for any work we do. Together we will explore your past and present, helping you face and move beyond toxic memories, change old, dysfunctional patterns, and develop your strengths. You will learn to free yourself from stuck places and rediscover yourself in vital, new ways

Therapy doesn't have to be scary or stressful and can actually be a pleasant experience. You are meant to live a fulling life, inundated with peace and joy, and are meant to live in a thriving state in order to attain what you want in the world. My clients report quick movement toward their goals and desires, relief almost immediately, and breakthroughs from every session.

I am a licensed psychologist who specializes in the treatment of disordered eating, body image dissatisfaction, and mood and anxiety disorders. I work best with clients who are open to a Health At Every Size approach and/or who are in a more sustained eating disorder recovery. I strive to create a warm, compassionate, non-judgmental environment where we can work collaboratively on healing unresolved issues, strengthening your sense of self, and helping you live your fullest life now.

As an integrative psychotherapist who incorporates a range of psychodynamic and mind/body modalities and techniques, I work with individuals and couples. My passion to provide the best treatment I can is informed by ongoing learning and integration of the latest research. Following 4 years of relational psychoanalytic training, I started years of intensive study of trauma, EMDR, mindfulness, and Somatic Psychotherapy. Additionally, I have a speciality in couples counseling and trained in the Gottman Method and Sue Johnson's Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples. I consider myself an EFT therapist.

Despite the adversity and struggles we face, there’s often a place of hope and light in ourselves that we overlook. Taking the time to prioritize oneself takes strength and presents the opportunity to recognize one’s ability to grow. Together, we can understand and learn how to better manage the barriers that present themselves and that can get in the way of you attaining the quality of life you deserve.

You are more powerful than you realize and often shape the outcomes you experience in life. Sometimes those outcomes are other than what you want; or they don't live up to your expectations. Your contributions may be unconscious, or perhaps rooted in ineffective thinking. I help you understand your contributions to those outcomes. My job: to help you own your power, think through, and shape your outcomes. How long will you be with me? Just long enough to get the job done; my career is in this office, not yours! My thinking is psychodynamic and work style, eclectic.

I am a therapist with over 20 years of experience with adults, aged 18 to mid 70s. Some have been students and others working in diverse fields including art, teaching, acting, social work, design, and in the corporate world. My practice has also included individuals who are thinking about, or in the process of, changing careers.

When starting therapy it's important to choose someone you feel comfortable with and can trust. I like to start by meeting once or twice to see if we are a good match. Together we will address the problem that brings you into therapy and establish a treatment direction designed to meet your goals. My orientation is Psychodynamic and my style is supportive, interactive and collaborative. Successful therapy can either be a short or long term process and I belive that it's important to periodically touch base to make sure that your needs are being met.

I work with individuals of all gender, race, ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation. I work with clients struggling with anxiety, depression, substance abuse, trauma, gender, sexuality, and relationships. I am a life-long learner in the field of psychology and have learned, and continue to learn many different therapeutic modalities, so my approach is eclectic and tailored to the unique needs and wants of each individual. I have also been in my own therapy for each of the modalities I practice.

In a world as demanding and fast-paced as ours, it can be easy to lose sight of what is most important to us. Maybe your relationships seem unfulfilling, the activities that you used to enjoy feel dull, or you’re having trouble relaxing at the end of the day. Noticing that your needs are not being met and deciding to seek the help of a supportive and accepting professional are the first steps of creatively reimagining the patterns in your life that make you feel stuck.

Are you struggling with emotional issues that are getting in the way of your enjoyment of life and fed up with trying to do it alone? You may have been thinking about getting help for awhile now, or are responding to an immediate crisis and haven't yet found someone you trust to help you. With compassion, focus and humor, I work with you to create the positive changes you have been seeking. I work with individuals and with couples wanting to more out of life. I offer a sliding scale for select daytime sessions.

Please allow me to inform you about my practice and credentials. I am a compassionate and dedicated psychologist serving patients in Manhattan. I treat a broad range of diagnostic conditions, and work with diverse populations. Some of the mental health services that I offer include: addiction counseling, depression treatment, anxiety management, sleep enhancement techniques, self-esteem improvement, anger or stress reduction methods, couples or family therapy, group therapy, and assertiveness or social skills training. I attained my Clinical Psy.D. degree, from Yeshiva University, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology in New York, and have been practicing since 1995.

Are you seeking resilience in uncertain times? My approach to therapy combines psychodynamic training with CBT, finding practical solutions to problems. This means that you and I will work together to find both the "why" of what you bring to therapy (childhood development, history, and social context) and the "what" (how to change what you want to change). I tend to work with high achievers who feel there is something lacking in their personal lives and relationships. I work with adults, as well as adolescents in high school or college/graduate school. I see both individuals and couples who want to make meaningful changes.

Whether you are feeling anxious, fearful, stuck, or seeking to improve the quality of your relationships, I can offer guidance in resolving inner conflict and living authentically. Together we will work to uncover underlying causes of distress, examining old stories that keep you stuck, and moving away from unhealthy patterns, thus creating freedom and fluidity. Psychotherapy has the power to be a metamorphic experience, and my aim is to create a warm, accepting environment to help you gain insight and navigate away from behaviors that get in the way of personal fulfillment.

Creating an empathetic, nonjudgmental and collaborative space for growth and healing is my primary objective as a therapist. Who you are and what you have experienced is unique, and so will be your path to healing. I offer both short-term treatment to resolve a specific problem in your life, or longer-term talk therapy to delve into deeper issues that impact your relationships or mental and emotional wellbeing.