Family Therapy in Upper West Side, New York, NY

Individual Therapy: If therapy is not moving you palpably forward, you're wasting your time. I will help you overcome your personal and family history and pave the way for progress. Want to clarify your goals? I can help you to get there. Couples therapy: Relationships are sacred endeavors. My job is to help you unravel the layers of misunderstandings, resentments and disappointments and replace them with the skills of listening and love. Why do we treat our friends better than our partners? Because we've forgotten the art of friendship within love.

My name is Mary Calamia. I am a Clinical Social Worker, licensed in New York and Florida. I have worked for about 20 years as a psychotherapist and I truly love what I do - helping people to resolve their problems and to transform their lives. I have worked with clients with a variety of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, trauma, abuse, and difficulties adjusting to life changes. I also helped many people who have been living with a family member who is chemically dependent.

"PSYCHOLOGY WITH A SOUL" Are you seeking change, are you in crisis, does your life seem to be falling apart? I can help you ease the suffering that exists. I work through issues by understanding Relationship: with the self, your family , love relationships, friends and colleagues, and how to sustain them. Another major transitional life issue is finding your purpose and creating a vision of the future, which are the keynotes to happiness. I am informed by a number of techniques: Attachment Focused EMDR. positive, psychodynamic, relational and transpersonal psychology; however, "love in action" is the focal point of the work.

If being melancholic, neurotic, unmotivated; having anxiety, depressive moods, obsessive thinking, nightmares; feeling displaced, feeling shame, unbearable emotional hurt, loss, feeling driven by fear are your obstacles to reach optimal way of being in this complex world, therapy is the best journey to take to get help. Benefits of taking that journey with me are that I know how to wellcome, nurture and bring to awareness human potentials to help ourselves through unleashing our own unique creative powers to resolve problems even when they are hidden in our subconscious mind.

Agnes Montalvo Timberger, MSW, CSW/LCSW, is a 1988 graduate of Adelphi University with a Concertation in Practice with Individual and Family Mental Health Therapy. Agnes has been working in the mental health field for over 40 years. Agnes worked with individuals, families, couples, divorce/separation, seniors/elderly issues, job issues, parenting/single parenting issues, spiritual issues, transitional issues, medical/chronic pain issues, and learning/mobility disabilities. Those suffering from grief, loss, depression, anxiety, stress, personality disorders, women's Issues, domestic violence, and trauma work.

I work as an interactive partner to help you work through self-defeating patterns and develop more beneficial coping strategies. I provide a safe and supportive environment that allows for genuine exploration of current and past relationships and experiences in order to promote personal development and lasting change. My practice is diverse regarding race, culture and sexual orientation.

Hello! My name is Meredith Souto, and I am a trauma therapist with five years of experience in private practice. My approach is warm and non-judgmental. I strive to make therapy a collaborative and transparent process so clients understand what is happening in the therapy room and in their lives. My goal isn't just to help you know 'what you are supposed to do,' but to address the thought patterns, beliefs, body sensations, feelings, and memories that cause negative feelings and reactions so you truly do feel better in daily life.

I believe in the beauty of healthy living through self understanding. Over the past 40 years, I have developed a unique approach to guiding couples, individuals and families in refining the skills it takes to live and love to the fullest capacity. Let me help you understand yourself and gain new skills that could enhance your life/relationships so you can achieve life's offerings the way you dream of.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience in both clinic and private practice settings. I have a wide range of clinical interests and expertise including trauma/bereavement, autistic spectrum disorders, parenting issues, and individual adult relational psychoanalysis. I am trained in parent-infant psychotherapy as intervention at the earliest ages can prevent/lessen the impact of potential risk factors that can derail a child's development. I integrate Stanley Greenspan's DIR/Floortime model with attachment-based play therapy. This integrative approach addresses both the child's social-emotional and sensory cognitive functioning,

In my current virtual practice I am working with many age groups dealing with the anxiety of trying to cope: with getting ready for college; with city life and roommates; with relationship partners; with making decisions to move ahead with relationship commitment, or not and if so, how; all ages attempting to cope with remote work and cramped living arrangements; and the pain and changed nature of our current city life. I help patients seeking relationships, fixing them and leaving them.

Are you looking to make a change? Are you having challenges with reaching your life goals? Are you looking for someone to help work with you on how to set new goals, work towards them, and further achieve them? As a Licensed Social Worker, I hold over 10 years of combined experience in working with hospitals, community-based mental health services, and resources across New York City. I am dedicated to helping you reach your fullest potential through kindness, humility, patience, and diligence.

As a psychoanalyst and psychotherapist, in clinical practice for 35+ years, I deal with issues of depression, anxiety, relationship and social life problems, aging, creative blocks, marital conflicts, parenting, divorce, child and school problems, loss, adoption, spousal and/or family member's dementia, etc... My practice includes adults of all ages -- from the young to the elderly. My clinical experience includes people from varying backgrounds and fields -- including the creative arts, law, media, education adults of all ages either in transition, or returning to school, as well as those who are stay-at-home mothers or fathers.

In my practice, I aim to create a comfortable space within which to explore emotional, interpersonal, and behavioral difficulties. I work with children, adolescents and adults in individual, couple, and family psychotherapy. Through a collaborative process, I help patients discover connections between problematic patterns of thinking and relating, and the ongoing challenges they face. These connections – between thoughts and feelings, past and present, internal experience and external situations – can help a person think in new ways, generating possibilities for growth and change.

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 goals is for you to feel seen and heard and to have support as you navigating challenges in your family , work, and interpersonal relationships. I have over 15 years of experience and have specialized training in working with trauma.

Are you showing up in the world as your best self? If not, know that therapy is a safe space to foster your evolution and help you shine at your maximum potential. Prescilla is a holistic energy healer and natural born spiritual medium trained in EMDR, DMT, DBT, CBT, VRET, reiki and other mindfulness-based interventions most passionate about working with those exposed to childhood and generational trauma. She works with those facing stressors related to family , relationships, parenting, career, school or adjustment. Prescilla is dedicated to helping individuals evolve, flourish and reach their their full potential in life.

I believe children and parents can have a happy time together. All children as they grow and all parents as they go through parenting encounter kinks in their development. I like to help children and adolescents learn to listen to and express their feelings directly and to help parents learn how to listen and communicate better with their children. With over 25 years of experience working individually with children and parents, in play group therapy and in parenting groups, I know how to use the strengths of each, child and parent, to promote better understanding of themselves and each other.

You may have tried talking to family and friends. That's a good start, but sometimes they can not maintain distance. Finding a professional with whom you can develop a connection is key to the therapeutic relationship. I have been trained to listen thoughtfully, and help you deal with your unique situation. I can help you explore your options and develop the coping skills you need to manage your life productively. My objective is to establish a safe environment where your feelings can emerge and you feel understood.

I bring more than 15 years experience to my psychotherapy practice, workshops and consulting. Clients describe me as easy to talk to, real, and insightful in figuring out what their problems are and how to make actual change, so life can feel and work better.

Being authentic, being yourself, is harder than it sounds. It's common to struggle with anxiety, depression, life transitions & relationships. We are living through difficult times and asking for help can make all the difference in starting to feel relief. As we work together, we will explore your present concerns and conflicts, reflecting upon your thoughts, feelings, patterns, as well as taking into account your family history. Within this interpersonal approach, we will identify and develop individualized coping skills that will help reduce depressive, anxious, and other difficult feelings.