Open Relationships Non-Monogamy Therapists in Upper West Side, New York, NY
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Kate Evans
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I am radically relational; my practice is trauma-informed, embracing anti-oppression, feminist, anti-pathology, anti-racist, body liberation,
polyamory
, and LGBTQIA+ identity affirming values.
Your mental health care is important because YOU are important. I want you to feel safe to bring your whole self to therapy, and to feel nurtured in the process. Encouraging authenticity, inclusivity, and humor, we will collaborate to establish a foundation of trust and increased awareness. Utilizing psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, somatic and mindfulness techniques to customize treatment to meet your needs. I know that connecting with a therapist can be a challenge, and I welcome a conversation to explore if working together feels like a good fit.
Max Malitzky
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
Therapy works best when it helps us get in touch with things we are unaware of and which cause us discomfort. We are all motivated to avoid painful thoughts, feelings, and memories. That lack of awareness can sometimes cause pain or worry, or influence the way we behave and create difficulties in our personal and professional lives. Together we will discover and process these painful thoughts and feelings in a safe and supportive environment. This process can take a lot of work but can be transformative, often leading to a greater sense of personal choice and freedom.
Dr. Karyn Gunnet-Shoval
Psychologist, PhD, LP
Verified
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I completed my APA-Accredited Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology at Yale University (2015) where I won a Leadership Award for Outstanding Contributions. I then completed my Post-Doctoral Fellowships at Harvard University (Research) and Dartmouth-Hitchcock (Clinical). Prior to beginning my private practice, I was an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Dartmouth.
Aura-Maria Morales
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I center culture and the intersectionality of your identities in my work as a therapist. I was trained psychodynamically, which means that I pay close attention to unconscious processes guiding your behavior. I offer insight into these dynamics to help you move forward with your life goals. My clinical interventions are also grounded in efforts to challenge the ways in which you may be affected by systems of oppression.
Elizabeth Armstrong
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R
Verified
5 Endorsed
Verified
5 Endorsed
I am an EMDRIA-approved EMDR consultant and therapist, certified schema therapist, and certified Meditation Teacher. I received my training at Columbia University and The National Institute for The Psychotherapies (NIP). Psychotherapy provides a wonderful opportunity for deep healing and significant personal growth. I provide a balance of empathy, gentle confrontation, and EMDR therapy to help my clients cope with painful past experiences, maximize their current potential, and set and achieve future goals. I am also certified in TBCT (Trial Based Cognitive Therapy) and trained in IFS and DBT.
Stefan R. Zicht
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
I'm a mature and experienced clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst who has been practicing psychotherapy for over thirty-five years. I'm a dedicated and responsive professional, and insightful and empathetic listener. My training and clinical experience will allow us to work together to understand and address your concerns and distress. I'm easy to talk with: respectful, attentive, and interpersonally engaged and receptive. While sensitive and compassionate, I'm also direct and down to earth. In my many years of working with people, I have experience with the full range of issues that bring people to psychotherapy.
Deyanira Ruiz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Whether therapy is a new step for you or a path you stepped off from and are trying to return to, I commend you for making the move. Therapy is an opportunity to increase self- awareness, build skills, nurture healing and live a more authentic life. Our work will be informed by the expert in the room: you. Feelings of anxiety, depression, stress and isolation are at an all-time high. Ingrained, unproductive thoughts and behaviors, old patterns, new fears may have caused disruptions in your life, and you are now ready to face them. Thru therapy you will not be doing it alone.
Dr. Elena E Kim
PhD
Verified
Verified
I believe authentic relationships are the key to authentic healing. We all have experienced pain, struggles, or difficult transitions in our lives, but we have not always had the opportunity to reflect, heal, and learn from these moments within the context of a close and safe environment. I believe that a collaborative and therapeutic relationship can be a life-changing experience as it helps you process current and past pains, become more self-aware, develop more meaningful relationships, and experience thriving in your life.
Dr. Sally Homburger
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
Maybe you are looking for a therapist because you feel “stuck” in some way about how to move forward. Perhaps you feel like your usual ways of coping are no longer working in a time of major transition and you find yourself ruminating about things out of your control. Whatever the case may be, you are looking for some guidance and some self-understanding in order to function better.
Jamie Adges
Creative Arts Therapist, LCAT, RDT
Verified
Verified
Talking is not always the best approach to therapy-especially if you are someone who struggles with opening up or finding words for your feelings. Working creatively allows you to move past blocks and defenses to release old patterns and create the life you want to be living. Whether you have a specific issue, feel stuck or overwhelmed, or are curious to explore yourself more, a creative approach may be key in supporting you in finding relief and accessing a greater source of healing within you.
Amar Husain
Counselor, LMHC, EMDR
Verified
Verified
My approach to therapy is to create a supportive and compassionate space that will allow us to challenge and explore patterns of behavior, relationship dynamics, thoughts and experiences, while allowing healing to occur on the path to achieving your therapeutic goals.
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Counselor, LMHC
Verified
Verified
As a first generation US born Latinx female, I️ understand the complexities of life both lived and learned. I️ believe that individuals need space and time to feel comfortable to talk about their deeply rooted concerns. I subscribe to a 'relevant to the patient' technique, and I draw from the following treatment modalities of therapy; Humanistic Therapy, Person Centered Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Gestalt Therapy.
Rachel Parodneck
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I believe that the crux of good therapy is the therapeutic relationship between a therapist and a client. Without that, there is no foundation for trust and no progress to be made. I specialize in treating adults who are struggling with addiction, those experiencing infertility, as well as individuals who are coping with mental health issues such as depression and anxiety. I work with individuals and facilitate groups. I know that change is not easy. I am dedicated to helping my clients create the life they've always wanted, and living it to their full potential!
Julie J Marcuse
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
My specialty is Trauma. Trauma can be "micro-traumas" that leave you feeling confused and rejected. It can also be significant trauma that erodes trust and joy. I work with adults and elders. When life gets "too hard", it can manifest itself in anxiety, depression, insomnia, eating issues, sexual issues, and somatic symptoms. Have you lost a job, a partner or a received a scary diagnosis? How are you coping with covid? I bring to the encounter my compassion, my training and my skill. I listen carefully and ask many questions. My ideal client is serious about change, period. Together we create a safe space for it to happen.
Expansive Therapy (LGBTQ+ Affirming)
Counselor, LMHC, MHC-LP, LCSW, Interns
Verified
Verified
Finding the right therapist can be a challenge, we make the process easy. We start by checking your out of network mental health benefits (PPO/POS plans only), laying out a payment plan to approve, and setting you up with a therapist who can meet your needs. We offer online therapy to individuals, families, and couples anywhere in New York State and California State.
Ethan Cohn
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
“Close relationships, more than money or fame, are what keep people happy throughout their lives”. This is according to the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest study ever done on adult life. When insecurity, anxiety, and disappointment leave us feeling small, disconnected, and alone, our capacity for joy drops and our physical and mental health declines. My clients move to a position of empowerment where unhelpful reactive patterns are addressed and intentionality and security are cultivated. I am passionate in helping my clients live the authentic, abundant, and successful lives they deserve.
Christopher Turner
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I treat individual adults, adolescents and children as well as couples. Issues addressed in treatment include but are not limited to anxiety, depression, relationship problems, anger management and trauma in all of its manifestations. I serve a diverse clientele and am sensitive to differences of culture and sexual orientation. I find that underlying most problems is a profound difficulty in accepting and integrating one's various self-aspects, so this is a focus of the work
Tanjida Afroz
Counselor, LMHC, CASAC
Verified
Verified
I work with culturally diverse adolescents, adults, couples, and artists who want to reach their full potential, improve their interpersonal relationships, build a deeper intimacy in relationships, and achieve happiness in their lives. When you are struggling with emotional, physical pain, significant life transitions including creative blocks, addiction, trauma, health issues, spiritual identity, racism, racial microaggressions, career conflicts, and complex relationship problems, the therapeutic journey can help you gain new insights, heal, feel empowered, resilient, liberated, and transform you into your authentic self.
Aviva Raskin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, MPH
Verified
Verified
Aviva Raskin is a trauma informed therapist who works with multiple modalities. Aviva's clients come from many different backgrounds and frequently find that a "one-size fits all" approach has not worked for them. Aviva works to help you find tools that work for you. Aviva works with clients who wish to discuss topics surrounding gender, autism, sexuality trauma, sex-work, kink, anxiety, depression, dissociative disorders, bipolar disorder, and imposter syndrome among other topics.
Sanja Medich
Counselor, LMHC
Verified
Verified
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.
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Open Relationships Non-Monogamy Therapists
Why might an individual want to see a therapist specializing in open relationships and consensual non-monogamy?
A client seeking help with an open or consensually non-monogamous relationship will prefer to talk with a professional whom they can count on to be nonjudgmental. Talking with a supportive therapist may on its own help relieve some of the stigma and challenges partners face. That said, the most important factor in the success of any type of therapy is the ability of the client and practitioner to form a strong, trusting bond. For this reason, an individual or couple could find success with a therapist who does not specialize in non-monogamous relationships but with whom they can build trust.
When should open or consensually non-monogamous partners seek counseling?
Like other couples, polyamorous partners typically seek counseling when they face relationship challenges they can’t solve themselves. In non-monogamous relationships, this could include breaches of trust, including infidelity; unclear rules or violations of boundaries; jealousy of outside partners; the stress of juggling the needs of multiple partners; or the effect of high partner turnover on children. Like those of other couples, polyamorous bonds can be threatened by increasingly frequent arguments, poor or dysfunctional communication, diminished emotional or physical intimacy, or the feeling that something is wrong, even if they don’t know what it is.
Do therapists have special training to gain expertise in open relationships and consensual non-monogamy?
No, but individuals seeking help with non-monogamous relationships would most likely consult a licensed professional with specific training in couples counseling or couples therapy. Couples counseling and couples therapy both involve teaching concrete strategies to navigate conflict in relationships. A good therapist can engage both partners as they explain these approaches but can also work with a single partner.
How long does therapy for consensually non-monogamous couples typically last?
Couples therapy for any type of couple, tends to be relatively time-limited, lasting around 12 weeks on average. A good therapist will tailor sessions to the individual partners’ emotions and sometimes their past, along with patterns found to be repeating in the relationship. In many cases, clients should expect their therapist to assign “homework” between weekly sessions.