Out of Network Therapists in Upper West Side, New York, NY

I am here to help. My clients often feel they are not maximizing their potential, despite others believing they have it all under control. My philosophy is rooted in cultivating meaningful relationships, developing awareness and challenging assumptions. Specialties include relationships, stress, executive coaching, the creative process, empowerment and the LGBT community. I believe in working co-actively. As your therapist, I help you close the gap between where you are and where you want to be. I hold you accountable to what you say is important to you. I support. I challenge. I cheerlead. I give you the honest truth.

Something can happen when even familiar things are spoken about and explored in detail in treatment. I'll listen to you carefully and differently from others. My job is to bring out the underlying questions and dilemmas that shape your experience, with the aim of supporting and sometimes challenging you in the work of seeing your life, and what is possible, in new ways. An effective therapy isn't always easy, but when it's working, it can be deeply engaging, moving, even surprising. The result can be relief, greater vitality, and a different, surer sense in handling life's inevitabilities.

People come to me with emotionally painful life issues - anxiety, depression, and troubled or failed relationships. I help them go beyond problem solving to creating richer, fuller lives. With over 30 years experience, I am an actively engaged therapist committed to helping my clients grow emotionally. Please contact me by email. I will respond promptly to email inquiries. If you prefer to text, please do so, but no voice messages please.

Therapy can be a space to expand your sense of yourself. While a specific problem may bring you to therapy, I believe that my patients are often helped by gaining insight into (and ultimately, mastery over) long-standing patterns in their relationships, feelings, or behaviors. This approach helps to create lasting change. I work with children, adolescents, and adults who have a variety of concerns, some of which include anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma, life transitions, or a vague sense of being disconnected from oneself. I am LGBTQ-affirming and have experience working with LGBTQ and gender-expansive individuals.

If you want to feel happy with yourself, enjoy relating to others, and find passion in your pursuits, you may be looking for a therapist with the empathy, understanding and knowledge to guide your process effectively and help you find your way. I am an old hand at this. I offer a safe space for you to get to know and love your true self and acquire the emotional resilience and skill you'll need to enrich your life experience.

Updated April 2023 - I will have one opening in May, please reach out! Life is all about balance. At times, finding that balance can feel overwhelming. My training and personal passion for helping others find their standing makes me an ideal therapist for individuals in need of a readjustment. Clients appreciate my down-to-earth point of view and ability to provide both encouragement and reality. Whether you are dealing with a diagnosis, the passing of a loved one, divorce, infertility, issues with friends and family, or other stresses of everyday life, I'll work with you to create and execute a plan to regain balance.

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.

Having recovered from a 17-yr struggle with bulimia, I know first hand the feeling of being shackled by an eating disorder. Utilizing a combination of relational, behavioral, and trauma-informed modaities, I walk alongside clients to help heal unresolved issues, get unstuck, have a stronger sense of self, and gain skills to create meaningful lives. Because of my personal and professional experience with recovery, I have incredible compassion and commitment to clients struggling with eating disorders.

Contacting a therapist can feel awkward and scary. Be assured that your internal and external life can and will improve. We can work at a pace you feel comfortable with. We all want freedom from our emotional pain. Worries or anxiety, anger or depression, insomnia, relationship conflict or traumatic memories may lead to escape or excessive dependence upon externals like food, substances, events, experiences and relationships for relief. Escape never leads to peace. Thankfully, we all can learn to find a dependable source of peace inside, in our minds and hearts, no matter the external circumstances. I can help you get there.

Psychotherapy is a collaborative process where we can work together to try to understand your problems, identify obstacles, and consider new alternatives. I believe a trusting patient-therapist relationship is important to sucess in therapy. I strive to provide a warm & supportive space where you are encouraged to learn more about yourself so that you can work toward living the most rewarding and meaningful life possible.

Most of the people that I work with are successful, intelligent people who are seeking to resolve problems in their everyday life. I have effectively helped people with the following concerns: depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, workplace and career issues, finding a meaningful life direction, and grief and loss. If you are unsure about therapy, a consultation can help clarify your needs and give you a sense of whether I as a therapist am a good fit for you.

Finding a therapist who is personable, down-to-earth, and experienced and skilled in proven therapies can be a challenge. My belief, supported by research, is that the most effective therapy is borne out of a strong, trusting relationship. Despite therapy raising difficult emotions, my clients have commented on their enjoyment of our work together. They express gratitude for my caring and easy going nature, and express confidence in my ability to help them achieve greater satisfaction in their lives. My clients continually recommended me to colleagues and friends because of these characteristics.

I offer psychotherapy to individuals. I specialize in working with adults who are experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship issues, career issues, and other difficulties. I accept Aetna, Optum, United Healthcare, and UMR insurance. I can also help you submit claims for out of network reimbursement, if your plan offers that. My office is located on 15th street in Manhattan, close to Union Square. It's a peaceful place to have a conversation.

I'm a results-oriented, solution-focused psychologist who, over 25 years in practice, have honed my own active, directive therapeutic approach to deliver results in a time-efficient, step-wise manner. After an initial chronological overview, in which we track the origins and development of your presenting symptoms/challenges, we establish clear, achievable goals and map out steps for reaching these goals. Utilizing goal-focused, cognitive-behavioral techniques, I’ll guide and assist you in identifying and overcoming past hindrances to meeting your desired goals, and provide you with skills for maintaining your achieved goals.

My goal is to help relieve the anxiety, panic, depression and/or interpersonal conflicts that interfere with the realization of your hopes, dreams and aspirations. This goal is attainable when we work together as a problem solving team. The study and practice of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) has been my passion for more than 30 years. I have worked successfully with individuals (adults, adolescents, and children) as well as couples and families.

I am easy to talk to, caring, and non-judgmental. I am an experienced therapist, former Clinical Supervisor at Columbia University, and adjunct faculty at the City University of New York. I work with most issues, but specialize in relationships, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

Are you considering therapy for your child or adolescent? I specialize in treating children and adolescents who struggle with Anxiety, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), spectrum disorders, and behavioral and social challenges. I will help your child work through their challenges by building self-awareness, emotional regulation skills, problem-solving skills, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. I also provide child-parent therapy and parent management training. I believe that parents are an integral part of treatment, and my approach is geared towards empowering parents.

I have extensive experience working with adolescents, adults, and families. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, anger, relationships and family issues, and substance issues. I blend techniques from the Top in our field from the Cognitive Behavioral model, Dialectical behavioral model, motivational interviewing, and Emotionally Focused Therapy. Put in simpler terms, whatever you’re going through. I will find ways to bring you closer to your goals and live your best life. I have compassion for what it feels like to be vulnerable.

Have you experienced a traumatic event? Are you not sure what to do next? The ability to feel confident in yourself and abilities as well as gaining clarity about what your needs are can be a very challenging process. I am here to guide you back to yourself and assist you in learning skills to help deal with your current symptoms. I have experience working with children and adults providing therapy to individuals experiencing life transitions, anxiety, depression, cultural issues and well as examining the impact of trauma on relationships.