Therapists in New York, NY

Chemistry and wavelength is the essential meeting place in the therapeutic connection. I have an intuitive, empathic ability and work with a wide range of issues. My work in trauma/ child- formative development is my guide to help you locate essential concerns. I have success focusing people on their true desires while addressing practical lifestyle issues. I have a specialty in dual career goals; what a person wants to pursue and how it can be supported in practical terms. This is especially relevant to artists. I work at a deep level of understanding and am creative in getting life to work for and with you.

I have deep faith in what can be accomplished with therapy. Let's work together to understand the issues in your life that you want to resolve. My style is warm and empathic with an emphasis on deep listening and interactive communication. My experience includes working with personal and family relationships, career and professional growth, anxiety, depression, and managing chronic illness. Understanding your life-long patterns enhances our work together. You will gain emotional clarity, increasing awareness of your inner strengths and resources. Our work together is designed to help you feel more comfortable being who your are.

Union Square Psychology is a diverse team of licensed psychologists and licensed social workers who are proud to serve the mental health needs of those who live in and around New York City. We provide high quality, personalized therapy for individuals, couples and groups. Our work is grounded in ongoing study of the latest research and theoretical literature examining psychology and human relationships.

I proudly identify as an LGBTQ therapist who believes in a therapeutic relationship that is stepped in active-listening, empathy, and unconditional positive regard. In turn, this allows for clients to feel safe and secure when we engage in a therapeutic relationship. Therapy is about being yourself without the judgment of the world; and it is a discovery process that gives you the opportunity to visualize possibilities in life. My attention is drawn to connecting with clients, being collaborative and interactive, and learning how to help clients become unstuck in life.

I take a highly interactive, supportive, and collaborative approach to therapy. My goal is to help you function and feel better in the present by addressing the frustrating or repetitive behaviors or cycles that have held you back, Together, we will develop greater insight about your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that undermine your relationships and productivity. My hope is that our work together will not only be enriching and meaningful, but that it will create the change you are looking for to live a fulfilling life.

There’s nothing I find more gratifying than helping my clients redefining purpose in their lives. While we are in a constant struggle with the expectations of others, we often lose sight of who we are ourselves. We negotiate, toil, and sacrifice—sometimes without even knowing why.

As a born and raised New Yorker, I have learned to have faith in people’s potential. Now more than ever, I believe in their power to make crucial and momentous change in their lives and their world. I strive to give my clients an emotional environment that is comfortable, compassionate, non-judgmental, and collaborative. I am passionate about helping my clients identify their life's obstacles through deeper insight and self-compassion making way for a future to make all their own. I have helped individuals and couples with issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, communication, infidelity, life transitions, and feeling stuck.

I’m an individual and couples therapist specializing in trauma. Many seek therapy for help with issues that are hard to face alone and find therapy can help overcome obstacles to their well-being by learning strategies to express themselves, heal from painful experiences, and gain practical skills to manage difficult feelings and situations. Through my specialties of EMDR, couples and trauma therapy, I help my clients heal heartaches from the past, build stronger bonds, and start living a happier, and healthier life in the present.

Our thoughts come from our emotions which are created by our experiences and influences in our lives. These thoughts affect our beliefs, perceptions and actions. They have become ingrained in us appearing to be natural or instinctual. You have the power to change this pattern and maximize your potential and happiness in all areas of your life; interpersonal and professional. My hope is through our therapeutic relationship we discover the positive and negative patterns in your life, learning techniques and resolutions which will allow you to be the architect of your future.

Life can look great on paper but how you feel about yourself and your relationships is often what means the most in terms of joy and connection. As a warm and open therapist, I bring my training and experience to help you work through the areas where you feel stuck. People come to therapy for all sorts of reasons. Therapy can provide a gentle place to get stronger and explore what you want in life, love, and your own personal fulfillment, and find ways to feel better.

My ideal client is ready to embark on a journey of self-discovery and transformation. This individual may be struggling with issues related to trauma, sexuality, or personal identity, seeking a safe space to explore these aspects of themselves. They may feel stuck in their current circumstances, longing for a deeper understanding of their life's purpose and meaning. They may be seeking relief from anxiety, depression, or other mental health challenges, recognizing the need for a holistic approach to healing. They want to break free from the constraints of past traumas, societal expectations, and self-imposed limitations.

As a therapist, my sincere goal is to provide a warm and supportive space for clients where their voices will be listened to, and where they can feel safe to heal and grow. I have great experience working with young adults that have mental health related concerns including adjustment disorders, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and complex trauma.

As a therapist I focus on developing a greater sense of awareness and presence. I believe that we all want to be understood and accepted at a deep level. I respect your courage and time investment to be willing to look within and make uncomfortable changes. I work in collaborative way and strive to create a safe, accepting and caring environment that I hope is also challenging and insightful to my clients. committed to resolving unhealthy thinking, perceptions, and behaviors.

As an LMFT, I enjoy working with women, couples, families, and professionals in achieving desired personal and professional goals. As the owner of ac Aspire llc, working with women issues and couples is my specialty. I look forward to speaking with you about working towards fulfilling your personal, relationship, and professional goals.

No one is perfect! But thankfully we can all learn to better identify those issues that may hold us back from personal/interpersonal happiness, to manage conflict and discord, and ultimately to relate to ourselves and others better. Helping people navigate these waters has been my life-long pursuit. I strongly believe that your most important relationship is with yourself, and being comfortable in your own skin is what allows you to build healthy relationships with others. Therefore my goal is to help you accept and love the unique individual inside, in order for you to live your most authentic and fulfilled life.

If you're struggling with something specific or you know your life could be better but you don't know what to do to get there, I'll be your guide. If you have low self-confidence, relationship problems, work problems, family struggles, adulting issues, conflict, loss, anxiety, stress or other life struggles, you can live a better life. Let's start now.

Hi I am Isaac Cruz LMHC a psychotherapist  providing services to clients within the New York City area. Manhattan preferred psychotherapy specializes in providing Psycho dynamic and mindfulness therapeutic services to help people struggling with trauma, unresolved issues from their  early childhood experiences and their past, and as well difficulties with low self esteem, anxiety and negative self perception and personality disorders. Psychodynamic psychotherapy and mindfulness may help a client to understand their personal experience and uncover potential  patterns of dysfunction.

My ideal client is one who is curious about and interested in making the changes necessary to achieve their stated goals. I work with people who have reached the limits of their ways for navigating the relationships in life that are no longer satisfying, desireous or life enhancing.. These "stuck" points can be interpersonal, intrapersonal, and/or professional.

No topic is off limits in our sessions, and nothing is “too big” or “too small” to talk about. Whether you’re facing a new problem or an older one, I would love to be here for you to listen and to help. I’ve worked with many clients who are trying to explore and better understand who they are, to understand their relationships with friends and lovers, or who are grappling with major life changes like relocation, changing careers, or recovering from painful past experiences. I have specific expertise in working with POC and culturally diverse clients, exploring issues such as oppressive systems and separation from family.