Therapists in New York, NY

I believe therapy should be a safe space for healing. My approach is non-judgmental, compassionate, supportive, and client centered. I work within a holistic, whole person framework, addressing mind, body, emotional, and spiritual interconnectedness, to help clients discover their authentic selves, make meaning of life experiences, become empowered, and heal trauma.

I believe you will get out of therapy what you put into therapy; therefore, therapeutic accountability and empowerment are a focus. I am direct in my approach while still being empathic. Our collaborative partnership will focus on getting to the root of the problem, meeting you where you are at but also challenging you at times so we can keep moving forward towards a solution. Empowering you to become the best version of yourself and helping you learn realistic tools to get you through the day-to-day challenges are just some of the staples of my practice.

I see talk therapy as a vital tool to help us build the lives we want and the world we desire. It’s my pleasure to work with people on the hunt for joy and freedom, and those looking for a sense of intimacy and trust to anchor their explorations. Many of us lead lives haunted by the parts of ourselves that we keep hidden. With patience and warm interest, I invite you to bring your curiosity to bear on whatever lives inside you: anger, envy, despair, wild hope, and other inconvenient feelings. When we unearth our longings, we can reckon with their powerful undertow and harness their energy to transform our lives for the better.

I have experience practicing in many settings, including inpatient and outpatient hospital and agency settings, high school settings, private practice, and both for-profit and non-profit agencies focusing on mental health and substance abuse disorders, and university counseling centers. My style is relaxed, engaging, and collaborative. I am not a “how does that make you feel” clinician.

Over my 20+ years of practice, I have worked with many clients in overcoming their concerns and in reaching their greatest potential. The specific decision to seek therapy varies from client to client; though most clients express a common desire for life to feel better, to decrease stress, to feel less stuck, to be more fulfilled, and to feel less emotional pain. My approach with clients is highly collaborative, open, and interactive with a focus on viewing clients in a holistic manner.

If you're looking to live your best life and need a safe place to work through life's challenges, I can help! I support people with anxiety, self esteem struggles, interpersonal or relationship issues, life transitions, career difficulties, managing stress, feeling "stuck", health concerns, and/or depression. I also work with all types of partnerships and commitments (romantic or otherwise) on a range of concerns. Therapy doesn't have to wait for a crisis. It can just be a space to process daily events. Being a person is hard sometimes!

I have years of experience working with folks of all ages in various settings towards their mental health and life goals. With curiosity, humor, and compassion, I strive to create a space to explore the oftentimes messy worlds within and around us. I believe we all have an innate profound ability to heal ourselves that can be activated with the right support.

Hope Choman is an LCSW who specializes in working with adults who experience anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, life transitions, trauma, and grief. Hope provides a warm and collaborative space for clients to explore their feelings in a non-judgmental environment. She utilizes a holistic and integrative approach that builds upon clients' strengths.

Accepting new clients! - Deciding to contact a therapist takes courage, and is the first step to helping you change and grow. If you're feeling stuck or fearful of the future’s uncertainties, that’s where our work comes in. Together we can move you away from overwhelm and exhaustion and towards acceptance and peace. Whether you are looking for individual, couple, or family therapy, I look forward to helping you increase your self-compassion, strengthen your relationships, and feel more connected. Email me to get started!

Hi, I'm so glad you're here. I believe that we are healed through our interpersonal relationships. I hope our collaborative relationship within the therapeutic space will provide a transformative and positive environment for self-exploration and personal growth! My goal within therapy is to improve your most important relationship, the relationship you have with yourself, by fostering strength, kindness, understanding, and resiliency.

Fred Rogers said, "What is mentionable, is manageable." I consistently find this to be true. Our thoughts and feelings can seem insurmountable when they stay in our minds and there is something wonderful about how verbal release can be powerfully unburdening. I love helping people find relief, clarity and hope.

If you're struggling with feelings of anxiety, depression, loneliness, and need a kind, gentle listener then I might be a good fit for you. I work alongside my clients, guiding them to explore what's troubling them and seek out solutions using their strengths and develop coping skills together. I have helped clients cope with chronic health issues, addictions, grief and loss, motivation, self esteem, relationship issues, and managing life changes.

Are you a young woman feeling overwhelmed? You're not sure you're in the right field. Or with the right person? Your friendships are changing. You're seeing patterns in your family that you don't like. Maybe you've moved or you're considering a major life decision. You thought you'd feel settled by now. But you're more overwhelmed than ever. Navigating your 20's and 30's is hard! You need a sounding board. Someone who's been there and gets it. Someone who can help you clarify how you feel, what you really want, and provide emotional support to help you get there.

I specialize in working with clients in the LGBTQ+ community, to create a genuine and compassionate therapeutic relationship that is gender- and sexuality-affirming. I work with adults experiencing a range of issues, such as anxiety, depression, trauma, attachment difficulties, relationship and sex-related issues. It is through a warm and non-judgemental collaboration that we can examine the sources of adversity you are experiencing, and together create the motivation to make the changes you want to see in your life.

It takes courage and strength to enter therapy and it is important to find a good match with your therapist. I will treat you as a human being, not a number or diagnosis. Sessions with me will be a conversation and I will be myself in our sessions. At times, I might make you laugh; when we are talking about hard things, you might cry. But this will always be toward the goal of helping you reach a better place. As a seasoned practitioner with over 25 years' experience, I use strategies that include CBT, DBT, Mindfulness and other concepts to help you reach your best potential.

“You are essentially who you create yourself to be and all that occurs in your life is the result of your own making.” — Stephen Richards

Footprints was started by a therapist who realized that often times the services provided to low socio-economic communities is lacking quality care. We noticed these communities where confronted with long wait times, disrespectful admins, and subpar treatment. The one and only purpose was to exploit the community for profit without providing the level of care deserved. Feel Better Therapy began from the inspiration to provide quality mental health care to the poorest of communities and treating the clients of this community the same way a rich patient would be treated in a clinic treating affluent clients.

I am particularly attuned to the difficulties that can accompany one's experience of multiple and intersecting identities including race, culture, religion, gender, sexual preference, class, ability and illness. As a Black & Brown, Puerto Rican therapist it remains essential that I work from an integrative, multi-cultural, and social-justice informed perspective to provide collaborative and creative counseling that accommodates each person’s unique experiences, needs, strengths, and goals. I enjoy facilitating growth and liberation from internalized oppression, internalized capitalism, racial and intergenerational trauma.

Do you feel like you are struggling with grief, grief related trauma or anxiety? Most often we understand grief by the physical death of a person or the grief that comes with someone you know being terminally ill awaiting death. However, grief can be the loss of: a relationship, a career, a pet, a culture, and a hobby/interest. The process or journey of grief affects everyone and expresses differently. I am here to support you in treating grief and identifying solutions to improve your quality of life while honoring your cultural values and needs on your own pace.