Schema Therapy in New York, NY
Welcome to my practice. If we worked together, you could bring me your doubts, pains and fears. We could look into your problem behaviors and beliefs to see more clearly what drives them and what other choices you might have. We would get to know your strengths and use them. We would investigate how painful past experiences including trauma might still be affecting your reactions and choices, and try to reduce their impact. As a therapist, I am an active listener, often asking clarifying questions and inviting reflection. This exchange builds mindfulness, which I believe is essential to health.
Welcome to my practice. If we worked together, you could bring me your doubts, pains and fears. We could look into your problem behaviors and beliefs to see more clearly what drives them and what other choices you might have. We would get to know your strengths and use them. We would investigate how painful past experiences including trauma might still be affecting your reactions and choices, and try to reduce their impact. As a therapist, I am an active listener, often asking clarifying questions and inviting reflection. This exchange builds mindfulness, which I believe is essential to health.
If you’ve spent most of your life feeling misunderstood, “too sensitive,” overwhelmed, or like everyone else got a rulebook you somehow missed — you’re not alone. Many neurodivergent adults (ADHD, Autism, AuDHD, gifted/2e, OCD or self-identified ND) move through the world carrying chronic pressure, masking, emotional intensity, and a fear of getting it “wrong.” In therapy, we slow things down so you can understand your internal system (the parts of you that get anxious, shut down, people-please, or explode from overstimulation) without shame. My work is IFS-informed, trauma-aware, and fully neurodiversity-affirming.
If you’ve spent most of your life feeling misunderstood, “too sensitive,” overwhelmed, or like everyone else got a rulebook you somehow missed — you’re not alone. Many neurodivergent adults (ADHD, Autism, AuDHD, gifted/2e, OCD or self-identified ND) move through the world carrying chronic pressure, masking, emotional intensity, and a fear of getting it “wrong.” In therapy, we slow things down so you can understand your internal system (the parts of you that get anxious, shut down, people-please, or explode from overstimulation) without shame. My work is IFS-informed, trauma-aware, and fully neurodiversity-affirming.
I have had a wonderful career as a NY Licensed Psychotherapist, NeuroPsychotherapist, LMHC, School Psychologist, Trauma Therapist, Behavior Therapist, Reiki Master, Aromatherapist, Hypnotherapist, College/Univ Dept Chair/Professor, & Regional Supt of Schools for Special Needs & Gifted helping Children & Adults "fulfill their potential" and to gently/assertively/aggressively address the obstacles that interfere and develop the skills to cope and self-advocate physically, emotionally, socially, mentally to "fulfill potential and develop resilience" as an individual, couple or family. Midtown NYC+ LI, 917-215-0018 Remote or In Person
I have had a wonderful career as a NY Licensed Psychotherapist, NeuroPsychotherapist, LMHC, School Psychologist, Trauma Therapist, Behavior Therapist, Reiki Master, Aromatherapist, Hypnotherapist, College/Univ Dept Chair/Professor, & Regional Supt of Schools for Special Needs & Gifted helping Children & Adults "fulfill their potential" and to gently/assertively/aggressively address the obstacles that interfere and develop the skills to cope and self-advocate physically, emotionally, socially, mentally to "fulfill potential and develop resilience" as an individual, couple or family. Midtown NYC+ LI, 917-215-0018 Remote or In Person
I am a psychoanalyst specializing in the (dis)connection to meaning and fulfillment in one's own life. Patients are often referred to my practice after previous efforts have felt unhelpful, limited or kept one "stuck" in and out of therapy. My focus is both on the material functioning within awareness, and dynamics operating underneath our wish-and fears-to change. This substance generates felt and unfelt strife within all individuals, regardless of symptoms, situation or diagnosis. That is to say, there is invaluable meaning and function to all thought, feelings and behaviors. Pain does not operate separately from our selves.
I am a psychoanalyst specializing in the (dis)connection to meaning and fulfillment in one's own life. Patients are often referred to my practice after previous efforts have felt unhelpful, limited or kept one "stuck" in and out of therapy. My focus is both on the material functioning within awareness, and dynamics operating underneath our wish-and fears-to change. This substance generates felt and unfelt strife within all individuals, regardless of symptoms, situation or diagnosis. That is to say, there is invaluable meaning and function to all thought, feelings and behaviors. Pain does not operate separately from our selves.
Judith Eve Rosen Pet Loss Specialist
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CASAC
3 Endorsed
Online Only
You come home from a long day at work, expecting to be greeted by him. The best part of your day for the past 12 years has been your dog’s excitement on your return to the house. But he’s not there. You wake up each morning, still surprised that he’s not at the foot of your bed. Your best friend is gone, and you don’t know how to live without him. People offer advice like, “Just get a new pet.” or “He was only a dog.” But that just shows how little they understand what you’re going through. If only there were someone to help you navigate this loss. A place where you won’t be judged for feeling this way about “only a dog.”
You come home from a long day at work, expecting to be greeted by him. The best part of your day for the past 12 years has been your dog’s excitement on your return to the house. But he’s not there. You wake up each morning, still surprised that he’s not at the foot of your bed. Your best friend is gone, and you don’t know how to live without him. People offer advice like, “Just get a new pet.” or “He was only a dog.” But that just shows how little they understand what you’re going through. If only there were someone to help you navigate this loss. A place where you won’t be judged for feeling this way about “only a dog.”
I work with children (12+), young adults and adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, chronic illness, burnout, and major life transitions. My approach is person-centered and collaborative—I start by understanding your story, validating your experiences, and helping you reconnect with your strengths. Together, we’ll build the tools, clarity, and confidence to help you move toward wellness, purpose, and lasting change.
I bring warmth, presence, and authenticity to every session, creating a space where healing feels accessible and real. I take a holistic approach that honors your emotional, physical, and mental well-being.
I work with children (12+), young adults and adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, chronic illness, burnout, and major life transitions. My approach is person-centered and collaborative—I start by understanding your story, validating your experiences, and helping you reconnect with your strengths. Together, we’ll build the tools, clarity, and confidence to help you move toward wellness, purpose, and lasting change.
I bring warmth, presence, and authenticity to every session, creating a space where healing feels accessible and real. I take a holistic approach that honors your emotional, physical, and mental well-being.
My approach is grounded in evidence-based techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), schema therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and narrative therapy, and I tailor interventions to suit the individual needs of each client.
The ideal client is one who is open to understanding themselves better, and just by searching this database, you're already there! I work with clients (mostly teens and young adults) who are looking to make a change to their routines, habits, or perspectives to achieve a better quality of life or simply understand their inner worlds more fully.
My approach is grounded in evidence-based techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), schema therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and narrative therapy, and I tailor interventions to suit the individual needs of each client.
The ideal client is one who is open to understanding themselves better, and just by searching this database, you're already there! I work with clients (mostly teens and young adults) who are looking to make a change to their routines, habits, or perspectives to achieve a better quality of life or simply understand their inner worlds more fully.
Thirty years and three couples models: the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples, and Schema Therapy for Couples, which I co-developed for the chronic distress standard methods miss.
Most couples who find me have already tried therapy. One of you saw the trouble years ago: read the books, named the patterns, felt unheard. The other has carried weight everywhere else and only recently noticed how quiet home had become. You are not failing. You have been using tools that were never built for what you are facing. For high-functioning couples, the gap between knowing and changing is where the real work lives, and where most therapy never reaches.
Thirty years and three couples models: the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples, and Schema Therapy for Couples, which I co-developed for the chronic distress standard methods miss.
Most couples who find me have already tried therapy. One of you saw the trouble years ago: read the books, named the patterns, felt unheard. The other has carried weight everywhere else and only recently noticed how quiet home had become. You are not failing. You have been using tools that were never built for what you are facing. For high-functioning couples, the gap between knowing and changing is where the real work lives, and where most therapy never reaches.
I specialize in working with adults with ADHD, anxiety, depression, PTSD and complex trauma. I have been certified by Psych/Armor as a Veteran Ready Healthcare provider.
I specialize in working with adults with ADHD, anxiety, depression, PTSD and complex trauma. I have been certified by Psych/Armor as a Veteran Ready Healthcare provider.
I’ve spent nearly two decades providing cognitive based therapy to real people navigating anxiety and the many ways it can manifest in daily life. I am a Cognitive therapist passionate about the human experience. My approach is goal oriented with a collaborative exchange of ideas. We are in this together. I have worked with people in technology, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and media - from start up to established organizations - and understand the unique pressures each may bring. I am adaptable to meet your individual needs and mindful that you are having your own unique experience, perfectly real and true.
I’ve spent nearly two decades providing cognitive based therapy to real people navigating anxiety and the many ways it can manifest in daily life. I am a Cognitive therapist passionate about the human experience. My approach is goal oriented with a collaborative exchange of ideas. We are in this together. I have worked with people in technology, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and media - from start up to established organizations - and understand the unique pressures each may bring. I am adaptable to meet your individual needs and mindful that you are having your own unique experience, perfectly real and true.
Kaylene Graffitti
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
As a trauma therapist, my primary passion is helping individuals heal from complex traumas. My clinical focus is working with clients who have experienced sexual abuse or assault, attachment and developmental trauma, clients who struggle with dissociation and Dissociative Disorders/DID, or cPTSD caused by other traumas throughout the lifespan. If you're struggling with a complex trauma history, I will work alongside you to help you cope with these challenging experiences and manage the overwhelming emotions that typically accompany them.
As a trauma therapist, my primary passion is helping individuals heal from complex traumas. My clinical focus is working with clients who have experienced sexual abuse or assault, attachment and developmental trauma, clients who struggle with dissociation and Dissociative Disorders/DID, or cPTSD caused by other traumas throughout the lifespan. If you're struggling with a complex trauma history, I will work alongside you to help you cope with these challenging experiences and manage the overwhelming emotions that typically accompany them.
Ever feel like you’re holding it all together on the outside, but inside everything feels heavy? Maybe you’re caught between responsibilities, expectations, and emotions that never seem to quiet down. You might be feeling anxious, overwhelmed, stuck, unsure where to turn, or the thought that maybe you’ve disconnected with yourself. I get it, and you don’t have to navigate this alone. I assist individuals find calm and balance within life’s uncertainty. Together, we’ll uncover patterns that keep you stuck, build tools for emotional steadiness, and reconnect you with ease and self-trust. This is the space to breathe, reflect, and heal
Ever feel like you’re holding it all together on the outside, but inside everything feels heavy? Maybe you’re caught between responsibilities, expectations, and emotions that never seem to quiet down. You might be feeling anxious, overwhelmed, stuck, unsure where to turn, or the thought that maybe you’ve disconnected with yourself. I get it, and you don’t have to navigate this alone. I assist individuals find calm and balance within life’s uncertainty. Together, we’ll uncover patterns that keep you stuck, build tools for emotional steadiness, and reconnect you with ease and self-trust. This is the space to breathe, reflect, and heal
My approach to therapy is shaped by my experience as a former high school teacher and basketball coach, as well as my work as a creative director, and father: roles that have given me an understanding of discipline, relationships, and personal growth in real contexts. I work with couples, students, and high-performing individuals who are ready for focused, solution-oriented therapy that leads to meaningful results. Whether you’re navigating relationship challenges, academic or career pressure, or feeling stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, I provide a structured and efficient approach to help you move forward with clarity.
My approach to therapy is shaped by my experience as a former high school teacher and basketball coach, as well as my work as a creative director, and father: roles that have given me an understanding of discipline, relationships, and personal growth in real contexts. I work with couples, students, and high-performing individuals who are ready for focused, solution-oriented therapy that leads to meaningful results. Whether you’re navigating relationship challenges, academic or career pressure, or feeling stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, I provide a structured and efficient approach to help you move forward with clarity.
Are you seeking a deeper, more insightful understanding of yourself and the challenges you face?
What are the intersecting dimensions of your wellness?"
Are you seeking a deeper, more insightful understanding of yourself and the challenges you face?
What are the intersecting dimensions of your wellness?"
You might look like you have it together: career, relationships, the outward markers of a life well built. But something underneath feels off: a low-grade restlessness, emotional distance you can’t quite explain, or a pattern of pulling back right when things start to mean something. You might find yourself ambivalent in relationships, second-guessing your feelings, or carrying an old loss that quietly shapes how you connect, or don’t. When life is objectively fine but internally it isn’t, that gap can be exhausting and isolating.
You might look like you have it together: career, relationships, the outward markers of a life well built. But something underneath feels off: a low-grade restlessness, emotional distance you can’t quite explain, or a pattern of pulling back right when things start to mean something. You might find yourself ambivalent in relationships, second-guessing your feelings, or carrying an old loss that quietly shapes how you connect, or don’t. When life is objectively fine but internally it isn’t, that gap can be exhausting and isolating.
I received special training in schema therapy, CBT, exposure therapy, and CBIT.
Do results matter to you? Everyone I see has OCD, Panic, Agoraphobia, PTSD, or Social Anxiety. These conditions are extremely treatable with the RIGHT kind of Drug-Free CBT Exposure therapy. I aim to eliminate symptoms, not just treat or manage them. Clients are liberated to move on with life, get married, prevent divorce or firing, have families, advance careers, or return children to school, often in the middle of therapy. Therapy doesn't stop at the door. I contact my clients after every session to check on them. I do teletherapy in 43 states, and in-person in NY and NJ. By the end, many forget why they came to me.
I received special training in schema therapy, CBT, exposure therapy, and CBIT.
Do results matter to you? Everyone I see has OCD, Panic, Agoraphobia, PTSD, or Social Anxiety. These conditions are extremely treatable with the RIGHT kind of Drug-Free CBT Exposure therapy. I aim to eliminate symptoms, not just treat or manage them. Clients are liberated to move on with life, get married, prevent divorce or firing, have families, advance careers, or return children to school, often in the middle of therapy. Therapy doesn't stop at the door. I contact my clients after every session to check on them. I do teletherapy in 43 states, and in-person in NY and NJ. By the end, many forget why they came to me.
I often work with clients who are struggling with depression and/or anxiety related to their romantic, work or family relationships. People often get stuck, finding themselves unfulfilled and stressed and have difficulty making changes. My goal is to help you identify your obstacles and strengths, and provide you with the tools to empower you to move forward. Change is difficult. An impartial and validating partner such as a therapist can be a huge support and make a difference. Let's take this journey together.
I often work with clients who are struggling with depression and/or anxiety related to their romantic, work or family relationships. People often get stuck, finding themselves unfulfilled and stressed and have difficulty making changes. My goal is to help you identify your obstacles and strengths, and provide you with the tools to empower you to move forward. Change is difficult. An impartial and validating partner such as a therapist can be a huge support and make a difference. Let's take this journey together.
If you have the sense of necessity for change in your life, Dr. Staal is available. Would you like to work with a psychologist who has over 25 years of experience working with adults individuallly and with couples for the treatment of anxiety, depression, and personality disorders? Dr. Staal is also a professor and teaches psychotherapy to psychiatry fellows at the premier program at Mount Sinai’s Behavioral Health Center.
If you have the sense of necessity for change in your life, Dr. Staal is available. Would you like to work with a psychologist who has over 25 years of experience working with adults individuallly and with couples for the treatment of anxiety, depression, and personality disorders? Dr. Staal is also a professor and teaches psychotherapy to psychiatry fellows at the premier program at Mount Sinai’s Behavioral Health Center.
Evidence-based specialty practice for ADHD. If you or someone you love struggle with attentional issues, we at The Attention Group (TAG) may be the practice for you. We treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD, or “ADD”) and related topics, including but not limited to anxiety, OCD, depression, autism, parenting, behavior disorders, school challenges, and life stressors. We work with all ages and stages, from toddlerhood through older adulthood.
Evidence-based specialty practice for ADHD. If you or someone you love struggle with attentional issues, we at The Attention Group (TAG) may be the practice for you. We treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD, or “ADD”) and related topics, including but not limited to anxiety, OCD, depression, autism, parenting, behavior disorders, school challenges, and life stressors. We work with all ages and stages, from toddlerhood through older adulthood.
I provide Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) to enhance your: life satisfaction, sense of mastery, and connectedness with others—utilizing a warm, evidence-based, humane, collaborative approach. Therapy is not something I do TO you, but instead, a "journey" that we take together in partnership (and sometimes in laughter). We will go at your pace and focus on YOUR goals for you. I will attempt to build on your strengths and the coping skills you already possess, and to educate you about communication, problem-solving, and stress-management tools that are new to you. I have been in practice for 30 years.
I provide Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) to enhance your: life satisfaction, sense of mastery, and connectedness with others—utilizing a warm, evidence-based, humane, collaborative approach. Therapy is not something I do TO you, but instead, a "journey" that we take together in partnership (and sometimes in laughter). We will go at your pace and focus on YOUR goals for you. I will attempt to build on your strengths and the coping skills you already possess, and to educate you about communication, problem-solving, and stress-management tools that are new to you. I have been in practice for 30 years.
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- Astoria
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