Therapists in Nyack, NY

My goal is to help you achieve balance and wellness in your life. We work collaboratively using proven treatment approaches that have been shown to help bring about change. As a licensed clinical psychologist, I provide psychotherapy for adults, young adults, and school-age children (ages 4 to 12) with a variety of psychological challenges and mental health issues. When I work with children, I collaborate with parents as well. My goal is to help people understand the complexities of mental health issues and develop healthy coping strategies to improve their lives. I am also an Associate Professor.

I am a licensed clinical social worker with over twenty years experience working with individuals, couples, groups, and families. I bring to my work skills learned from my graduate and institute training as well as my natural qualities of empathy, practicality, intuition, and creativity. Using conventional and alternative approaches, my work is tailored to meet the needs of different clients as I bring attention to all dimensions of the healing and growth process--mind, heart, spirit, body, and imagination. My passion is in helping to facilitate the growth of my clients in reconnecting to innate capacities for freedom, imagination, and pleasure.

I am a therapist, focused on women's issues, who can help you bring joy, strength and tranquility into your life. I believe that all women have an enormous amount of inner strength which often gets lost as we take on the roles of mother, wife, caregiver, partner, and provider. As women, we often give so much of ourselves that our spirit and energy can get squashed leaving us feeling depressed and anxious.

I have spent 50 years in the treatment fields of alcoholism, drug addiction and mental illness. I have been in private practice since 1977 providing individual and couples therapy for adults. I have taught in six colleges and two medical schools and am the author of three books and the editor of another. I am a founding member of the non-profit Emergency Assist Team of Rockland County. NY since 1990 providing support for first responders and military personnel. I am the Clinical Supervisor of the Therapy staff at Rockland Jewish Family Service. For further information consult my personal website at: rocklandpsych.net.

Smith Psychotherapy Services is a small private practice located in Nyack NY. We are dedicated to helping individuals enhance their strengths to overcome challenges and attain personal growth. Our goal is to help provide you with the tools needed to improve your quality of life. We currently have two clinicians on staff. The owner of the practice, Robyn Smith, LCSW and Ebony Harris, LMHC, CASAC-T. Both are board certified clinicians with over 13 years of experience working in the Behavioral Health field. We recognize the importance of providing a safe, judgement free and supportive environment.

I provide warm, compassionate, individually tailored evidence based treatment to help individuals and families discover their inner strengths. I am a clinical psychologist providing high-quality mental health care, specializing in eating disorders, body image issues, anxiety, and depression.

Dr. Heuer's clinical expertise in the neurobiology of weight management, nutrition, exercise physiology, and psychopharmacology has made her an expert in the fight against obesity. Dr. Heuer utilizes an integrative approach to reversing diabetes and other metabolic disorders. She graduated from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, holds a Bachelor of Science with Honors from Cornell University, and did graduate work in Clinical Nutrition at New York University. Dr. Heuer's psychiatry training also includes the treatment of depression, anxiety, OCD, and ADHD, as well as integrating lifestyle change with careful medication management.

I have experience working with adolescents, and adults struggling with: anxiety, depression, anger, impulse control, low self-esteem, communication issues, and social skills. I incorporate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Practices/Relaxation Techniques, and Coping Skills into my sessions.

I focus on helping clients improve the quality of their relationships. Relationships involve your experience with yourself and others and may include food, sexuality, your body, work, money, and drugs and alcohol. By getting curious about real-time thoughts and feelings, I help you recognize patterns and stories that you carry about yourself and relationships, past and present. This allows for more conscious choices, with the purpose of building new, or upon existing skills for the expression of your true potential. This process also leads couples to interact with a better understanding of each others’ inner workings.

Would you like to feel more alive, and more at home inside yourself? Are you struggling with relationship patterns connected with your past that no longer serve you, but are difficult to change? Would you like to learn ways to understand yourself more deeply, and to develop greater self-compassion? Therapy is a collaborative and creative process where we will explore together what is happening in your life. Through discovering "where it hurts," and finding ways to release old pain and embrace your life in the present, we will travel to new places and reveal new possibilities together.

Life is incredibly challenging and these have been especially difficult times, often triggering depression and despair. Talking to someone can bring great relief and insight. I create a compassionate space without judgment. Using the tools of body work, mindfulness, visualization, and meditation we can explore together ways to diminish anxiety and build a deeper connection to yourself. I believe self-love is the basis for happiness, positive relationships, and a rich meaningful life. My deep calling is to help you achieve a loving relationship with yourself.

Listen, not to respond, but to understand are words I live by both professionally and personally. I create a safe space for my clients to express their inner most thoughts and feelings- without judgement- and a desire to help them process their lived experience. My clients come from all walks of life and face a wide spectrum of life stressors, including: depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, and other mental health challenges. Together we explore patterns of behavior, where they come from, and how to make changes to grow towards a more authentic existence with deeper self-awareness & acceptance.

Having a safe place to explore and share your concerns is essential. The experience of being heard, seen and validated without judgment offers the possibility for real change. You are not alone, and sharing in connection will enable you to move on and to put obstacles, which may seem overwhelming, into perspective. I offer intuitive, empathic and interactive therapy using an eclectic approach informed by training in psychodynamic, relational, somatic mind body therapies and the use of expressive arts (art, movement, role-play, sound/music).

My greatest goal is to provide a caring, supportive, non-judgmental environment for my clients, one that inspires healing. I view counseling as a partnership. I have a strong belief in each individual’s innate capacity to grow and heal. My approach is eclectic, one that is grounded in a person-centered, humanistic philosophy. I am a warm and compassionate counselor, and I strive to provide a safe space where my clients can actualize their amazing capacities to heal and grow. My eclectic approach utilizes various healing strategies and modalities customized for each client.

* DEPRESSION- ANXIETY- STRESS- TRAUMA- RELATIONSHIPS- MIDLIFE- LIFE TRANSITION - GRIEF AND LOSS - PHYSICAL ILLNESS - LIFE-PATH AND PURPOSE * I work with many individuals who feel that they have come to a crossroad, that their life situation is troubled or unfulfilling. Issues of low self esteem, anxiety, depression, feeling stuck or various stress related symptoms are common. Many tools are offered to assist the journey towards self empowerment and mastery, increased happiness and fulfillment. My approach include: in depth heart centered dialogue; mindfulness techniques, cognitive-behavioral , emotional healing; meditation and expressive arts.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist with a practice in adult individual and couples therapy. Issues commonly faced by those with whom I work often include themes of anxiety, depression, relationship strain or conflict, work related stress, difficulty adjusting to significant life transitions, and parenting concerns. While the struggles people bring are varied, requiring a thoughtful and personalized approach to each, I offer a consistently supportive and collaborative style in which to undertake the work together.

Helping others meet their wellness goals is a passion of mine, and I believe everyone deserves to be heard and valued. Having worked in service fields for most of my adult life, the transition to counseling was a natural progression for me. I am excited to work with individuals in one-on-one counseling as well as in a group setting. Over the last three years I have worked extensively with individuals battling obesity, binge eating disorder and food addiction and something that I have learned is that guilt and shame are roadblocks that prevent us from moving forward.

I specialize in treating Anxiety Disorders, Panic Disorder, OCD, PTSD & Couples. My professional backgroud includes advanced training in Cognitively,(CBT); Eye Movement Desensitization (EMDR), Couples Therapy, Psychodynamic and Biofeedback and Meditative practices. My approach to therapy targets your specific concerns and addresses them in a time sensitive and effective manner. Help is also provided for life transitions including parent/child conflicts or marital problems, as well as anxiety,grief, and depression.

My Goal: MAKE a DIFFERENCE in Emotional & Physical WELL-BEING, SATISFACTION and PEACE-of-MIND as people navigate the challenges & opportunities of Relationships, Time, Money, Work, Lifegoals (personal & professional), Nutrition, Sleep and Exercise. It is not uncommon for an intelligent, successful person to recognize that their CHOICES, ACTIONS & INTERACTIONS are not always consistent with their BELIEFS, NEEDS or POTENTIAL, occasionally finding themselves stuck, lost or hurting in some area of life, feeling the need for some form of Emotional or Situational First Aid, Repair or Renovation!