UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH Therapists in Orchard Park, NY
I know you've been trying to find a therapist & someone you can connect with. I understand this can be overwhelming, especially with what you're already going through. I'm a licensed therapist that happens to be a flawed human. While there is a wide array of issues that I treat, I'm most interested in helping other humans address issues with complex/chronic trauma, substance use, & chronic pain/illness. I also have a passion for working with other therapists who are wanting to find the best match for their unique needs while appreciating the nuance of therapists in therapy.
I know you've been trying to find a therapist & someone you can connect with. I understand this can be overwhelming, especially with what you're already going through. I'm a licensed therapist that happens to be a flawed human. While there is a wide array of issues that I treat, I'm most interested in helping other humans address issues with complex/chronic trauma, substance use, & chronic pain/illness. I also have a passion for working with other therapists who are wanting to find the best match for their unique needs while appreciating the nuance of therapists in therapy.
Looking for a therapist can bring up a lot of uncertainty. You may wonder if you’ll feel understood, if therapy will be useful, or where to begin. I believe finding the right fit matters, and that a strong therapeutic relationship can support clarity, direction, and a deeper understanding of yourself. I approach my work with curiosity, a sense of humor, and a genuine interest in helping people move through areas where they feel stuck. I see therapy as a shared process.
Looking for a therapist can bring up a lot of uncertainty. You may wonder if you’ll feel understood, if therapy will be useful, or where to begin. I believe finding the right fit matters, and that a strong therapeutic relationship can support clarity, direction, and a deeper understanding of yourself. I approach my work with curiosity, a sense of humor, and a genuine interest in helping people move through areas where they feel stuck. I see therapy as a shared process.
I am a Licensed Mental Health counselor. I have been working with adults and adolescents for 30 years. I believe in reality therapy along with Humanistic therapy. I have a passion for working with those struggling in relationships whether couples, marriage, or family. I also enjoy working with those who suffer from depression and anxiety. I am blessed to have a wide variety of expertise such as substance abuse, postpartum, infidelity, and narcissism. I am diverse and comfortable in treating many different populations. However, my passion of recent is couples/marriage counseling.
I am a Licensed Mental Health counselor. I have been working with adults and adolescents for 30 years. I believe in reality therapy along with Humanistic therapy. I have a passion for working with those struggling in relationships whether couples, marriage, or family. I also enjoy working with those who suffer from depression and anxiety. I am blessed to have a wide variety of expertise such as substance abuse, postpartum, infidelity, and narcissism. I am diverse and comfortable in treating many different populations. However, my passion of recent is couples/marriage counseling.
Hello! How are you really doing today? I take a holistic approach in developing a relationship with each client and I am careful to consider the 4 components of their well-being; the physical, the emotional, the psychological and the spiritual. I offer a straight forward, down to earth approach to motivate my clients to challenge their belief systems and to develop healthier coping strategies for life change. I can help you develop communication skills, set boundaries in relationships and live your best life.
Hello! How are you really doing today? I take a holistic approach in developing a relationship with each client and I am careful to consider the 4 components of their well-being; the physical, the emotional, the psychological and the spiritual. I offer a straight forward, down to earth approach to motivate my clients to challenge their belief systems and to develop healthier coping strategies for life change. I can help you develop communication skills, set boundaries in relationships and live your best life.
When we're at our best we can take on new challenges with enthusiasm rather than fear. Bruce Lee said, "You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip or it can crash. Be like water my friend." Counseling is one way you can improve you're ability to face challenges or "be like water..." Together we can enhance your strengths to allow you to experience the changes you want to see in your life. Now providing telehealth only HIPAA-compliant video appointments.
When we're at our best we can take on new challenges with enthusiasm rather than fear. Bruce Lee said, "You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip or it can crash. Be like water my friend." Counseling is one way you can improve you're ability to face challenges or "be like water..." Together we can enhance your strengths to allow you to experience the changes you want to see in your life. Now providing telehealth only HIPAA-compliant video appointments.
My ideal client has a sense of what they want from life but feels overwhelmed by stressors like anxiety, depression, or burnout. I provide a supportive space where we explore your concerns, clarify your goals, and create a personalized plan forward. Using evidence-based approaches such as ACT, CBT, and DBT, I help clients manage emotions, strengthen communication, and build mindfulness and self-understanding. I emphasize sustainable self-care, confidence, and balance, with the goal of helping you gain clarity and move toward a more fulfilling, purposeful life.
My ideal client has a sense of what they want from life but feels overwhelmed by stressors like anxiety, depression, or burnout. I provide a supportive space where we explore your concerns, clarify your goals, and create a personalized plan forward. Using evidence-based approaches such as ACT, CBT, and DBT, I help clients manage emotions, strengthen communication, and build mindfulness and self-understanding. I emphasize sustainable self-care, confidence, and balance, with the goal of helping you gain clarity and move toward a more fulfilling, purposeful life.
My approach includes being that "someone" that can assist you on your journey toward a happier and mentally healthier future; including realizing your own potential, coping with life's many stressors, and working productively toward contributing to relationships and your community. In a safe and respectful environment we can journey together to identify and work through past and present experiences that cause distress, irrational thinking, and unstable mood. Together we can work to develop awareness and insight to promote healing.
My approach includes being that "someone" that can assist you on your journey toward a happier and mentally healthier future; including realizing your own potential, coping with life's many stressors, and working productively toward contributing to relationships and your community. In a safe and respectful environment we can journey together to identify and work through past and present experiences that cause distress, irrational thinking, and unstable mood. Together we can work to develop awareness and insight to promote healing.
Why do you want to come to therapy? What are your goals? What are your needs? Why me as your therapist? All valid questions and only you have the answer. Wanting to change is good. Being teachable is better. I firmly believe that everyone wants, in one way or another, to improve themselves in some way. We are a smaller private practice and do not have a 100+ person caseload like most large agencies and clinics - we focus on YOU.
Why do you want to come to therapy? What are your goals? What are your needs? Why me as your therapist? All valid questions and only you have the answer. Wanting to change is good. Being teachable is better. I firmly believe that everyone wants, in one way or another, to improve themselves in some way. We are a smaller private practice and do not have a 100+ person caseload like most large agencies and clinics - we focus on YOU.
Many of the clients I work with begin therapy because they feel weighed down by intense emotions, anxiety, trauma, or relationship struggles. They may feel stuck in patterns they want to change, experiencing stress related to life changes, or are unable to move forward from painful experiences. Often, their goals include feeling more in control of their emotions, healing trauma, improving relationships, and finding healthier ways to cope. At the core, they want to feel more grounded, resilient, and hopeful about the future.
Many of the clients I work with begin therapy because they feel weighed down by intense emotions, anxiety, trauma, or relationship struggles. They may feel stuck in patterns they want to change, experiencing stress related to life changes, or are unable to move forward from painful experiences. Often, their goals include feeling more in control of their emotions, healing trauma, improving relationships, and finding healthier ways to cope. At the core, they want to feel more grounded, resilient, and hopeful about the future.
Maybe you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or exhausted from carrying the weight of everything on your own. Maybe you've experienced something painful that still affects you today, or perhaps your mind won't stop overthinking.
My approach to therapy is compassionate, nonjudgmental, and grounded in creating a space where you can feel safe to be yourself. I believe that each person already possesses the capacity for healing, and my role is to help you reconnect with that inner resilience while building the tools to move toward a life that feels more peaceful, fulfilling, and aligned with your values.
Maybe you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or exhausted from carrying the weight of everything on your own. Maybe you've experienced something painful that still affects you today, or perhaps your mind won't stop overthinking.
My approach to therapy is compassionate, nonjudgmental, and grounded in creating a space where you can feel safe to be yourself. I believe that each person already possesses the capacity for healing, and my role is to help you reconnect with that inner resilience while building the tools to move toward a life that feels more peaceful, fulfilling, and aligned with your values.
“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination.” (Carl Rodgers) We can’t change what we do not explore and the first step in the direction of that journey is always the hardest. But you are here already taking that step, looking for someone to assist with the change that you seek. Everyday life can be in the way of focusing on healing from our past, management of stress/mental health issues and making changes for our future. Setting aside time for yourself is important! You are important!
“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination.” (Carl Rodgers) We can’t change what we do not explore and the first step in the direction of that journey is always the hardest. But you are here already taking that step, looking for someone to assist with the change that you seek. Everyday life can be in the way of focusing on healing from our past, management of stress/mental health issues and making changes for our future. Setting aside time for yourself is important! You are important!
Congratulations! You are taking the first steps to improve yourself and have a better life by visiting this website and looking through profiles. Often times people think of themselves as weak if they find themselves asking for help. I consider it sign of strength. I believe in providing a practical and interactive experience for my clients in a sensitive, supportive, compassionate, and non-judgmental environment. I strive to work with my clients to have a sense of hope for the future. I believe in helping people reach their goals as quickly as possible so they can move on and be the best they can be.
Congratulations! You are taking the first steps to improve yourself and have a better life by visiting this website and looking through profiles. Often times people think of themselves as weak if they find themselves asking for help. I consider it sign of strength. I believe in providing a practical and interactive experience for my clients in a sensitive, supportive, compassionate, and non-judgmental environment. I strive to work with my clients to have a sense of hope for the future. I believe in helping people reach their goals as quickly as possible so they can move on and be the best they can be.
Welcome! With over 15 years of diverse experience in mental health & wellness, I am dedicated to establishing supportive relationships and improving your quality of life. I work with all ages facing an array of challenges and circumstances. Some of these struggles include anxiety, depression, grief, goal attainment, stressful life transition, inner-conflict, or trauma. I implement a holistic approach tailored to meet your unique needs. I will help you recognize the connection between your body, mind & emotions. My hope is to mend wounds, find stability, reignite strengths, and remove the stigma behind seeking help.
Welcome! With over 15 years of diverse experience in mental health & wellness, I am dedicated to establishing supportive relationships and improving your quality of life. I work with all ages facing an array of challenges and circumstances. Some of these struggles include anxiety, depression, grief, goal attainment, stressful life transition, inner-conflict, or trauma. I implement a holistic approach tailored to meet your unique needs. I will help you recognize the connection between your body, mind & emotions. My hope is to mend wounds, find stability, reignite strengths, and remove the stigma behind seeking help.
Are you trying to live your best life during or after a life transition or event? I can help with processing patterns and reinforce skills to increase and encourage authentic living. Maybe you are caregiving, an athlete of any level, contemplating your relationship status with a human or work environment, and everything in between- there is hope. Focusing on short and long term goals while adjusting your mindset for intentional living can help your relationship with others but most importantly with your own self. I focus on empowering you when faced with shifts and transitions-in life and while healing past burdens and wounds.
Are you trying to live your best life during or after a life transition or event? I can help with processing patterns and reinforce skills to increase and encourage authentic living. Maybe you are caregiving, an athlete of any level, contemplating your relationship status with a human or work environment, and everything in between- there is hope. Focusing on short and long term goals while adjusting your mindset for intentional living can help your relationship with others but most importantly with your own self. I focus on empowering you when faced with shifts and transitions-in life and while healing past burdens and wounds.
Do you find yourself feeling “stuck”? Repeating the same mistakes over and over again, especially when it comes to your relationships with other people? Unfortunately, when childhood traumas go unresolved, we often find ourselves repeating the patterns of our childhood in our adult relationships with friends, co-workers and significant others. Unresolved trauma effects not just our thoughts and feelings about ourselves, but also how we respond to others.
Do you find yourself feeling “stuck”? Repeating the same mistakes over and over again, especially when it comes to your relationships with other people? Unfortunately, when childhood traumas go unresolved, we often find ourselves repeating the patterns of our childhood in our adult relationships with friends, co-workers and significant others. Unresolved trauma effects not just our thoughts and feelings about ourselves, but also how we respond to others.
Accepting NEW clients in West Seneca, NY. In office and telehealth visits available. Most insurances accepted (listed below).
Life by design creates challenges. Some of these we can anticipate and prepare for while others we simply cannot. It is in the unexpected moments we may encounter feelings that are new to us, more intense than we have ever felt, and may seem unbearable. This can leave us feeling lost or hopeless. We are not lost. We are not hopeless. Allowing these feelings to be felt is key to moving forward through the experience. Sorting through these emotions will help us discover steps to relief that work for you.
Accepting NEW clients in West Seneca, NY. In office and telehealth visits available. Most insurances accepted (listed below).
Life by design creates challenges. Some of these we can anticipate and prepare for while others we simply cannot. It is in the unexpected moments we may encounter feelings that are new to us, more intense than we have ever felt, and may seem unbearable. This can leave us feeling lost or hopeless. We are not lost. We are not hopeless. Allowing these feelings to be felt is key to moving forward through the experience. Sorting through these emotions will help us discover steps to relief that work for you.
I am in-network with Aetna, Cigna, United HealthCare, Oscar Health, and Oxford, but I can also provide a superbill for my out-of-network clients to submit to their insurance for reimbursement.
We are experiencing challenging times. Most of us have also experienced past or recent unresolved trauma. It is physically and emotionally tiresome to carry our past with us into the present while trying to make sense of our place in the world. This can lead to uncertainty, isolation, and a longing for meaningful connection. You may notice feeling unmotivated, depressed, anxious, and/or experiencing disturbances in your sleep and other daily routines. It is possible to heal from the past and move forward with greater emotional presence leading to healthy management of daily stressors and fulfillment in relationships and in life.
I am in-network with Aetna, Cigna, United HealthCare, Oscar Health, and Oxford, but I can also provide a superbill for my out-of-network clients to submit to their insurance for reimbursement.
We are experiencing challenging times. Most of us have also experienced past or recent unresolved trauma. It is physically and emotionally tiresome to carry our past with us into the present while trying to make sense of our place in the world. This can lead to uncertainty, isolation, and a longing for meaningful connection. You may notice feeling unmotivated, depressed, anxious, and/or experiencing disturbances in your sleep and other daily routines. It is possible to heal from the past and move forward with greater emotional presence leading to healthy management of daily stressors and fulfillment in relationships and in life.
We all experience difficulties in life and challenges to overcome. I would like to provide a safe and non-judgmental space for you to process issues and come up with solutions that work for your specific situation. I am here to help you find direction and purpose while working collaboratively around your needs. YOU are the expert on your circumstances and if you are ready to take a step towards healing I look forward to taking that journey with you! Taking the first step in therapy is often very difficult, and I would appreciate the chance to be there with you as you begin this process. Hope and healing is attainable for everyone!
We all experience difficulties in life and challenges to overcome. I would like to provide a safe and non-judgmental space for you to process issues and come up with solutions that work for your specific situation. I am here to help you find direction and purpose while working collaboratively around your needs. YOU are the expert on your circumstances and if you are ready to take a step towards healing I look forward to taking that journey with you! Taking the first step in therapy is often very difficult, and I would appreciate the chance to be there with you as you begin this process. Hope and healing is attainable for everyone!
Mental health is just as important as physical health. Major events and unexpected life changes can cause a significant amount of stress and anxiety. Stress can make us feel out of control and overwhelmed physically, mentally and emotionally. Things from our past can start to impact us more in our present. Relationships can seem more challenging and trusting ourselves almost impossible. Every person is different and when you take a closer look at every aspect of your life with help from an objective support it can help you see things more clearly and offer ways to cope.
Mental health is just as important as physical health. Major events and unexpected life changes can cause a significant amount of stress and anxiety. Stress can make us feel out of control and overwhelmed physically, mentally and emotionally. Things from our past can start to impact us more in our present. Relationships can seem more challenging and trusting ourselves almost impossible. Every person is different and when you take a closer look at every aspect of your life with help from an objective support it can help you see things more clearly and offer ways to cope.
I provide therapy for adults in Hamburg, NY and the surrounding Buffalo area navigating anxiety, depression, relationship stress, emotional regulation, grief, identity concerns, and life transitions. Therapy offers space to slow down, reflect, and make sense of what you are feeling and carrying. I provide a supportive environment where emotions, body awareness, and personal patterns can be explored at your own pace. My work considers how early experiences, family dynamics, stress, and cultural pressures shape present-day patterns. I also support psychedelic or ketamine-assisted therapy integration.
I provide therapy for adults in Hamburg, NY and the surrounding Buffalo area navigating anxiety, depression, relationship stress, emotional regulation, grief, identity concerns, and life transitions. Therapy offers space to slow down, reflect, and make sense of what you are feeling and carrying. I provide a supportive environment where emotions, body awareness, and personal patterns can be explored at your own pace. My work considers how early experiences, family dynamics, stress, and cultural pressures shape present-day patterns. I also support psychedelic or ketamine-assisted therapy integration.
