Schema Therapy in Ridgewood, NY
If you're feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, trauma, or low self-esteem, therapy can be a place to slow down, feel understood, and begin making meaningful changes. I work with adolescents and adults who are facing emotional challenges, including school-related stress, and I aim to create a supportive space where you can talk openly, build coping tools, and move toward greater confidence, clarity, and self-compassion.I offer therapy for teens, adults, and families, with both in-person and online sessions available. If you’re ready to take the next step, reach out for a free 15-minute consultation.
If you're feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, trauma, or low self-esteem, therapy can be a place to slow down, feel understood, and begin making meaningful changes. I work with adolescents and adults who are facing emotional challenges, including school-related stress, and I aim to create a supportive space where you can talk openly, build coping tools, and move toward greater confidence, clarity, and self-compassion.I offer therapy for teens, adults, and families, with both in-person and online sessions available. If you’re ready to take the next step, reach out for a free 15-minute consultation.
If you’re feeling anxious, stuck, or overwhelmed, I help adults in New York state navigate anxiety, OCD, stress, and life transitions using practical, results-driven, evidence-based therapy. I specialize in treating anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), with advanced training in structured, evidence-based approaches from an inpatient setting. My background in mental health crisis management, emergency medicine, and work with incarcerated youth in New York City allows me to support clients through both everyday stress and high-intensity challenges with clarity, structure, and compassion.”
If you’re feeling anxious, stuck, or overwhelmed, I help adults in New York state navigate anxiety, OCD, stress, and life transitions using practical, results-driven, evidence-based therapy. I specialize in treating anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), with advanced training in structured, evidence-based approaches from an inpatient setting. My background in mental health crisis management, emergency medicine, and work with incarcerated youth in New York City allows me to support clients through both everyday stress and high-intensity challenges with clarity, structure, and compassion.”
Hello everyone, please welcome and allow me to first begin in thanking you. The choice to start therapy isn’t always easy, sometimes it is the most difficult thing to do is to even consider it, then admit you want/need it before even taking the steps to start, but you are not alone on this journey. Perhaps there has been times that you have found yourself feeling stressed, down, lacking confidence, or stuck in a pattern that no longer serves you. Perhaps you’re ready to take steps toward changes but feel stuck or unsure where to start. Or even feeling lost in your relationships in life or even disconnected from them.
Hello everyone, please welcome and allow me to first begin in thanking you. The choice to start therapy isn’t always easy, sometimes it is the most difficult thing to do is to even consider it, then admit you want/need it before even taking the steps to start, but you are not alone on this journey. Perhaps there has been times that you have found yourself feeling stressed, down, lacking confidence, or stuck in a pattern that no longer serves you. Perhaps you’re ready to take steps toward changes but feel stuck or unsure where to start. Or even feeling lost in your relationships in life or even disconnected from them.
When you're overwhelmed by anxiety, stuck in patterns of self-criticism, or simply exhausted from holding it all together, it can be hard to see a way forward. I specialize in helping adults navigate depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, perfectionism, and burnout, especially when those challenges are tangled up with difficult transitions or long-standing relationship stress. Whether you're dealing with emotional overload, chronic stress, or an inner critic that won't quiet down, therapy can help you understand what's beneath the surface and make room for something new.
When you're overwhelmed by anxiety, stuck in patterns of self-criticism, or simply exhausted from holding it all together, it can be hard to see a way forward. I specialize in helping adults navigate depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, perfectionism, and burnout, especially when those challenges are tangled up with difficult transitions or long-standing relationship stress. Whether you're dealing with emotional overload, chronic stress, or an inner critic that won't quiet down, therapy can help you understand what's beneath the surface and make room for something new.
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PERSONAL THERAPY... most any therapist will do if you only want to talk things out and have someone listen without judging. But if you are looking for more, my post-graduate training and advanced credentials in Rational-Emotive-Behavior Therapy (REBT) and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), enable me to teach you how to effectively manage your stress, sleep, unhealthy emotions and self-defeating behaviors--something I've successfully done for myself and thousands of clients for more than 40 years. Please visit website: www.theSTRESSdoc.com BEFORE calling me, anytime, to discuss your needs.
PERSONAL THERAPY... most any therapist will do if you only want to talk things out and have someone listen without judging. But if you are looking for more, my post-graduate training and advanced credentials in Rational-Emotive-Behavior Therapy (REBT) and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), enable me to teach you how to effectively manage your stress, sleep, unhealthy emotions and self-defeating behaviors--something I've successfully done for myself and thousands of clients for more than 40 years. Please visit website: www.theSTRESSdoc.com BEFORE calling me, anytime, to discuss your needs.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist who works with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and life transitions.
My therapeutic approach is primarily psychodynamic, meaning I help you explore the “why” behind your feelings and behaviors. We explore how past experiences, especially early relationships, can shape the way you feel, cope, and relate to others today, often without you realizing it.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist who works with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and life transitions.
My therapeutic approach is primarily psychodynamic, meaning I help you explore the “why” behind your feelings and behaviors. We explore how past experiences, especially early relationships, can shape the way you feel, cope, and relate to others today, often without you realizing it.
I work with individuals navigating trauma, struggling with emotional overwhelm, or those seeking to understand themselves beyond a diagnosis. You may be seeking a space where your feelings and experiences are taken seriously - where healing doesn't necessitate a timeline or a one-size-fits-all definition. My goal is to create a therapeutic relationship where your strengths are visible, your autonomy is respected, and your capacity for growth is honored.
I work with individuals navigating trauma, struggling with emotional overwhelm, or those seeking to understand themselves beyond a diagnosis. You may be seeking a space where your feelings and experiences are taken seriously - where healing doesn't necessitate a timeline or a one-size-fits-all definition. My goal is to create a therapeutic relationship where your strengths are visible, your autonomy is respected, and your capacity for growth is honored.
Life can feel overwhelming sometimes—and trying to figure it all out on your own only makes it harder. You don’t have to do that anymore.
I offer a warm, supportive space where you can show up exactly as you are. Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, stress, or just feeling stuck and unsure about what’s next, we’ll work through it together—at your pace.
Life can feel overwhelming sometimes—and trying to figure it all out on your own only makes it harder. You don’t have to do that anymore.
I offer a warm, supportive space where you can show up exactly as you are. Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, stress, or just feeling stuck and unsure about what’s next, we’ll work through it together—at your pace.
I see pleasure as an act of resistance, and aim to transform sex from another item on the to-do list to a transcendent and connecting force in our lives – an opportunity for creativity and play. Whether you’re single, dating, in a partnership (or identify your relationship another way!), sexual desire can be elusive. That feeling of “I want to want it” can be frustrating, and the harder we chase it, the more inaccessible it can become. I combine psychoeducation with a personal, emotional approach to help untangle your core beliefs and experiences in order to challenge narratives around sex and reimagine your relationship to desire.
I see pleasure as an act of resistance, and aim to transform sex from another item on the to-do list to a transcendent and connecting force in our lives – an opportunity for creativity and play. Whether you’re single, dating, in a partnership (or identify your relationship another way!), sexual desire can be elusive. That feeling of “I want to want it” can be frustrating, and the harder we chase it, the more inaccessible it can become. I combine psychoeducation with a personal, emotional approach to help untangle your core beliefs and experiences in order to challenge narratives around sex and reimagine your relationship to desire.
Are you having trouble in certain areas in your life? Career, relationships, purpose, family? Are you a young adult and feel completely lost in your life. I can help as a coach, therapist, or objective person who is not connected to any part of your world. Life can be better than you think, i can direct you to feel better about your existence, how you relate to others, and your own personal success. I will work with teens and adolescents too parents. I am empathetic, easy to talk to, and relatable.
Are you having trouble in certain areas in your life? Career, relationships, purpose, family? Are you a young adult and feel completely lost in your life. I can help as a coach, therapist, or objective person who is not connected to any part of your world. Life can be better than you think, i can direct you to feel better about your existence, how you relate to others, and your own personal success. I will work with teens and adolescents too parents. I am empathetic, easy to talk to, and relatable.
Feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or just not like yourself lately? I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York, Florida, and New Jersey. As a woman of color and immigrant, I get how culture, family, and identity can complicate life and relationships. I work with individuals and couples dealing with anxiety, grief, stress, life changes, or feeling disconnected. You don’t have to navigate it alone—therapy can help you feel more in control and connected to who you are. Ready to talk?
Feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or just not like yourself lately? I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York, Florida, and New Jersey. As a woman of color and immigrant, I get how culture, family, and identity can complicate life and relationships. I work with individuals and couples dealing with anxiety, grief, stress, life changes, or feeling disconnected. You don’t have to navigate it alone—therapy can help you feel more in control and connected to who you are. Ready to talk?
Clients seeking deepened engagement and fulfillment in life can expect warmth and compassion within an approach that is goal-directed and process oriented. A client's decision to pursue therapy should be self-motivated and volitional to embark upon a path to wellness as they determine it to be. As a therapist, I am invested in supporting each client on their chosen path.
Clients seeking deepened engagement and fulfillment in life can expect warmth and compassion within an approach that is goal-directed and process oriented. A client's decision to pursue therapy should be self-motivated and volitional to embark upon a path to wellness as they determine it to be. As a therapist, I am invested in supporting each client on their chosen path.
Let's begin by acknowledging that you have taken a crucial step forward just by beginning to search for a therapist. You are here because there is a part of you that wants to make a change in your life or to understand yourself better. You are hoping to become your best self at work and in your relationships, feeling ready to address a trauma or loss, or looking for help getting through a bout of depression or anxiety so you can feel like yourself again. My job is to support your process of discovering what is getting in your way, and to help you develop the skills, mindset, or insight you need to move forward.
Let's begin by acknowledging that you have taken a crucial step forward just by beginning to search for a therapist. You are here because there is a part of you that wants to make a change in your life or to understand yourself better. You are hoping to become your best self at work and in your relationships, feeling ready to address a trauma or loss, or looking for help getting through a bout of depression or anxiety so you can feel like yourself again. My job is to support your process of discovering what is getting in your way, and to help you develop the skills, mindset, or insight you need to move forward.
Late Evening and Weekend Availability!
My typical clients are professionals within various levels of the workforce. A large number of my clients are people who have faced significant life challenges by themselves and are survivors. They’ve been holding things together, but it’s becoming overwhelming and they can use some support. The support they're looking for are a listening ear, a shoulder to lean on, an outlet and a sounding board, as well as, skills and strategies to manage and maintain.
Late Evening and Weekend Availability!
My typical clients are professionals within various levels of the workforce. A large number of my clients are people who have faced significant life challenges by themselves and are survivors. They’ve been holding things together, but it’s becoming overwhelming and they can use some support. The support they're looking for are a listening ear, a shoulder to lean on, an outlet and a sounding board, as well as, skills and strategies to manage and maintain.
I provide client centered motivational interviewing. I have extensive experience with family/adolescent, LGBTQIA+, HIV, geriatric population, drug treatment, sex/food addiction, formally incarcerated/legally involved, and life-coaching and long-term counseling. Excellent engagement skills and outcomes. In the field for 20+ years. Providing in-home counseling, as well as telehealth services. I am a highly supportive, working with and towards your unique goals.
I provide client centered motivational interviewing. I have extensive experience with family/adolescent, LGBTQIA+, HIV, geriatric population, drug treatment, sex/food addiction, formally incarcerated/legally involved, and life-coaching and long-term counseling. Excellent engagement skills and outcomes. In the field for 20+ years. Providing in-home counseling, as well as telehealth services. I am a highly supportive, working with and towards your unique goals.
Hello and thank you for considering me! I have extensive expertise in the evidence-based treatment of a broad range of anxiety and mood disorders including worry, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic attacks, depression, dysphoria and bipolar disorder. Other areas of specialization include relationship enhancement both personally and professionally, coping with grief and loss, decision making, communication skills training, conflict resolution and problem-solving strategies. Managing life transitions such as divorce, dating in mid-life, or planning for what comes next in retirement are also areas of interest.
Hello and thank you for considering me! I have extensive expertise in the evidence-based treatment of a broad range of anxiety and mood disorders including worry, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic attacks, depression, dysphoria and bipolar disorder. Other areas of specialization include relationship enhancement both personally and professionally, coping with grief and loss, decision making, communication skills training, conflict resolution and problem-solving strategies. Managing life transitions such as divorce, dating in mid-life, or planning for what comes next in retirement are also areas of interest.
My work is rooted in CBT, DBT, ACT, Schema Therapy, Mindfulness and Parts work.
Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, or just feeling stuck, therapy is the place to confront and unpack the obstacles in your life and to develop the skills to achieve the life you hope to live. I am dedicated to meeting my clients where they are and using evidence-based practices to help get them to where they want to be. As a transgender therapist, my goal is to see all my clients understand and embrace who they are and who they want to be.
My work is rooted in CBT, DBT, ACT, Schema Therapy, Mindfulness and Parts work.
Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, or just feeling stuck, therapy is the place to confront and unpack the obstacles in your life and to develop the skills to achieve the life you hope to live. I am dedicated to meeting my clients where they are and using evidence-based practices to help get them to where they want to be. As a transgender therapist, my goal is to see all my clients understand and embrace who they are and who they want to be.
Using a trauma-informed, integrative approach, I draw from EMDR, Brainspotting, Schema Therapy, DBT, CBT, ERP, Narrative Therapy, Creative/Expressive Arts modalities and nutrition-based insights—tailored to each person’s
My primary therapeutic goal is to support individuals, in their journey towards healthy and sustainable growth, including resolution of any past trauma. My approach is grounded in collaboration. I recognize that life can bring periods of feeling stuck, disconnected, being caught in patterns of avoidance, anxiety, and discontentment. In response, I offer a trauma-informed, intermodal framework that incorporates creative and expressive arts therapies alongside evidence-based practices. Together, we work to build skills that foster intentional growth and healing from past experiences, empowering clients to move toward in their goals.
Using a trauma-informed, integrative approach, I draw from EMDR, Brainspotting, Schema Therapy, DBT, CBT, ERP, Narrative Therapy, Creative/Expressive Arts modalities and nutrition-based insights—tailored to each person’s
My primary therapeutic goal is to support individuals, in their journey towards healthy and sustainable growth, including resolution of any past trauma. My approach is grounded in collaboration. I recognize that life can bring periods of feeling stuck, disconnected, being caught in patterns of avoidance, anxiety, and discontentment. In response, I offer a trauma-informed, intermodal framework that incorporates creative and expressive arts therapies alongside evidence-based practices. Together, we work to build skills that foster intentional growth and healing from past experiences, empowering clients to move toward in their goals.
As a licensed mental health therapist with over 10 years of experience, I’ve supported individuals navigating a wide range of challenges. These include depression, bipolar disorder, mood and anxiety disorders, OCD, trauma (including survivors of domestic violence), social anxiety, difficulty expressing thoughts and feelings, anger management, and toxic or codependent relationships. I also work with clients who struggle with people-pleasing, setting healthy boundaries, low self-esteem, procrastination, difficulty concentrating, completing goals, and managing feelings of hopelessness or uncertainty.
As a licensed mental health therapist with over 10 years of experience, I’ve supported individuals navigating a wide range of challenges. These include depression, bipolar disorder, mood and anxiety disorders, OCD, trauma (including survivors of domestic violence), social anxiety, difficulty expressing thoughts and feelings, anger management, and toxic or codependent relationships. I also work with clients who struggle with people-pleasing, setting healthy boundaries, low self-esteem, procrastination, difficulty concentrating, completing goals, and managing feelings of hopelessness or uncertainty.
Do you find yourself feeling both “too much” and “not enough”? Do you long to slow the internal whirlwind when the world outside never stops? Therapy offers a space to pause, reflect, and connect with the parts of yourself capable of transformation—gently and intentionally. I believe we all need a way to navigate our fast-moving lives while honoring what propels us forward and what holds us back. Together, we can peel back the layers that shape your experience, helping you move toward a life where you feel fully expressed—able to engage with its ups, downs, and in-between moments in a steady and meaningful way.
Do you find yourself feeling both “too much” and “not enough”? Do you long to slow the internal whirlwind when the world outside never stops? Therapy offers a space to pause, reflect, and connect with the parts of yourself capable of transformation—gently and intentionally. I believe we all need a way to navigate our fast-moving lives while honoring what propels us forward and what holds us back. Together, we can peel back the layers that shape your experience, helping you move toward a life where you feel fully expressed—able to engage with its ups, downs, and in-between moments in a steady and meaningful way.
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Schema Therapy
How does schema therapy work?
Schema therapy is based on the idea that maladaptive thought patterns formed in childhood—that other people can never be relied on, for example—can interfere with healthy functioning in adulthood. Accordingly, schema therapy works by directly targeting such unhealthy schemas, identifying their consequences, and replacing them with more adaptive ways of thinking. To this end, schema therapists aim to “reparent” the client by offering what they didn’t get in childhood—validation, for instance, or compassion—to reorient their worldview.
Is schema therapy evidence-based?
Schema therapy is still considered relatively new, and research on its efficacy is still in progress. However, some studies have concluded that it can be effective at treating certain mental health conditions, most notably personality disorders such as borderline personality disorder. Evidence for its efficacy in treating conditions like depression, anxiety, PTSD, and OCD is promising but less conclusive, and experts warn that much of the existing research is of low quality.
Is schema therapy a type of CBT?
Schema therapy is based on many principles of CBT, most notably the process of recognizing and challenging maladaptive thought patterns. But because schema therapy also draws from other approaches,including psychoanalysis and Gestalt therapy, it is not considered a form of CBT. It also typically delves deeper into the client’s childhood than does CBT.
How does schema therapy work?
Schema therapy does not call for a set number of sessions and is instead open-ended, with the treatment timeline depending on the client’s primary concern(s), progress, and preferences. Treatment that lasts between six months and two years is common, though many clients will start to see progress much earlier than that.