Somatic Therapists in Ulster County, NY

The focus of my work is to help my patients access strengths within themselves to meet their full potential, to live joyful and meaningful lives, to be strong in the face of trying circumstances, to make a positive contribution to the world, and to give and receive love. I use expressive modalities, such as the use of miniatures in both wet and dry sand, clay art therapy, art therapy with a variety of other materials, inter-modal expressive therapy integrating movement, art, writing, and using the voice, and play therapy for children.

You worry all the time about being judged by other people. You feel disconnected from your body and, at the same time, feel like it’s all you think about. You question what you say, how your body looks, if you’re doing things “right,” and there are so many times where your mind feels like it’s on a hamster wheel that you can’t stop. You feel on edge all day and sometimes even feel like you may be having a heart attack. You don’t feel like you fit in anywhere. You’ve been made fun of before for so many different parts of who you are. You’ve been called weird or have been misunderstood at work, in your family, and even in some of your dating relationships. You’ve struggled to find someone who feels like a good fit romantically, and you’re worried there’s something wrong with you. You want to feel more connected to yourself again…

Whether you may be experiencing difficulty, encountering behaviors that keep leading to troubling outcomes, or are dealing with grief, anxiety, sadness, overwhelm, or the weight of the world, I hope you aren’t going through it alone. People who work with me tend to think of me as an ally, helping them to create the lives they want to live. I collaboratively draw upon people’s strengths, values, and competencies to navigate their way towards more fulfillment, freedom, purpose, and joy.

Adults, Teens, and Children in need of counseling benefit from Creative Arts Therapy, as do families, and couples. I offer the optional use of Creative Arts to help clients gain a much needed perspective to assist them in their healing. Words, alone, cannot fully express your feelings. The creative arts can provide a potent "language" for expression and requires no previous art making experience. Paint, college, clay, mask-making, and creative writing help clients express, understand, and transform their feelings into allies for healing. Art Therapy has been designated as a mind-body approach by the National Institute of Health.

The KAP team at Wellness Embodied is a five member group of professional psychotherapists with additional training in psychedelic assisted psychotherapy and integration work. We hold the decision to use medicine assistance with the utmost respect and caution, basing our recommendations on client specific history and presentating issues. Ketamine is a legal, safe and effective medicine that is used to treat a number of mental health diagnoses including depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Ketamine has rapid acting antidepressant and mood-enhancing effects which can begin to take effect within 1-2 hours of treatment.

My fundamental approach is Relational Therapy, meaning that my primary focus is on the relationship between client and therapist. Creating a healthy dynamic helps clients to reproduce the experience in their lives outside of therapy. As social creatures, humans thrive through connection with others. Being truly seen and understood by another person is key to the healing and the personal growth process. I actively listen, identifying key concerns and themes and provide feedback derived from a number of sources, to help clients develop greater insight, empowerment and energy to create the change they’d like to have in their lives.

Hello Everyone! I work with individuals and couples. I teach couples simple, proven, and easy to learn skills from Harville Hendrix's Imago Relationship Therapy that partners can use to repair, or improve their current, and future relationships. I work with adults to help them understand what caused the stuck places in their lives and together we collaborate to create solutions that heal those issues and create positive change.

I offer a safe space for all forms of self-expression for individuals and couples across the sexuality spectrum. Often when we are placed in environments with intense levels of stress, whether this is from relationship issues, anxiety/depression, addiction or other life situations, we hold pain and trauma deep in our bodies. When we are unable to process and release this from our bodies, we become stuck in patterns that are unhealthy. I also specialize in couples therapy, utilizing Gottman Method Techniques as well as Emotionally Focused Therapy, to provide a safe space to explore sexual, relational and life challenges.

Whether you’re a creative woman struggling with anxiety and/or depression and longing to experience your fullest creative and erotic expression, or whether you’re a couple looking to overcome relational trauma and deepen your connection and intimacy, most people hit a wall when it comes to talking endlessly about their same old struggles.

I am an EMDR Approved Consultant an EMDR Certified Therapist and an EMDR Facilitator. I am trauma informed therapist. I combine strategies from Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Attachment Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Psychodynamic theories.

You feel disconnected from life & from your body. You struggle to connect in your relationships, are unhappy in your career, feel hopeless for the future or move through the world in a fog. You’ve been shamed for who you are & now you speak to yourself with harshness & can’t ever feel like enough inside your own head. You’ve been told that who you are is somehow inherently flawed. I help people increase compassion, reduce shame and feel a greater sense of belonging within themselves and their bodies.

Although my work centers around the very particular needs of every client, the focus of my practice is around the perceptions of Self and the ‘negative’ perceptions (so often old belief systems) that lead to depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, feelings of aloneness - With guidance and care I will do my best to help you find genuine self-compassion and self understanding. Together, we can find what works for you; your needs, your pace… !

You are ready to celebrate the full you. You dream of moving beyond whatever is keeping you stuck in unhealthy patterns. You are tired of trying to fit into a world that was not designed for you. You want to respond instead of react, improve your connection to others, and be grounded in your body. Even when some areas of your life are going okay, things still feel hard. You may have tried therapy many times before but it never seems "to work" and you are ready to try something new.

Bonnie Hirschhorn is a highly skilled therapist with two masters degrees in Art Therapy and in Social Work. She has advanced training in couples therapy, hypnosis, psychodrama, and expressive psychoanalysis. She is NY State Licensed in three areas, as an Art Therapist, Social Worker, Psychoanalyst and is a Certified Imago Couple's Therapist.

Do you feel lost and alone? Do things that used to give you pleasure only add to your anxiety and sadness?  Do others not understand what you are trying to say? Do you mask your feelings in order to cope, and sometimes even detach from them altogether, when on the inside you feel frustrated, depressed, and even angry?  Are you sick and tired of feeling this way? Together, you and I will figure out what’s really going on. With me, you will be seen, heard, and believed. There is a reason for all these emotions. It’s going to be okay.  There is a light at the end of the tunnel. Let’s change the pain into peace once and for all.

Pain seeks our attention. Emotional distress manifests or "speaks" through physical distress. Adults living with physical or emotional pain can benefit from BODY-CENTERED psychotherapy. Sessions can include BODYWORK. Dreamwork and expressive therapies can also be utilized to amplify awareness. Like dreams, body symptoms are dynamic conduits into the unconscious; likewise, they serve as messengers charged with waking us up and redirecting our energies back toward life. Clients become adept explorers, listeners & learners, moving with curiosity toward rather than away from feeling, as they befriend disenfranchised parts of themselves.

After 33 years of experience with adults, children, families, and couples, and many transformational groups, I developed Heart Path Therapy® (HPT), integrating the most life changing tools. They include ancient spiritual wisdom, guided imagery, inner childwork, energy psychology (similar to EFT & EMDR), use of sound, and ancestral connection work (Family Constellations). The goal is to transform emotional and relational struggles by bringing compassion to the source and in turn empower a greater sense of meaning and purpose in life. Join an adolescent or adult HPT® GROUP, inspiring online heart opening communities.

We aim to help individuals fulfill their highest potential and lead happier lives. We welcome you into exceptionally stunning office space while providing a calm, empathetic, and comforting presence in guiding you on the journey to achieving your goals. Experience includes working with individuals struggling in their relationships, presenting symptoms of depression or anxiety, work-related stressors, life transitions, neurodiversity, gender identity expression or sexuality. Often people are seeking therapy to heal themselves, improve communication with loved ones, or self-regulate.

Navigating life's struggles can be challenging at times. I see counseling as an opportunity to grow from our experiences and learn how to make meaning out of them. Some of my specialties include work around anxiety, grief, trauma and addiction. I am also a Level I Sensorimotor Psychotherapist and incorporate this practice as appropriate for my clients. I focus on your current challenges and finding ways to overcome them at your pace while in a safe environment. I have worked with people of all ages both individually and as a group facilitator.