First Health Therapists in Woodbury, NY
My ideal client is an individual who is navigating complex emotional and behavioral challenges and is seeking support and guidance to enhance their overall well-being. They may face issues such as anxiety, depression, or interpersonal difficulties. Their needs may include a safe space to explore emotions, develop coping strategies, and kinetically work towards positive change. The individual aspires to achieve a more fulfilling and balanced life and is driven by a desire for personal growth and increased self-awareness.
My ideal client is an individual who is navigating complex emotional and behavioral challenges and is seeking support and guidance to enhance their overall well-being. They may face issues such as anxiety, depression, or interpersonal difficulties. Their needs may include a safe space to explore emotions, develop coping strategies, and kinetically work towards positive change. The individual aspires to achieve a more fulfilling and balanced life and is driven by a desire for personal growth and increased self-awareness.
I am a compassionate, client-centered therapist with a unique background in both education and social work. I hold a Master’s degree in Social Work as well as a Master’s degree in Education, giving me a well-rounded understanding of the emotional, behavioral, and developmental challenges people face across the lifespan. I use this perspective to help clients build insight, resilience, and create meaningful, lasting change.
I am a compassionate, client-centered therapist with a unique background in both education and social work. I hold a Master’s degree in Social Work as well as a Master’s degree in Education, giving me a well-rounded understanding of the emotional, behavioral, and developmental challenges people face across the lifespan. I use this perspective to help clients build insight, resilience, and create meaningful, lasting change.
As a therapist, I believe in the power of connection, healing, and small but meaningful change. My approach is grounded in warmth, empathy, and deep respect for each person’s unique story. I see therapy as a collaborative process and I’m here to walk alongside you as we explore what’s getting in the way and how you’d like things to shift.
As a therapist, I believe in the power of connection, healing, and small but meaningful change. My approach is grounded in warmth, empathy, and deep respect for each person’s unique story. I see therapy as a collaborative process and I’m here to walk alongside you as we explore what’s getting in the way and how you’d like things to shift.
I provide a warm, supportive space for children, teens, and adults facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. Using CBT, mindfulness, and other evidence-based approaches, I help clients build coping skills and emotional balance. My goal is to help you feel safe, understood, and connected to your strengths as you grow.
I provide a warm, supportive space for children, teens, and adults facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. Using CBT, mindfulness, and other evidence-based approaches, I help clients build coping skills and emotional balance. My goal is to help you feel safe, understood, and connected to your strengths as you grow.
You may be feeling anxious, stuck, or overwhelmed- like you're trying to hold it all together but silently struggling inside. Maybe you're facing big life changes, battling self doubt, or carrying emotional wounds that haven't been fully healed. My ideal client is someone who desires real healing, not just quick fixes and to feel grounded mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. I am one who not only listens but understands the deeper layers of your story, including your faith, values, and cultural background. Together we'll create a safe nonjudgemental space where you can explore your challenges, and move toward a life of purpose.
You may be feeling anxious, stuck, or overwhelmed- like you're trying to hold it all together but silently struggling inside. Maybe you're facing big life changes, battling self doubt, or carrying emotional wounds that haven't been fully healed. My ideal client is someone who desires real healing, not just quick fixes and to feel grounded mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. I am one who not only listens but understands the deeper layers of your story, including your faith, values, and cultural background. Together we'll create a safe nonjudgemental space where you can explore your challenges, and move toward a life of purpose.
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I have experience working with those who have anxiety, struggle with social skills, depression, relationship difficulties, stress, and several other areas listed below.
Hi!
I have experience working with those who have anxiety, struggle with social skills, depression, relationship difficulties, stress, and several other areas listed below.
Many people spend so much time meeting expectations, handling responsibilities, and supporting others that they lose touch with their own emotional needs. Over time, this can lead to feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in unhelpful patterns. Therapy provides a safe and supportive space to slow down, gain insight, and reconnect with yourself. Together, we can explore challenges, develop practical coping strategies, strengthen emotional resilience, and create meaningful changes that support your well-being and personal growth.
Many people spend so much time meeting expectations, handling responsibilities, and supporting others that they lose touch with their own emotional needs. Over time, this can lead to feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in unhelpful patterns. Therapy provides a safe and supportive space to slow down, gain insight, and reconnect with yourself. Together, we can explore challenges, develop practical coping strategies, strengthen emotional resilience, and create meaningful changes that support your well-being and personal growth.
My therapeutic style emphasizes the importance of accepting each of my clients unique issues and needs. I strive to create a warm, safe, and collaborative atmosphere where you can share your deepest thoughts and emotions. I think we all have the capacity to learn and grow at all stages of life. Therapy can be a helpful growth tool. I also recognize the importance of building a strong working relationship and through this relationship I will help you make changes that are aligned with your values and goals.
My therapeutic style emphasizes the importance of accepting each of my clients unique issues and needs. I strive to create a warm, safe, and collaborative atmosphere where you can share your deepest thoughts and emotions. I think we all have the capacity to learn and grow at all stages of life. Therapy can be a helpful growth tool. I also recognize the importance of building a strong working relationship and through this relationship I will help you make changes that are aligned with your values and goals.
Ellie Mental Health Manhasset / Great Neck
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
3 Endorsed
Great Neck, NY 11021
We have immediate openings with an amazing team of therapists! Ellie Mental Health in Manhasset / Great Neck, New York, is proud to serve the Long Island community, dedicated to making high-quality mental health care accessible for all. We believe in a stigma-free, judgment-free environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves. Mental health care is for everyone—it’s a vital part of holistic wellness. Whether you’re facing life’s challenges or just want to check in on your well-being, confidential support from our compassionate, qualified therapists can help you become your best self.
We have immediate openings with an amazing team of therapists! Ellie Mental Health in Manhasset / Great Neck, New York, is proud to serve the Long Island community, dedicated to making high-quality mental health care accessible for all. We believe in a stigma-free, judgment-free environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves. Mental health care is for everyone—it’s a vital part of holistic wellness. Whether you’re facing life’s challenges or just want to check in on your well-being, confidential support from our compassionate, qualified therapists can help you become your best self.
I work with adults navigating the full complexity of being human. Whether it manifests as anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, life transitions, or simply a quiet sense that something feels off, I meet every person with curiosity, warmth, and genuine care. I work integratively, drawing from a range of relational and evidence-based approaches, always guided by what serves the particular person in front of me. I am less focused on fixing symptoms and more interested in understanding the whole person.
I work with adults navigating the full complexity of being human. Whether it manifests as anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, life transitions, or simply a quiet sense that something feels off, I meet every person with curiosity, warmth, and genuine care. I work integratively, drawing from a range of relational and evidence-based approaches, always guided by what serves the particular person in front of me. I am less focused on fixing symptoms and more interested in understanding the whole person.
Everyone experiences challenges that can affect emotional well-being, relationships, and overall quality of life. Children, adolescents, young adults, and families often seek therapy when stress, anxiety, emotional difficulties, or major life transitions begin to feel overwhelming. My goal is to provide a warm, supportive, and nonjudgmental environment where clients feel safe exploring their thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Together, we can identify strengths, develop effective coping strategies, build resilience, improve self-awareness, and work toward greater confidence, balance, and personal growth.
Everyone experiences challenges that can affect emotional well-being, relationships, and overall quality of life. Children, adolescents, young adults, and families often seek therapy when stress, anxiety, emotional difficulties, or major life transitions begin to feel overwhelming. My goal is to provide a warm, supportive, and nonjudgmental environment where clients feel safe exploring their thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Together, we can identify strengths, develop effective coping strategies, build resilience, improve self-awareness, and work toward greater confidence, balance, and personal growth.
I specialize in working with individuals navigating trauma, anxiety, relationship issues, grief and loss, complex life transitions, interpersonal and gender-based violence and systems-related stressors. These experiences can all quietly reshape how we see ourselves, how we relate to others, and how we move through each day. Sometimes these experiences feel sudden and acute. Other times, they build slowly until something that once felt manageable starts to feel like too much. I also bring a unique lens from my background as a postpartum doula, where I supported birthing people and families through the transitions of early parenthood.
I specialize in working with individuals navigating trauma, anxiety, relationship issues, grief and loss, complex life transitions, interpersonal and gender-based violence and systems-related stressors. These experiences can all quietly reshape how we see ourselves, how we relate to others, and how we move through each day. Sometimes these experiences feel sudden and acute. Other times, they build slowly until something that once felt manageable starts to feel like too much. I also bring a unique lens from my background as a postpartum doula, where I supported birthing people and families through the transitions of early parenthood.
I work with individuals, couples, and families navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges and much more. A lot of us have felt misunderstood, including me. Many feel stuck in patterns shaped by childhood experiences or ongoing relational dynamics where we struggle to communicate, set boundaries, or be ourselves.
I want you to be yourself. I want you to feel loved and to love yourself. I want you to smile and laugh again, to reclaim joy and self‑compassion. Most of all, I want you to know you don’t need to feel ashamed of who you are— you deserve to feel seen, valued, and supported as you heal and grow.
I work with individuals, couples, and families navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges and much more. A lot of us have felt misunderstood, including me. Many feel stuck in patterns shaped by childhood experiences or ongoing relational dynamics where we struggle to communicate, set boundaries, or be ourselves.
I want you to be yourself. I want you to feel loved and to love yourself. I want you to smile and laugh again, to reclaim joy and self‑compassion. Most of all, I want you to know you don’t need to feel ashamed of who you are— you deserve to feel seen, valued, and supported as you heal and grow.
Alex Schandlbauer - Anxiety, Identity,
Pre-Licensed Professional, MHC-LP
6 Endorsed
New York, NY 10012
Can’t relax even when nothing’s wrong? You’ve probably gotten good at pushing through stress, staying "logical," and not needing much from anyone else. That works, until it doesn't. You're going into emotional debt.
If you're looking for equal parts challenge and support, plus an honest look at what's really going on beneath the surface, we'll probably work well together. I won't just tell you what you want to hear. I want to figure out what's working, what isn't, and how to get you closer to who you actually want to be, not who you think you're supposed to be.
Can’t relax even when nothing’s wrong? You’ve probably gotten good at pushing through stress, staying "logical," and not needing much from anyone else. That works, until it doesn't. You're going into emotional debt.
If you're looking for equal parts challenge and support, plus an honest look at what's really going on beneath the surface, we'll probably work well together. I won't just tell you what you want to hear. I want to figure out what's working, what isn't, and how to get you closer to who you actually want to be, not who you think you're supposed to be.
I believe in meeting each individual where you are in your journey. I believe each of us has a personal history that unfolds over time and the process of getting to know each other builds trust. Counseling is an avenue to build insight and understanding which at times leads to change. Even without change improved insight and understanding allows for healthier daily living.
I believe in meeting each individual where you are in your journey. I believe each of us has a personal history that unfolds over time and the process of getting to know each other builds trust. Counseling is an avenue to build insight and understanding which at times leads to change. Even without change improved insight and understanding allows for healthier daily living.
I specialize in working with high-functioning adult trauma survivors navigating life transitions, relationship dynamics, marriage, and family challenges. Using CBT, narrative therapy, and psychodynamic approaches, I help patients process trauma, reconstruct meaning, address current relational patterns, and explore mental health concerns within the context of their lived experiences. The therapeutic relationship I build with patients can help them reclaim their stories, understand relationship patterns, build stronger connections, and move through life with more clarity and resilience.
I specialize in working with high-functioning adult trauma survivors navigating life transitions, relationship dynamics, marriage, and family challenges. Using CBT, narrative therapy, and psychodynamic approaches, I help patients process trauma, reconstruct meaning, address current relational patterns, and explore mental health concerns within the context of their lived experiences. The therapeutic relationship I build with patients can help them reclaim their stories, understand relationship patterns, build stronger connections, and move through life with more clarity and resilience.
Accepting new clients for July 2026. I understand how vulnerable it can be to begin therapy. Change can feel uncomfortable, especially when you’ve built a life that looks successful on the outside but feels exhausting or unsteady everywhere else. Many of my clients are driven, thoughtful individuals who are used to a "grin and bear it" mentality, but are now seeking emotional clarity, courage, and relief.
Accepting new clients for July 2026. I understand how vulnerable it can be to begin therapy. Change can feel uncomfortable, especially when you’ve built a life that looks successful on the outside but feels exhausting or unsteady everywhere else. Many of my clients are driven, thoughtful individuals who are used to a "grin and bear it" mentality, but are now seeking emotional clarity, courage, and relief.
I have worked with many individuals to help them overcome a variety of difficulties causing pain and discomfort. I see adolescents and adults, and treat both individuals and couples.
In my therapy I use solution focused therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, and classic psychotherapy, as well as Jungian psychology. Stress reduction and mindfulness as a way to reduce anxiety are also used.
My clients suffer from differing problems, including anxiety and depressive disorders, relationship problems of all kinds, and adjustment disorders.
In addition, I have specialties in helping people suffering from eating disorders and from sexual or physical abuse.
I have worked with many individuals to help them overcome a variety of difficulties causing pain and discomfort. I see adolescents and adults, and treat both individuals and couples.
In my therapy I use solution focused therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, and classic psychotherapy, as well as Jungian psychology. Stress reduction and mindfulness as a way to reduce anxiety are also used.
My clients suffer from differing problems, including anxiety and depressive disorders, relationship problems of all kinds, and adjustment disorders.
In addition, I have specialties in helping people suffering from eating disorders and from sexual or physical abuse.
You may be feeling stuck in repeating arguments, distant from your partner, or overwhelmed by ongoing family tension. Even when you try to communicate, it can lead to misunderstandings, frustration, or silence. I work with couples and families who want to break these patterns and reconnect. Together, we slow things down to understand how communication styles, emotions, and past experiences shape your relationships. As an LMFT, I help you express needs clearly, rebuild trust, and strengthen emotional bonds supporting more stable, connected, and fulfilling relationships.
You may be feeling stuck in repeating arguments, distant from your partner, or overwhelmed by ongoing family tension. Even when you try to communicate, it can lead to misunderstandings, frustration, or silence. I work with couples and families who want to break these patterns and reconnect. Together, we slow things down to understand how communication styles, emotions, and past experiences shape your relationships. As an LMFT, I help you express needs clearly, rebuild trust, and strengthen emotional bonds supporting more stable, connected, and fulfilling relationships.
I know reaching out for therapy can feel uncomfortable and I want you to know you are not alone. I am here to listen, support, and walk with you through whatever you are facing. Whether you are feeling anxious, stressed, unsure of yourself or the world, or struggling in your relationships, I believe therapy can be a space where real healing begins. Though the toxic cycles we find ourselves in may not have began with you, lets make sure that the healing does!
I know reaching out for therapy can feel uncomfortable and I want you to know you are not alone. I am here to listen, support, and walk with you through whatever you are facing. Whether you are feeling anxious, stressed, unsure of yourself or the world, or struggling in your relationships, I believe therapy can be a space where real healing begins. Though the toxic cycles we find ourselves in may not have began with you, lets make sure that the healing does!
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