Obesity Therapists in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, NY

Life before and after weight loss can be difficult. No matter how you've lost a significant amount of weight, your life changes. Most of my clients have had, or are thinking about having, Lap-Band, Bypass, Sleeve, or Balloon weight loss procedures. I also counsel those who don't qualify, or do not desire surgery. In order to maintain the weight loss, one's behavior must change. Our thinking must change. How we see ourselves must change. I should know - I am a product of all these lifestyle changes myself.

Are you ready to embrace positive changes in your life? Are you looking to help your loved one gain the tools they need to reach their full potential? At SageMind Psychology, our expert therapists offer a warm, nonjudgmental space that is uniquely suited to encourage the personal growth and success of you & your loved ones. We help children, teens, and adults make noticeable differences in their lives. Our team is trauma informed, LBGTQIA+ & neurodiversity affirming, & racial justice allied. Same day appointments are available at sagemindpsychology.com

My goal as a therapist is to create a safe space that is supportive and non judgmental. I want you to feel heard and understood. I believe the relationship between the therapist and client is the foundation of therapy. As a therapist and dietitian, I believe the journey to mental health involves caring for ourselves in a holistic manner. How we think, what we eat, how we move impacts our mental well-being. Problems may arise when thoughts become distorted and negatively impact ones view of self and life. Therapy provides the opportunity to explore these challenges and create thought patterns that promotes self-growth and healing.

Would you like to be living to your full potential but you feel stuck? Are you coping with a crisis or difficult situation? Whether it's to learn coping skills, improve relationships, change your work experience, or adjust to a new reality, I will walk with you in understanding yourself better, achieving your goals, reducing negative patterns, and achieving emotional well being. *** All adults and adolescents are welcome. I have a lot of experience working with attorneys, people in high stress environments, frustrated artists, non-mainstream sexualities, new parents, relationship dynamics, and body oriented concerns.

I believe that every person is equipped with the ability to overcome challenges in their lives, however, sometimes, we get stuck. My goal is to help you grow and gain insight into yourself and your struggles while acquiring the tools you need to face these struggles, and new struggles, on your own.

I am confident that my clients can discover their own solutions to the conflicts and anxieties that bring them to therapy. I believe that people want to be heard by a professional who will help them develop new perspectives on themselves and their relationships, and who will assist them in finding creative ways to handle the anguish that daily living involves. I am exploratory and active and make interventions within the context of each person's historical narrative. I provide interventions and referrals when necessary.

I believe that the decision to engage in psychotherapy can be characterized as a committment to an inward journey. I view my work as a collaborative endeavor to help individuals improve their understanding of themselves and to support their ability to effect change in their personal lives. I am a licensed clinical psychologist with several years of experience. I primarily work from an insight-oriented perspective but I am also comfortable utilizing solution-focused strategies. I strive to provide a safe environment where we can work together to establish increased emotional health and life satisfaction.

Do you have unique ideas, but convince yourself they won't work? Are you avoiding opportunities because you feel incapable, unprepared, or scared? Perhaps self-doubt hijacks your progress with healthy lifestyle changes, career advancement, or building meaningful relationships. If second-guessing is stealing your joy, you should know, it's safe to shine! I specialize in helping you break free from creative blocks, live purposefully, and advance professionally. I also assist you with feeling more connected in your relationships and adapting holistic strategies to support your health goals by helping you define what you truly want, and developing realistic strategies to get it.

"No one is immune... No matter what precautions we take, no matter how well we put together a good life...something will inevitably ruin it. Human life is fatally fragile and subject to forces beyond our power to manage. Life is tragic." -T. Keller We cannot protect ourselves from the negative aspects of life no matter how hard we try, but we can be there for one another. My goal is to help individuals navigate the difficulties they encounter in life, by guiding them as they develop strategies and skills that will enable them to live a more satisfying life.

If you experience struggles with your relationships, have regrets in your life, wish you could start over, are going through a life's transition and feel anxious, angry, depressed, confused, stuck or even numb, let us together, try to explore and understand these feelings. I will meet you in your life's journey as a partner, to facilitate you in achieving emotional relief. Psychotherapy is a process, through which you can find a deeper meaning for your life, because it is never too late to change.

Doesn't everyone go through periods of uncertainty and hardship? I'm a psychologist with 7 years of clinical experience working at some of the top hospitals in New York. I specialize in CBT, DBT, and mindfulness based interventions. After a thorough evaluation, I'll offer hands-on evidence-based strategies that can be immediately applied to reduce stress in your life. Together, we will experiment with new effective responses to life's many dilemmas -- resulting in deeper overall satisfaction, and maybe sparking some playfulness and joy along the way. I know you can feel better, and I want to help you get there.

The therapeutic relationship is one that can bring great change and growth. I deeply invest in my clients and the work we do so to create the change you want and need. You goals will always lead but I am not a quiet therapist. I work with adults, couples and families in all forms. You will learn concrete tools to impact and improve your daily life so you can reach your goals. Trust is key and I will be a safe space for you to process your feelings and thoughts. Life is full of twists and turns.I will work with you to manage and grow from them.

I am a Mental Health Counselor who is passionate about providing counseling and guidance to individuals in times of crisis and emotional instability. I believe that each client is unique, and I use a holistic approach to treatment that will meet and assist them where they are. I will come alongside each client with effective listening, empathy, compassion, and genuineness. I will provide a warm, safe, and non-judgmental space that allows transparency for healing and growth in mind, body, and soul.

Many people struggle to navigate life’s challenges. It is important that you feel supported while confronting these obstacles. In cultivating a supportive and therapeutic relationship, it is my goal to help you reach your goals. I have 10+ years’ experience psychotherapist working with teens and adults. I specialize in treating depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, conflict resolution, work stress and more. As a therapist, my approach is collaborative, trauma informed and integrative; incorporating evidence-based approaches including (CBT) Cognitive Behavioral, (DBT) Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Emotion Focused Therapy.

Hello and welcome to my profile. By now I would assume that you've read several profiles on the "Psychology Today" site and by this point they are probably all sounding astonishingly similar. That's got to be frustrating. I hope that the following information concerning my practice doesn't have the same effect. Let me be brief: I work with a multitude of issues and problems that relate to: couples, anxiety, depression and anger management. I also work with addictions including eating disorders. My approach can help you work through unconscious conflict (repeating patterns again and again without understanding why) as well as compulsive behaviors such as drinking, thought ruminating and habitual behaviors that are difficult to control.I can help you 'evolve' out of your particular problem. I am supportive and reality based while I can always find humor in the worst and the best of times. Together we can turn this all around and get you to where you want to be.

As an experienced therapist,I have been successful in helping many people of all ages with emotional and life-stage adjustment problems. I have a strong background in assisting people with relationship problems, family matters and work issues. I help people to learn strategies for managing stress, work through loss, and resolve interpersonal conflicts.

Empathy, collaboration and listening... This will guide our work together in a nonjudgmental environment. I believe that all people deserve to be treated with respect regardless of their gender expression, identity or sexual orientation. We are constantly evolving throughout our lives and what might be true for us today, may not be so tomorrow. I help individuals who are struggling with feelings of depression, anxiety and job/relationship stress. I'm well versed in the stresses that can arise when working within a corporate entity.

I will meet you at your level of readiness for change and support you, as you strive towards authenticity, liberation, and growth.

I am committed to creating a collaborative relationship with clients by utilizing a strengths-based and trauma informed approach to therapy. I have experience working with various populations to process trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, individual challenges, and systemic forces that affect their lives.