Teletherapy for New York

Hello, and welcome! I work with: Males, females, LGBTQIA+, teens, adults, aging, victims of DV, substance abuse, families, couples, cross-cultured client, and first responders. I work with a wide range of mental health complexities including but not limited to: Addiction, ADHD, anger management, anxiety, depression, impulsivity, bipolar disorder, co-dependency, life coaching, men’s issues, OCD, race related issues, self-esteem, DV, divorce, family conflict, spirituality, trauma, and vocational stress. I am a warm, empathic, passionate, eclectic, professionally, and culturally competent therapist. I look forward to hearing from you!

I assist individuals, couples and groups navigate their way through the challenges of being a parent, being in a relationship with a survivor of domestic violence, being part of a blended family, pre-marital counseling, marriage counseling, divorce, crisis, anger management, death of a loved one, the loss of a relationship, finding companionship, sexual harassment, lack of family support, depression, stress, trauma and other difficulties. I also assist consumers with finding their way through the foster care system, child protective service agencies and identifying the rights of a parent/guardian with a child in a school system.

I help adults struggling with self-love. Using strategic interventions, our work together will help you develop practical skills, health and wellness routines and address your mental and emotional needs on a fundamental level. Through our work, you will become intentional about your life, set specific goals, and feel empowered. I also help couples who have challenges in areas of communication, lack of trust, and a loss of respect. I offer a unique premarital assessment which reduces divorce by 30%. I also offer Christian and Spiritual Faith Based therapy for those interested.

Have you been feeling like you’re not yourself? Have you noticed a change in your mood and emotional state and perhaps don’t know what to do? Do you lack confidence and want to change how you think and feel about yourself? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, you find yourself struggling with your day-to-day activities, or just need some extra support during this time; I can help.

Why do we keep arguing about the same things over and over again? I've tried to forgive you but I can't stop thinking that I would be happier with someone else. I don't know if it's worth the fight anymore. We've grown apart and I don't remember the last time we've experienced real connection, maybe you've never even loved me. I'm insecure and doubtful that things will change. Everyone says I deserve better. I'm not sure where we are anymore and I need support getting back to love. I just need a safe space without judgement to be vulnerable and say the things that I'm really feeling. Have you found yourself asking these questions?

Each of my clients is my priority. When you become a patient with me, you gain my full attention, care, and drive to address and treat your concern(s). While I have decades of experience to bring to the table, I also know that each of my clients is a unique person in a unique situation, and what works for one patient may not be the correct course of action for another. I take the time you deserve to truly understand your situational factors as well as mental factors regarding your concern, and work to find the correct path forward for YOU.

HIPAA compliant video sessions available. The problem with daily life is that it is so daily. Sometimes life feels like a grind. Sometimes we lack direction. Sometimes life is just plain painful. You may be experiencing depression, relationship struggles, divorce, separation, infidelity, anger, anxiety, grief and loss, or addiction. Wherever you are, that is the starting line for the rest of your life. That does not mean the rest of your life has to be more of the same. How about a new direction...a new perspective? I may be able to help. The first step is yours. I look forward to your call.

The people I serve are couples, families, children, teens, adolescents, young adults and college students. Their issues can stem from neglect, abandonment, difficulties in school and the work place, low self esteem, relationship challenges. Furthermore my clients may need support overcoming divorce, separation, wanting to feel triumphant as a parent, and to become a victorious single mother or father for their children.

Are you experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, grief? Life is challenging! We do not always get what we want when we want it. The gap between the wanting and the getting is the place of positive growth or repeating the same old patterns that are not fruitful. I will walk that road with you no matter how bumpy and challenging. I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience in helping people overcome and bear with this thing we call "my life". My clinical venues have been in hospital, palliative care and hospice domains and private practice. Let us take your present journey into your better future!

Are you are grieving a death, divorce, broken relationship, loss of pet, an extramarital affair, or any number of losses that occur over a lifetime? Grieving is a normal and natural reaction. My speciality is working with adults who are grieving, be it recent or years ago. You will learn how to handle the plethora of broken hopes, dreams and the things you wish could have been different or better.

You wish your spouse knew how to love you the way you want to be loved. Over the last year, the stress on your marriage has led you to a breaking point. Everyone in your house has been working and learning from home, crammed in on top of each other. All the normal outlets for fun have vanished. Meanwhile, communication between you and your spouse has hit an all-time low. Every morning, you politely tiptoe around each other in the kitchen, performing a ballet of indifference as you navigate the tense silence that’s taken root between you. The hurt and resentment keep piling up. The stage is set for another explosion.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a conviction and passion for the healing and restoration of the family. I am also a Board Certified Pastoral Counselor. I offer value sensitive care in a safe, caring and nurturing environment. I take an integrated approach: Bio-Psycho-Social Spiritual approach in addressing the presenting issue. My theoretical orientation is one of psychodynamic and also behavioral; CBT, DBT. I offer individual, couple, adolescent, family and pastoral counseling.

I am licensed in New York with 23 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, & anger management. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

I specialize in helping women, couples and families who are experiencing anxiety, relationship, and/or divorce issues. I help to motivate you to release what's keeping you stuck, and to bring in more of what you want in life - balance, peace and fulfillment. I also provide tools and resources for your continued growth and care. Due to the delicate nature of these issues, I address topics such as self-confidence, self-esteem, anxiety, mood disorders, family dynamics and mental health issues.

There are many common but painful experiences in life such as: divorce, the death of a loved one, changes in the family, anxiety, addiction, and trauma. It is normal to need help sometimes. No one knows everything and everyone can learn how to better navigate difficult circumstances and the various hardships that are all too common yet painful in life. Deciding to seek therapy can be a difficult choice. Therapy is for brave and determined people because therapy is work. Work to meet needs, reach goals, and ultimately live the quality of life you desire. My role is to assist you in your personal journey to reach your goals.

Dr. Lisa Steiner, Ph.D. and staff at Wellsprings Counseling Center, LLC are passionate about helping people have joyful and fulfilled lives. We have experience working with adults, adolescents, and couples through various mental health concerns including anxiety, depression, and relational struggles. Individuals and couples frustrated in their significant relationships have engaged our services to assist in restoring hope and fullness to their lives. People who have wrestled with adjusting to divorce or blended family challenges have sought our support. Adolescents and their parents have utilized our services to assist in being successfully launched into adulthood while navigating through pressures faced by today's youth.

Everyday nothing feels like it's good enough. You get so mad at yourself. Wish you took better care of yourself. Maybe then you’d get the guy. Maybe then you'd feel confident. Maybe then you lose some weight, have better clothes, take better care of yourself. Work is stressful and you overwork just to try to be enough. You want more for your life but you just feel disconnected. You want relationships to feed your soul, you want to be treated like a queen. You don’t want to be this stressed but the anxiety and depression takes over.

As a 40-something with 15+ years of clinical experience in Marriage and Family Therapy, I have found that life is a journey of learning filled with twists and turns, many of which are beyond our power and control. It seems that when we are faced with the choices that naturally proceed from this journey, often we choose something not because it aligns with our highest value, but because it protects our unspoken vulnerabilities. If our greatest loyalty lies with our greatest fear or pain, then that fear or pain holds the potential to be either the cage that imprisons us or the opportunity that grows us to a new level of development.

Does This Describe Your Stepfamily Situation? Who comes first? Kids or me? The prior spouse? Discipline? Lack of the rules, roles, responsibilities? More…? These are complex issues. I counsel with love and direction.