Relationship Issues Therapists in New York, NY

People often tell me they want a therapist who will both listen AND have something to say. I believe that emotional safety and good two-way communication must be established in order for therapy to be successful.

You're not exactly sure when it began, but each day, a strange emptiness takes over, making everything seem dull and lifeless. It feels like there's a vital piece missing that everyone else has. You experience a deep sense of loneliness and feel misunderstood by those around you. Your relationships have become an ongoing challenge, trapped in negative patterns that seem impossible to break. Communication with your partner is a mix of arguments and hurtful silent treatment. You've noticed yourself pulling away from friends because they don't seem to understand you. Despite your best efforts, you find yourself anxious and all alone.

Are you overwhelmed with constant worry, overthinking, and endless 'what-if' scenarios? Are you unhappy, unmotivated, and unsure about how life has turned out? Is your inner critic harsh and unrelenting- often causing doubts about your self-worth? Do you have concerns about your relationship and wonder if you need to make a change? If you answered yes to any of these questions, I can help. I am a clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns.

I believe authentic relationships are the key to authentic healing. We all have experienced pain, struggles, or difficult transitions in our lives, but we have not always had the opportunity to reflect, heal, and learn from these moments within the context of a close and safe environment. I believe that a collaborative and therapeutic relationship can be a life-changing experience as it helps you process current and past pains, become more self-aware, develop more meaningful relationships, and experience thriving in your life.

As a psychotherapist I work to create a warm, safe environment where deep personal issues can be explored. I believe that we are shaped by our relationships and life experiences, and life in New York is notoriously fast-paced, hectic, and, yes, sometimes frightening, The constant changes we face such as career change, job loss, relationship loss, an empty nest, can create anxiety and even depression. I would like to bring my life experience and training to help you work through any or all of your major life issues to enable you to improve your life and coping skills.

I seek to create an empathic, supportive therapeutic environment in which you can feel comfortable opening up about any issues you're currently facing. Together, we will deepen your understanding of yourself and your difficulties to help you feel relief and enjoy a more fulfilling, engaged life. I work with adults struggling with issues of all kinds, including depression, anxiety, major life transitions, and relationship problems.

Finding the right therapist can feel overwhelming. You're likely looking for a therapist who feels like a good fit, which is very important, as the relationship between therapist & client is an essential element for a successful journey in therapy. I am a licensed psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience working with people of all ages (children, adults, couples, & families). I provide psychotherapy to help people grow in their understanding of themselves and others, in how they experience and work with their feelings, and in developing and maintaining healthy, satisfying interpersonal relationships.

I work with Adults, Teens and Couples, mostly in Psychotherapy and CBT treatment forms. I specialize in the treatment of Depression, Anxiety, and Relationship issues. In our work clients will identify blocks and beliefs that inhibit their taking charge of their life. I take a collaborative and active role in helping clients develop the skills for making desired changes. The goal is for the patient to develop a more deliberate approach to reaching personal and professional goals, greater vitality and fulfillment. Office hours: M-F 8-8 pm, Sat 9-1pm. Video and phone sessions.

As humans, we never stop confronting the adversities of life. Although we cannot control the ups of downs of everyday life, we can learn how to respond to and manage stress and tragedy differently than how we have done so throughout our lives in order to survive or tolerate the unbearable. Having a safe and supportive place to address past learned behaviors and coping strategies is crucial for self-healing and growth. As a nonjudgmental and empathetic therapist, I work with clients' strengths which often leaves clients feeling more empowered and with a new sense of self.

I help clients overcome frustrating relationship patterns, self-sabotaging behavior, and persistent depression and anxiety. In our sessions, you'll find a thoughtful, supportive, and creative environment where clients work at the pace most comfortable for them. My approach to therapy seeks to align an individual's feelings, values, and actions. Our emotions motivate our behavior, and when we want to change but seemingly can't, we're often working against our emotional selves. Clients work with me to tap the right motivation to meet their goals. I treat individuals, couples, and parents.

I am warm, open, and informal. People feel safe and comfortable enough to trust me with their secrets, fears, and intimacies. I am aware that by the time you call a therapist, you want some relief! So, I work from the "Top Down" -- giving stress-relief, relaxation, new perspectives, and ways to help you to feel better quickly --as well as from the "Bottom Up", so you understand why you are the way you are, and how you might change what you want to...

Sarah is a New York State Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She works with individuals, couples and families to help foster healthy relationships not only with others, but also within themselves. Through a safe and secure environment, Sarah believes that development and growth occur with positive rapport and transparency in the therapeutic relationship. She focuses on life cycle transitions, allowing for insight into roadblocks. Sarah's emotional and relational-based approach works to assist clients in leading a more balanced and empowered life.

In my practice, I focus on helping people understand and alter the patterns that stand in their way to actualize their potential, feel alive and whole. I treat people who are striving to find love, or feel lonely in their present intimate relationships or/and their families. I work with people to find a voice to speak their frustrations, longings, and desires, and the courage to use this voice with others. In the safety and non-judgmental therapeutic relationship we seek to understand the origin and role that feelings of anxiety, shame, and worthlessness play so that they lose their inhibiting power, and dissolve away.

My practice is focused on helping you improve your relationships! I am a licensed clinical psychologist and an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist. I treat individuals and couples struggling with issues that impact their romantic, familial, social & professional relationships; these can include anxiety, depression, anger, stress, self-esteem & sexuality. As an LGBTQ affirmed therapist, my patients are heterosexual and LGBTQ individuals as well as couples. Together, we will work to help you become your most confident, passionate, connected, and open self. Let's begin your journey to a happier, more satisfying, and meaningful life!

I see each person and situation as unique, and modify the therapeutic relationship to meet the individual needs of my clients. I work collaboratively, offering feedback and reciprocal exchanges in each session. I also focus on helping people use their individual and unique strengths to live more meaningful, balanced lives, and to maintain more satisfying relationships.

I am a clinical psychologist with twenty-five years of experience in the practice, supervision and teaching of psychotherapy in New York. I would say my approach is warm, supportive and flexible--responsive to the challenge a client faces. I have served on the medical faculty of two universities, including seventeen years at Columbia, and try to balance the benefits of evidenced-based treatment with the sensitivity of psychoanalytic and family approaches; I am certified in these last two areas. My goal is to help clients overcome obstacles to working and loving with greater pleasure and clarity.

I believe that using evidence-based techniques in a compassionate therapeutic relationship is the key to successful treatment. My work with my clients is grounded in empathy and connection while helping individuals gain insight into their struggles. As your therapist, I will help you to learn how to reduce the impact and influence of painful thoughts and feelings while taking action to build a life that is full and meaningful. You will also learn how to implement new techniques and skills and, ultimately, how to be your own therapist.

Feeling alone, confused or overwhelmed? Anxious or depressed? Struggling with an emotionally unhealthy relationship or unable to establish a fulfilling, intimate one? Not realizing your personal or professional goals or reaching your potential? Psychotherapy with a highly trained, experienced professional can provide a safe space to deal with these and many other issues and facilitate change. I view psychotherapy as a journey that you and I take together to help you explore and reflect on problems that are troubling you. I am a licensed clinical psychologist and certified psychoanalyst with over 20 years of training and experience.

You wake up everyday and start the same daily grind. Week after week, you start to wonder "When does it get better?" You join the gym, try to meet new people, but you don't feel any different. You want to feel happy, confident and yourself again, but life keeps getting in the way. Plus, walking around wearing a mask is getting exhausting and you are ready to do something different, you just don't know where to begin. Especially since you don't feel right talking to other people, you don't want to feel like a burden. So you keep things to yourself, but it is time to start thinking about YOU and how to be happy again. You deserve it!