Sports Performance Therapists in Ridgefield, CT

Do disappointing or painful memories continue to bother you? Are those unresolved issues holding you back from reaching your potential? You can move past bad memories without discussing the details. As a trauma specialist, I offer my clients a safe, comfortable place where they can briefly focus on and neutralize uncomfortable memories and feelings. Together, at your pace and comfort level, without doing traditional talk therapy, we gently extinguish bad memories and old stuck patterns of behavior so you can get on with your life.

Dr. Robert Denkin helps individuals find fulfillment across all aspects of life. Using practical problem-solving methods, he enables personal growth by identifying and overcoming obstacles. With 20 plus years of clinical expertise, Dr. Denkin is highly skilled in managing various mental health conditions. His experience as a collegiate athlete and coach, along with serving as faculty at Yale University's Department of Psychiatry, gives him valuable insights into personal growth, self-confidence, and goal achievement.

Michaela is a passionate Cognitive Behavioral therapist (which is the most effective, researched, and validated therapy to date). She will work with you to identify and change overly negative thinking and unhelpful behaviors that interfere with your mood, reaching your goals, or hampering interpersonal relationships. She works with those struggling with depression, anxiety, worry, phobias, stress, body image issues, performance anxiety, defiant behavior in children, relationship struggles, and work/school issues.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Connecticut and New York. As a mother of 3 children who were student athletes attending private college preparatory schools, and continued their athletic careers in college, I specialize in the rigors and stressors that the student/athlete endures. I also provide concierge assistance surrounding the entire boarding school and college application process, assisting to alleviate the anxiety and uncertainty that prevails during this time frame. I utilize an eclectic approach, including cognitive-behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing and client-centered therapy.

Welcome to my profile! I specialize in the treatment of Anxiety and Depressive disorders, as well as general emotion regulation difficulties, relationship stressors, and life transitions. I work with adolescent, young adult and adult patients in individual, couples and family therapies. I aim to offer skills and strategies to reduce symptoms and suffering, while encouraging growth and generalization to help my clients maintain progress outside of session. I use a warm, validating, and collaborative clinical style to create a supportive environment conducive to personal growth and change.

Working in schools and foster care settings for years, Sam is an expert in child and adolescent therapy. He utilizes two of the leading therapies, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). With CBT, Sam helps clients change unhelpful thought processes and behavioral patterns and aids clients in bravely facing their fears. While with DBT, he helps clients learn better emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. He is passionate about building connections and assists clients in finding strengths and skills within themselves to work through any struggles they might be experiencing.

I have extensive experience helping individuals who struggle to cope with depression, anxiety, life transitions, academic/executive functioning issues, self-esteem and relationship struggles. As a NSHC Certified Health Coach I also offer clinical counseling & coaching for chronic health issues that might require lifestyle and/or dietary changes. I draw upon psychoanalytic, psychodynamic & humanistic strategies to elicit deeper understanding of the sources of psychological distress working to improve self-awareness, confidence and personal empowerment.

I have practiced for over twenty years as a clinical psychologist, trained as a cognitive behavioral therapist. My therapeutic orientation is brief solution focused treatment. My professional experience includes the treatment of anxiety disorders, depression, adjustment disorders, phase of life issues, marital conflict and childhood disorders.

I have a deep-rooted commitment to helping individuals from diverse backgrounds, backed by professional expertise in a variety of settings. But I also believe that clients are the experts on their own lives. I have worked with clients of all ages, from as young as three to late adulthood, in outpatient therapy settings; methadone clinics; intensive outpatient programs; inpatient psychiatric units, and in-home crisis intervention. One thing remains constant: the focus of therapy should be based on what YOU wish to work on.

Are you plagued by stress or anxiety? Would you like to be happier with your life? I am a LCSW in both NY and CT states and a wellness coach with an eclectic approach to mind-body psychotherapy and stress reduction, utilizing mindfulness techniques and biofeedback practices. I will work with you to enhance your sense of self-empowerment with a focus on re-creating mastery and restoring wellness and balance. I employ the creative arts when applicable in my practice to facilitate fuller expression and to develop and enrich personal metaphors (especially therapeutic writing and the action methods of psychodrama).

We are an intimate collective of psychotherapists with combined decades of experience. Our mission is to offer the highest quality compassionate, respectful care for people who are struggling along the full spectrum of mental health concerns.

Are you someone who wants more out of life? Don't let anxiety stop you. It’s not just enough for me to see you work past your issues, I want to see you thrive in life. If you want the life of dreams, I invite you to come see me, and let’s get you there together.

Are you a high performer struggling to balance your work, home, and personal life? Are you no longer at your best because negative emotions, substance use, or relationship problems are getting in the way? I am a clinical psychologist specializing in helping clients overcome personal and mental health struggles interfering with their goals. I am also trained in couples therapy to help people get their marriages or relationships on the right track.

I have been a practitioner of wellness, healing, and therapeutic modalities for over 15 years. I am a certified yoga instructor (2015) and meditation teacher (2014). I have my BA in Psychology from SUNY Stony Brook (2001) and a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Southern Connecticut State University (2021).