Therapists Providing Relational Therapy in New York

Therapy is a space that can empower you to develop a deeper understanding of yourself. If you are feeling overwhelmed, anxious or stressed, depressed, or have past experiences that continue to affect you, you’ve come to the right place. Therapy is an opportunity for personal growth and development, and my goal is to help you to develop deeper insight into your personal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and emphasize your strengths and abilities. You are capable of change, you are resilient, and you deserve to live a happy life.

At different times in our lives we can feel stuck and struggle with finding our way. Oftentimes, our usual ways of dealing with these struggles aren't helping or may even be preventing us from feeling better. I work with individuals who are dealing with loss and trauma, sadness and anxiety or having difficulties in relationships, work, school, parenting, and varying life-stage transitions. In this safe, supportive and warm environment we will work together to help you feel better while also understanding what is causing your distress.

I have developed a practice in which I work with adults, children, and families in a process of positive change.

Do you struggle with knowing and expressing your needs, receiving or giving feedback or cleansing yourself from the oppressive labels society is constantly throwing at you? Welcome to the human club. Humans are born with the ability to heal from pain. Over time, we adapt patterns of thinking, behaving and being that serve to protect us temporarily from pain, but that often prevent us from thriving. Often we do not realize the ways we think or communicate don't serve us and therapy can be a helpful place to better understand ourselves, our needs and our behaviors to live more fulfilling lives, aligned with our values.

We are complicated. We are more than diagnoses and more than labels, which are often assigned to us without our consent. Therapy should be an affirming space where all of your identities and emotions are welcome.

Sometimes even the strongest people need support to work through challenges. When you’ve come to the point where you welcome help to manage life’s stressors, therapy can feel like the most hopeful and positive time of your week.

Finding the right therapist can be uncomfortable and extremely overwhelming. I believe the most important factor in treatment is that you feel comfortable with your therapist. I welcome the opportunity to get to know you better and offer a free 15-20 minute phone consultation to see if I can be of help. If we don’t seem like the best fit, I will do my best to help you find the right therapist for you. Feel free to reach out to schedule a phone consultation, I really look forward to meeting you.

Most people seek therapy when they are unhappy with one or more aspects of their lives. Whether you are struggling with work, love, family or self – you might be wondering, what will really help? I believe that understanding yourself is a great gift and a power. We as people are complicated beings. It takes effort and focused attention to parse out our complexity. It takes will and bravery to face ourselves; our lives, our pasts, presents and futures. It also takes intention to appreciate our strengths and recognize the areas that need strengthening. In my practice, I will help you to discover what aspects of your current life and functioning are working well and what aspects no longer serve you. Together we will explore what you want, why you want, the obstacles in your way and how to overcome them. We start where you are and work on your goals, paying special attention to your evolution over the course of treatment. My goals, as your therapist are to gently facilitate your growth and to create a warm, sincere and safe environment that fosters trust, honesty, openness and authenticity.

Our clinicians are real people who work closely with you on your evolving goals. We seek to accompany you on your road to self-discovery and improvement and aim to expand your awareness and improve your quality of life.

I love working with high achieving mid-career professionals who tend towards perfectionism, long to form and sustain close relationships, and struggle with health challenges.

I understand how traumatizing health challenges can be. By bringing my full presence to our work, we'll engage both your high achieving self and your more playful sides. I also hold space for you to explore the more hidden parts of self that don’t get the attention they truly deserve. In addition to the insight work, you'll learn skills to tone your nervous system making it more resilient to both medical stressors and the sometimes destabilizing impact friends or family members have on you. In addition, you'll get really good at identifying your needs and advocating for those needs in relationships with peers and medical providers.

Working together, you'll gain clarity and freedom to act in new ways. Mindfulness and attunement are integral to the process. You'll learn to see where you’re avoiding action and where you’re taking actions that are leading you down the same path of isolation and stuckness. EMDR fosters change by desensitizing your mind to disturbing stimuli and unburdening your nervous system of past ways of not being seen and heard, of feeling disconnected from your body and your emotions.

Hello. Welcome.

Perhaps you are going through a major transition, want to make a change, or have a nagging feeling you should take a closer look at neglected aspects of yourself. Maybe you just want to do and feel better.

You may feel ambivalent or unhappy about your career, studies, or relationships. You may need a place to process grief, loss, past traumas, or injustices. Perhaps you are adjusting to a new life stage or evolving identity. Whatever your sources of anxiety, anger, or sadness we can work together to help you gain the skills and self-knowledge to move forward in your life.

If you would like to have a phone consultation, send me a message so we can set up a time. I look forward to hearing from you.

I work with the people who are fed up, tired of feeling stuck, and ready to break free of unhelpful patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I specialize in work with individuals, couples, and families with adult children as well as individuals of the Black and LGBTQ+ communities.

I believe that the best opportunities for my clients to connect with themselves in new ways arise when I connect with them with empathy, interest, and active engagement. I don't provide "the answers" for my clients. Instead, answers emerge through the work we do together. We’ll build a partnership to help you understand yourself better, accept yourself more, and feel stronger to pursue your life goals and desires.