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Stephen Shainbart, PhD
Mental Health Counselor/Therapist
New York, NY 11218
Are you looking for a therapist who will not only listen to you, but also speak and offer constructive feedback, instead of just sitting quietly in the background? For many people, it is important to find a therapist who will work to understand you and also actively help you learn about yourself and make changes that lead to a happier life. Some clients have told me that they tried psychotherapy in the past and shared much with the therapist, but ultimately left therapy feeling they received little in return. In my 12 years as a psychologist in Manhattan, I have always been straightforward and interactive with clients. At the same time, I am also a good listener and view my client as a partner in the therapeutic process. My goal—our goal—is to enhance your self-awareness and therefore enable you to become liberated from self-defeating patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. The purpose of my work is to decrease your suffering while helping you fulfill your unique potential as an individual. I take what I do very seriously, but I also believe there is a place for humor in my work. I see no contradiction between sometimes being playful while always remaining an effective, serious, and focused healer. My main priority is to create a setting in which you feel understood and free to express and learn about yourself. Creating such an atmosphere always varies depending on the individual. This means that together, over time, we will “custom-fit” your therapy to facilitate your psychological growth.
Moshe Ratson, MBA, LMFT
Mental Health Counselor/Therapist
New york, NY 10016
Has Helpful Articles
I see therapy as a process for CHANGE rather than merely an exercise in insight. Effective psychotherapy doesn't just aim to remove symptoms, but addresses the individual as a complete person, whose challenges offer opportunity for greater self-awareness and growth as well as empowerment long after the therapy is over. My passion is helping you become your ideal self and move toward the life you want, while being and accepting where you are. The best part of my job is being a witness when you progress and meet your goals! I would like the opportunity to support you in overcoming your challenges, reach your dreams and help you move from where you are to where you want to be. Call me for a FREE CONSULTATION.. MORE ABOUT SPIRAL2GROW My practice, spiral2grow, strives to assist clients find their inner savage, achieve their goals and live their dreams while liberating them from their internal and external constraints. My purpose is to create sustained change in my clients’ mental and cognitive state as well as skills, behavior and performance to get the ultimate benefit. I operate from the belief that people have the ability to change. They can reach their potential given the right conditions and can create the right conditions for themselves. My practice includes Individual, Couples Therapy, Marriage Counseling and Family Therapy as well as Life Coaching, Career Coaching and Executive Coaching services. My approach is solution-oriented and practical while emphasizing SOLVING PROBLEMS or REACHING GOALS. I see therapy as a process for CHANGE rather than merely an exercise in insight. With advanced education in business, psychology, coaching and philosophy, my work is RESULTS oriented. I utilize a pragmatic, integrative approach, which is rooted in my many years of experience as a high level business executive in a Fortune 500 Company. SPECIALTY RELATIONSHIP ENHANCEMENT and INFIDELITY is my area of special expertise, while special intervention is designed particularly for INTERRACIAL & MULTI-CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS. Other issues I work with include anger management, self esteem, anxiety, marital issues, career and life transitions as well as all types of relationship problems. I also provide LIFE and EXECUTIVE COACHING for people who are READY TO RE-DESIGN their lives. I coach people through PROFESSIONAL and PERSONAL TRANSITIONS such as career change, moving to the next level in their careers, building a business, rebuilding lives or moving into a new stage of personal growth.
Heather Edwards Mental Health Counseling & Inspired Life Coaching
Licensed Professional Counselor
New York, NY 10016
Has Helpful Articles
Bridge the gap from where you are to where you want to be!
For 18 years I have provided a non-judgemental and supportive therapy for individuals and families experiencing loss, trauma, relationship conflicts, and major life changes. Through an integrative approach of cognitive behavioral therapy, structural family therapy, and person centered therapy, you can feel happier and regain control of your life. Do you feel easily frustrated, overly emotional about little things, dissatisfied with your life, insecure and uncomfortable at work or school? If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, it might be time for psychotherapy. With supportive therapy, it is within your power to feel better. One on one or family therapy can provide you the outlet to express yourself and communicate your concerns. Having a place to talk about what burdens you can help you get the perspective needed to start afresh and take steps toward feeling happier. Located in New York Magazine's Best Day Spa, Oasis Day Spa at One Park Avenue. Come relax with spa services and amenities while you work on YOU from the inside out. Are you easily upset or annoyed? Are you having difficulty adapting to unwanted changes? Do you have a dream for your ideal future but are uncertain of how to make it happen? I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Board Certified Coach, National Certified Counselor, and Psychology Today contributor with over 20 years experience improving lives. I specialize in anxiety, depression, life transition, and relationships. Learn coping skills for navigating NYC life with grace. Asses your personality strengths with the MBTI. Start feeling happier and living fully with authenticity in your relationships and career. Be your best self! My approach is custom tailored to suit your needs, strengths, and vision. Heal the past, embrace the future, and create the life you want! Empower YOU. Actualize YOUR dreams. LIVE passionately. Together we will identify what you want to change and take steps toward reaching those goals. This is your life and your therapy. You define your future and your happiness in life. I'll help you get there.
Katherine Rabinowitz, LP, M.A., NCPsyA
Licensed Psychoanalyst
New York, NY 10003
Stuck In Patterns That No Longer Serve You Well?
Why Aren't Things Working Out Like You Thought They Would?
If you can’t seem to make things work for you, and you want to talk to someone about how to change that, I can help. My job is to provide you with insight into how you get in your way of getting the things you want in life, so you can make changes that will serve you better than the same old same old way of doing things that keeps you stuck in patterns with undesirable outcomes. No doubt about it, change is hard. You’ve been who you are for a long time, and are used to navigating our difficult world in a particular way. The problem is, it just isn’t working. So it’s not surprising that you’re confused, conflicted, anxious or depressed. I have a flexible approach to working with people, since one size does not fit all. My twelve years of training and over a quarter century’s worth of experience working with people has paid off. I’ve learned to listen in a non-judgmental way, and to help you feel safe in revealing your fears, feelings and thoughts, all in your own time, at your own pace. There may be things you want to change about yourself, and other things you want to keep. You get to make all the decisions about who you are and want to be. I’m here to point out what might work better for you, but not to tell you what to do. There’s no magic that can turn things around instantly, but if you’re committed to the process you can make significant strides in a reasonable period of time. I invite you to come in for a no-obligation consultation to see if you feel comfortable talking with me about what in your life is not how you want it to be. If you choose not to continue with me, there's no charge for the consultation.
Colette Dowling, LCSW
Therapist
New York, NY 10010
Psychotherapy for Feeling Better
Perhaps you want to expand your life, have richer and less problematic relationships, do work that is more gratifying and more engaging of your creativity. In short, you want a better life, and it's begun to feel as if time is passing you by. In therapy, you and I will work together so you may develop the courage to stand behind yourself, while also enjoying intimate relationships. We will find ways of listening to your deepest voice. The goal is to help you gain inner freedom--the freedom to be yourself, to love genuinely, and to do your best work. Incessant self-questioning and self-doubt can be exhausting. How do we change the attitudes and patterns that keep us stuck? Contemporary brain science has brought a lot to the therapy table. We now know how to teach people, through their own mental efforts, how to change the structure of their brains so that it can begin to function in new and healthier ways. Consider these negative, or self-doubting ideas: I'm too old to be single. I'm too self conscious to take a dance class (or work out in a gym). I've missed my chance in life. I don't look good enough to attract someone. These are false thoughts, and people spend years of their lives believing them. Even when they know they're dysfunctional and rob them of joy in life, they're convinced these negative ideas are impossible to get rid of. They're not. We have many new techniques and methodologies to help patients change their negative negative thought processes and begin feeling about themselves in entirely new ways. One method that I use with my patients is called EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). Big mouthful, I know, but it's actually a very straight forward way of helping people re-process their negative thinking. During EMDR therapy the patient attends to emotionally disturbing material in brief doses while simultaneously focusing on an external stimulus. I use an audio device that produces pleasant tones (they go back and forth from the left ear to the right, via headphones.) The patient listens to the tones while thinking about a fear or an unpleasant or even frightening experience. Every minute or so I check in to see how the patient is feeling and what she or he is thinking. This way we can both monitor what's happening in the patient's mind . We can also introduce new and more positive ways of thinking about the material the brain is working on. In my practice I've found that EMDR can produce marked mental/emotional improvement in a relatively brief period of time. Sometimes the effects of trauma make it hard to trust others. Sometimes depression drains us of emotional energy. I am trained to treat trauma, anxiety and depression. The patient's ability to feel safe in my office comes first. We work together in an atmosphere of warmth and calm. This is the patient's journey. I will listen deeply to your words and feelings and perceptions, and help us toward a deeper understanding of who you are and where you want to be in life. Blending conventional and alternatives approaches to therapy, I draw on a variety of styles and techniques, incorporating what is most helpful to the individual. EMDR is one tool I use. I also teach patients special breathing techniques for calming anxiety and being able to regulate their emotions. Once they've learned different mindfulness techniques people become able to regulate overwhelming or flooding emotions, whether it be fear, or rage, or irritability, or sadness. It's very empowering when the brain can tame emotions.
Adam Jacobson, LCSW
Mental Health Counselor/Therapist
New York, NY 10024
Successful Treatment Requires a Good Fit
Between Patient and Clinician
One way describe therapy is that it is simply a conversation centered specifically your life. It is different from talking to family or friends because the historical complications that can accompany talking with family and friends are removed. Of course the image that people carry of therapy may be different from what I just described and may be more specific as well. For some the image of therapy is lying on a couch while their analyst makes occasional comments about their free associations. For others the therapist is very active with lots of comments, advice, and direction. Which is the correct method? Is something else the right way? My belief is that it depends on what is best for each patient because everyone is different and therefore has different needs. It’s true that I have a style and don’t just become some new therapist with each given session. Rather, what I am saying is that I take what each person’s experiences have been and where they come from into major consideration when working with each person. Consider that I don’t talk to my fifteen year old patients exactly the way I speak to my fifty year old patients. Imposing some pre-existing template onto a person neglects who they are. This is ineffective at best and injurious in its insensitivity at worst. As a result, meeting a therapist and talking to see if there is compatibility is what I recommend. This simply helps to establish whether a second conversation is a good idea.
Catherine Boyer, MA, LCSW
Mental Health Counselor/Therapist
New York, NY 10024
Partner with An Experienced, Compassionate,
Results Oriented Therapist
You’re looking for a therapist, so you probably want to feel better and to solve problems with your relationships, your work, or elsewhere in your life. You might also be looking for counseling for someone you care about . I’m committed to helping people like you. If you'd like to ask me about the things you specifically want to see change, or any other questions, please contact me. I’ll bring to our work together more than 20 years of success helping people deal with problems. My style is warm, compassionate, interactive and practical. Our goal will be that you quickly see results in your life. If you are repeating patterns that you know aren’t what you really want, if you struggle with self-care, if you are anxious or depressed (or both), if how you think and interact gets you into trouble, or you just generally feel stuck, those are among the many things we can productively address. Whether you’ve never had a single session of psychotherapy or you have tried many different methods, if you are ready for change, I am committed to helping you achieve it. I What you can expect from me: A safe, comfortable environment, respect, empathy and compassion, partnership in meeting your goals, experience and intuitive understanding. We'll work with your strengths as well as what you'd like to have change. I’m trained in many different psychotherapy and counseling skills. Together we will decide what track is right for you. Real progress comes with good psychotherapy that is a match to your needs. Together we will discover what is needed for you to live more fully and to resolve the issues and conditions that have brought you to therapy.
Stephen Adler, Ph.D, B.C.E.P.T.S., CGP
Licensed Psychoanalyst
New York, NY 10003
Pschoanalyst, Hypnotherapist, Expert in
Post Traumatic Stress, Individual, Family, Couples, Group.
PRIVATE PRACTICE: Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Gestalt, Art Therapy, Individual, Satir Family Therapy, Couples, Adolescents, Group, Marathon, Terminally Ill, Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, EMDR, Reiki, Sensori-motor Therapy, Interfaith Minister. Visiting professor UNIFESP Sao Palo Brazil, Faculty Gestalt Center for Psychotherapy and Training • I have been a practicing psychoanalyst for fifty years. • Certified in fifteen other therapeutic techniques: Gestalt Therapy, Satir Family Therapy, Art Therapy, Marathon Therapy, Group Psychotherapy, Grief Counseling, EMDR, Thought Field Therapy, Bioenergetics or Core Energetics, Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Psychodrama, Paradigmatic Psychotherapy, Addition Therapy, focusing and Reiki. I have taught at: • New School for Social Research, New York University, Tenured adjunct professor, New York City Community College, and National University of Mexico, Mexico. • I have been faculty following Institutes: National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis, New York, Milton Erickson Society for Psychotherapy and Hypnosis, Milton Erickson and Virginia Satir Institute, Gestalt Institute of New York City, National Institute for the Psychotherapies New York, Brookdale Hospital New York, Center for Mental Health Practioners New York, One Spirit Learning Alliance New York, Tata Institute of Social Sciences India, International Institute for Hypnosis Mexico, Universidad de Guadalajara School of Social Work Mexico, IMERJ Hypnotherapy Institute Rio de Janeiro Brazil, ACTIUS Brazil, IPSA Guatemala, and IV Congresso Latino Americano PNL Brazil. • I have presented at numerous international Congresses: Brazil, Chile and in Mexico I am an international Trainer in: • Ericksonian Hypnosis • NTR Neurobiological Trauma Resolution • Group Therapy (15,000 hours of group experience) • I am founding member of: Founding and Clinical Member the American Group Psychotherapy Association, International Institutes for Hypnotherapy, Trauma, Training and Research Mexico, Global Institute for Trauma Resolution LLC U.S.A. • I have been Director: International programs The Milton H. Erickson Society New York, Internship program N.P.A.P New York, Director LIFFT Prisoner Rehabilitation Project New York, Institute for Trauma Release Mexico. • Licensed Psychoanalyst State of New York Certified consultant American Society for Clinical Hypnosis
Beverly Amsel, Ph.D.
Mental Health Counselor/Therapist
New York, NY 10023
Experienced, Empathic Psychotherapist
I have been a psychotherapist in private practice for over 25 years. I work with individuals and couples and specialize in a wide range of treatment issues including, anxiety, depression, relationship and marriage problems. I have a particular interest in working with people who have concerns regarding intimacy and problems developing long-term relationships, separation anxiety, parenting, creative blocks, empty nest syndrome, chronic pain and family and work conflicts. I work with many young adults who struggle with transitioning into adulthood and finding their own voices. Although the idea of starting therapy can be scary, it can also be exciting. Therapy is a process of discovery about you which can help you create the life and relationships that really work. It is a process where I help you to talk and learn about your thoughts and feelings. As we focus on the issues you bring to therapy, our talks will affect the ways in which you relate to the world and the impact the world has on you. My clinical approach is not based on one particular theory. I don’t see what I do as “one size fits all.” As I get to know you, the theoretical approach or approaches I take will evolve from our work together. I recognize and respect how different we all are. This means I make a particular effort to work without judgment. I am available for sessions in my office or on the phone.
Lana M. Ackaway, LCSW-R. CASAC
Clinical Social Worker/Therapist
New York, NY 10016
Has Helpful Blog
Psychotherapist-Midtown
"Therapist to the Therapy"
I am an empathic human being and a highly trained Certified Psychoanalyst, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and Credentialed Alcoholism Counselor. I help others manage and resolve difficulties of the heart -- love, loss and work during significant life changes; for example, career change, death/illness in family, divorce, relapse with addiction(s), criminal arrests, loss of work, etc. I am committed to providing high-quality professional assessment and counseling/psychotherapy to people who have not accessed or have had prior unsatisfactory experiences with psychotherapy. I am also committed to travel the lengthy road of psychoanalysis with people who want to take this voyage. A second arm of my private practice is "Second Opinions": Some consumers are in a "stalemate" in their present "therapy"-- where there is a serious impasse and "work" is forfeited. I consult with individuals who can no longer productively work in their current therapy, oftentimes beginning to resolve major impasses. On occasion, the individual's therapist volunteers to be part of this process. In some cases, fruitful work is resumed. In other instances, a decision to leave the current therapy ensues. My interest in psychotherapy is borne by helping clients learn about themselves in seeing things differently—not changing their world, but having new eyes. By engaging in this process one finds obstacles in the past that impinge in reaching one’s full potential in the present. Psychotherapy is helpful in working through such issues by addressing the underlying emotions and bringing them into awareness. One may achieve a sense of inner peace and emotional freedom, making possible more fulfilling relationships with oneself and others. A third arm of my private practice is assistance to criminal defense attorneys specializing in high-profile white collar crime and DWI/DUIs. I have navigated the field of expert witness and prepared confidential psychiatric reports as well as prepleading memoranda to help individuals and their counsel have a win-win situation.
Donna Barnes
Mental Health Counselor/Therapist
New York, NY 10024
If You're Not Happy with Your Romantic
Situation...You Have the Power to Change It!
I truly believe that dating & relationships are all about you! And that's great news, because it means if you're not happy with your situation...YOU have the power to change it! Start taking action toward the relationship of your dreams! It’s all about your choices, your actions, your thoughts and feelings. Energy is contagious, and like attracts like. What kind of energy are you radiating? As your coach I will help you decide EXACTLY what you want and need in a relationship. That means helping you identify your past patterns (trust me you have them) and creating a set of personal rules to guide you through picking a better partner next time. Most importantly I'll help you feel great about yourself and inspire positive energy. Self-confidence is incredibly attractive! And if you're currently in a relationship, I can help you make it the best it can possibly be! I'll even help you decide if it's the right one for you or not. So many people stay in the wrong relationship because they think it's the best they'll get. Or because they're afraid to admit they're not happy. If that's what's going on with you I'll listen closely and together we'll figure out what's best for you! In addition to my training, I have twenty years of personal dating experience and I'm now blessed to enjoy a completely healthy, incredibly happy true partnership with a wonderful man who's the love of my life. I want to help you find the same romantic bliss!
Shara Sand, Psy.D.
Mental Health Counselor/Therapist
New York, NY 10025
Living to the Fullest
As a psychologist and psychotherapist, I believe that psychotherapy is most beneficial when it can address both broad and specific problems and help people find solutions to life's conflicts and stressors. Chronic stress and chronic relational conflicts often become obstacles to leading an emotionally healthy and rewarding existence. Ultimately, I believe the goal of therapy is to enable people to make decisions that will allow them to feel most satisfied, productive and in control of their lives. Likewise, learning to cope with life's everyday stressors, as well as crises can be an important part of psychotherapeutic work. My approach is tailored to individual needs and focuses on building a collaborative dialogue in which to work towards identified therapeutic goals. This includes symptom reduction (anxiety, depression, self-harm), as well asworking with issues pertaining to gender, sexuality, creative blocks, performance anxiety, infertility and parenting issues, among others. Consulting with a psychologist and taking the step forward to begin psychotherapy can be one of the best investments you make in yourself. Therapy is an effective tool to manage symptoms of anxiety and depression, and foster personal growth. Research has shown that psychotherapy enhances overall mental health, and self-esteem. Psychotherapy can also be helpful in making informed decisions regarding real life dilemmas. I provide a safe and comfortable environment in which to explore the subtle and not-so-subtle psychological and emotional factors that influence all aspects of one's life.
Rev. Sheri Heller, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker/Therapist
New York, NY 10018
Has Helpful Articles
NYC Psychotherapist / Hypnotist / Interfaith Minister
Addiction, Complex Trauma, Creative & Spiritual Expression
Healing from the wreckage of child abuse, psychological abuse and addictive disorders is an all encompassing process. I am deeply committed to working with addicts and survivors of complex trauma who are intent on moving beyond survival to a life of fully thriving. An inspired collaboration that sparks curiosity, humor and a powerful creative process of healing and self discovery holds great personal meaning and purpose. If you think outside the box and have the courage to take radical steps towards excavating difficult memories so as to actualize one's true self than I welcome the opportunity to guide you through this process. Drawing from an eclectic traditional and humanistic orientation and holistic and creative resources, we would work together to stabilize addictions, heal core traumatic wounds, dismantle and correct dysfunctional relational patterns, and manifest your unique potentials. Bodywork, psychopharmacology, creative and spiritual exploration may be integrated into the treatment process as warranted. I authored A Clinicians Journey from Complex Trauma to Thriving and co-authored a play performed for at-risk women and girls in the public sector of NYC. My journey of recovery was told through an animated film short by OC87 Recovery Diaries aired on PBS. I am a media resource for HARO & WMC SheSource.
Linda G. Beeler, LCSW
Mental Health Counselor/Therapist
New York, NY 10023
Experienced New York Psychotherapist
Individual and Couples Therapy and Divorce Mediation
I am Linda G. Beeler, LCSW, New York Psychotherapist. I am an experienced licensed clinical social worker with advanced post-graduate training in psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. I provide individual and couples therapy. I maintain a psychoanalytic private practice in New York City, New York 10023. My New York psychotherapy practice is located on the Upper Westside of Manhattan. With over 20 years experience as a psychotherapist, and as a graduate of Columbia University School Of Social Work specializing in the mental health field, I treat a broad range of patients with diverse backgrounds and a variety of emotional problems. I help patients reduce anxiety , stress, and depression. I am a divorce mediator and divorce coach and help clients during this difficult time. My specialty is helping clients overcome interpersonal conflicts and understanding relationship issues. I treat individuals and couples to help them reach their fullest potential and enhance as well as enrich their lives. With warmth, empathy, compassion, and understanding, I work with each patient to build their self-esteem and confidence in order to live a more satisfying life. I integrate creativity, humor and spontaneity into my practice. I create a safe environment for personal growth. I have a strong commitment to patients. I have a passion for my work!!
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