Anxiety Therapists in West Shokan, NY

I am currently taking Misophonia clients only. Even though there is no known cure for Misophonia, there can still be great relief. I work with clients to identify the areas of life most impacted by Misophonia and we work to implement interventions that relieve suffering. These interventions can involve audiological tools, exposure and response prevention, nervous system therapies, interpersonal communication skills, as well as more novel treatments like the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP).

I offer an integrative approach to growth and healing using traditional talk therapy and body-centered modalities. My work honors the wholeness of each person and their innate power to heal themselves. I strive to create a safe and courageous environment where the qualities of curiosity, acceptance, and compassion are present. I appreciate that race, gender, sexual orientation, class, and other identities impact our life experience. I am attentive to social traumas, and support clients in healing such wounds to live more freely. I know first-hand, as a client myself, how transformative a collaborative therapeutic relationship can be

Using teletherapy, I practice a holistic multi-faceted approach, helping people deal with trauma, depression, anxiety, and relationships. With compassion and resourcefulness, I help identify my clients’ inherent strengths, which can be the key to healing.

Good therapy focuses on helping people overcome obstacles to living a productive and fulfilling life -- whether in relationships, work, or creative self-expression. As a psychotherapist in practice for 25+ years, my aim is to create an environment where patients can learn about themselves, grow, and, most important, change. My work has been guided by my social work background and psychoanalytic training, and has been deeply influenced by my connection to dance and the arts. I work with people of all ages and backgrounds who struggle with anxiety, depression, personality problems, bereavement, life-threatening illnesses, and family/relationship issues.

Therapy gives you an opportunity to transform and move toward a deeper understanding of yourself as life unfolds. Amidst times that may feel dark, overwhelming, or lacking vitality, anxiety and dissociation can manifest in so many ways that feel fragmenting and harmful to the self and body. We can be strongly defended against our unconscious wishes, fantasies, and unmet needs. How and why we behave, think, get stuck or feel fear, love, shame, and joy are layered with so much meaning. Together, we may find ways to build resilience, steps toward action, self-awareness, fulfilling connection, and a sense of wholeness.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist and I specialize in providing compassionate evidence-based treatment for anxiety disorders including OCD, PTSD, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, and panic disorders. I also treat substance use disorders and individuals with a sexual trauma history. My approach is primarily guided by cognitive therapy principals, however I incorporate aspects of psychodynamics theory and my approach is individually tailored for each client. My goal is to help clients reach personal goals through a collaborative, goal oriented and strengths-based approach.

My clients often struggle with relationship issues stemming from early childhood trauma; this results in coping mechanisms that work, but may carry a big price tag. They may grapple with sexual abuse, partner violence, sexual orientation and/ or disability related issues. Often, these manifest as substance abuse, cutting, communication problems or self- isolating behaviors. They may have friends and family members who do not truly "see" them, and as a result their own view of self is dim. Other clients are coping with situational anxiety and depression related to Covid, and need to establish safety, structure and hope.

Pain seeks our attention. Emotional distress manifests or "speaks" through physical distress. Adults living with physical or emotional pain can benefit from BODY-CENTERED psychotherapy. Sessions can include BODYWORK. Dreamwork and expressive therapies can also be utilized to amplify awareness. Like dreams, body symptoms are dynamic conduits into the unconscious; likewise, they serve as messengers charged with waking us up and redirecting our energies back toward life. Clients become adept explorers, listeners & learners, moving with curiosity toward rather than away from feeling, as they befriend disenfranchised parts of themselves.

Life is a mysterious journey of ups and downs, of immense beauty and delight, as well as challenge and, sometimes, despair. I bring 40 years of therapy experience to my clients; bridging eastern and western modalities, complimentary and traditional approaches to help individuals regain clarity, control, and joy in their lives. I help my clients align to their purpose, authenticity and power by using life’s challenges as a gateway to self-discovery and healing. I specialize in teaching the connection between mind and body, health and consciousness.

My practice offers a safe and relaxing space to begin the psychotherapeutic journey. As a college professor and clinician for many years I offer a wide range of therapeutic approaches that go beyond talk therapy: such as mindfulness practice, mind/body awareness skills, and other psycho-educational practices. I think that good clinical treatment resides in the therapeutic relationship informed by the latest research on the brain and the gut and an overall multi-modal approach to the person(s) sitting across from me.

I have found that a client-centered approach works best; whatever works for you, be it career coaching, rethinking your perceptions of self and others, negotiating challenges and changes in your life through reframing those perceptions or exploring your personal history, your story, using journaling, dream analysis, mindfulness to understand your relationship patterns. My specialty now is in addressing life transitions and the feelings these changes engender. My focus is in learning to stay present, to be aware of feeling states, and to move toward clarity and forgiveness in order to reset the dynamics that surround depression, anxiety, anger, trauma.

Navigating life's struggles can be challenging at times. I see counseling as an opportunity to grow from our experiences and learn how to make meaning out of them. Some of my specialties include work around anxiety, grief, trauma and addiction. I am also a Level I Sensorimotor Psychotherapist and incorporate this practice as appropriate for my clients. I focus on your current challenges and finding ways to overcome them at your pace while in a safe environment. I have worked with people of all ages both individually and as a group facilitator.

When moving through difficult times, it can be hard to remember our innate goodness, let alone act from that place to meet the challenges of living in a complex world. Clients come to me with a variety of concerns - significant life transitions, relationship struggles, grief, anxiety, depression, career changes, and the real stress of simply being human in such uncertain times. Together, we can unpack these issues to help you move along in your personal journey.

First time to therapy? 2nd? 250th? Fear not! Clarity awaits on the other side of developing and applying insight. Every individual deserves to find a meaningful sense of purpose, direction, and belonging. After our first session together, I want for you to feel seen, understood, and supported upon a path of increasing possibility. My hope is that you will feel more capable in the moment of managing what life has waiting for you next.

I am passionate about my work as a therapist and coach and deeply committed to supporting people to live from the fullness of who they are. My work is informed by my gestalt training and feminine power leadership coaching training with over 30 years experience in other somatic and experiential disciplines. I am interested in working with people who are committed to a process of awakening to their fullest potential and aligning with their authentic essential nature. My approach seeks to shift us from a place of isolation to one of connection and collaboration through embodied relational engagement.

I work from a relational, trauma-informed perspective that values every individual’s innate wisdom and capacity for growth. I strive to create a nonjudgmental environment that allows you to safely unfold and explore. Together we will work towards better understanding the experiences that formed you and releasing that which no longer serves you. I will support you to discover a sense of possibility while honoring your authentic self.

At different points along this life journey; we may feel the need to focus more closely on a certain goal that has been eluding us, take stock of where we are and where we are going, get some perspective and assistance overcoming a longtime or current challenge or stumbling block. We may desire to look at and improve our relationship to ourselves and others. I provide a safe, confidential and accepting place for you to explore your true self and your gifts. I believe we all desire joy, love and creative fulfillment.