In Person Therapists in New Haven, CT

JFS New Haven is a therapy center that traces its roots back over 130 years to when our predecessor organization began to help and assist newly arrived immigrants to New Haven in the 1880s. Today, our team of well-trained, compassionate therapists who have over 100 years of combined experience provides expert therapy to a wide-ranging clientele of all backgrounds and life situations across the state. We also maintain a psychiatrist on staff to serve our clients' medication management needs. All major insurances are accepted, and wait times for new clients are minimal.

For 40 years, it has been my deep privilege to provide therapeutic services to clients, who wish to successfully address their current individual, relational, and family stressors. Working with couples and families, I facilitate their resolution of complex issues by building trust and respect for each other and in their mutual commitment to mindful and productive Change. As an addiction specialist, I provide a range of services from early recovery support, family re-integration, and specialized counseling to support long-term recovery.

Finding a therapist you can trust can be challenging. I’ve been described as supportive, empathetic and honest. I speak up more during sessions than many traditional therapists because I’m genuinely curious about how you think and feel. Engaging in a conversation and getting to know your story are the reasons I do this work. Everyone needs support as they navigate stressful life transitions, explore relationship dynamics and process old wounds. The only requirement is that you’re curious to learn more about yourself.

Are you facing a major life transition or grappling with overwhelming stressors? Life can throw unexpected challenges our way, leaving us feeling lost, anxious, or overwhelmed. I’m here to help you navigate the unknowns and discover your inner resilience. My history with Yale New Haven Hospital has provided extensive clinical experience and training working with individuals facing mental health challenges, chronic illness, pregnancy and postpartum care. I also have school-based counseling experience. I have worked with people experiencing stress, burnout, anxiety and depression around life changes, relationships and trauma.

Life is full of challenges, but that doesn't mean you have to face them alone. I am a dedicated therapist working with individuals who are seeking support, life skills coaching, and positive change in life. You may be battling the parallelism between self struggles and relationship barriers. We will work together to explore these complexities in depth. My practice encompasses individuals struggling with significant obstacles as well as those seeking support in various aspects of life. I am currently accepting new clients for evening and weekend sessions, offering the convenience of online/in-person meetings to fit your schedule.

Have you ever been in ongoing emotional battles within yourself that seems like it’s never going to end? Regardless of how hard you try, when things seem like it’s getting better, do you find yourself back where you started feeling like a win is unimaginable? You may often find yourself enduring these struggles with no Strategy in place to overcome these barriers. But ask yourself: When am I going to do something about what I’m going through? The time to begin the new journey of emotional wellness and self-healing begins currently in this present moment.

Cristina Perera is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) that has been working in private practice for over 15 years, working with an eclectic range of adults and seniors, from trauma survivors of 911 and the Sandy Hook shootings to everyday families looking for support and expert care. She specializes in treating abuse, trauma, depression, family conflict, anxiety, stress, relationship issues, and more. She earned her Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Southern Connecticut State University and has been a Keynote Speaker on behalf of The National Collation for Domestic Violence.

Our work together begins by starting where you’re at. Then, we’ll engage based on where you’re at and work together to build a trusting relationship. We’ll jointly identify the pieces to your personal mental wellness puzzle and put them together.

Often, we find ourselves in repetitive patterns that can appear to betray our deepest wishes for a fulfilling life. Perhaps you have developed ways of coping that were once effective but are less helpful than they were in the past. Natural life transitions themselves, even the joyful ones, can be full of complicated feelings like loss, grief, and various anxieties. You may wonder at moments of a feeling of being inhibited or too rigidly approaching the world. One may also just feel ‘off’ yet remain unsure why or what could be the cause. This is the value of exploring the aspects of self not immediately consciously available to us.

Starting therapy and facing life's most difficult challenges may be intimidating. To help reduce your anxiety about treatment, I work to provide an open, warm, and accepting environment. I believe each individual is capable of using their strengths and wisdom to tackle problems and having the right therapist enhances these capabilities. I challenge clients to develop new skills and insights to aid in healing and live a better life by employing an integrative therapeutic framework utilizing psychodynamic, relational, and behavior theories including mindfulness and Dialectical Behavior therapy.

I welcome adults 25 and older looking for help with complex life transitions, high-stress circumstances, and high stress careers. If we are able, together, to gain a deep understanding of your problems in the full context of your life, our goals will be to awaken or deepen your sense of self and purpose, to increase your sense of attachment and intimacy, to grow your ability to invoke your agency, and to integrate your experience of yourself and others.

I am PhD in Clinical Psychology and I am offering my psychological and coaching services (life, psychology and recovery coaching) for clients who want to reach a higher level of satisfaction or learning and to bring greater fulfillment in life. I am using the holistic and integrative approach, considering the whole person and the whole situation. My clients enjoy the vitality and well-being that results from their positive lifestyle changes, and are motivated to continue this process throughout their lives. I am bilingual in English and Spanish and I provide culturally appropriate services to the diversity of Latino/a community.

Our life stories include a tapestry of ups and downs, and navigating the downturns can be daunting. These unpleasant and sometimes emotionally unsettling life experiences can knock us off balance, leaving us out of sorts. They sometimes lead to feelings and bouts of anxiety and depression. They even challenge our sense of self-worth and can be isolating. Nina endorses not going it alone when navigating the downturns of anxiety and depression.

Hello, my name is Karen. I've been a clinical psychologist for over 25 years. I utilize cognitive behavioral therapy and insight-oriented approaches to help my clients overcome their difficulties. I work closely with my clients to understand their stories and then, together with the client, look for what might be most helpful to create change in my client's life.

As a therapist, I take pleasure in using a humanistic approach to help individuals develop and gain the insight needed to explore how past, and present experiences impact their ability to manage life's daily stressors. Anxiety, feelings of depression, and unresolved traumatic events can often leave you feeling hopeless and overwhelmed. I strive to establish a therapeutic relationship that builds on trust, honesty, and compassion in an effort to help individuals manage their emotions and challenges in a positive effective way.

My name is Alan Lovins, and I practice at 441 Orange Street, New Haven, CT. I am a graduate of Yale University. I studied theology at the University of Goettingen, Germany for one year, and I was ordained rabbi at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. I received my Ph.D. in psychology from Columbia University and have been practicing since then in New Haven for over 30 years.I am currently forming a group for people who are dealing with issues of retirement.

Sometimes life can be hard, and we need someone to help us navigate our stressors and emotions. I approach therapy with the belief that you are the expert of your life. I am “person-centered,” meaning that we will only work on issues that you want to work on. I strive to create a therapeutic environment that is non-judgmental, empathetic, and collaborative. Together, we will identify goals that you would like to work on, and we will focus on using your strengths to help you achieve your goals. I will provide you with tools from several different evidence-based therapeutic modalities to to assist you in making lasting changes.

We all experience periods in our lives when we need additional support. Whether you are confronting a major life change or just haven't been yourself lately, as your therapist I will listen carefully to understand what you are experiencing. My main goal is to give you perspective on the problem and help you identify the route by which you would like to move through it. When needed, I teach coping skills drawn from my own use of mindfulness, as well as relaxation, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation techniques. With your permission, I collaborate with your medication prescriber as needed.

Marissa Ferrao is a Licensed Associate Professional Counselor (LAPC) with more than 2 years of experience in the mental health field. She finds meaning in helping adolescents and adults discover their truest potential. Marissa specializes in treating clients who are struggling with anxiety, addiction, life transitions, gender identity, and sexual violence.