Female Therapists in Weston, CT
Life is full of challenges and change is the only certainty. How you deal with challenge can make all the difference in your mood and life experience. I will partner with you, using evidenced based therapies, and help you learn the coping skills and solutions you need to feel better and get the most out of your life. I support patients who are confronting medical issues or caring for someone else who is ill. I also work to promote good health through changing behaviors to prevent illness. Together we can work to make small changes in your thinking and behavior that will have significant and lasting effects on your well-being.
Life is full of challenges and change is the only certainty. How you deal with challenge can make all the difference in your mood and life experience. I will partner with you, using evidenced based therapies, and help you learn the coping skills and solutions you need to feel better and get the most out of your life. I support patients who are confronting medical issues or caring for someone else who is ill. I also work to promote good health through changing behaviors to prevent illness. Together we can work to make small changes in your thinking and behavior that will have significant and lasting effects on your well-being.
We are built for connection, but relationships are complicated. I'm here to get into the muck with you and yours. We become a team to find healthier ways to co-exist. I work by deeply listening, and purposefully strategizing to find solutions that make sense and meet your individual and collective needs. I am dedicated to supporting creative options and limitless possibilities for impossible situations. I will help you face a variety of struggles such as divorce, trauma, parenting, addictions, co-dependence, affairs, and hard to manage teens. With collective insights and effort, we can build your intentional life.
We are built for connection, but relationships are complicated. I'm here to get into the muck with you and yours. We become a team to find healthier ways to co-exist. I work by deeply listening, and purposefully strategizing to find solutions that make sense and meet your individual and collective needs. I am dedicated to supporting creative options and limitless possibilities for impossible situations. I will help you face a variety of struggles such as divorce, trauma, parenting, addictions, co-dependence, affairs, and hard to manage teens. With collective insights and effort, we can build your intentional life.
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.
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.
Is your relationship with food complicated and distracting, keeping you from your friends and family and taking over your life? Perhaps you are so controlled by thoughts about food and body image that you are isolating, overexercising, and binge eating. Perhaps you have lost your focus, listening to all the noise in your head, overthinking, self-critical, comparing yourself to others, constantly seeking an elusive standard of perfection. Change is possible. I can help you find peace and possibility.
Is your relationship with food complicated and distracting, keeping you from your friends and family and taking over your life? Perhaps you are so controlled by thoughts about food and body image that you are isolating, overexercising, and binge eating. Perhaps you have lost your focus, listening to all the noise in your head, overthinking, self-critical, comparing yourself to others, constantly seeking an elusive standard of perfection. Change is possible. I can help you find peace and possibility.
I'm a dedicated psychotherapist with an extensive and diverse background, spanning private practice, schools, college clinics, foster care, and hospitals, including acute care. With a passion for treating individuals of all ages, I specialize in harnessing the power of evidence-based therapies to create long-lasting positive change, focusing on the core of issues, rather than surface change. I take pride in fostering a safe, warm, and compassionate environment that embraces the unique perspectives of clients from diverse backgrounds. Even the most resistant patients find themselves engaged in the therapeutic process under my care.
I'm a dedicated psychotherapist with an extensive and diverse background, spanning private practice, schools, college clinics, foster care, and hospitals, including acute care. With a passion for treating individuals of all ages, I specialize in harnessing the power of evidence-based therapies to create long-lasting positive change, focusing on the core of issues, rather than surface change. I take pride in fostering a safe, warm, and compassionate environment that embraces the unique perspectives of clients from diverse backgrounds. Even the most resistant patients find themselves engaged in the therapeutic process under my care.
I specialize in helping women 40+ settle anxiety and inner turmoil & work through the effects of painful, unsatisfying relationships, past and present.
Do you feel anxious about everything and nothing in particular? Do your emotions overwhelm you? Do you give tons but don’t get much in relationships? It's hard to settle your mind. You spend a lot of time trying to figure out what’s wrong, but you just can't. You work hard to do everything well and on your own because you don’t want to burden anyone. But, you’re exhausted. The truth is that you feel lost & alone, and the emotional load has become too much to carry all on your own.
I specialize in helping women 40+ settle anxiety and inner turmoil & work through the effects of painful, unsatisfying relationships, past and present.
Do you feel anxious about everything and nothing in particular? Do your emotions overwhelm you? Do you give tons but don’t get much in relationships? It's hard to settle your mind. You spend a lot of time trying to figure out what’s wrong, but you just can't. You work hard to do everything well and on your own because you don’t want to burden anyone. But, you’re exhausted. The truth is that you feel lost & alone, and the emotional load has become too much to carry all on your own.
I am a seasoned psychotherapist with extensive training and experience. I am psychoanalytically trained but use an eclectic approach to meet the needs of my clients. I conduct individual, family, couples and group psychotherapy with a demographically and diverse patient population. I am skilled at working with clients with depression, anxiety, mood disorders, family problems, parenting issues, coping with health issues, life transitions, grief and loss, gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans-sexual issues, women's problems, infertility, trauma and PTSD. Issues of Adult Children of Alcoholics. Clients struggling with recovery from addiction as well as clients with a past and present history of abuse.
I am a seasoned psychotherapist with extensive training and experience. I am psychoanalytically trained but use an eclectic approach to meet the needs of my clients. I conduct individual, family, couples and group psychotherapy with a demographically and diverse patient population. I am skilled at working with clients with depression, anxiety, mood disorders, family problems, parenting issues, coping with health issues, life transitions, grief and loss, gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans-sexual issues, women's problems, infertility, trauma and PTSD. Issues of Adult Children of Alcoholics. Clients struggling with recovery from addiction as well as clients with a past and present history of abuse.
Dr. Dobbs is an accomplished clinical psychologist with over fifteen years of experience between teaching and clinical work. She specializes in working with children, teens, and adults and has worked across various settings, including private practice, school, residential, and community mental health. Her therapeutic approach is rooted in the gold standard of treatment, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which provides faster, more effective results. With children and teens, she goes beyond the traditional confines of therapy by harnessing their natural creativity, integrating art, music, games, journaling, and other creative outlets.
Dr. Dobbs is an accomplished clinical psychologist with over fifteen years of experience between teaching and clinical work. She specializes in working with children, teens, and adults and has worked across various settings, including private practice, school, residential, and community mental health. Her therapeutic approach is rooted in the gold standard of treatment, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which provides faster, more effective results. With children and teens, she goes beyond the traditional confines of therapy by harnessing their natural creativity, integrating art, music, games, journaling, and other creative outlets.
Hi, I am Ann Garvey! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) professionally trained and experienced in working with Young Adults, Adults, Couples and Adolescents with a variety of mental health and relationship concerns. I am passionate about helping my clients maneuver through life transitions. I walk hand in hand with my clients, empowering them to develop effective solutions to their unique challenges. What distinguishes me from other clinicians is the breadth of my experience and long-standing career in a helping profession.
Hi, I am Ann Garvey! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) professionally trained and experienced in working with Young Adults, Adults, Couples and Adolescents with a variety of mental health and relationship concerns. I am passionate about helping my clients maneuver through life transitions. I walk hand in hand with my clients, empowering them to develop effective solutions to their unique challenges. What distinguishes me from other clinicians is the breadth of my experience and long-standing career in a helping profession.
I am a clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of children, teens, and adults who are dealing with issues including anxiety, depression, conflictual relationships, trauma, and difficult life transitions. I have over 3 decades of experience working in a variety of settings. I also consult for magazines and other forms of media. By far, working with clients in therapy is my biggest honor. I work from a positive psychology approach and focus on strengths. We will work together on creating a narrative of your life and on developing coping strategies to make the journey easier. Therapy will be creative and a joint adventure.
I am a clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of children, teens, and adults who are dealing with issues including anxiety, depression, conflictual relationships, trauma, and difficult life transitions. I have over 3 decades of experience working in a variety of settings. I also consult for magazines and other forms of media. By far, working with clients in therapy is my biggest honor. I work from a positive psychology approach and focus on strengths. We will work together on creating a narrative of your life and on developing coping strategies to make the journey easier. Therapy will be creative and a joint adventure.
Haley provides evidence-based therapy for children, teens, and adults. She has had the opportunity to provide care in private practice, school, and medical settings. This array of experiences has fostered her ability to understand clients through a multi-disciplinary lens and draw upon a multitude of evidence-based treatments, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Behavioral Activation, Prevention-Focused Care, Crisis Intervention, Trauma-Focused CBT, and Exposure and Response Prevention. She utilizes these therapies to target anxiety, stress, depression, OCD, trauma, and executive functioning deficits.
Haley provides evidence-based therapy for children, teens, and adults. She has had the opportunity to provide care in private practice, school, and medical settings. This array of experiences has fostered her ability to understand clients through a multi-disciplinary lens and draw upon a multitude of evidence-based treatments, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Behavioral Activation, Prevention-Focused Care, Crisis Intervention, Trauma-Focused CBT, and Exposure and Response Prevention. She utilizes these therapies to target anxiety, stress, depression, OCD, trauma, and executive functioning deficits.
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Christine has over 10 years of therapy experience, utilizing Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and other approaches. She received her degree from New York University and is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults for a variety of issues. These include depression, Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, phobias, panic, anger, stress, insomnia, ADHD, autism, developmental delays, and work/home/school issues.
Christine has over 10 years of therapy experience, utilizing Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and other approaches. She received her degree from New York University and is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults for a variety of issues. These include depression, Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, phobias, panic, anger, stress, insomnia, ADHD, autism, developmental delays, and work/home/school issues.
Susan Valentino-Hersey
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MFT-A
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Weston, CT 06883
Additionally, after many years of her own battles, Susan specializes in working with women and couples who are experiencing issues with fertility and family planning.
Susan is a Marriage and Family Therapist who has enjoyed working with parents and families for many years. After receiving her degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Fairfield University she continued her clinical work through the Yale Child Study Center IICAPS (Intensive In-Home Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services) Program. Susan focused on the family system of the clients and collaborated with them in building on their strengths, developing solutions, and honing family skills. Susan took particular interest in supporting parents navigating the stressors of parenting children with special behavioral and emotional needs.
Additionally, after many years of her own battles, Susan specializes in working with women and couples who are experiencing issues with fertility and family planning.
Susan is a Marriage and Family Therapist who has enjoyed working with parents and families for many years. After receiving her degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Fairfield University she continued her clinical work through the Yale Child Study Center IICAPS (Intensive In-Home Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services) Program. Susan focused on the family system of the clients and collaborated with them in building on their strengths, developing solutions, and honing family skills. Susan took particular interest in supporting parents navigating the stressors of parenting children with special behavioral and emotional needs.
Dr. Fatigate is a passionate therapist who utilizes highly effective treatments, such as CBT, DBT, and ACT, to empower her clients to achieve their goals. She has had extensive training at a renowned CBT/DBT training center and through Mount Sinai’s esteemed therapy programs. Through relationship building, collaboration, and adapting to each client’s needs, she provides holistic, tailored, and client-centered treatment. Her diverse experiences across outpatient, private practice, and hospitals allow her to connect with clients, regardless of what they are experiencing, and help them achieve symptom reduction and holistic well-being.
Dr. Fatigate is a passionate therapist who utilizes highly effective treatments, such as CBT, DBT, and ACT, to empower her clients to achieve their goals. She has had extensive training at a renowned CBT/DBT training center and through Mount Sinai’s esteemed therapy programs. Through relationship building, collaboration, and adapting to each client’s needs, she provides holistic, tailored, and client-centered treatment. Her diverse experiences across outpatient, private practice, and hospitals allow her to connect with clients, regardless of what they are experiencing, and help them achieve symptom reduction and holistic well-being.
Molly Roberts
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Weston, CT 06883 (Online Only)
I am passionate about working with women who are facing difficulties with life transitions including marriage, infertility, pregnancy and social anxiety.
I am a psychotherapist licensed to see clients in New York and Connecticut. I am passionate about working with women who are navigating life and facing various stressors such as infertility, the postpartum period and the challenges of everyday life of being a mother. I have worked in various hospital settings, with a focus in supporting families both during and after a NICU admission, with women who have experienced birth trauma or are in a caregiver role and with mothers who have children diagnosed with food allergies, a child with a medical diagnosis or behavioral concerns.
I am passionate about working with women who are facing difficulties with life transitions including marriage, infertility, pregnancy and social anxiety.
I am a psychotherapist licensed to see clients in New York and Connecticut. I am passionate about working with women who are navigating life and facing various stressors such as infertility, the postpartum period and the challenges of everyday life of being a mother. I have worked in various hospital settings, with a focus in supporting families both during and after a NICU admission, with women who have experienced birth trauma or are in a caregiver role and with mothers who have children diagnosed with food allergies, a child with a medical diagnosis or behavioral concerns.
Danielle Escobar | Trauma Therapist
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Weston, CT 06883 (Online Only)
Do you feel caught in the past and unable to move forward? Overwhelmed or burned out? Repeating the same frustrating patterns? If any of this sounds familiar, I specialize in working with people who have past trauma that's holding them back. It's never to late to break the cycle and move forward with confidence..
Do you feel caught in the past and unable to move forward? Overwhelmed or burned out? Repeating the same frustrating patterns? If any of this sounds familiar, I specialize in working with people who have past trauma that's holding them back. It's never to late to break the cycle and move forward with confidence..
Dr Barbara Lavi Dream Positioning System ™
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Weston, CT 06883 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Areas of specialization: life transitions, stress management, women's issues, marriage enhancement, career change, & enhancing self-esteem, focus, productivity & creativity.
Have the changes since the pandemic left you feeling stuck? Challenged? Do you want to enhance your life? Have you lost sight of your dreams? Whether you long to feel closer to your partner, are overwhelmed at work, or feel that being a parent leaves no time for your dreams, Dr. Lavi & her Dream Positioning System (DPS) can put YOU back in control of your life so you can start moving towards your dreams. Although the psychotherapeutic relationship lasts for life, therapy with Dr. Lavi will be as brief as possible. When issues arise down the road, clients can return to "recalculate"get back on track & reach their aspirations.
Areas of specialization: life transitions, stress management, women's issues, marriage enhancement, career change, & enhancing self-esteem, focus, productivity & creativity.
Have the changes since the pandemic left you feeling stuck? Challenged? Do you want to enhance your life? Have you lost sight of your dreams? Whether you long to feel closer to your partner, are overwhelmed at work, or feel that being a parent leaves no time for your dreams, Dr. Lavi & her Dream Positioning System (DPS) can put YOU back in control of your life so you can start moving towards your dreams. Although the psychotherapeutic relationship lasts for life, therapy with Dr. Lavi will be as brief as possible. When issues arise down the road, clients can return to "recalculate"get back on track & reach their aspirations.
Do you think you or your child/teen/young adult is capable of more, but often falls short despite their abilities? Do you want to improve communication? Do small things turn into big things? I often work individually or with families to address different challenges including anxiety, perfectionism, ADHD, disorganization, poor communication, neurodivergence and social difficulties. Families find I have a warm, direct approach that focuses on changing family dynamics and improving individual coping skills to manage symptoms.
Do you think you or your child/teen/young adult is capable of more, but often falls short despite their abilities? Do you want to improve communication? Do small things turn into big things? I often work individually or with families to address different challenges including anxiety, perfectionism, ADHD, disorganization, poor communication, neurodivergence and social difficulties. Families find I have a warm, direct approach that focuses on changing family dynamics and improving individual coping skills to manage symptoms.
Do you sense your life is not on track with your inner yearnings? Are you searching for a more authentic you? My style is comfortable and creative; humor mixed with skill and lots of experience. I am very present in your journey.
Do you sense your life is not on track with your inner yearnings? Are you searching for a more authentic you? My style is comfortable and creative; humor mixed with skill and lots of experience. I am very present in your journey.
I believe that the power for change resides in each individual and that therapy can promote and facilitate desired changes through the collaborative therapeutic relationship. I strive to create a safe environment and relationship within which each individual can explore old patterns of relating and create new relational capacities.
I have 23 years of experience and expertise treating depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, substance abuse, divorce adjustment, parenting as well as couples therapy. I have post-doctoral training and teach new therapists at the post-doc level. In addition to psychotherapy.
I believe that the power for change resides in each individual and that therapy can promote and facilitate desired changes through the collaborative therapeutic relationship. I strive to create a safe environment and relationship within which each individual can explore old patterns of relating and create new relational capacities.
I have 23 years of experience and expertise treating depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, substance abuse, divorce adjustment, parenting as well as couples therapy. I have post-doctoral training and teach new therapists at the post-doc level. In addition to psychotherapy.
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Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, this is not an important factor, as there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or ingrained beliefs about how people of different genders think and behave. Exploring the roots of such preferences and considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender truly matters to them.
Should I see a female therapist?
Many people—not just women—prefer to see a female therapist, either because they believe that a woman will be able to relate to their specific challenges (for example, sexism in the workplace) or because they imagine feeling more comfortable disclosing sensitive information to a woman. Such beliefs may not turn out to be accurate, however, and adhering too rigidly to a gender preference can at times hinder a client from finding the best therapeutic match.
Do therapists get specific training to help with women’s concerns?
Therapists are trained to provide care to clients of any gender. However, some therapists—both men and women—may pursue additional training in feminist therapy, gender-specific issues, or women’s mental health. Female clients may wish to ask prospective therapists whether they have received specific training in the client’s primary area(s) of concern, or whether they have worked extensively with women on issues similar to their own.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience in treating women?
It’s OK—even encouraged!—to ask a therapist directly whether and how often they have treated women in the past, or whether they have treated women dealing with the client’s most prominent concern(s). Competent therapists will be happy to share their educational background, preferred treatment modalities, and prior client experience to help an individual find the therapist best suited to their needs.