In Person Therapists in Weston, CT
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.
I am a board certified clinical neuropsychologist-a licensed clinical psychologist, with specialized training in neuropsychological evaluations of children. With over 25 years of experience as a researcher, practitioner, and consultant, I have worked to help families, educators, and policymakers to improve the lives of children. I have extensive experience working with children with developmental, neurological, academic, social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. My practice is solely pediatric, and focused on providing comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations and consultation services for children and their families.
I am a board certified clinical neuropsychologist-a licensed clinical psychologist, with specialized training in neuropsychological evaluations of children. With over 25 years of experience as a researcher, practitioner, and consultant, I have worked to help families, educators, and policymakers to improve the lives of children. I have extensive experience working with children with developmental, neurological, academic, social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. My practice is solely pediatric, and focused on providing comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations and consultation services for children and their families.
Whether with partners, family, friends, children, parents or at your work, relationships are the centerpieces of our lives. Handled thoughtfully, they uplift, or they can frustrate, provoke guilt and aggravate. For twenty-five years I have helped people to find greater satisfaction through better understanding of the events in their lives, along with honest discussions of options and helping to find the motivation to move forward. I have published articles about marriage, parenting, and growing healthier relationships, and a book: HOW TO KNOW IF ITS TIME TO GO. Website: lbirnbach.com. I work interactively and confidentially.
Whether with partners, family, friends, children, parents or at your work, relationships are the centerpieces of our lives. Handled thoughtfully, they uplift, or they can frustrate, provoke guilt and aggravate. For twenty-five years I have helped people to find greater satisfaction through better understanding of the events in their lives, along with honest discussions of options and helping to find the motivation to move forward. I have published articles about marriage, parenting, and growing healthier relationships, and a book: HOW TO KNOW IF ITS TIME TO GO. Website: lbirnbach.com. I work interactively and confidentially.
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.
Using a holistic approach, I provide psychotherapy for individuals, couples, families, and groups as well as life coaching, spiritual direction, corporate consultation and organizational conflict resolution, especially for religious institutions. I utilize systems thinking including structural/strategic and solution oriented modalities, object relations, cognitive-behavioral therapy, group therapy, bibliotherapy, gestalt, bioenergetics, psychodrama, breath work, hypnosis, and meditation techniques. I am experienced in many metaphors having been also a farmer, a truck driver, a builder, a clergyperson, a teaching psychologist, a college professor, a research chemist, and a published writer.
Using a holistic approach, I provide psychotherapy for individuals, couples, families, and groups as well as life coaching, spiritual direction, corporate consultation and organizational conflict resolution, especially for religious institutions. I utilize systems thinking including structural/strategic and solution oriented modalities, object relations, cognitive-behavioral therapy, group therapy, bibliotherapy, gestalt, bioenergetics, psychodrama, breath work, hypnosis, and meditation techniques. I am experienced in many metaphors having been also a farmer, a truck driver, a builder, a clergyperson, a teaching psychologist, a college professor, a research chemist, and a published writer.
I have a diverse background working with children, adolescents, and adults in both inpatient and outpatient settings, in school based health centers, as well as in private practice. My clinical approach is psychodynamic and insight oriented, and I am comfortable working with all types of people and diagnoses. I believe whole heartedly that successful treatment can be life changing and I work in a way that supports my clients while also empowering them to better understand their needs, goals and how to fulfill them.
I have a diverse background working with children, adolescents, and adults in both inpatient and outpatient settings, in school based health centers, as well as in private practice. My clinical approach is psychodynamic and insight oriented, and I am comfortable working with all types of people and diagnoses. I believe whole heartedly that successful treatment can be life changing and I work in a way that supports my clients while also empowering them to better understand their needs, goals and how to fulfill them.
Mel Schwartz Westport, CT
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MPHIL
Verified Verified
Weston, CT 06883
I devote myself to helping people people through life transitions such as relationship, divorce, anxiety, depression and career issues. I am very passionate about my work and devote all of my intellect, experience and caring to assist my clients. My work in relationships is at the core of my passion and I have developed an effective and solution oriented approach to relationship challenges.My new book is The Possibility Principle: How Quantum Physics Can Improve the Way You Think, Live and Love (Sounds True, Fall2017).
I devote myself to helping people people through life transitions such as relationship, divorce, anxiety, depression and career issues. I am very passionate about my work and devote all of my intellect, experience and caring to assist my clients. My work in relationships is at the core of my passion and I have developed an effective and solution oriented approach to relationship challenges.My new book is The Possibility Principle: How Quantum Physics Can Improve the Way You Think, Live and Love (Sounds True, Fall2017).
I am a clinical psychologist with more than 10 years of experience helping children, adolescents, and adults. I specialize in cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), a short term, evidence based approach that has been shown to be effective in treating a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and related issues. My style is empathic, compassionate, collaborative, developmentally sensitive, practical, and goal oriented.
I am a clinical psychologist with more than 10 years of experience helping children, adolescents, and adults. I specialize in cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), a short term, evidence based approach that has been shown to be effective in treating a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and related issues. My style is empathic, compassionate, collaborative, developmentally sensitive, practical, and goal oriented.
A certain amount of stress, sadness, and anxiety is expected in our lives. However, when these feelings become overwhelming, they can interfere with daily functioning, relationships, work, and physical health. As a licensed psychologist, I am here to help you cope with life's challenges, learn about yourself, and change problematic thoughts and behaviors. I favor cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) because of its proven effectiveness in treating the problems that I most commonly see, including anxiety, stress, depression, and chronic pain/illness. It is based on the premise that the way we think directly affects how we feel and act.
A certain amount of stress, sadness, and anxiety is expected in our lives. However, when these feelings become overwhelming, they can interfere with daily functioning, relationships, work, and physical health. As a licensed psychologist, I am here to help you cope with life's challenges, learn about yourself, and change problematic thoughts and behaviors. I favor cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) because of its proven effectiveness in treating the problems that I most commonly see, including anxiety, stress, depression, and chronic pain/illness. It is based on the premise that the way we think directly affects how we feel and act.
I am an experienced, licensed psychotherapist who works with adults of all ages in a non-judgemental, interactive and supportive manner. My areas of specialization include, but are not limited to the following: anxiety, depression, relationship issues, work-related problems, self-esteem issues, life transitions and loss.
I am an experienced, licensed psychotherapist who works with adults of all ages in a non-judgemental, interactive and supportive manner. My areas of specialization include, but are not limited to the following: anxiety, depression, relationship issues, work-related problems, self-esteem issues, life transitions and loss.
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Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Weston, CT 06883
Waitlist for new clients
I believe that one of the most important aspects of therapy is the relationship between the therapist and the client. I feel that my role as a therapist is to create an environment of trust and support in which my clients can safely explore areas of concern. Using a positive approach to therapy, I work with my clients to uncover their existing strengths and resources. My goal is to help them feel understood and affirmed, as I believe acceptance is fundamental to human development and change.
I believe that one of the most important aspects of therapy is the relationship between the therapist and the client. I feel that my role as a therapist is to create an environment of trust and support in which my clients can safely explore areas of concern. Using a positive approach to therapy, I work with my clients to uncover their existing strengths and resources. My goal is to help them feel understood and affirmed, as I believe acceptance is fundamental to human development and change.
**We will work together to help you find balance, happiness, and health.** I am a licensed clinical psychologist with a wide range of training and interests. I specialize in psychodynamic, humanistic, and interpersonal/relational psychotherapy, but also incorporate skills/CBT/Mindfulness-based techniques. I have extensive training in women's/men's issues, relationship issues, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, life transition difficulties, GLBTQQ identity, PTSD/trauma/sexual abuse treatment, young adult/college-related difficulties, grief, pregnancy, and adjustment disorders.
**We will work together to help you find balance, happiness, and health.** I am a licensed clinical psychologist with a wide range of training and interests. I specialize in psychodynamic, humanistic, and interpersonal/relational psychotherapy, but also incorporate skills/CBT/Mindfulness-based techniques. I have extensive training in women's/men's issues, relationship issues, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, life transition difficulties, GLBTQQ identity, PTSD/trauma/sexual abuse treatment, young adult/college-related difficulties, grief, pregnancy, and adjustment disorders.
Clients come to me with many different issues: from parenting to personal and from relationships to reentering the work force. You may be experiencing concerns in these facets of your life or you may be struggling with the particular demands of your own life. But the foundation of my practice is that you can most effectively face and overcome your challenges in a nonjudgmental environment where you can build a trusting and respectful relationship with your therapist. By building that connection, you can begin reconnecting with those you love and moving your own life forward.
Clients come to me with many different issues: from parenting to personal and from relationships to reentering the work force. You may be experiencing concerns in these facets of your life or you may be struggling with the particular demands of your own life. But the foundation of my practice is that you can most effectively face and overcome your challenges in a nonjudgmental environment where you can build a trusting and respectful relationship with your therapist. By building that connection, you can begin reconnecting with those you love and moving your own life forward.
I am a licensed psychotherapist, certified eating disorder specialist, certified school counselor, and certified trauma therapist, with two decades of successes treating individuals, couples, and families. I am also a media subject-expert, author, speaker, and program pioneer, and presently oversee four mental health treatment centers. I bring to the therapy room twenty years of field expertise, lived experience in parenting, mental health, and expert knowledge of navigating school systems, workforces, family systems, and relationships, with confidence, grace, and ease. My clients are my superhero, and my reason.
I am a licensed psychotherapist, certified eating disorder specialist, certified school counselor, and certified trauma therapist, with two decades of successes treating individuals, couples, and families. I am also a media subject-expert, author, speaker, and program pioneer, and presently oversee four mental health treatment centers. I bring to the therapy room twenty years of field expertise, lived experience in parenting, mental health, and expert knowledge of navigating school systems, workforces, family systems, and relationships, with confidence, grace, and ease. My clients are my superhero, and my reason.
I am a clinical psychologist/yoga instructor with over 25 years of training, research and clinical work. The foundation of my practice is Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and my therapeutic approach has evolved considerably since I first began. While traditional talk therapy itself is extremely beneficial, current research suggests that a holistic approach to treatment can often enhance or accelerate the healing process. Typically, my clients begin with traditional talk therapy, and based upon their individual needs, goals, preferences and lifestyle, I will offer a variety of modalities/tools/practices - but the choice is always theirs.
I am a clinical psychologist/yoga instructor with over 25 years of training, research and clinical work. The foundation of my practice is Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and my therapeutic approach has evolved considerably since I first began. While traditional talk therapy itself is extremely beneficial, current research suggests that a holistic approach to treatment can often enhance or accelerate the healing process. Typically, my clients begin with traditional talk therapy, and based upon their individual needs, goals, preferences and lifestyle, I will offer a variety of modalities/tools/practices - but the choice is always theirs.
Understanding your child's strengths and weaknesses can help prepare your child for success. I perform psychoeducational testing in the form of neuropsychological evaluations, assessment of learning disorders (including ADHD), social/emotional evaluations, autism evaluations, and personality assessments to facilitate treatment of children, adolescents, and young adults. Assessments are individualized in order to develop a greater understanding of each person and how they can expand on their strengths and overcome their weaknesses. I also provide therapy, utilizing cognitive behavioral techniques, while being mindful of how early attachment experiences influence later relationships.
Understanding your child's strengths and weaknesses can help prepare your child for success. I perform psychoeducational testing in the form of neuropsychological evaluations, assessment of learning disorders (including ADHD), social/emotional evaluations, autism evaluations, and personality assessments to facilitate treatment of children, adolescents, and young adults. Assessments are individualized in order to develop a greater understanding of each person and how they can expand on their strengths and overcome their weaknesses. I also provide therapy, utilizing cognitive behavioral techniques, while being mindful of how early attachment experiences influence later relationships.
Are you feeling stuck in life? Or perhaps experiencing emotional distress that is interfering with your quality of life? In my experience, problems arise when the ways we cope with life's challenges are no longer effective or are inhibiting the growth we desire. By identifying these behaviors and understanding the beliefs that are driving them, I can help you resolve issues that impede your progress and promote personal growth.
Are you feeling stuck in life? Or perhaps experiencing emotional distress that is interfering with your quality of life? In my experience, problems arise when the ways we cope with life's challenges are no longer effective or are inhibiting the growth we desire. By identifying these behaviors and understanding the beliefs that are driving them, I can help you resolve issues that impede your progress and promote personal growth.
In person or online therapy available.
Have you just gone through a painful breakup or divorce? Does your past trauma or anxiety keep you stuck in the past and hopeless about the future? Is the stress of parenting taking a toll on you? If you are overwhelmed and are not sure how to get back on solid ground, I can help. Let us work together to help you heal, grow, and enjoy life again.
In person or online therapy available.
Have you just gone through a painful breakup or divorce? Does your past trauma or anxiety keep you stuck in the past and hopeless about the future? Is the stress of parenting taking a toll on you? If you are overwhelmed and are not sure how to get back on solid ground, I can help. Let us work together to help you heal, grow, and enjoy life again.
Laura van Riper
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, SEP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Weston, CT 06883
Waitlist for new clients
Would you like to feel more fully alive and able to handle life's many challenges? I integrate talk therapy and Somatic Experiencing, a body focused psychotherapy designed to help if you have experienced chronic stress or trauma. Sleep problems, anxiety, feeling constantly on guard, depression, emotional numbness, and chronic pain are some of the symptoms that respond well to this integrative approach. I use a holistic, eclectic approach tailored to your needs, with your input.
Would you like to feel more fully alive and able to handle life's many challenges? I integrate talk therapy and Somatic Experiencing, a body focused psychotherapy designed to help if you have experienced chronic stress or trauma. Sleep problems, anxiety, feeling constantly on guard, depression, emotional numbness, and chronic pain are some of the symptoms that respond well to this integrative approach. I use a holistic, eclectic approach tailored to your needs, with your input.
