Lesbian Therapists in Downtown, Brooklyn, NY
Andrew R. Gottlieb
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Downtown, Brooklyn, NY 11201
My six books include: "Out of the Twilight: Fathers of Gay Men Speak" (2000); "Sons Talk About Their Gay Fathers: Life Curves" (2003); "Side by Side: On Having a Gay or Lesbian Sibling" (2005); "Interventions with Families of GLBT People: From the Inside Out" (2006); "On the Meaning of Friendship Between Gay Men" (2008) (Routledge Press); and.
In the field of social work for 44 years, I specialize in working individually with LGBTQ+ young people. While acquiring deeper insight into what makes you tick, putting that knowledge to work is key. Setting realistic, attainable goals is an indispensable part of the process. Psychoanalytic and relational theories inform my work, and I view the therapeutic relationship as the cornerstone of treatment.
My six books include: "Out of the Twilight: Fathers of Gay Men Speak" (2000); "Sons Talk About Their Gay Fathers: Life Curves" (2003); "Side by Side: On Having a Gay or Lesbian Sibling" (2005); "Interventions with Families of GLBT People: From the Inside Out" (2006); "On the Meaning of Friendship Between Gay Men" (2008) (Routledge Press); and.
In the field of social work for 44 years, I specialize in working individually with LGBTQ+ young people. While acquiring deeper insight into what makes you tick, putting that knowledge to work is key. Setting realistic, attainable goals is an indispensable part of the process. Psychoanalytic and relational theories inform my work, and I view the therapeutic relationship as the cornerstone of treatment.
Kelli Knabe
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Downtown, Brooklyn, NY 11201
I specialize in working with adolescent clients (gay, lesbian, straight, questioning and transgender), which includes providing support and guidance to their parents.
Psychotherapy offers us the opportunity to have the support we need to examine those areas of our lives we find painful, confusing, and/or challenging. It is common for all of us from time to time to feel "stuck" in our lives, or faced with problems that we cannot seem to overcome. My goal is to help my clients access their internal and interpersonal resources in ways that are healing and help them gain a greater sense of personal agency in their lives. We may achieve this by exploring the past, looking at the present, or a combination of both.
I specialize in working with adolescent clients (gay, lesbian, straight, questioning and transgender), which includes providing support and guidance to their parents.
Psychotherapy offers us the opportunity to have the support we need to examine those areas of our lives we find painful, confusing, and/or challenging. It is common for all of us from time to time to feel "stuck" in our lives, or faced with problems that we cannot seem to overcome. My goal is to help my clients access their internal and interpersonal resources in ways that are healing and help them gain a greater sense of personal agency in their lives. We may achieve this by exploring the past, looking at the present, or a combination of both.
If you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, non-binary or questioning, this is the practice for your needs. I am a psychologist who helps you work through thoughts and feelings that are not working for you and develop an action plan to create a life beyond your wildest dreams. I use my skills to help clients feel better so they can choose to make significant changes in their lives. My goals are to remove the obstacles to your accessing your internal power so that you can rewrite your stories, find your voice and live authentically.
If you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, non-binary or questioning, this is the practice for your needs. I am a psychologist who helps you work through thoughts and feelings that are not working for you and develop an action plan to create a life beyond your wildest dreams. I use my skills to help clients feel better so they can choose to make significant changes in their lives. My goals are to remove the obstacles to your accessing your internal power so that you can rewrite your stories, find your voice and live authentically.
Maxine B. Rosenberg Lcsw
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LCSW
Verified Verified
Downtown, Brooklyn, NY 11201
During these difficult times nerves are often frayed and relationships can get testy. As old wounds and past traumas get stirred up, anxiety and depression might resurface. I work with LGBT and straight individuals and couples, striving to help people feel comfortable expressing their feelings and asserting their needs. I have advanced training in trauma, adoption, gay/ lesbian and couple's therapy. I also have expertise treating the impact of parental divorce, substance abuse and immigration on adult-child relationships. An important goal is for you to gain more control of your issues and feel more confident in your decisions.
During these difficult times nerves are often frayed and relationships can get testy. As old wounds and past traumas get stirred up, anxiety and depression might resurface. I work with LGBT and straight individuals and couples, striving to help people feel comfortable expressing their feelings and asserting their needs. I have advanced training in trauma, adoption, gay/ lesbian and couple's therapy. I also have expertise treating the impact of parental divorce, substance abuse and immigration on adult-child relationships. An important goal is for you to gain more control of your issues and feel more confident in your decisions.
Adults Children Teens Elders (65+) LGBTQ Transgender Allied Bisexual Allied Gay Allied Non- Binary Allied Lesbian Allied.
I am a Mental Health Counselor, who has a Masters Degree in Applied Behavioral Psychology and Advanced Certification in Mental Health Counseling. I offer my clients psychotherapy with an integrative approach, utilizing different theoretical frameworks to individualize a therapeutic plan for every person, group, and couple I work with. I primarily focus on CBT, Person-Centered, DBT, Relational, Psychodynamic, mindfulness, and meditation, but offer other techniques listed below. My own philosophy is based on a holistic approach, so I do not always focus on diagnoses or pathology. However, I do recognize that sometimes it is needed.
Adults Children Teens Elders (65+) LGBTQ Transgender Allied Bisexual Allied Gay Allied Non- Binary Allied Lesbian Allied.
I am a Mental Health Counselor, who has a Masters Degree in Applied Behavioral Psychology and Advanced Certification in Mental Health Counseling. I offer my clients psychotherapy with an integrative approach, utilizing different theoretical frameworks to individualize a therapeutic plan for every person, group, and couple I work with. I primarily focus on CBT, Person-Centered, DBT, Relational, Psychodynamic, mindfulness, and meditation, but offer other techniques listed below. My own philosophy is based on a holistic approach, so I do not always focus on diagnoses or pathology. However, I do recognize that sometimes it is needed.
I consider personal relationships to be at the core of a person's happiness. Relationships with family, loved ones, friends, and even co-workers need fostering and attention. Working to improve those relationships can be done through individual or couples and family therapy alike. I like to build on strengths already there, hear from you what has worked and not worked in the past, and build moments of connection during the session that can be carried to the time between sessions and strengthened at home with tools and insight. I am also able to do home studies for domestic, international, and seocnd-parent adoptions.
I consider personal relationships to be at the core of a person's happiness. Relationships with family, loved ones, friends, and even co-workers need fostering and attention. Working to improve those relationships can be done through individual or couples and family therapy alike. I like to build on strengths already there, hear from you what has worked and not worked in the past, and build moments of connection during the session that can be carried to the time between sessions and strengthened at home with tools and insight. I am also able to do home studies for domestic, international, and seocnd-parent adoptions.
Are you feeling stuck and unsure, disconnected from yourself and community? Do you easily show love and care to all of those around you, but have the hardest time giving that back to yourself? I am here to meet you exactly where you are at, right now in your life and on your journey.
Are you feeling stuck and unsure, disconnected from yourself and community? Do you easily show love and care to all of those around you, but have the hardest time giving that back to yourself? I am here to meet you exactly where you are at, right now in your life and on your journey.
Stephanie Maria Peña
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
11 Endorsed
Downtown, Brooklyn, NY 11242 (Online Only)
I offer a non-judgmental, compassionate, and encouraging environment to assist queer BIPOC individuals through whatever difficulties they may be confronting. Together we will collaboratively explore tools and strategies that will help you feel better about yourself, have better relationships, and experience more joy. I am a bilingual, bicultural/mixed-race, queer Afro-Latina cis-woman. In my practice, I bring together evidence-informed techniques and a social justice lens.
I offer a non-judgmental, compassionate, and encouraging environment to assist queer BIPOC individuals through whatever difficulties they may be confronting. Together we will collaboratively explore tools and strategies that will help you feel better about yourself, have better relationships, and experience more joy. I am a bilingual, bicultural/mixed-race, queer Afro-Latina cis-woman. In my practice, I bring together evidence-informed techniques and a social justice lens.
Mark Beauregard
Creative Arts Therapist, MA, RDT-BCT, LCAT, AF-EMDR
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Downtown, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Finding a therapist who you connect to is important in achieving your goals. With over twenty years of experience, I specialize in the integration of verbal psychotherapy and the arts to help people move from a place of feeling stuck to a place of feeling empowered, confident, and creative. I bring warmth, compassion, humor, truthful communication and collaboration to the therapy process, offering a space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings creatively and work toward solutions and resolutions at your own pace. I practice from a relational, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and trauma-informed framework, and am EMDR trained.
Finding a therapist who you connect to is important in achieving your goals. With over twenty years of experience, I specialize in the integration of verbal psychotherapy and the arts to help people move from a place of feeling stuck to a place of feeling empowered, confident, and creative. I bring warmth, compassion, humor, truthful communication and collaboration to the therapy process, offering a space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings creatively and work toward solutions and resolutions at your own pace. I practice from a relational, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and trauma-informed framework, and am EMDR trained.
Patti Geier
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Downtown, Brooklyn, NY 11201 (Online Only)
I believe what is accomplished in psychotherapy is co-created by both the patient and the therapist. I am interactive and relational.
I have training and experience in a wide variety of issues and have worked with people from many different backgrounds.
I believe in tailoring the treatment to the individual rather than trying to fit the person into a particular theory. Working with LGBTQ people is a particular specialty of mine.
I believe what is accomplished in psychotherapy is co-created by both the patient and the therapist. I am interactive and relational.
I have training and experience in a wide variety of issues and have worked with people from many different backgrounds.
I believe in tailoring the treatment to the individual rather than trying to fit the person into a particular theory. Working with LGBTQ people is a particular specialty of mine.
Malwina Andruczyk
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, SIFI
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Downtown, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Everyone deserves to feel at home in their body. I work using an intersectional feminist perspective with a focus on trauma, gender, sexuality, life transitions, feeling stuck, coming out later in life, being a late bloomer, immigration experiences, navigating neurodivergence, and making meaning of psychedelic experiences. I specialize in working with LGBTQIA+, TGNC/NB and queer identified communities.
Everyone deserves to feel at home in their body. I work using an intersectional feminist perspective with a focus on trauma, gender, sexuality, life transitions, feeling stuck, coming out later in life, being a late bloomer, immigration experiences, navigating neurodivergence, and making meaning of psychedelic experiences. I specialize in working with LGBTQIA+, TGNC/NB and queer identified communities.
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Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Downtown, Brooklyn, NY 11242
All people have the capacity to face challenges and respond to difficult times and feelings. If you suffer with ruminations, depression, anxiety, or even that nagging voice that says that you aren't "good enough," I can help you find happiness and peace. I have an integrative style that combines various forms of behavioral therapies, including CBT and ACT. I love helping patients use mindfulness to help create a more balanced and fulfilling life.
All people have the capacity to face challenges and respond to difficult times and feelings. If you suffer with ruminations, depression, anxiety, or even that nagging voice that says that you aren't "good enough," I can help you find happiness and peace. I have an integrative style that combines various forms of behavioral therapies, including CBT and ACT. I love helping patients use mindfulness to help create a more balanced and fulfilling life.
Acknowledging the need for support is an incredibly brave step — I’m so happy that you are here. I work with adults in individual and group psychotherapy, and specialize in treating adults with chronic medical conditions such as cancer, Lupus, Crohn’s disease, and Cystic Fibrosis. My additional areas of expertise include helping adults navigate the LGBTQ experience and women’s health concerns, as well as depression, anxiety and trauma. Although you may not yet be able to fully appreciate your strength and resilience, I am here to hold this vision for you as we work together to guide you towards a life of deep fulfillment.
Acknowledging the need for support is an incredibly brave step — I’m so happy that you are here. I work with adults in individual and group psychotherapy, and specialize in treating adults with chronic medical conditions such as cancer, Lupus, Crohn’s disease, and Cystic Fibrosis. My additional areas of expertise include helping adults navigate the LGBTQ experience and women’s health concerns, as well as depression, anxiety and trauma. Although you may not yet be able to fully appreciate your strength and resilience, I am here to hold this vision for you as we work together to guide you towards a life of deep fulfillment.
You’ve got everything under control, except for when everything falls apart. It can feel debilitating to work so hard to keep your life on track and then feel overwhelmed by fear or shame or anger at a moment’s notice. You double down on trying to control it but it never seems to be possible and you’re worried that the life you’ve carefully built won’t be able to withstand more bumps. You know your stuff, you /understand/ what you should be doing but you can’t seem to get there and you feel stuck and embarrassed. Repeat repeat.
You’ve got everything under control, except for when everything falls apart. It can feel debilitating to work so hard to keep your life on track and then feel overwhelmed by fear or shame or anger at a moment’s notice. You double down on trying to control it but it never seems to be possible and you’re worried that the life you’ve carefully built won’t be able to withstand more bumps. You know your stuff, you /understand/ what you should be doing but you can’t seem to get there and you feel stuck and embarrassed. Repeat repeat.
Charisse Thompson
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, MHC-LP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Downtown, Brooklyn, NY 11201 (Online Only)
To exist is to experience pain and challenges, but within the pain and challenges is this great space to process, learn, heal, and empower. Through my years as an educator and counselor, I have extensive experience in and am passionate about treating challenges surrounding trauma, sexual identity, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem.
To exist is to experience pain and challenges, but within the pain and challenges is this great space to process, learn, heal, and empower. Through my years as an educator and counselor, I have extensive experience in and am passionate about treating challenges surrounding trauma, sexual identity, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem.
Troy Harris
Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW
Verified Verified
Downtown, Brooklyn, NY 11201 (Online Only)
If you're struggling with OCD or anxiety, you’re in the right place. I'm a trauma-informed psychotherapist specializing in OCD and anxiety-related disorders, and there are few things I love more than helping others find the relief they deserve. I have dedicated the entirety of my practice to treating anxiety, and primarily work with OCD, hoarding, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, panic disorder, and eating disorders. I also specialize in supporting individuals with complex trauma histories, especially those who have experienced sexual trauma, familial trauma, and exposure to violence.
If you're struggling with OCD or anxiety, you’re in the right place. I'm a trauma-informed psychotherapist specializing in OCD and anxiety-related disorders, and there are few things I love more than helping others find the relief they deserve. I have dedicated the entirety of my practice to treating anxiety, and primarily work with OCD, hoarding, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, panic disorder, and eating disorders. I also specialize in supporting individuals with complex trauma histories, especially those who have experienced sexual trauma, familial trauma, and exposure to violence.
Heather Foster
Art Therapist, LCAT, ATR-BC, EMDR
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Downtown, Brooklyn, NY 11242
We all have experiences that have shaped how we navigate our relationship with ourself and others. Through the use of talk therapy, creative arts therapies, parts work, and EMDR, I work with people to help them identify patterns they want to change, as well as strengths they would like to expand upon. I specialize in working with people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, PTSD, life transitions, substance use, and themes related to sexuality and gender. I am LGBTQIA+ affirming and work with adults, teenagers, and couples.
We all have experiences that have shaped how we navigate our relationship with ourself and others. Through the use of talk therapy, creative arts therapies, parts work, and EMDR, I work with people to help them identify patterns they want to change, as well as strengths they would like to expand upon. I specialize in working with people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, PTSD, life transitions, substance use, and themes related to sexuality and gender. I am LGBTQIA+ affirming and work with adults, teenagers, and couples.
Rebecca Shaw
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Downtown, Brooklyn, NY 11242
Some come to therapy to address feelings of sadness, emptiness, anxiety, or grief. Others come in the midst of or just after a major life transition that has left them feeling lost, alone, or directionless. And still others come simply wanting a better understanding of self. Whether you find yourself in transition or stagnant, overwhelmed or numb, trapped or out of control, I welcome you to my practice.
Some come to therapy to address feelings of sadness, emptiness, anxiety, or grief. Others come in the midst of or just after a major life transition that has left them feeling lost, alone, or directionless. And still others come simply wanting a better understanding of self. Whether you find yourself in transition or stagnant, overwhelmed or numb, trapped or out of control, I welcome you to my practice.
You deserve to be seen and heard for who exactly you are, even if you aren’t quite sure who that is yet. I’ll meet you where you are at, utilizing your own strengths, creativity, and interests to help cultivate change and healing. As a creative arts therapist, I can help you explore your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors with gentle curiosity. I am here to help you learn how to regulate, feel safe, grounded, and at home in your body. I combine verbal psychotherapy with creative arts therapies to help develop insight into the reasons that have brought you, your child, or your family to therapy.
You deserve to be seen and heard for who exactly you are, even if you aren’t quite sure who that is yet. I’ll meet you where you are at, utilizing your own strengths, creativity, and interests to help cultivate change and healing. As a creative arts therapist, I can help you explore your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors with gentle curiosity. I am here to help you learn how to regulate, feel safe, grounded, and at home in your body. I combine verbal psychotherapy with creative arts therapies to help develop insight into the reasons that have brought you, your child, or your family to therapy.
JUNE 2022: Currently accepting individuals for psychodynamically informed, attachment-oriented, weekly therapy or couples for weekly EFT-based couples therapy (Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy). EFT-based couples therapy seeks to help couples identify the interactional patterns that keep couples disconnected. In understanding these patterns, we work to help partners learn and understand their habitual protective behaviors, their partner's protective behaviors, and to practice NEW ways of responding to one's self and one's partner.
JUNE 2022: Currently accepting individuals for psychodynamically informed, attachment-oriented, weekly therapy or couples for weekly EFT-based couples therapy (Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy). EFT-based couples therapy seeks to help couples identify the interactional patterns that keep couples disconnected. In understanding these patterns, we work to help partners learn and understand their habitual protective behaviors, their partner's protective behaviors, and to practice NEW ways of responding to one's self and one's partner.
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