Family Therapy in Brooklyn, NY

Hi, my name is Mateja Petje and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist however I only provide individual therapy. I have over 20 years of experience and I specialize in PTSD/C-PTSD - childhood abuse and trauma - as well as chronic anxiety, depression, and phobias. I am a trauma survivor and trauma-informed therapist. I provide individual sessions. I have 20 years of experience with trauma/abuse, mood disorders, anxiety, phobias, OCD., and chronic stress. I am warm and compassionate, and I do keep my clients accountable and assign HW including practicing skills.

Welcome! My name is Margaret Mui and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 15 years of experience in the field. I work with adults, couples, and children in areas of emotional health, stress reduction, interpersonal relationships, understanding family dynamics, couples therapy, parenting skills and helping the person/family to succeed through insight and strength building. My approach utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Christian Perspective Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, Relaxation, and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction.

Are you a couple struggling to be heard and reaching for connection? Are you dealing with anxiety over a recent life transition? As a clinical therapist in DUMBO, I specialize in helping individuals cope with anxiety, couples in conflict increase positive interactions, and those going through life transitions find confidence. I also offer family therapy skills to children and parents struggling with behavioral challenges. We help those who feel stuck in patterns that don't seem to be working anymore by providing a safe, trustworthy and collaborative environment that works towards a sense of self-efficacy and change.

I am a clinical psychologist providing therapy and assessment services in Scarsdale and Greenwich. I treat various conditions, such as depression, anxiety, behavioral problems, social anxiety, and school/work issues. I also focus on life transitions, whether that be a recent move, transition from college, changes in family dynamics, or changes in significant relationships. Furthermore, I have extensive experience in conducting psychological assessments. Therapeutically, I focus on developing teens and adults, where as I provide assessments for all ages.

I have over 15 years of experience working with children and families. I have treated children with a variety of issues, including: attention and hyperactivity disorders, autism spectrum disorders, developmental delays, anxiety, oppositional defiant disorders, and other behavioral difficulties. I work with children who have experienced trauma, have attachment difficulties, family disruptions, or adjustment issues. I have experience running social skills groups and am trained in Child-Parent Relationship Therapy. I am a member of the Association for Play Therapy and am a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor.

I have a deep respect for my clients and their lived experiences. I work with individuals facing complex trauma, substance abuse and misuse, relationship stress, domestic and sexual violence, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Your expertise on your experiences combined with my clinical knowledge creates a relationship where you have the space to intentionally explore who you are, wherever you're at. Curiosity, compassion, and humor create a laid back atmosphere, where I aim to foster trust, collaborate, and learn about the interplay between your personal history and honor the context in which you exist within society.

As a dedicated and licensed therapist, I specialize in helping individuals and romantic partners navigate emotional and relational triggers. My goal is to support you in creating healthier, more fulfilling relationships with yourself and others. With multiple years of experience, I have a proven track record in treating trauma, attachment issues, anxiety, and depression. My approach integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Somatic therapies, empowering you to tune into your inner experience, access deeper awareness, and cultivate compassion and healing for past and present wounds.

I believe that hurt, disappointment, sadness and grief are a normal part of the human experience. However, we often turn this hurt inward and create even more painful beliefs about ourselves and the world. I create genuine relationships with the people I work with, helping them to address and remove barriers that prevent them from more meaningful, authentic, and purposeful lives. I offer curiosity, new ideas and techniques while helping my clients identify and shift patterns that no longer serve them.

Through both my psychoanalytic training and my training as a creative arts therapist, I treat each person as an individual and we come up with a treatment plan together. My patients are often dealing with depression, anxiety, life transitions, relationship issues, identity formation, trauma, and attachment issues. My view of therapy is a collaborative process where we work together to help you increase your self-esteem, have a greater understanding of yourself, and be able to have healthy and long-lasting friendships and romantic relationships.

I am a NYS Licensed Mental Health Counselor and NYS Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 25+ years of experience working with individuals, couples, and groups. I use guided imagery, and techniques for developing hopefulness. I also use more traditional insight modes of treatment. I also work through Headway which enables many clients to obtain insurance coverage. Please see my profile at headway.co/providers/tina-kahn for more information.

Being human is a wondrous and challenging endeavor. Most of us walk around each day feeling inadequate, lost, anxious or depressed. And yet something inside us yearns for more. It takes tremendous courage to slow down and listen to this voice. To turn towards the painful feelings and try to understand them. I believe that with the right support, the hard stuff is actually the gateway to a life that is more purposeful, meaningful, integrated and peace-filled. In my office I create a warm and engaging space for clients to build self-awareness, heal old wounds and reflect on patterns that may not be helping them.

Ayanna Ferguson is a licensed family therapist, born and raised in New York. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York and Florida with 15 years of experience in clinical therapy, she continues to grow her private practice. Also, she teaches as a faculty lecturer for a graduate program, training future therapists. Ayanna embraces working with individuals and families of diverse racial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds who may be experiencing a variation of stress and are new or returning to therapy. She specializes in honoring and lifting cultural values, beliefs, and personal strengths.

I have been seeing individual, couples and families for the past 20 years, I received clinical training at the Ackerman Institute. I also have specialized training in EMDR, Emotionally Focused Therapy, as well as Somatic Experiencing. I am in ongoing supervision with colleagues in the field, and attend conferences and maintain an interest in reading up on all the latest theories and new developments in psychotherapy. I have raised a family of my own, and have experienced first hand the challenges and demands of creating healthy relationships. I enjoy working with people and believe in the importance of a positive perspective.

As a psychotherapist, I have found that cultivating a genuinely curious and accepting relationship with oneself is essential for growth. Effective therapy facilitates this investigation; I am dedicated to helping people find greater fulfillment and success in their pursuits, develop more satisfying relationships, alleviate distressing symptoms, and discover comfort and confidence with themselves. Together, our work will address the barriers, behaviors, and past issues that inhibit change, in order to improve present day problems and symptoms and help you more fully inhabit your strengths.

DURING THE PANDEMIC-ALL SESSIONS ARE CONDUCTED VIA ZOOM. What motivates me? 90% of divorcing couples do not receive EVEN ONE HOUR of marital therapy, 2/3 of divorces do not involve high-conflict marriages, children of divorce are twice as likely to divorce and 2/3 of divorces occur within the first 10 years of marriage. I have been married for 43 years, father of 4, counseling couples in NYC since 1980 with an 80% success rate in saving couples on the brink. Most couples wait 2 years before seeking any help. For goodness sake, DON'T WAIT! My mantra: I'll be the last person in the room to give up on your marriage

Are you feeling isolated from family or friends; unable to get out doors as easily as before due to chronic medical conditions, worried about the day to day problems, like transportation to a doctor, how to access services, or about how to better communicate with family, friends, or your doctor? Are you struggling with deeper emotional troubles such as learning to cope with the loss of a loved one who may have moved or passed away, or having to cope with chronic pain, or symptoms of depression or anxiety?

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.

People often come to see me when they've tried to improve their situation on their own through resources that are readily available such as talking with friends or family. Sometimes friends and family can only help so much. Psychotherapy aims at addressing the situation at its core. As your therapist, we would work together to explore and understand your underlying emotional experience, thinking patterns, and outward behaviors for the purposes of preventing future trouble, alleviating current distress, and improving resilience.

My approach to therapy is to create a supportive and compassionate space that will allow us to challenge and explore patterns of behavior, relationship dynamics, thoughts and experiences, while allowing healing to occur on the path to achieving your therapeutic goals. During our work together we will explore different part of you and identify the Self that you want to lead with.