Therapists in Columbia County, NY

If you have persistent worries or obstacles that stand in the way of living more fully, this could be a good time to have a consultation. My style is compassionate, listening fully and deeply providing you with the tools to make positive changes. I will work with you to create a safe and collaborative environment whether you are feeling anxious, depressed, struggling with relationships or work, issues of sexuality, LGTB, life transitions and loss, or addictive behavior. I hold an MSW and a certificate in supervision from NYU, and certificates in Imago Couples Therapy and Group Therapy.

Do you feel undeserving of your best life? Or carry a burden of shame from abuse as a child, and need help learning to love yourself? Therapy provides a healing path, and I will walk it with you. As kids we learn reading and math yet not how to handle troubling feelings of fear, sadness, anger, and shame. Psychotherapy teaches you how to love yourself. Relief comes as you drop harsh self-judgments that block moving from where you are now to where you want to be. You learn to discriminate between destructive self-criticism and positive self-correction.

Making the choice to begin therapy is a radical act of self-love and community care. As a therapist, my goal is to provide a supportive, affirming space where clients can explore and better understand their challenges, and cultivate a more trusting relationship with themselves. My speciality is in treating trauma, the impacts of emotional and physical violence, and anxiety. I also work with clients navigating relationship stress, life transitions, burnout and self-esteem issues. In our work together, we’ll expand on your inner strengths and resiliency, while exploring the challenges you are facing with compassion, humor and courage.

Do you need a listening ear? Find ways to save a relationship? Grow beyond your past and create a new you? Manage your feelings or an addiction that consumes your life? I can support you in taking charge of your situation and reaching the solutions and destinations you wish for. In our sessions you can face your challenges and grow to meet them; bringing order, stability and success in your life. My clients appreciate my respectful, compassionate and straightforward approach. I believe in my clients and leave you free to choose the way you walk your path of life while offering encouragement and support.

The primary focus of my work with clients is to listen to and understand each person as they are, with the intention of forming a therapeutic relationship that allows for healing, growth and transformation. My approach is based on the belief that people deserve to know more about themselves, and that this can help them to connect with others, to experience less suffering and to overcome obstacles that limit their enjoyment of life. I will offer an atmosphere of empathy and respect, along with insights and observations based on your specific situation and needs.

I work with individuals to help them increase self-awareness and lead happier lives. My unique background makes me different than most therapists. In addition to being a licensed therapist, I have a PhD in Philosophy. As a therapist and life coach, I help individuals struggling in particular with relationships, codependency, sexual compulsivity, and substance/alcohol abuse. I also work with adult children of alcoholics, those who grew up in families where emotional chaos and parental addiction may affect their current lives. Unrecognized trauma can result from this. In addition, I work with gay individuals and couples.

My psychotherapy practice is dedicated to helping people overcome difficulties in managing troubling emotions, dysfunctional behaviors, or problems in career, relationship, or life transition. Working primarily in short-term cognitive behavioral models, trouble areas are defined and broken down. Clients are actively encouraged to collaborate on developing new, healthier perspectives, and to generate and practice effective coping strategies and skills. Foundations in psychodynamic and developmental theory, neuroscience, as well as eastern philosophy and mindfulness practice often inform and shape the course of work.

I am an experienced therapist. I value and look to create a collaboration in working with my patients. My practice is both psychoanalytic and psychodynamic. The goal is to facilitate better functioning in interpersonal relationships, relieve anxiety and depression, and to achieve more gratification experiencing the present, as well as in the future. I consider personal history and dreams as relevant as the anecdotal material of life ongoing. We know ourselves better than anyone else. This work is aimed at discovering what we already know and understanding it and being able to make good use of it.

I am a clinical social worker with a practice in both the Berkshires and New York City. I approach my work with compassion to create a safe space to allow clients to explore what is holding them back or causing them distress. I believe the work of therapy is to empower each of us to build the life we seek. Depression and anxiety can interfere with our ability to create and relate and achieve. Working with a therapist you trust can remove roadblocks and allow a person to be and feel more authentic.

Regardless of the individuals and families particular difficulties, two things have struck me time after time in my work with them. First, is the rightness of their 'symptoms.' If I listen close enough and with enough openness to learn the language of their 'symptoms,' that which, at the onset, seems to have an its own private mind boggling logic, makes a great deal of sense. Second, was the level of determination and creativity people attempt to resolve said difficulties ... a determination and creativeness I attempt to match and respect during my time in their lives.

My passion in life is to help individuals and couples quickly find solutions to even the most challenging issues, so that they can reconnect with a new sense of possibility and joy for what life can truly be. The short-term, solution-oriented approach focuses on the present and future rather than the past. In our work together you will quickly learn how to shift your perspective from one in which you may feel frustrated, stuck, scared or angry, to one in which you will find the courage, willingness, love, and wisdom you need in any situation to move forward.

Helping people help themselves. Adults and couples. Anxiety, depression, dependency, uncertain fears and specific symptoms. Conflict, school and job stress, trauma, bereavement. I draw on decades of experience (and was the Clinical Unit Administrator for two agencies). With empathy, time, and care, I help people to draw on their strengths to learn to be good communicators and effective problem-solvers and to gain a sense of control, meaning, and wholesome relatedness.

"The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination." - Carl Rogers --- In my practice I provide a relationship that nurtures personal growth. I am a mental health counselor and art psychotherapist with over 10 years of experience. I offer a comfortable, supportive environment to help address issues such as anxiety, depression, change, grief and loss. My holistic approach incorporates mindfulness, meditation and the mind-body connection.

My specialty is treating anxiety and panic disorders but I am also experienced helping with a variety of issues including depression, insomnia and difficulty adjusting to life changes or transitions. For twenty years I've had the privilege of working with clients like yourself, helping them to find solutions and to work toward a more manageable and enjoyable life. Its my experience that providing a genuine, non judgmental, empathetic and caring environment are the most important factors for positive change, as well as an encouraging treatment that is tailored to the individuals unique strengths and resources.

Psychotherapy provides the support and structure to facilitate your ability to make positive changes. I work with relationship issues, anxiety, depression, transitions throughout the life span, parenting concerns, stress at work, school or home. I have an interactive style and I evaluate the needs of each client in order to determine the type of approach that would be most useful. With an eclectic approach the work we do may, for example, include psycho-dynamic and insight oriented work, a problem solving focus, behavior modification or stress management. I may suggest "homework" at times such as a relaxation exercise or a relevant reading.

Families Together is a private group of highly trained, experienced Therapists. We specialize in assisting individuals of all ages & families to help reduce conflict in their relationships, change distressing circumstances, identify challenges, enhance insight & develop new tools to help manage their lives while guiding towards self-actualization & the restoration of dreams. Our welcoming atmosphere encourages feelings of peacefulness & well-being. Upon arrival to our office, individuals are greeted daily with fresh baked cookies, calming music, gentle lighting & home style décor evoking feelings of safety & security.

In my 30 years as a therapist with individuals, couples and groups, I have been a sustaining presence and catalyst for people to open to new possibilities for themselves and make life-affirming choices. My specialties include couples counseling, relationship and women's issues, group facilitation. I am a Certified Imago Relationships therapist and a Safe Conversations Leader (safeconversations.com). I meet with clients in person and on zoom. At this time, I am only accepting new referrals for couples therapy. I love facilitating groups, and this Fall I will start a new group for women around issues of growing older.

I am a counselor and licensed psychotherapist working with teens, young adults, and men and women of all ages struggling with the devaluation of self, depression, anxiety, anger, eating disordered behaviors, substance abuse, and life transitions. My approaches include psychodynamic (connecting the painful past with current problems), cognitive(reframing negative beliefs) and a solution focused therapy, at all times building on the unique strengths of each client. I also practice EMDR - a technique designed to alleviate distress by accessing deep-rooted thoughts and feelings that need resolution.

Therapy provides the space to challenge self defeating beliefs and see oneself more clearly. I offer a safe and non-judgmental environment. My specialties and areas of interest include helping people overcome feeings of shame, depression and anxiety. I'll support you in your life transitions and when you're feeling afraid or unfulfilled. A lot of my work is around relationship challenges of all kinds. My goal is to help you understand and accept yourself. My goal is also to help you learn how to help yourself.