Male Therapists in Alphabet City, New York, NY
Marc A Blank
Counselor, MS, EdM, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Alphabet City, New York, NY 10014 (Online Only)
I utilize Solution-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma-Informed treatments. I work with children, adolescents and adults with many challenges including ADHD, autism, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, relationship challenges, family conflict, trauma, insomnia, and life and career challenges. I am an excellent listener, very empathetic, easy to talk to, and nonjudgmental. I create a relaxed, supportive environment where you can feel comfortable sharing and grow through guided self-exploration and varying perspectives.
I utilize Solution-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma-Informed treatments. I work with children, adolescents and adults with many challenges including ADHD, autism, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, relationship challenges, family conflict, trauma, insomnia, and life and career challenges. I am an excellent listener, very empathetic, easy to talk to, and nonjudgmental. I create a relaxed, supportive environment where you can feel comfortable sharing and grow through guided self-exploration and varying perspectives.
Creative Psychotherapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Alphabet City, New York, NY 10009
I am a New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker (License # 036633) with over 15 years of private practice psychotherapy experience. I was born and raised in New York. I work with individuals and couples, especially actors, artists, singers and other creative people.I offer treatment for: Depression, Anxiety, Mood Disorders, Obsessions & Phobias, Perfor mance Anxiety, Writer's Block, Getting to your next level of artistic excellence, Developing creativity and mental/emotional flexibility, Career transitions, Mid-life crisis, Loneliness, Being new to NYC, Relationships, and Break-ups.
I am a New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker (License # 036633) with over 15 years of private practice psychotherapy experience. I was born and raised in New York. I work with individuals and couples, especially actors, artists, singers and other creative people.I offer treatment for: Depression, Anxiety, Mood Disorders, Obsessions & Phobias, Perfor mance Anxiety, Writer's Block, Getting to your next level of artistic excellence, Developing creativity and mental/emotional flexibility, Career transitions, Mid-life crisis, Loneliness, Being new to NYC, Relationships, and Break-ups.
Matty Rickard - Expansive Therapy
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MHC-LP
Not Verified Not Verified
Alphabet City, New York, NY 10009
As a counselor based in hu manistic and relational cultural theory, I believe you are the person who knows yourself best. Throughout life, circumstances leading to disruptions in well-being can produce self-doubt, a negative view of self, and low self-worth. Even through these times, each person still has autonomy and the ability to make effective decisions that fit in accordance with their lives. One of my goals is to expand self-awareness so you can live in a more purposeful way that aligns with your values.
As a counselor based in hu manistic and relational cultural theory, I believe you are the person who knows yourself best. Throughout life, circumstances leading to disruptions in well-being can produce self-doubt, a negative view of self, and low self-worth. Even through these times, each person still has autonomy and the ability to make effective decisions that fit in accordance with their lives. One of my goals is to expand self-awareness so you can live in a more purposeful way that aligns with your values.
Matthew Lipari
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Alphabet City, New York, NY 10009
Waitlist for new clients
CUNY-Leh man College MSW Program graduate.
Potential clients can expect a welcoming environment that fosters new ideas and attitudes to managing daily stressors. We will identify triggers and create coping skills to help with anxious symptoms. Develop and identify core themes in communication issues in relationships. Process experiences from the past and how they could be affecting current functioning. My approach to therapy first requires time to build rapport and trust with the client. Clients will feel heard and their feelings validated. Once a problem or goal has been identified, I utilize a core concepts from motivational interviewing, CBT and solution-focused therapy.
CUNY-Leh man College MSW Program graduate.
Potential clients can expect a welcoming environment that fosters new ideas and attitudes to managing daily stressors. We will identify triggers and create coping skills to help with anxious symptoms. Develop and identify core themes in communication issues in relationships. Process experiences from the past and how they could be affecting current functioning. My approach to therapy first requires time to build rapport and trust with the client. Clients will feel heard and their feelings validated. Once a problem or goal has been identified, I utilize a core concepts from motivational interviewing, CBT and solution-focused therapy.
For over 35 years, I have helped people achieve their goal of living a fuller, more content life by creating a safe environment that supports exploration and growth. I am licensed in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York State.
For over 35 years, I have helped people achieve their goal of living a fuller, more content life by creating a safe environment that supports exploration and growth. I am licensed in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York State.
Dr. Stanley W Tam
Psychologist, PsyD, MFA, LP
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Alphabet City, New York, NY 10009 (Online Only)
There's really something to be said about the challenges of exploring, understanding and harnessing our very active internal lives in the attempt to make sense of it all, to feel safe in our day to day. I'm endeared to the process and feel that in order to heal we have to work with others, be it community, loved ones, or Psychologist, to gather the best parts of ourselves and turn the incredibly complicated, painful and fragile into things elegant, agile, and straight-forward. The therapeutic process as a living and breathing construction. To build and strengthen the scaffolding in order to find authenticity, uniqueness and courage
There's really something to be said about the challenges of exploring, understanding and harnessing our very active internal lives in the attempt to make sense of it all, to feel safe in our day to day. I'm endeared to the process and feel that in order to heal we have to work with others, be it community, loved ones, or Psychologist, to gather the best parts of ourselves and turn the incredibly complicated, painful and fragile into things elegant, agile, and straight-forward. The therapeutic process as a living and breathing construction. To build and strengthen the scaffolding in order to find authenticity, uniqueness and courage
Morris Cohen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Alphabet City, New York, NY 10009 (Online Only)
My philosophy is simple: The mind and body is designed to heal itself, and it needs only the proper awareness and fine-tuning in order to achieve this. I use a collaborative, eclectic approach that draws from many disciplines including, but not limited to psychodynamics, attachment theory, cognitive-behavioral therapy, EMDR and other experiential modalities.
My philosophy is simple: The mind and body is designed to heal itself, and it needs only the proper awareness and fine-tuning in order to achieve this. I use a collaborative, eclectic approach that draws from many disciplines including, but not limited to psychodynamics, attachment theory, cognitive-behavioral therapy, EMDR and other experiential modalities.
We are defined by our relationships. Relationship to ourselves, to others and to the world. Relationship dynamics get formed in attempts to succeed in life. Though sometimes we may succeed in relationship at certain points in life, those same dynamics can also become unproductive. At that point we can use the dynamic to understand the problem and determine the adjustments that then lead to success once again.
We are defined by our relationships. Relationship to ourselves, to others and to the world. Relationship dynamics get formed in attempts to succeed in life. Though sometimes we may succeed in relationship at certain points in life, those same dynamics can also become unproductive. At that point we can use the dynamic to understand the problem and determine the adjustments that then lead to success once again.
Brooklyn Psychedelic Psychotherapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Alphabet City, New York, NY 10009
meaning that my understanding of "mental" health has much to do with the belief that we are primarily spiritual beings in hu man form and that spiritual "injuries" (I.
My practice incorporates and integrates knowledge and techniques from various therapeutic modalities. I can conduct therapy sessions in English, Spanish or Portuguese. I have specific training in EMDR and Sensorimotor (somatic) Psychotherapy. I am a practicing psychedelic-assisted therapist and have trained extensively with ketamine. I offer ketamine-assisted psychotherapy sessions in partnership with Journey Clinical. I offer psychedelic prep and integration sessions that are guided by my familiarity with Traditional Amazonian Plant Medicines. In September 2022 I will train in psilocybin assisted therapy in Amsterdam.
meaning that my understanding of "mental" health has much to do with the belief that we are primarily spiritual beings in hu man form and that spiritual "injuries" (I.
My practice incorporates and integrates knowledge and techniques from various therapeutic modalities. I can conduct therapy sessions in English, Spanish or Portuguese. I have specific training in EMDR and Sensorimotor (somatic) Psychotherapy. I am a practicing psychedelic-assisted therapist and have trained extensively with ketamine. I offer ketamine-assisted psychotherapy sessions in partnership with Journey Clinical. I offer psychedelic prep and integration sessions that are guided by my familiarity with Traditional Amazonian Plant Medicines. In September 2022 I will train in psilocybin assisted therapy in Amsterdam.
Thomas Wagner
Licensed Psychoanalyst, MA, NCPsyA, LPsyA
Verified Verified
Alphabet City, New York, NY 10009 (Online Only)
While an exposure to many perspectives has enriched my way of working, an appreciation for the dynamic unconscious is central, as is the establishment of a here-and-now, mutually-agreed-upon secure frame for proceeding with therapy.
Psychotherapists like to think of themselves as insightful and caring. Their clients are likely to have all sorts of impressions. So it goes. Successful therapy can emerge, not through platitudes, but the achievement of mutual understanding and faith in the process. I would probably be best described as a non-dogmatic relational psychoanalyst, with extensive training in a wide variety of modalities. I have the privilege of being a graduate and member of the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis (NPAP) & supervisor/ faculty member at Washington Square Institute. I am also on the Board of Trustees and Training Committee at the Harlem Family Institute.
While an exposure to many perspectives has enriched my way of working, an appreciation for the dynamic unconscious is central, as is the establishment of a here-and-now, mutually-agreed-upon secure frame for proceeding with therapy.
Psychotherapists like to think of themselves as insightful and caring. Their clients are likely to have all sorts of impressions. So it goes. Successful therapy can emerge, not through platitudes, but the achievement of mutual understanding and faith in the process. I would probably be best described as a non-dogmatic relational psychoanalyst, with extensive training in a wide variety of modalities. I have the privilege of being a graduate and member of the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis (NPAP) & supervisor/ faculty member at Washington Square Institute. I am also on the Board of Trustees and Training Committee at the Harlem Family Institute.
Christopher J Lowe
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Alphabet City, New York, NY 10009 (Online Only)
I work frequently with individuals and couples who are motivated to gain more insight into themselves and who are struggling with career stress, overcoming early trauma and neglect, mild addictive behaviors, depression, anxiety, obsessive thoughts and behaviors, relationship conflict, and those who are trying to find a sense of meaning and purpose in their lives. My aim is to not only treat or view you as a set of symptoms, but to also help you acquire a deeper understanding of your self and from where those symptoms might be coming.
I work frequently with individuals and couples who are motivated to gain more insight into themselves and who are struggling with career stress, overcoming early trauma and neglect, mild addictive behaviors, depression, anxiety, obsessive thoughts and behaviors, relationship conflict, and those who are trying to find a sense of meaning and purpose in their lives. My aim is to not only treat or view you as a set of symptoms, but to also help you acquire a deeper understanding of your self and from where those symptoms might be coming.
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John Welch
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Alphabet City, New York, NY 10009
How can we make deeper changes when we are trying to manage unusual pain, or are just handling our day-to-day suffering? When we feel safe and accepted as we are, we can challenge ourselves to grow, and to encounter others in an authentic way. I aim to create, with you, a safe place where we get to know your habitual patterns of behaving and relating, and explore less familiar sides of you that may offer surprising possibilities for thinking, feeling, relating and living. How can deepening awareness enliven, balance, support, un-stick, sustain or change your life? Let's find out!
How can we make deeper changes when we are trying to manage unusual pain, or are just handling our day-to-day suffering? When we feel safe and accepted as we are, we can challenge ourselves to grow, and to encounter others in an authentic way. I aim to create, with you, a safe place where we get to know your habitual patterns of behaving and relating, and explore less familiar sides of you that may offer surprising possibilities for thinking, feeling, relating and living. How can deepening awareness enliven, balance, support, un-stick, sustain or change your life? Let's find out!
James Ellis, PhD
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD
Verified Verified
Alphabet City, New York, NY 10009
I am a Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice for over thirty-five years. I specialize in working with couples utilizing a psychoanalytic perspective. Additionally, I work with individuals and groups. Persons struggling with painful feelings such as anxiety, sadness, loss or depression, can be greatly helped by facing what are often experienced as insurmountable obstacles in a safe and secure therapeutic environment.
I am a Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice for over thirty-five years. I specialize in working with couples utilizing a psychoanalytic perspective. Additionally, I work with individuals and groups. Persons struggling with painful feelings such as anxiety, sadness, loss or depression, can be greatly helped by facing what are often experienced as insurmountable obstacles in a safe and secure therapeutic environment.
Gerald Schoenewolf, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychoanalyst, PhD
Verified Verified
Alphabet City, New York, NY 10009 (Online Only)
I am a licensed psychoanalyst, and I have the training to get to the root of your problems. I was required to undergo my own psychotherapy before I could be licensed. I have helped all kinds of clients who came with a variety of problems involving depression, anxiety, relationship and job conflicts, addictions, and the like. I have also done my homework, researching and authoring 15 books on psychology and 30 books in all. My latest, LIZZIE, is an acclaimed novel about Lizzie Borden. I have 50 years of experience that I can apply to helping you. You can read about me on my website: drschoenewolf.com.
I am a licensed psychoanalyst, and I have the training to get to the root of your problems. I was required to undergo my own psychotherapy before I could be licensed. I have helped all kinds of clients who came with a variety of problems involving depression, anxiety, relationship and job conflicts, addictions, and the like. I have also done my homework, researching and authoring 15 books on psychology and 30 books in all. My latest, LIZZIE, is an acclaimed novel about Lizzie Borden. I have 50 years of experience that I can apply to helping you. You can read about me on my website: drschoenewolf.com.
Gabriel DeCicco
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Alphabet City, New York, NY 10009
Are you looking to live the best version of your life possible? We all navigate through life in the best way we know how. I want to work with you to discover what is holding you back, what keeps you up at night, and what prevents you from navigating toward your goals. I work in a conversational and manner and strive to be as present with you in the work as possible. Our work together will help you improve your relationship with yourself. Ultimately, the goal is for you to be in the best position possible to build successful relationships and succeed in your endeavors. Happiness and health are within reach!
Are you looking to live the best version of your life possible? We all navigate through life in the best way we know how. I want to work with you to discover what is holding you back, what keeps you up at night, and what prevents you from navigating toward your goals. I work in a conversational and manner and strive to be as present with you in the work as possible. Our work together will help you improve your relationship with yourself. Ultimately, the goal is for you to be in the best position possible to build successful relationships and succeed in your endeavors. Happiness and health are within reach!
Therapy allows us to put our distress into words making it plain, it allows to share our struggles making them manageable.
Michele is an Italian name pronounced "Meek-ay-lay". I received training both in Europe and in New York. I specialize in depression and anxiety. Sometimes we are depressed/anxious because of natural events (e.g. a family loss, career challenges, etc...), and other times we feel depressed/anxious without knowing why, as if our mind was hiding the distress source. Whether we are able or unable to make out the reasons of our depression/anxiety, therapy can be a journey of self-discovery to alleviate these problems.
Therapy allows us to put our distress into words making it plain, it allows to share our struggles making them manageable.
Michele is an Italian name pronounced "Meek-ay-lay". I received training both in Europe and in New York. I specialize in depression and anxiety. Sometimes we are depressed/anxious because of natural events (e.g. a family loss, career challenges, etc...), and other times we feel depressed/anxious without knowing why, as if our mind was hiding the distress source. Whether we are able or unable to make out the reasons of our depression/anxiety, therapy can be a journey of self-discovery to alleviate these problems.
Paul Kaiser
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, NCPsyA, BCD
Verified Verified
Alphabet City, New York, NY 10009
I am a psychodynamically trained therapist with 30 years of experience treating a wide variety of individuals and couples. I don't treat diagnoses or disorders. I work with people who are dissatisfied and unhappy with some aspects of their lives, and who have come to recognize that their difficulties may have their origin within their own perceptions or unproductive patterns of behavior. A patient recently described our work together saying, “You listen to me until I know what I think.”
I am a psychodynamically trained therapist with 30 years of experience treating a wide variety of individuals and couples. I don't treat diagnoses or disorders. I work with people who are dissatisfied and unhappy with some aspects of their lives, and who have come to recognize that their difficulties may have their origin within their own perceptions or unproductive patterns of behavior. A patient recently described our work together saying, “You listen to me until I know what I think.”
Leon Zohrabian
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Alphabet City, New York, NY 10009 (Online Only)
I'm an introverted husband, dad, sports fan, musician, gamer, brainstormer, Christian, and an intent listener who loves psychology and supporting people. My clients and I build rapport quickly and we are usually able to figure out the root causes of symptoms of general/social anxiety, anger, and depression within the first few sessions. Many of the focus areas that usually come up include negative thought patterns, stress management, enhancing relationships with friends and family, navigating life transitions, building self-esteem/confidence, developing healthier behaviors/reactions, and dealing with grief/loss.
I'm an introverted husband, dad, sports fan, musician, gamer, brainstormer, Christian, and an intent listener who loves psychology and supporting people. My clients and I build rapport quickly and we are usually able to figure out the root causes of symptoms of general/social anxiety, anger, and depression within the first few sessions. Many of the focus areas that usually come up include negative thought patterns, stress management, enhancing relationships with friends and family, navigating life transitions, building self-esteem/confidence, developing healthier behaviors/reactions, and dealing with grief/loss.
Benjamin Swerdlow
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Alphabet City, New York, NY 10009
Ben is particularly enthusiastic about addressing pain management and its associated psychological impacts.
Ben Swerdlow, LCSW, is dedicated to helping individuals navigate and manage chronic pain through evidencebased approaches. Practicing in New York, Ben specializes in using the Pain Trainer program, a psychoeducation curriculum developed at the University of Melbourne, which equips clients with practical skills to cope with and alleviate chronic pain. His expertise extends to treating a wide range of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, and severe conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Ben also provides support to those facing challenges related to domestic abuse and substance abuse.
Ben is particularly enthusiastic about addressing pain management and its associated psychological impacts.
Ben Swerdlow, LCSW, is dedicated to helping individuals navigate and manage chronic pain through evidencebased approaches. Practicing in New York, Ben specializes in using the Pain Trainer program, a psychoeducation curriculum developed at the University of Melbourne, which equips clients with practical skills to cope with and alleviate chronic pain. His expertise extends to treating a wide range of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, and severe conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Ben also provides support to those facing challenges related to domestic abuse and substance abuse.
Isak de Vries
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MA, MDiv
Verified Verified
Alphabet City, New York, NY 10009
We have many words for the psychic, emotional, and self-injuries we endure - bi-polar, psychoses, depression, anxiety, borderline, PTSD, abuse, addiction, grief - and working together we learn to unclot the wounds so they heal.
Whether the collapse is "out there" or "in here," it often seems the world is collapsing. Many of us seek therapy because the sense of losing our mind, ourselves, our loved ones, or our livelihood is terrifying, and the real threats of psychic catastrophes are debilitating. Knowing what we want becomes increasingly difficult, and we struggle to take shape and hold on to ourselves in the presence of others. We fold up or fold in to protect ourselves and our relationships, but then aloneness, desperation, panic, and self-attack set in.
We have many words for the psychic, emotional, and self-injuries we endure - bi-polar, psychoses, depression, anxiety, borderline, PTSD, abuse, addiction, grief - and working together we learn to unclot the wounds so they heal.
Whether the collapse is "out there" or "in here," it often seems the world is collapsing. Many of us seek therapy because the sense of losing our mind, ourselves, our loved ones, or our livelihood is terrifying, and the real threats of psychic catastrophes are debilitating. Knowing what we want becomes increasingly difficult, and we struggle to take shape and hold on to ourselves in the presence of others. We fold up or fold in to protect ourselves and our relationships, but then aloneness, desperation, panic, and self-attack set in.
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Male Therapists
As a man, why might I want to see a male therapist?
There are many reasons a man might wish to work with a male therapist, including a degree of shared identity, which may help client and therapist connect to each other and allow for a more free-flowing discussion of issues that can be deeply personal. Some men may feel more comfortable talking to a male therapist about relationship concerns, the pressures they feel around the roles society and family place on men, career or job challenges, self-esteem, or anger problems. For some men who have not had a male role models in their lives, a good male therapist may be especially helpful.
How can I find out about a therapist’s experience treating men?
Individuals looking for treatment should feel comfortable directly asking a therapist about their history treating men overall and the issues that arise in therapy with men. A good therapist will be happy to discuss such matters as well as their educational background, approach to treatment, and how they think they can aid a prospective client. Prospective clients should also ask what the expectation is for treatment, and what the fee structure is, and whether and which insurance plans are accepted.
Can clients benefit from having a therapist of the same gender?
Therapy is not gender-specific, but some men as well as women feel more comfortable opening up about their experiences and history with a male therapist. An individual may feel that they have to explain less background information and be on the same page more quickly, particularly when discussing gender-specific challenges, in the case of male clients. Some women have prior negative experiences with women that predispose them to prefer working with a male in therapy. That said, a good clinician can transcend most if not all gender concerns. Ultimately, the most important factor in therapy is the connection and trust the client is able to build with the practitioner.
Would a male therapist have specific training in treating men?
Generally, no. There are no certifications for treating men specifically, but there are continuing education classes that therapists may take that focus on treating men as a group. There are many therapists who focus on men and male issues in their treatment and therefore have experience and expertise in this domain.