Experiential Therapy in Northport, NY
Wouldn't it be great to get the guidance and support you need to have more ease in your mind and body? To move through life's big challenges with confidence and resilience? The truth is most of us have accumulated feelings and beliefs from traumatic and hurtful experiences. We form all kinds of uncomfortable symptoms as a result, from inner conflicts and severe self-criticism to anxiety, depression, and broken relationships. The great thing is that these uncomfortable symptoms really get our attention and can call us to a more satisfying conscious life and a much improved version of ourselves. I am here to help you do this.
Wouldn't it be great to get the guidance and support you need to have more ease in your mind and body? To move through life's big challenges with confidence and resilience? The truth is most of us have accumulated feelings and beliefs from traumatic and hurtful experiences. We form all kinds of uncomfortable symptoms as a result, from inner conflicts and severe self-criticism to anxiety, depression, and broken relationships. The great thing is that these uncomfortable symptoms really get our attention and can call us to a more satisfying conscious life and a much improved version of ourselves. I am here to help you do this.
STEPS /Stress & Trauma Eval and Psych Services/
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Northport, NY 11768
Has a stressful or traumatic event left you feeling depleted, depressed, anxious, or disconnected from your loved ones? By getting lodged in our bodies, stress makes it very difficult to “just get over it,” or "move on." Moving forward and healing, however, is possible. Even by considering psychotherapy, you are making a very important first step towards regaining control of your life. Your choice to value your mental health is the key to getting back your feelings of agency, self-confidence, and sense of control of our own emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.
Has a stressful or traumatic event left you feeling depleted, depressed, anxious, or disconnected from your loved ones? By getting lodged in our bodies, stress makes it very difficult to “just get over it,” or "move on." Moving forward and healing, however, is possible. Even by considering psychotherapy, you are making a very important first step towards regaining control of your life. Your choice to value your mental health is the key to getting back your feelings of agency, self-confidence, and sense of control of our own emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.
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Caren Jacobs
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Huntington, NY 11743 (Online Only)
Gestalt therapy is an experiential therapy that can help access emotions stored in the body.
Feeling stuck? Tired of the negative narratives that constantly play in your head? If you suffer from anxiety or trauma, but are finding it difficult to seek help, I am here for you. With over 35 years experience working with those suffering from anxiety, trauma, depression, and grief due to loss. I will listen to your pain and offer guidance, support and practical solutions. When you find the right person to share your darkest pain and shame, remarkable transformations can occur. Let me assist you in your healing journey. Together, we can discover where you may be blocked. You deserve to feel joy again! There is hope! I can help!
Gestalt therapy is an experiential therapy that can help access emotions stored in the body.
Feeling stuck? Tired of the negative narratives that constantly play in your head? If you suffer from anxiety or trauma, but are finding it difficult to seek help, I am here for you. With over 35 years experience working with those suffering from anxiety, trauma, depression, and grief due to loss. I will listen to your pain and offer guidance, support and practical solutions. When you find the right person to share your darkest pain and shame, remarkable transformations can occur. Let me assist you in your healing journey. Together, we can discover where you may be blocked. You deserve to feel joy again! There is hope! I can help!
I am a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) working with clients via telehealth throughout the state of NY. I work with teenagers and adults, individuals, couples, and families specializing in Anxiety, Depression, Life Changes, and Relationship difficulties. I use behavioral interventions, therapies of paradox, and solution-focused supportive processing to help clients make progress toward their goals. My approach has been most helpful for teenagers, adults, and couples committed to making changes but struggling to come out of old patterns, define the new path, and embrace the necessary discomfort of change.
I am a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) working with clients via telehealth throughout the state of NY. I work with teenagers and adults, individuals, couples, and families specializing in Anxiety, Depression, Life Changes, and Relationship difficulties. I use behavioral interventions, therapies of paradox, and solution-focused supportive processing to help clients make progress toward their goals. My approach has been most helpful for teenagers, adults, and couples committed to making changes but struggling to come out of old patterns, define the new path, and embrace the necessary discomfort of change.
As a mental health professional, i am always guiding clients to make improvements, and it isn’t always easy. I have many clients with different mental health issues. The most ideal situation with my client was when he required assistance with depressed mood and adjustment to new relationship. Assisting my client with adjustment, positive reinforcement, problem-solving skills, communication skills and relaxation techniques was rewarding. I Use that momentum and some carefully chosen resolutions and goals to help my client go into with more hope and lasting, positive changes.
As a mental health professional, i am always guiding clients to make improvements, and it isn’t always easy. I have many clients with different mental health issues. The most ideal situation with my client was when he required assistance with depressed mood and adjustment to new relationship. Assisting my client with adjustment, positive reinforcement, problem-solving skills, communication skills and relaxation techniques was rewarding. I Use that momentum and some carefully chosen resolutions and goals to help my client go into with more hope and lasting, positive changes.
My passion is working with individuals struggling with everyday issues that challenge each of us at different stages of life. I take an experiential approach with my clients, which is "learning through reflection on doing". I relate to my clients in an emotional and authentic way by providing real-life guidance and direction for individuals to assess and redirect their relationships and goals. For 20 years, I have had a private clinical practice. My post-graduate education has focused on marriage, post-traumatic stress, gender identification, abandonment, trauma, adult-children of alcoholics, women's issues, divorce adjustment, grief and phobias.
My passion is working with individuals struggling with everyday issues that challenge each of us at different stages of life. I take an experiential approach with my clients, which is "learning through reflection on doing". I relate to my clients in an emotional and authentic way by providing real-life guidance and direction for individuals to assess and redirect their relationships and goals. For 20 years, I have had a private clinical practice. My post-graduate education has focused on marriage, post-traumatic stress, gender identification, abandonment, trauma, adult-children of alcoholics, women's issues, divorce adjustment, grief and phobias.
People come into therapy for multiple reasons. It could be an issue with coping when something bad happens or feeling anxious or depressed or having interpersonal difficulties. I understand how painful emotional problems can be, and how they can interfere with everyday life. I believe in understanding what’s going on in the present and then building skills to deal with the future. Coping and overcoming pain and building skills are the best ways to actualize this future you. I am a full professor in the clinical psychology doctoral program at Hofstra. I am trained in CBT and have been able to help people with treatments that work.
People come into therapy for multiple reasons. It could be an issue with coping when something bad happens or feeling anxious or depressed or having interpersonal difficulties. I understand how painful emotional problems can be, and how they can interfere with everyday life. I believe in understanding what’s going on in the present and then building skills to deal with the future. Coping and overcoming pain and building skills are the best ways to actualize this future you. I am a full professor in the clinical psychology doctoral program at Hofstra. I am trained in CBT and have been able to help people with treatments that work.
My approach is person centered and psychodynamic. I use evidence-based therapeutic practices with a foundation in existential therapy. Together, we can uncover the "why," so you may live with any "how."
My approach is person centered and psychodynamic. I use evidence-based therapeutic practices with a foundation in existential therapy. Together, we can uncover the "why," so you may live with any "how."
State of Balance Mental Health Counseling Svcs
Counselor, LMHC, C-DBT, CIMHP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Patchogue, NY 11772 (Online Only)
Do you feel that you think about food more than the average person? Do you think that your body holds you back from doing the things that you want to do? Do you try to control food to feel "good" or maybe you feel like you have no control over food whatsoever and use it to cope? If any of these resonate with you, you probably have tried many ways to feel better and have been left feeling hopeless. Or maybe you feel you're imagining that you are struggling at altogether. If any of this sounds like you, you may be struggling with an eating disorder or with your body image. There is help available to you and there is hope for recovery!
Do you feel that you think about food more than the average person? Do you think that your body holds you back from doing the things that you want to do? Do you try to control food to feel "good" or maybe you feel like you have no control over food whatsoever and use it to cope? If any of these resonate with you, you probably have tried many ways to feel better and have been left feeling hopeless. Or maybe you feel you're imagining that you are struggling at altogether. If any of this sounds like you, you may be struggling with an eating disorder or with your body image. There is help available to you and there is hope for recovery!
My long-time practice first in Greenwich Village and now in Huntington has always drawn creative and spiritually minded people because of my specialty in clinical meditation, imagery and the transpersonal psychology of psychosynthesis. I work online and/or in-person.
My long-time practice first in Greenwich Village and now in Huntington has always drawn creative and spiritually minded people because of my specialty in clinical meditation, imagery and the transpersonal psychology of psychosynthesis. I work online and/or in-person.
Anna Diliberti
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Huntington Station, NY 11746 (Online Only)
Hello Fellow Travelers, My name is Anna Diliberti and I am an LCSW by definition, and while the work I do does include CBT as well as other modalities such as existentialism in the field of psychotherapy, my primary services are that of a non-dualist, psycho-spiritual therapist, and guide between the two worlds of the Human-Being. The Human is who we are while here on Planet Earth and the Being is who we are eternally, our true selves.
Hello Fellow Travelers, My name is Anna Diliberti and I am an LCSW by definition, and while the work I do does include CBT as well as other modalities such as existentialism in the field of psychotherapy, my primary services are that of a non-dualist, psycho-spiritual therapist, and guide between the two worlds of the Human-Being. The Human is who we are while here on Planet Earth and the Being is who we are eternally, our true selves.
Becoming Yourself
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Centerport, NY 11721 (Online Only)
Do you feel without a sense of purpose in your life? Are you in long-term addiction recovery and looking for meaning in life beyond sobriety? Have your relationships been lacking the connection you want, or has a relationship recently ended? Are you anxious about meeting new people? All these challenges are easier to overcome when there is someone facing them with you. Previous clients have worked in academia and the STEM fields, are in the process of ending long-term relationships, or are in long-term addiction recovery (at least one year).
Do you feel without a sense of purpose in your life? Are you in long-term addiction recovery and looking for meaning in life beyond sobriety? Have your relationships been lacking the connection you want, or has a relationship recently ended? Are you anxious about meeting new people? All these challenges are easier to overcome when there is someone facing them with you. Previous clients have worked in academia and the STEM fields, are in the process of ending long-term relationships, or are in long-term addiction recovery (at least one year).
Rosara Torrisi
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R, MEd, CST, PhD
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Huntington, NY 11743
I am dedicated to helping people work through life's unique challenges. I am here to assist you in reaching new solutions and working toward your goals. I can support individuals in coping with depression, anxiety, sexual identity or orientation, life skills for young adults, and sexual dysfunction. Couples or those in relationships may be seeking therapy for communication and relationship skills, sexual enrichment, mismatched desire, premarital counseling, or erectile and orgasm difficulties. I am an LGBT-Affirmative, Kink-Aware, and Poly-Inclusive therapist. I was Voted the number 1 Sex Therapist on Long Island for 2015 and 2017.
I am dedicated to helping people work through life's unique challenges. I am here to assist you in reaching new solutions and working toward your goals. I can support individuals in coping with depression, anxiety, sexual identity or orientation, life skills for young adults, and sexual dysfunction. Couples or those in relationships may be seeking therapy for communication and relationship skills, sexual enrichment, mismatched desire, premarital counseling, or erectile and orgasm difficulties. I am an LGBT-Affirmative, Kink-Aware, and Poly-Inclusive therapist. I was Voted the number 1 Sex Therapist on Long Island for 2015 and 2017.
David Lesser - Envision Beyond Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Huntington Station, NY 11746
Life is a journey and you will be hard pressed to find a completely smooth path along the way. The hard truth is that life can be filled with difficulties. However, everyone possesses inner strengths to overcome their barriers. I will assist you in bringing out these strengths and adopt healthy coping mechanisms.
Life is a journey and you will be hard pressed to find a completely smooth path along the way. The hard truth is that life can be filled with difficulties. However, everyone possesses inner strengths to overcome their barriers. I will assist you in bringing out these strengths and adopt healthy coping mechanisms.
I am a dedicated mental health counselor specializing in the unique needs of adolescents and young adults. Issues such as ADHD, anxiety, depression, and relationship dynamics can be overwhelming. My practice is dedicated to helping individuals during these times. Throughout my career, I’ve had the privilege of working with clients across a spectrum of mental health disorders, ranging from mild to severe. My approach is compassionate and tailored to each individual, ensuring that we address, not just the symptoms, but also the underlying issues that impact daily life and relationships.
I am a dedicated mental health counselor specializing in the unique needs of adolescents and young adults. Issues such as ADHD, anxiety, depression, and relationship dynamics can be overwhelming. My practice is dedicated to helping individuals during these times. Throughout my career, I’ve had the privilege of working with clients across a spectrum of mental health disorders, ranging from mild to severe. My approach is compassionate and tailored to each individual, ensuring that we address, not just the symptoms, but also the underlying issues that impact daily life and relationships.
Leah Block
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CASAC
Verified Verified
Smithtown, NY 11787 (Online Only)
The unfolding nature of our lives is a sacred journey and can be trusted. When we know how to listen, engage and trust the wisdom of our own lives, journeys and hearts, we become more ourselves. I view therapy as a process of learning to listen and live life more authentically, from our inner GPS, rather than from others telling us who we are, who we should be and what to think/do/etc. This process is key to life satisfaction as we become the person we were meant to be.
The unfolding nature of our lives is a sacred journey and can be trusted. When we know how to listen, engage and trust the wisdom of our own lives, journeys and hearts, we become more ourselves. I view therapy as a process of learning to listen and live life more authentically, from our inner GPS, rather than from others telling us who we are, who we should be and what to think/do/etc. This process is key to life satisfaction as we become the person we were meant to be.
Lee Ann Barbara Grasso
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Halesite, NY 11743 (Online Only)
Hello! I'm a licensed therapist in Huntington, seeing clients in person and online. The idea of therapy can sometimes be overwhelming, even more overwhelming then what lead you to search for a therapist in the first place. The truth is, however, that therapy can be whatever you need it to be. Whether something as big as a life transition or something as small as a series of bad days, the therapeutic relationship can be a tool for examining, venting, learning, or guiding. It is a nonjudgmental space where you can bring anything on your mind and find the support you need to move through and forward.
Hello! I'm a licensed therapist in Huntington, seeing clients in person and online. The idea of therapy can sometimes be overwhelming, even more overwhelming then what lead you to search for a therapist in the first place. The truth is, however, that therapy can be whatever you need it to be. Whether something as big as a life transition or something as small as a series of bad days, the therapeutic relationship can be a tool for examining, venting, learning, or guiding. It is a nonjudgmental space where you can bring anything on your mind and find the support you need to move through and forward.
Dani Cleary
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Kings Park, NY 11754 (Online Only)
Hello! My name is Dani Cleary and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), based in Long Island, New York, and working with clients via telehealth. I work with adolescents, adults, and persons 65 years and older. I specialize in anxiety, depression, stress, and grief, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a Psychodynamic Approach, and Strength-Based Perspective. I have found that my approach and style are a good fit for a broad range of ages, as I typically treat adolescents to 65 years and older populations. As broad as those ages are, comes the broad range of conditions and transitions in life.
Hello! My name is Dani Cleary and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), based in Long Island, New York, and working with clients via telehealth. I work with adolescents, adults, and persons 65 years and older. I specialize in anxiety, depression, stress, and grief, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a Psychodynamic Approach, and Strength-Based Perspective. I have found that my approach and style are a good fit for a broad range of ages, as I typically treat adolescents to 65 years and older populations. As broad as those ages are, comes the broad range of conditions and transitions in life.
Maria Alejandra Mirabella
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Smithtown, NY 11787 (Online Only)
As a bilingual therapist fluent in both Spanish and English, I am dedicated to helping individuals and couples navigate some of life's most important and often challenging transitions. Whether you're stepping into marriage, embracing the joys and struggles of parenthood, dealing with separation, or contemplating the next phase of your relationship, I offer a supportive and empathetic space where you can openly explore your thoughts and feelings.
As a bilingual therapist fluent in both Spanish and English, I am dedicated to helping individuals and couples navigate some of life's most important and often challenging transitions. Whether you're stepping into marriage, embracing the joys and struggles of parenthood, dealing with separation, or contemplating the next phase of your relationship, I offer a supportive and empathetic space where you can openly explore your thoughts and feelings.
Zach Cohen is a Mental Performance Coach whom provides mental skills training and counseling to athletes & performers of all ages and levels, sports teams, organizations & governing bodies. He works with collegiate, high school, amateur & youth athletes to improve performance both on & off the field of play. Through a person-centered approach to welling-being & mental health, he works with clients to enhance the whole self and reach for the point in which they are their best self most consistently.
Zach Cohen is a Mental Performance Coach whom provides mental skills training and counseling to athletes & performers of all ages and levels, sports teams, organizations & governing bodies. He works with collegiate, high school, amateur & youth athletes to improve performance both on & off the field of play. Through a person-centered approach to welling-being & mental health, he works with clients to enhance the whole self and reach for the point in which they are their best self most consistently.
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Experiential Therapy
How does experiential therapy work?
Experiential therapy works by allowing an individual to use their creativity to re-imagine themselves and their lives in an effort to process their emotions. Experiential therapy may take many forms, including engaging clients through art, re-enactments, role-playing, music, or forms of physical recreation. By focusing on these activities, experiential therapists help individuals identify the emotions they associate with previous experiences and work together to cope with negative reactions, like fear, anger, or shame.
Is experiential therapy evidence-based?
Experiential therapy incorporates many therapy modalities, some of which have been more closely researched than others. Music therapy, for example, has been shown to help with sleep problems. Some studies find that art therapy can be beneficial for those with eating disorders or personality disorders, while other research suggests that such approaches have little impact.
How long does experiential therapy last?
The duration of experiential therapy will depend on the type of therapy used as well as the severity of the challenges an individual faces. Play therapy sessions may last for 30 to 45 minutes, and usually occur weekly for about 20 sessions. Art therapy may comprise 10 to 15 weekly sessions. Music therapy sessions generally last between 30 and 50 minutes and can be scheduled weekly or on an as-needed basis. For each therapy type, clients should periodically discuss their goals with their therapist to make sure the two are aligned on process and progress.
Does experiential therapy help with trauma?
Trauma is one area where experiential therapy may be useful. Traumatic experiences such as combat or childhood abuse can be so painful that articulating them can be too scary or painful; creating visual art allows people to express themselves without words, and tell their story in a different way. Listening to music can be relaxing, while making music as part of a group provides plenty of opportunities to connect with other people. Play therapy is often of value to children who have experienced a loss or distressing family experience, or who have been physically or emotionally abused.