Addiction is a treatable, chronic disease. Genetics, brain chemistry, environmental factors, and life experiences all play a role in the disease, and past trauma is often at the root of many addictions. For many who struggle with addiction, it can be helpful to know that risk factors and levels vary by person, but like any chronic condition, focusing on the cause and the symptoms in treatment offer the best chance for recovery.
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I am a New York State licensed clinical social worker. I work with a variety of issues, including sexuality, gender, body dysmorphia, work and relationship problems, anxiety, self-esteem, trauma and PTSD, depression, and substance abuse. I have completed training in behavioral, psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, hypnotic and somatic therapies. I believe in a holistic approach that is centered on...
A benevolent open-minded counselor with 25 years of expertise in the field of counseling visualizes the needs of the ideal client: to actively listen, to assist client to identify their needs, and to help them find means of reaching long-term goals, changing issues into solutions and finally helping them to become responsible individuals. I consistently demonstrate initiative and cooperation to...
Counseling individuals and couples who are looking to improve their relationships, increase self awareness, and move towards greater levels of success and happiness in their personal and professional lives is my greatest source of fulfillment as a therapist. Modern life presents all of us with many challenges including anxiety, depression, and issues with core beliefs. Having an experienced,...
You are struggling, and have no one to turn to. You have come here seeking solutions, and I can help you find them. Sometimes life does not go the way we planned, or the way we wanted. Whether it's illness, depression, anxiety, doubt, grief, or shame, the end of a relationship, an engagement or marriage, the loss of a loved one, the birth of a child, or the achievement of a long-term goal, I ca...
It usually takes couples about 6 years to get help for problems in their relationship or marriage. While there are many reasons for that, it's a long time to be unhappy. Couples/marriage counseling works, even after infidelity and other significant events. Sexual and intimate issues are also very common but difficult to discuss. I have many years of experience with these challenges and create a...
Whether you are new to therapy or a seasoned veteran, I am here to help you along your path to becoming the best version of yourself. The most successful clients are those with the willingness to change and those who actively participate in the therapy process. We will work together to uncover your unique strengths and and how we can use them to help combat your difficult emotions and thoughts....
Men are often raised to believe that asking for help is a sign of weakness. Many of us were taught to be stoic, no matter what we are feeling. This is an unfortunate and destructive stigma. It can influence many to ignore the importance of striving to be mentally healthy, or even to avoid confiding in close friends or family. This type of emotional isolation can lead to unhealthy stress levels,...
What if you only knew the wonder that has truly been you all along? Welcome to the safe discovery of your true self beyond life's past and present struggles and learn to feel better having improved skills to heal and thrive. Using a blend of psychotherapy along with (at times) art therapy techniques, I work with you in an empowerment and strength-based style to provide opportunities for your...
I am a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT-c) candidate, working under the supervision of a top field expert, Dr. Kate Ballestriere, CSAT-S. Now offering online therapy sessions. Call or text 818.570.0745 to schedule a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation to talk about what your motivation is and how therapy can help. I am experienced in working with couples and helping client's with...
Hey there, I am about real relationships and journeying together, taking the road of strengthening and change. With new found insights of ourselves and others, this new angle will allow change, one interaction at time, to take root into your relationships. I am here to travel this transformational road. Relationships are messy-it is how we deal with and manage the mess that makes all the...
The majority of difficulties we experience in our life probably have something to do with relationships. Either the relationship with ourselves, our family, our friends, our jobs, our environment, etc. We have a tendency, many times without knowing, to remake the type of relationships we experienced early in our lives. Therapy helps in shining some light into these type of patterns. We can play...
Nothing is more satisfying than helping people become empowered, ease their suffering & fears, create loving relationships, expand their consciousness, & make breakthroughs to understand themselves more deeply. I’m no stranger to transformation myself. My life has been a series of deaths and re-births. I love what the Sufi Saint & poet Rabia wrote - “I died a thousand times before I died.” Yes....
My practice is devoted to Adults, Children and Adolescents. I strive to create a calm and relaxed office environment that facilitates easy and comfortable conversations. I provide individual, family and couples counseling sessions either in person in my office, by phone or through virtual sessions to meet the different time constraints of my patients. My goal is to customize our time together t...
Place of Peace Counseling and Therapeutic Center offers therapy in a soothing and comfortable environment for those who are struggling with anxiety disorders, depression, trauma/PTSD, relationship issues, substance abuse, low self-esteem and grief. We know that life's challenges can at times throw us off our path, resulting in mental health symptoms, distressing feelings and problems in complet...
A short-term treatment model providing long-lasting results. Particularly effective with those who have difficulty talking about their traumatic experience. Clients should have experienced single incident or repetive trauma that have been resistent to traditional talk therapy. Exploring the Trauma Narrative. Cognitive Restructuring. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Treatmen...
