Barbara Hicks Shapiro is a Therapist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Addiction, Adoption, Anger Management, Codependency, Divorce, Family Conflict, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, and Stress. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
Understanding ourselves allows us to make choices that otherwise might be out of our reach. Acknowledging how we feel opens the way to understanding. When we repress our feelings we can shut down not only how we experience ourselves but how we connect to others. Ignoring our feelings often leads to depression and anxiety and interferes with our ability to know ourselves and trust ourselves. We may feel at times that others are in control and that we are helpless. We are the ones responsible for the choices we make and recognizing this is empowering and builds self-esteem. Relationships are challenging. Each is unique yet we often repeat choices which are damaging. As an experienced psychotherapist I focus on providing a safe place to identify the causes of one’s struggles and one’s strengths. Acknowledging mistakes, our anxieties and feelings of inadequacies help us take charge. Having been a teacher I have considerable experience with children, families and school systems.I have also
Contact Details
Practice Address:
Rochester, New York 14618