Matthew Aboulafia
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
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2 West 45 Street, Suite 1103, New York, NY 10036
Let's Connect (646) 600-8071
When we are wrestling with anxiety or depression, all we think of is getting rid of the pain. But actually, the focus must be on making you emotionally healthy, i.e., enabling you to become a happy and fulfilled individual. In my 40 years of working with people, all emotional ill-ease dissipates with a robust sense of confidence and resulting good mood. Think of those moments when you have felt entirely confident and happy. Did you experience any emotional discomfort? Of course not. For those moments, you felt wonderful. It is psychotherapies’ goal/mission to give you the tools to elevate your mood every single day of your life.
"Confident every day? Happy every day. That can't be possible." We are all prewired for happiness. Just as we are prewired to feel every baby is adorable, hungry when we need nourishment, or sexual about other people, we are prewired for happiness. Why? Confident, happy people do better in every aspect of life: they live longer, are more productive, are
better community members, and are physically healthier. Happy people win on all levels. Evolution gave us this capacity for happiness. Because happiness elevates the odds of prolonging life. Therapy gives us the tools to harness and ignite our innate capacity for confidence and happiness and to feel joy in life.
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Finances
Fees
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa, Zelle
Insurance
- Aetna
- BHS | Behavioral Health Systems
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- EmblemHealth
- Empire BlueCross BlueShield
- Health Net
- Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Magellan
- Medicare
- MHN | Health Net
- Oxford
- PHCS Network
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
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Matthew Aboulafia
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of New York / 031316 Matthew Aboulafia
- In Practice for 41 Years
- Degree/Diploma from New York CenterFor Psychoanalytic Training Psychoanalyst / 1996
- Attended Rutgers Graduate School of Social Work, MSW, Graduated 1982
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (646) 600-8071
Matthew Aboulafia
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Relationship Issues
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Cancer
- Career Counseling
- Coping Skills
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Drug Abuse
- Eating Disorders
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Internet Addiction
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Medication Management
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Substance Use
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
- Weight Loss
- Work stress managment
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (646) 600-8071
Matthew Aboulafia
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Eclectic
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Humanistic
- Interpersonal
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (646) 600-8071
Matthew Aboulafia
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Location
Primary Location
Matthew Aboulafia
2 West 45 Street
Suite 1103
New York, NY 10036
(646) 600-8071Email me
Additional Location
Matthew Aboulafia
51 East 42 Street
Suite 1407
New York, NY 10017
(646) 600-8071Nearby Areas
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Matthew Aboulafia
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Last Modified: 21 Sep 2023