Trauma Focused Therapists in Rhinebeck, NY

I enjoy connecting with people and have been successful in aiding others to reconnect with their own power and joy. I have a wide range of experience, including trauma, couples therapy, serious mental illness, personality disorders, and forensic evaluations. I have come to specialize in trauma-focused work, life transitions, and couples counseling.

I love working with people to understand their own patterns of thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and relationships. All of these patterns have a root cause, and have served you in some way at some time—even if they are now proving to be unhelpful or harmful. In our work together, we will come to better understand the problems you face, develop a plan to make a change, and then put that plan into action. I specialize in working with pre-teens, teens, and adults struggling with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, trauma, BPD, ADHD, patterns of difficulty regulating emotions, and pervasive isolation/interpersonal conflict.

Often in therapy we work to bring what's unconscious into consciousness, which can create more agency, freedom, and choice. As both a psychotherapist and writer, I believe in the power of finding connections between that which is seemingly disconnected in order to uncover a deeper understanding of oneself and the way one relates to others and the world.

Is your past controlling you in the present in ways that aren't serving you? Our experiences shape the way we live, love and make sense of the world. When we are controlled by past traumatic experiences we lose the ability to "choose" how we want to respond to ourselves and others; instead becoming reactive. This affects how we feel physically and emotionally; which can make us feel depressed, anxious, a shameful. I help people become more mindful as they face the unknown, and begin to integrate new aspects of the self that supports wellbeing. Most people come to me for deep change, which takes time and hard work.

Seeking therapy doesn’t mean that there is “something wrong with you”. Perhaps you are looking for support in dealing with everyday stressors, are experiencing a major life crisis, seeking clarity in your life, looking to work through complex emotions or looking to address negative patterns in your life. Whatever your reason, you are taking a courageous first step and I hope to assist you in your journey.

I believe that therapy is the ultimate form of self-care and it should not feel like a chore. I am a New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor. I have experience in coaching clients in using skills to manage stress, cope with anxiety, navigate life changes, and communicate effectively. Sometimes you may just need a space to vent and share your story without judgement. Other times, you may be looking for structured goal setting and behavior change. I aim to meet you where you're at and help you to identify your specific needs and support you in getting those needs met as you work to build a life worth living.

Whatever it is that brings you to therapy, I stand by the commitment, “I’m here with you.” I believe that each of our stories are equally sacred as they are unique and see therapy as an opportunity to cultivate curiosity for ourselves and to let go of self-judgement. Taking a Psychodynamic approach, I aim to help my clients unravel, experience, and understand themselves more deeply, through building awareness, flexibility, and the capacity to make change. Humor, authenticity, and the willingness to experiment is foundational to my approach.

Welcome! I am a New York State licensed mental health counselor with over 18 years experience in providing therapeutic services to diverse populations. My main area of expertise is relationship issues including, but not limited to, family, romantic partnerships, friendships, and co-workers. Psychodynamic Interpersonal Therapy (PIT) is a type of therapy proven to help people with emotional and relational issues. The focus is on improving the quality of interpersonal relationships & reducing overall distress. When a person can manage relationship problems more effectively, symptoms associated with depression and anxiety often improve.

I will assist you in identifying your inner resources and strengths, and to develop them so you can experience more fulfillment, meaning, purpose, and joy in your life. My approach to psychotherapy is proactive and flexible, drawing on a variety of frameworks. It will be tailored to your individual interests and needs, circumstances, and life challenges. We will identify your goals, and I will assist you with working towards them. We will work together creatively and collaboratively in developing personalized solutions. If you'd like, your therapy can include out of session reading or exercises, and may be short or long term.

In working with clients in psychotherapy, I find it useful first to sort out what's working in their lives from what's not. Then we look at what's not working; be it depression, anxiety, obsessive thinking, compulsive & addictive behavior, and extreme emotional reactions. All of these things can all serve as clues to help us identify and address hidden and unexpressed emotions and experiences. (In addition to treating adults, couples, and adolescents with the more standard therapy issues, I have extensive experience working with the full gamut of sexual topics.)

Discussing the challenges you've been through is a vulnerable place, but also one that can be full of growth and clarity. I work with children, teens, and adults dealing with some of life's big transitions. I utilize an integrative approach to create a safe, trauma informed space to build regulation skills, communication skills, and process trauma. I have a background in working with adult survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, college students, and children in foster care birth to 21. Trauma and transitions are each taxing in their own profound ways, but each can lead to change. I'm here to hold that space with you.

I am a counselor and licensed psychotherapist working with teens, young adults, and men and women of all ages struggling with the devaluation of self, depression, anxiety, anger, eating disordered behaviors, substance abuse, and life transitions. My approaches include psychodynamic (connecting the painful past with current problems), cognitive(reframing negative beliefs) and a solution focused therapy, at all times building on the unique strengths of each client. I also practice EMDR - a technique designed to alleviate distress by accessing deep-rooted thoughts and feelings that need resolution.

Has your tender heart shut down, yet you long to open it again? Are you grieving the loss of a loved one or life as you knew it? Do you live with trauma, anxiety, unworthiness, shame, sadness? A relentless inner critic & obsessive thoughts? Are you ready to prioritize your inner healing so your heart can open? You will develop ways to practice more self-love & learn to receive and give safe love again. You will learn to accept the "unacceptable" parts of you, reclaim your frozen lost parts (Wounded Inner Child) gradually re-connect to your soul's true identity. You will move from survival/fear mode into more fun, creativity and joy.

My practice offers treatment that is individually created for your specific needs and issues. I am devoted to creating a safe and caring environment to support your emotional, physical, spiritual and psychological well-being. I focus on guiding individuals toward health and healing using modern clinical practice, holistic therapeutic approaches, mindfulness and mind/body techniques. Our model is based on a functional medicine approach which seeks to identify and address the root causes of psychological conditions and medical illnesses using a strength-based approach that treats the whole person, not a collection of symptoms.

Everyone experiences difficult moments in life. The good news is therapy can absolutely provide you with practical tools for managing these hard times. Whether it's stress from work, relationship problems, or struggles to cope with daily stressors, we can all learn to better navigate these issues. My goal is to help you learn the skills to better manage symptoms and become more present in your life.

Children deserve to have a wonderful sense of " It's good to be me!". That should carry through to adulthood, experiencing myself as empowered, loving, and many other great qualities, and able to have satisfying relationships. However, that great sense of self can be lost due to kinds of emotional and psychological wounding. This produces a loss of sense of wholeness and a resulting sense of fragmentation and all kinds of problems this fragmentation produces. My job is to help people regain their sense of wholeness and everything that goes with this and the feeling " It's good to be me".

Have you lost touch with your voice? Do you need help reconnecting with your courage in order to speak your truth and meet your life goals and desires? I will help you come home to your true self so that you can live your life to the fullest. Using mind body psychotherapy, mindfulness, and experiential methods, I will help you work through issues and barriers that block your creativity and keep you stuck. Together, we will build your inner resources so you can be more present to joy and abundance.

Anxiety, depression and trauma can be treated holistically. Often, people feel like they have different parts of themselves inside that are pulling in different directions. It can be challenging to sort through it all alone. If you are feeling depleted, tired, confused, or overwhelmed, a good therapist can help you slow down and put the pieces together. If you are feeling reactive and on edge or feeling like running away, or just plain shut down, good therapy can help you restore connection with yourself and others. And if you are feeling like traditional talk therapy is not enough, then you have definitely come to the right place!

People who want to think better, feel better and love themselves and others better find my help invaluable.