Therapists in Chittenango, NY

Do you feel like words may not fully address your experiences? Are you looking for strengths-based support to discover and embody a way of behaving, or relating that feels better to you? Art therapy can allow you to explore your feelings and work through your experiences on a somatic (bodily) level. It can help integrate trauma and promote resilience.

My approach to psychotherapy is collaborative and experiential. I strive to create a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship through which you can share, express freely, and activate your deepest potential for transformation. I am devoted to the well-being of my clients and provide the best possible therapy to help facilitate insight and growth. Areas of expertise include trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, addiction, family dynamic/attachment and relationship. I also offer services for clients working toward specific personal goals in the areas of, student/school, career/improved work-life, purpose and personal potential.

(Note: Formerly Wolf-Stanton Psychotherapy) We all experience some sort of pain, stress, trauma, or adversity in our personal lives and relationships. When our hearts ache, we search for ways to cope. These initial ways of coping often are adaptive in the short term. However, in the longer term, these same coping strategies may hinder further growth and healing. You and I can work together without judgment to dismantle painful experiences and cultivate a strong, empowered, and healthy core sense of self. You can realize your full potential and mobilize into healthy and constructive patterns of thought, behavior, and emotion.

People seek therapy because of the challenges that come to them through times of transition. If you want to focus on healing without having to worry about a third party monitoring your personal struggles and demanding a diagnosis, I am happy to partner with you directly, creating terms that we negotiate together. Healing is likely the most important task that you'll tend to in your adult life. I will guide you in that process without pathologizing or labeling you. Becoming the fullest expression of yourself is a worthwhile and deeply personal task, not to be compromised by political systems.

Whether during various life transitions or through personal growth, it is my hope to offer a compassionate space for dialogue, non-judgmental understanding and encouragement towards self-awareness and empowerment.

You deserve a life that feels good. We know that even good relationships can get stuck in unhealthy patterns. Do you find that when you are trying to connect with your partner you end up in a cycle of communication that's not helpful or productive? Do you retreat and silence it until next time? There is always next time… Maybe this time they will understand…we become louder in hopes they see how hurt we are.The more we aren't seen and heard the more resentful we become. The explosions become more significant and the intimacy ceases, now you are just resentful roommates. It doesn't have to be this way.

Dealing with various types of trauma and the ways in which it can impact our daily lives can be challenging. I am here to help you understand that your trauma does not define you, your trauma reactions are valid and I’d like to support you in the development of healthy coping skills. This will allow you the freedom to transcend beyond traumatic experiences, forging a new path toward growth, healing, recovery and wellness. I can help you navigate and cope with addiction/substance use, PTSD, depression, anxiety, life transitions, identity related issues, and family/interpersonal relationships.

Are you someone who is looking to do more than talk about what's challenging you? Delfina Piretti shares the essence of expressive arts therapy: "Each art form is a gateway to the deepest aspects of the self, reawakening a language of image and metaphor and expressing what often cannot be put into words." If you want to embark on a deepening journey into your body and soul, ready to explore areas such as movement, art, mindfulness, and spiritual practice, and in doing so, are ready to grow your awareness of yourself as a whole, I am here for you.

Do you feel lost, alone or like nothing in life makes sense anymore? Are you exhausted and unsure of what your next move should be? Does anxiety eat away at your thoughts and behaviors? Maybe you wonder if it will ever be possible to heal from past wounds & mistakes. I've been there and I get it.

We offer non-invasive Trans-Cranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), a state of the art treatment for depression, anxiety and OCD. We will work with your insurance company to get you authorized. You only need to focus on your restoration. At Upstate Professional Center (UPC), we proudly supports a rich collection of counselors and healers that includes psychiatrists, nurse practitioner, social workers, therapists, acupuncturist, physiologist, and massage therapist.

Sometimes we feel invisible to ourselves and within our social networks. We don't often get the opportunity to slow down and reflect on what we want for ourselves rather than what society or our families have taught us to prioritize. I help people feel seen and heard and to develop a sense of their presence and impact in the world and within their most important relationships.

I blend my genuine enthusiasm with dedicated training in sexuality and relationship trauma to help clients evolve into their most passionate selves. What truly lights me up is empowering clients to rediscover intimacy, foster emotional connection, and achieve a fulfilling intimate life. I'm here to walk beside you, offering compassionate support and empowering interventions to help you reclaim control and rediscover a sense of fulfillment. I am a board-certified sexologist, certified trauma professional and currently completing certification as an Integrative Sex and Couples Counselor.

Whether you are hurting acutely, or have suffered long, or seek personal growth, I am ready to help you. Self defeating, self sabotaging behaviors? We'll confront them, help you grow past them. Trauma you've held too long? I offer somatic (body-centered) solutions. Just feeling lost, in search of meaning, clinging to the past and dreading the future? Come to therapy. "These days we each must be heroic just to get by..." someone once said.

With the right support, I believe there is always opportunity for change, growth and healing. It takes courage to reach out and share your story; I am here to work alongside you as you begin your healing journey. Together, we will work to create long lasting meaningful changes in your life. Whether you want to heal from past traumas, improve relationships, or develop a greater sense of self worth, therapy can be a place to begin making these changes..

With over 25 years of experience as a mental health social worker, I offer individual, couples, family and group therapy to children, adolescents and adults. I am a trauma informed clinician with an expertise and specialty in the area of Domestic Abuse/Intimate Partner Violence, Child Abuse, Rape, Sexual Assault, family court issues (mediation) around custody/visitation. Trained and Certified in Brainspotting (www.brainspotting.com) which is a Brain-Body psychotherapy

Therapy is a wonderful space to build resilience. Through cultivating awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and sensations, we can break unwanted patterns of avoidance, reactivity, or shutting down. Through replacing judgment with mindfulness and self-criticism with self-compassion, we gain a greater sense of agency. Through understanding ourselves within our biological, social, and historical context, we are reminded of a shared humanity.

I believe the usefulness of therapy lies in the relationship the counselor and client create together. It is there that the client is able to safely explore the challenges of life. Within that relationship, personal strengths are cultivated, while weaknesses are identified and skills developed to inform how best to navigate through one's life fully. I have worked with students struggling under the pressures of academia; couples working to keep a relationship strong; couple's in the midst of separation/divorce; Individuals struggling with depression and anxiety.

I love working with individuals and professionals who are seeking more out of life, and who feel that they have something to contribute to the world but need some help unlocking their potential. I believe that everyone has special gifts and talents, and learning to unlock these gifts is the journey of life that we are all on. Issues such as self-doubt, lack of clarity, or the after-effects of trauma can hinder your progress, and I will help you to become free so that you can live the life you have been dreaming of.

I am licensed in NY and AZ. I am a compassionate and nonjudgmental therapist. I work with people who struggle with chronic illnesses, complex PTSD, and grief. I know about life’s demanding situations and challenges. We can navigate as a team to heal, experience emotional growth, and renew hope. I gladly offer clients a 15 minute intro call to learn more about your concerns and struggles.