Person-Centered Therapists in Purchase, NY

You are not alone. Life’s unpredictability has the potential to create heavy burdens. You may feel overwhelmed, confused, or stuck. Together we can find the answers you are looking for within yourself. We will navigate through your personal struggles, while building the resilience that will get you through difficult times. As a person-centered therapist, I offer an open, judgment-free, safe space where I will encourage you to get comfortable with discomfort and challenge you to express your emotions, gain insight into your thoughts and behaviors, develop lasting positive coping skills, in order to provoke actual change.

As an eclectic therapist, I utilize the approaches that best suit the needs of my clients. I am a firm believer in life-long learning and borrowing best practices. While I am psychodynamically trained and often practice through a psychodynamic lens, my treatment and interventions lend themselves to a person-centered approach. It is my ethical responsibility to provide you with the care that best suits your needs.

People are so much more than their thoughts. As a EMDR trained, licensed mental health counselor, I offer a holistic approach to therapy, with an emphasis on healing trauma and maintaining a healthy mind/body balance. I specialize in counseling teens and adults to help overcome past trauma and current challenges with depression and anxiety. Focus tends to be placed on processing trauma in a safe and evidence based manner, enhancing self-awareness, creating insight, and building confidence. The ultimate goal is to reach your individual goals, therapy will be tailored to your strengths and needs.

Congratulations to you for taking this initial step forward into your wellness journey. Through compassion, empathy, and attention, I provide a safe space for you to flourish and to grow as you address and heal your wounded parts. By establishing a warm and welcoming space, my goal is to help you to reach tangible goals and to have meaningful transformation. Together, we will do the required work to improve relationship to oneself so you can show up as your true authentic self,

Experiencing a lack of motivation? Irritable for no reason? Constantly worrying about the future and “what ifs”? I work with a range of populations and provide person-centered care for those who are struggling with depression, anxiety, ADHD, adjustment disorders, and life transitions. I believe an extremely important foundation in therapy is building a strong therapeutic rapport in a safe and comfortable environment (a good sense of humor doesn’t hurt either!). Once that is established, working through problems, learning skills, following guidance, and solving problems become much more manageable.

Perhaps you’re just feeling down or nervous – maybe you’re unsure about the future of a relationship, or have recently been diagnosed with a serious illness. Whatever your needs may be, we are here to offer support. In our therapy sessions we promote healing by maintaining a person-centered focus by encouraging a positive outlook, the adoption of new attitudes, and fostering hope and healing. We have the empathy, understanding, personal and professional experience to help you cope and move forward.

Are you a burned out perfectionist, a recovering people pleaser, or just generally feeling stuck connecting with yourself and others? Perhaps you’ve been struggling to break habitual patterns or make decisions that feel good, even if you know it would benefit you. I can support you in letting go of conditioned narratives and behaviors that are keeping you stuck. I am here to witness you and support you in the process of engaging in compassionate and honest self-reflection that will guide you towards connection to yourself, your community, and your purpose.

I work hard to create a safe and inviting space for my clients to work on whichever problems they choose to bring into their sessions. My approach reflects my empathic, nonjudgmental, and compassionate style. I believe that the therapeutic relationship is one of the most important factors in treatment, as I believe that healing happens when there is a strong therapeutic alliance. I collaborate with and empower my clients to harness or reclaim their inner strength and power. I have experience working with adults and teens who struggle with anxiety, depression, relationship stressors, work/life stress, life transitions, and trauma.

At Creative Counseling, we work with creative and mindful therapeutic modalities in order to best suit the needs of our clients. Our philosophy is that we all have the power to heal ourselves. Our job as your counselors is to give you the tools to do just that. We will work collaboratively on finding and building on your strengths to give you concrete tools to take with you into your everyday life. Our goal is to help you find the best environment and skills for your personal journey.

My ideal client is someone excited to come to their therapy appointments. They are receptive to suggestions and are willing to put in the effort to utilize those suggestions. Their goals are to live a better quality of life with my help if that is what they desire. My ideal client is someone I enjoy meeting with on a regular basis and having enjoyable discussions in addition to our therapeutic work.

Throughout our upbringing we’ve been taught, whether directly or indirectly, how to manage our feelings. We grow and realize that we have much more to learn about ourselves. Sometimes, we may come to that realization when we have difficulties with loved ones, work or our sense of self. At times we may stumble upon the difficulty we have had all along. Regardless of the stage of healing that you are in - as a therapist and fellow human, I would be honored to help guide you as you take those intentional steps toward the person you want to become. My purpose is to help others develop, and engage with, a stronger sense of self.

There is no single way to live a fulfilling life. All of us need a safe place to talk about what we're experiencing. Expressing your thoughts and feelings to another person is an essential part of transformation. This is especially true when done in a therapeutic environment where you can explore new ideas and make your own decisions about your life without fear of intrusion from the other. My clinical intention is to help clients see and experience themselves in a new way.