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I use a psychodynamic approach which integrates spirituality and psychotherapy, helping people who struggle with depression, loneliness, sexual abuse, drug addiction. I help couples and families learn to communicate their needs and feelings effectively. I work with gay men and lesbians seeking to integrate their sexual identity, as well as those working to enhance their relationships. I work extensively with people suffering from chronic illnesses (e.g. AIDS) and those who care for them. I am a Member of AAMFT, ACPE, and EGPS and have certificates in Pastoral Psychotherapy, Marriage and Family Therapy and Group Psychotherapy.

As a firm believer in a mind-body-spirit approach to psychological health, I incorporate a long history of multi-disciplinary spiritual practice and investigation with my graduate training in relationship / family therapy into a holistic perspective that utilizes transitions and crises as opportunities to deepen insight and life skills that better navigate and manage them. In terms of couples work, I help with communications, developing conflict resolution strategies, healing from infidelities, addiction/codependency, and other sexual issues by examining your familial/relational histories and teaching a variety of guideposts to help you be your best selves, together and individually.

Love. Joy. Ecstasy. Awe. In my 18 years of clinical experience, I’ve discovered that we each have far more capacity for these expansive feelings than we often realize. Whether you are contending with many challenges, or feel ready to fly through the stars, I can work with you collaboratively to shape a life that fulfills your highest dreams, and maybe even soars beyond them. I’m eager to share what I’ve learned about our abilities to break out of old patterns of pain, fear, and shame into fruitful creativity and communion with the most inspiring aspects of being alive.

For nearly 100 years, growing alongside the work of Freud and Jung stands the work of Roberto Assagioli, M.D. and Psychosynthesis. A transpersonal and distinctly western psychology, Psychosynthesis puts forth a holistic model of human development that takes into account the spiritual dimension of human nature. Assagioli saw humans as a vast array of biological, social and spiritual impulses and felt that a true psychology had to embrace all of these aspects of the person. Scott Thompson, M.Div., M.S., LMHC, works as a psychotherapist in private practice.

As an Asian-American gay man who grew up in the US South, I knew from a young age that I lived in a world that did not offer me freedom to author my narrative. Thus, I am passionate about building critical consciousness, self-awareness, and self-confidence to counteract oppression and live in the world with empowerment and authenticity. I am privileged and honored to use my experience to heal any client who has ever felt marginalized, outcasted, or misunderstood simply for "not fitting into boxes." If you are ready to live for yourself rather than for the limiting expectations of society, then I am looking forward to collaborating.

In my experience I've come to know that each person's struggles and strengths are unique, but we're all connected and affected by one another. From this starting point, I hope to build a safe place to process, grow, and develop new skills to overcome life's difficulties. Using an eclectic blend of evidence based practices specifically tailored to each individual, I have treated adults with depression, anxiety, trauma, anger management, issues of spirituality, and life transitions. I also have more specialized experience working with those suffering from grief and loss, and have researched and published on the topic as well.

Clients who wants or need my services to develop or create meaning, purpose and acceptance and a changed life in order to cope with life's ups and downs. Individuals, couples, families and group members will find help to release them from unhealthy stress, hurts, emotional wounds, and suffering. Through awareness and assessment, unhealthy issues are identified and unhealthy habits and behaviors are broken.though counseling and psychotherapy and coping skills are developed in order for clients to live mentally healthy lives from unhealthy relationships, emotional and psychological pain, trauma and loss. I treat the whole person.

With a trauma informed approach, I work to develop a therapeutic relationship built on mutual trust, respect, and understanding. You’ve been yourself your whole life and you probably know what works for you and what doesn’t. I want therapy to be something that works for you. I know that for some of you that will require an anti-oppression practice that is identity affirming and empowering for whoever you are and whoever you might become and I am committed to that practice.

Hello, and welcome! I work with: Males, females, LGBTQIA+, teens, adults, aging, victims of DV, substance abuse, families, couples, cross-cultured client, and first responders. I work with a wide range of mental health complexities including but not limited to: Addiction, ADHD, anger management, anxiety, depression, impulsivity, bipolar disorder, co-dependency, life coaching, men’s issues, OCD, race related issues, self-esteem, DV, divorce, family conflict, spirituality, trauma, and vocational stress. I am a warm, empathic, passionate, eclectic, professionally, and culturally competent therapist. I look forward to hearing from you!

My primary goal as a therapist is to help you become the best and most whole version of yourself. I offer an integrative approach to psychotherapy that employs insight and reflection (Psychodynamic Therapy) as well as active coping skills and goal-setting (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy). I am also trained in Integrative Harm Reduction Therapy for those struggling with addictive and compulsive behaviors. Further, I believe lifestyle interventions around nutrition, exercise, meditation, and spirituality can be valuable tools for psychological well-being and I help my clients cultivate positive habits in these areas if applicable.

My most often repeated statement regarding client's is that I am looking for individuals who want to do the work. It is important for a client to to only identify, needs, issues and goals, but to move towards understanding why one's feelings are the way they are in the first place. There is a reductive element to therapy, where past history and patterns are discovered. The client can come to an understanding of how these dynamics continue to influence present day behavior. There is also the teleological aspect of therapy. Understanding one's self must then lead to finding out the future direction and decisions that lay ahead.

Sometimes we feel like we want to change, or perhaps are forced to by circumstances or just the twists of human fate. Sometimes we understand what is happening, sometimes we feel lost, captured by anxiety, depression, addictions or even less-defined feelings of unease. Jung once wrote, "for life does not have only a yesterday, nor is it explained by reducing today to yesterday. Life has also a tomorrow, and today is understood only when we can add to our knowledge of what was yesterday the beginnings of tomorrow." Together we ask how the past has led to this moment and how the future may offer potential for new growth and healing.

Have you sought to find fulfilment but still feel off-course? My practice is dedicated to supporting seekers like you. Perhaps you have looked for answers through spiritual traditions, leaving organized religion, your romantic relationship, welcoming children into the world, psychedelic medicines, or other major undertakings. Yet you continue to feel lost, frustrated, incomplete, or alone. Maybe the steps you have taken are related to difficulties from your past that feel unresolved. Though you have worked hard to help the pieces of your life fit together, you feel like something remains missing.

If you are struggling with sex addiction, relationship issues, career or creative stagnation, or spiritual distress, you don't have to face these issues alone. I am a caring, compassionate psychotherapist with specialized training and experience in each of these areas. I treat both straight and gay clients, and work with individuals as well as couples.

Do you have a feeling that “something” is missing from your life and you can’t quite figure out what it is? Are you moving through each day with ruminating thoughts, fears, and feeling isolated even though you may be surrounded by people? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, there is an emotional block holding you back. The main blocks to living a full life are: fear, anger, grief, and shame. These blocks are unburdened wounds that need to be revealed and shared in order to live more fully. Together, we can chart the roadmap to unburden these wounds and get you on the path that you’ve been waiting for.

My passion in life is to help individuals and couples quickly find solutions to even the most challenging issues, so that they can reconnect with a new sense of possibility and joy for what life can truly be. The short-term, solution-oriented approach focuses on the present and future rather than the past. In our work together you will quickly learn how to shift your perspective from one in which you may feel frustrated, stuck, scared or angry, to one in which you will find the courage, willingness, love, and wisdom you need in any situation to move forward.

Are you depressed? Anxious? Sad? Do you feel that life is not as satisfying as it should be? You are not alone! Or if you are, you don't have to be. There is help to be had. Both immediate symptom relief and lasting change can be achieved through psychotherapy. I can help you find your place in the world: in work, in relationships, and in love. I look forward to getting to know you and helping you achieve your goals. Visit billobrientherapy.com for more information.

I am the founder of Vital Steps Mental Health Counseling Services PC, a private practice operating in NYC. I am a warm, caring, compassionate, and supportive person. Those qualities have made it easy for people to share their deepest emotional issues as they search for a path to cope and manage some of life's most challenging circumstances. Society tends to see and be accepting of the impact of physical challenges on the life of an individual however, most people struggle to understand the debilitating impact of traumatic experience on the health and wellbeing of a person. I get it. I am ready to work with you.

As a Transpersonal Psychologist I am interested in your true nature, your deepest knowing and inherent potential. I have helped many clients free themselves from a limited self view to one of mastery and authenticity. No matter what the dilemma or problem, I am interested in a healing journey. I have practiced in many settings (hospitals, clinics, universities, in-home, retreats, nursing homes) with expertise in mental health, health psychology and consciousness. First and foremost, I honor the goals you set for yourself and assist you in being your ultimate self.