Holistic Psychotherapy, EMDR & wellness Manhattan
adult Therapy EMDR Therapy therapeutic Consultation Couple Counseling Somatic Therapy
“Choose Thriving Over Surviving And Begin Your Healing Journey Today”
transformative Therapy to help you thrive
I specialize in whole-body health, wellness, and psychological care, helping patients successfully navigate stress-related mental health conditions, Anxiety, depression, loss, trauma, chronic pain, complex health conditions, and relational difficulties. When it comes to healing, your physical and mental health matters equally. Addressing one without the other will lead to sub-optimal care. As an integrative behavioral health clinician, I’m delighted to offer a holistic approach to healing, a synthesis of many highly effective and evidence-based modalities. Sessions may blend elements of EMDR, Polyvagal & Somatic Experiencing®, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), attachment & trauma-informed models, Neuroscience & Positive Neuroplasticity, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Nutrition Support, Mindfulness, breathwork & relaxation modalities And Coaching. Integrating these elements into sessions provides comprehensive psychological care and transformative mind-body healing.
Do You Desire More Satisfying Relationships, Personal And Professional?
Are you managing a complex, mystery illness, autoimmune, or chronic pain?
Are You Worried About Dependence On, Or Addiction To Behaviors Or Substances?
Are Your Negative Thoughts, Beliefs, Behaviors & Self-Sabotage Interfering With Your Goals?
Do You Need Support Through A Challenging Situation, Time Of Loss, Transition or Change?
Hello there, I’m Kimberly
I’ve been in the holistic psychology, yoga, and wellness field for nearly twenty years. I’m an advanced EMDR practitioner, advanced breathwork practitioner, somatic psychotherapist, and complex trauma specialist. In my private practice, I blend what I’ve found to be the most effective practices in psychology, energy psychology, neurobiology, attachment, alternative medicine, nutrition, coaching, and mind-body medicine practices. I believe lasting change and transformation are possible when given the right tools to thrive. I’ve received extensive training and certification in various effective, evidence-based therapies to offer comprehensive mental healthcare. As a holistic psychotherapist, I believe it’s important to address the root cause of emotional and somatic suffering. My practice is informed by my training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Relational Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Somatic Experiencing (SE), and nutrition and brain optimization coaching. We work together with practices designed to create an environment that supports optimal well-being. My training in complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine solutions for mental health allows me to safely help patients navigate natural, effective treatments to optimize mental health, brain health, and overall well-being, including nutrition, supplements, and herbal medicine protocols. Psychotherapy sessions are available to individuals and couples in New York and Montana, and coaching sessions to clients worldwide. READ MORE
Holistic Psychotherapy & Wellness Manhattan
Helping you achieve whole-Body health & Wellness
Holistic Psychotherapy & Wellness Manhattan is a private therapy practice working exclusively with high-functioning New York professionals, executives, women, millennials, and couples struggling with various concerns. Like most high-achieving New Yorkers, how you present to the world doesn’t align with how you feel on the inside, and many of you are struggling with chronic pain and complex medical conditions. This practice offers exquisitely tailored therapy for New Yorkers that is empowering and transformative, helping you gain the health, vitality, and resilience you need to feel better, work better, and live better. Together, we address the integrity of your mind and body using both traditional and neuroscience approaches.
We delve deeper than traditional cognitive therapy by tapping into the wisdom and experience of your body to uncover the root cause of your physical and mental struggles. Holistic treatment takes a 360-degree approach, considering the many aspects of life, including physical health, mental health, identity, sexuality, relationships, spirituality, play, career, money, and community. We also focus on the positive aspects of your life what’s working, and the areas you’d like to improve. Identifying and bolstering strengths also enhances natural resilience. Holistic therapy addresses the root cause of struggles which may include helping you optimize your mental health with natural solutions, including herbs and amino acid therapy.
Philosophy
orientation
An Integrative Psychotherapist is less likely to adhere to a single psychological theory but rather draw from a combination of traditional, somatic, evidence-based, and cutting-edge practices acquired in advanced studies. Your therapy journey is unique to you, your needs, and your circumstances. Most therapists agree that an individualized approach will best support optimal growth and change. The psychodynamic and relational therapy models are the foundation of this practice, honoring the healing power of the therapy relationship, as well as the transformation and growth that occurs with cognitive strategies, psychological insight, and the development of self-awareness. We also pay attention to and honor the wisdom held in the body. Some evidence-based and mind-body techniques that are integrated into sessions may include EMDR, IFS, CBT and DBT skills, positive neuroplasticity techniques, attachment-focused therapy, existential/humanistic, mindfulness-based practices, focusing-oriented therapy, somatic experiencing, couples therapy techniques, psychodynamic psychotherapy, as examples. Psychoanalytic, Relational, Humanistic Psychology
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), DBT Skills
Attachment & Trauma-Informed Models
EMDR Therapy, Parts Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Couple Therapy (Traditional, Non-Traditional Couples)
Sexual Counseling (Traditional & Alternative Lifestyle)
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Consultation
Somatic Experiencing (SE) & Polyvagal Theory
Positive Psychology Coaching
Nutrition & Integrative Medicine For Mental Health
Transformational & Wellness Coaching
Executive & Healthcare Professionals Burnout Prevention
Urban Zen Integrative Therapy, Reiki, Energy Medicine
Mindfulness, Breathwork & Relaxation Practices
Challenges
your life by design, not default
What’s Keeping You From Being The Best Version Of Yourself?
Imposter syndrome, feeling never enough, perfectionism
Shame defense behaviors, negative self-concept, chronic low self-esteem, only seeing negative in self and others
Dissociation, nervous system hypoarousal or hyperarousal
Addictions, substance abuse, compulsions, EDs, poor coping skills
Boundaries, empowerment, identification of needs, difficulty expressing needs, trouble saying no, compliance, appeasement, accommodation
Difficulty attuning to and accessing one’s authentic self
Abandonment & attachment concerns, feeling overly dependent on others
Interpersonal effectiveness, conflict avoidance, difficulty expressing anger
Empaths, neurodivergent, highly-sensitive sensory processors, ADD/ADHD, autism, ACOH
Codependency, submissiveness, difficulty making decisions, feeling overly responsible for others, people pleasing, recovery from family enmeshment, dysfunctional relationships
Sexual and intimacy concerns, alternative lifestyle challenges
Circadian rhythm disturbance and insomnia
Recovery from traumatic narcissistic abuse, adult children of narcissists
Chronic pain, mystery illness, complex Illness (including ME/CFS, POTS, EDS, MCAS, histamine intolerance, dysautonomia, etc.), autoimmune, long Covid, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), Gastrointestinal/Microbiome Health (SIBO, IBS), neuropathic pain
Aging & mid-life challenges (i.e., health changes, empty nest, caregiving, grief, menopause, career transitions, burnout, etc.)
Medical trauma, medical gaslighting
Mood, anxiety & ADHD related to hormone imbalance, hormone deficiency, postpartum, perimenopause, menopause
Depression (GAD, SAD, bipolar, situational depression, chronic sadness)
Anxiety, (GAD, panic, OCD, phobias), social withdrawal, avoidance
Chronic stress, overwhelm, and inability to sustain work/life balance
Guilt, loss, grief, prolonged bereavement, difficulty moving forward
Personal or professional crisis or challenging transition
Self-sabotage, destructive behaviors, fear of success, fear of failure
Dysfunctional relationships, communication issues, work dynamics
Existential concerns, shadow & energetic blocks, lack of purpose
Post-cult, religious, restrictive or authoritarian culture recovery
Individual psychotherapy
Virtual Therapy
Professionals & Creatives
Relationship Therapy
Natural Medicine
Personal coaching
Highly Sensitive Person
EMDR Therapy
Therapeutic consultation
Ethical Non-monogamy/Poly
Substances & Addictions
Somatic Awareness Therapy
women’s therapy
Chronic Illness & Pain
Sex & intimacy Therapy
Medical professional Burnout
What
to expect from therapy
Discover and embody your “true self” as you learn to honor your authentic needs and desires in your life and in relation to others
Heal trauma and emotional pain, develop healthier boundaries, and heal attachment wounds with relational therapy, somatic psychotherapy, EMDR & IFS
Gain support and guidance through a personal crisis, transition, loss, trauma, or challenging situation with insight and supportive psychotherapy
Minimize unnecessary and unhelpful self-blame and learn healing and restorative self-compassion skills to nurture and increase your wellbeing
Identify and Heal codependency and feel empowered, autonomous, safe, and secure in your life with EMDR, IFS, and psychodynamic psychotherapy
Empower yourself with healthy thinking patterns and reduce thinking that distorts your self-perception with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Gain relief for sadness, depression, and chronic depression with interpersonal psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and EMDR
Uncover unconscious patterns, conflicts, and blocking beliefs that may be sabotaging your relationships, success, and happiness with psychodynamic psychotherapy
Resolve chronic dissociation, compulsions, addictions, substance use or abuse with EMDR therapy, attachment-based therapy, somatic experiencing
Identify important thoughts, feelings, emotions, motivations, and unconscious internal conflicts with insight-oriented therapy and psychodynamic psychotherapy
Break through blocks in intimacy, detach from unhealthy relationships, and break patterns of repetition in significant relationships with couple counseling
Identify triggers and pattern dynamics that lead to anger, confusion, and relationship dysfunction in couple and relationship counseling with insight therapy
Develop boundaries that honor your needs and limitations and effective, assertive communication skills to benefit personal and professional relationships
Learn more adaptive coping skills, self-care rituals, self-acceptance, and mindfulness to create a healthier work-life balance with somatic wellness services
Uncover patterns of crippling perfectionism that interfere with achievement, success, and personal happiness using EMDR and Internal family systems
Process and heal painful feelings of loneliness, disappointment, sadness, loss, grief, guilt, shame, anger, envy, and fear with talk therapy
Heal
Nervous system dysfunction & Chronic Pain or Illness
Are you struggling with mental health concerns as a result of navigating chronic illness and chronic pain? It’s possible to reduce suffering and reclaim well-being and vitality by healing your dysregulated nervous system.
Western medicine typically separates the mind from the body, ignoring the exquisite interplay between physical and mental health. Many individuals seek mental health counseling because their complex health challenges have led to mental health issues. Navigating trauma, chronic stress, chronic pain, and chronic illness with the help of a trained psychotherapist requires the integration of both top-down somatic and nervous system interventions as well as practical bottom-up approaches, when blended, support nervous system healing, positive brain neuroplasticity changes and often, resolution of health concerns. In addition to radical acceptance and mindfulness, the practice of active coping with nervous system regulation/vagus nerve healing practices improves distress tolerance and reduces pain sensitization. If a dysregulated nervous system is the root cause of many complex health conditions, training the brain to restore the health of the nervous system is enough to heal many chronic health conditions. Because the brain is plastic and capable of change, those who have struggled with long Covid, autonomic dysfunction (POTS), chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS), and sensitivity to food, chemicals, and mold, as examples, have improved their health by addressing nervous system dysfunction.
Common conditions that can be improved by addressing nervous system dysfunction:
Burnout, chronic pain, chronic fatigue/ME, interstitial cystitis, migraine, fibromyalgia, chronic reactivated infections, chronic Lyme, long-haul Covid, POTS, allergies, environmental allergies, food sensitivities, multiple chemical sensitivities, mold toxicity/CIRS, digestive issues, SIBO, IBS, hormone imbalances, autoimmune conditions, detox issues, cell danger response, neuropathic pain, as examples
What follows are some common struggles that individuals with chronic illness and nervous system dysfunction experience:
Feeling unable to cope, overwhelmed, hopelessness, low energy, chronic fatigue, isolation, agoraphobia, social avoidance
Anxiety, hypervigilance, fear, excessive worry, insomnia, rumination, panic, depression, brain fog, poor memory, poor concentration
Excessive focus and body scanning for bodily disturbance and sensations
Increased sensitivity to foods, medications, supplements, and other substances, heightened perception of sound, smell, light, and taste
Emotion dysregulation, irritation, agitation, nervousness, mood swings
Impaired relationships, codependency, and unhealthy attachment patterns
Decreased sense of well-being, feeling “unheard” by the medical professionals, frustration, feeling defeated, incomplete treatment, lack of empowerment, band-aid approaches never addressing root cause, giving up or losing friends, avoiding pleasurable activities, feeling that one’s world is getting smaller
connect
Break longstanding patterns & Heal your relationship
When Your Relationship Is At A Crossroads, Expert Guidance Can Help You Get To The Next Step and repair your love and intimacy. I Provide supportive and healing Couple Therapy To Those Who Have Experienced Betrayal Or Any Crisis That Has Threatened your Connection. It is possible to grow stronger together.
Couples tend to enter counseling when they are in a state of despair and terrified that their relationship is beyond repair. Communication and trust have been eroded and sex and intimacy are a thing of the past. Couples with a strong foundation also enter therapy when they are facing a specific challenge and are seeking the support of a professional for guidance. Holistic Psychotherapy & Wellness Manhattan provides marriage and relationship therapy to partners in crisis and counseling for partners who have experienced a betrayal.
Couples tend to enter therapy after years of suffering, feeling confused, betrayed, misunderstood, wounded, resentful, lonely, and disconnected. I offer attachment-focused couples therapy that guides partners to deeply understand the other, as well as identify patterns and dynamics that have origins in the past but are being reenacted in the present. These habitual and unhelpful patterns keep partners from enjoying a present-day, reality-based relationship.
We repeat what we don’t repair, and this challenging, unconscious pattern shows up in our relationship with ourselves and our partners. Psychology calls this process “repetition compulsion.” What part of your history are you unconsciously repeating in your relationships?
This practice welcomes all stages and types of relationships with experience working with married, unmarried, polyamorous, monogamous, ethical non-monogamous, kink, LGBTQ, and bi-racial couples. This therapy and wellness practice offers online couple & marriage counseling to busy New Yorkers, which means we can meet in the comfort of your own home or the personal space of your choosing using my HIPPA-compliant, easy-to-use Telehealth platform.
transform
your life with weekly EMDR therapy
Has A Trauma or traumatic event Changed Your Life? Are Symptoms Interfering With Your Wellbeing? Welcome To A Deeper Healing Journey Where Greater Transformation Is Possible. EMDR can heal your nervous system, and your life. If You’ve Tried Traditional Talk Therapy And Still Suffer Trauma-Related Symptoms Or Blocks, You Have Other Healing Options. EMDR Therapy Can Offer Lasting Healing, And Often, In much Less Time Than Traditional “Talk” Therapy.
If traditional “talk” therapy has not been enough to resolve your trauma or negative symptoms, it might be time to try a different model of care. I’ve trained in many modalities, but I find myself returning to EMDR again and again. I was trained in EMDR Therapy years ago, and it changed my practice because it works and it changes lives. It is the one treatment method that is consistently powerful and transformative for my patients, especially when other highly effective therapies such as IFS, CBT, and Somatic Experiencing are integrated into sessions. Depending on your unique needs, chosen therapy modalities may include EMDR, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, CBT, Internal Family Systems, Mindfulness, and Somatic Experiencing®. I completed EMDRIA-approved EMDR advanced Levels I & II training and supervision many years ago and have used it in my New York City psychotherapy private practice consistently and with excellent results. EMDR is effective at getting to the root cause of underlying beliefs and blocks that cause many to not benefit from traditional therapy or life coaching. Transform surviving into thriving with EMDR.
Virtual EMDR is a powerful tool to add to your therapy healing journey, as an adjunct to your existing therapy, or as a stand-alone solution.
Balance
supporting optimal Mental Health during perimenopause & Menopause
You may not have connected the dots just yet, but you feel different, in your mind and body. Changes in your hormones at perimenopause & menopause may be responsible for your current mental health challenges. women regularly seek therapy at this time to help them deal With existing or worsening symptoms of anxiety, panic, depression, ADHD and more.
You’ve lost your Resilience. You may also experience sudden-onset or worsening feelings of anxiety, panic, stress, irritability, fatigue, and even depression. Menopausal symptoms may include Insomnia, brain fog, poor concentration, agitation, loss of confidence, and Difficulty coping with the usual activities of daily life. These are just a few of the body-wide systems that are impacted during this time of ovarian failure and hormonal Transition.
I see too many women suffering from new and worsened mental health concerns at this transition and not enough research, education, and validation for the struggle. Even worse, I see women who are failed by medical professionals as they seek to understand and get help for their hormone-related struggles. The source of the changes should be obvious—after all, we have receptors for sex hormones throughout the body and brain, and the neurotransmitter system is directly impacted by the change in hormonal status. You aren’t losing your mind, but you are losing testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen, and these vital hormones are like fuel in your tank. Perhaps you’ve learned more from the menopause experts on Instagram than from your healthcare professional. As a licensed mental health professional, I work with women who struggle with debilitating symptoms related to hormonal transitions. Their personal and professional lives have suffered greatly as a result, and most do not fully understand the body-wide impact of hormonal deficiency.
Your doctor may dismiss your many symptoms and tell you “that’s just life after menopause” and give you an antidepressant. You don’t have to just “tolerate” the suffering. Menopause may not be considered a disorder, but it sure can feel like it for many.
We now know that estrogen has protective effects against psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia because of its modulating effect on neurotransmitters, especially dopamine. Some women have their first presentation of schizophrenia at menopause. That’s just one example of how hypoestrogenism can impact women’s mental health. I specialize in helping mid-life and post-menopausal women identify the symptoms related to changing hormones and their impact on mental health and well-being. Together, we create a plan that includes gaining empowerment, education, skills, resources, and supportive options.
consult
crisis support, short-term therapy (brief therapy 1-6 sessions)
Are you experiencing a personal crisis that is negatively impacting your health and well-being? are you Looking For Guidance, Direction, Support or A Second Opinion? Not All Problems Require The Commitment Of Traditional Weekly Therapy. In Solution-Focused Therapy Sessions, You gain support and guidance, solve problems, shift your perspective, and set achievable goals for tangible, sustainable growth in just a few sessions.
In addition to ongoing, weekly, or bi-weekly psychotherapy, I offer brief therapy consultations (typically 1-4 sessions) to help you obtain solutions for a range of challenges. You will gain psychological perspectives or strategies for yourself or another, gain help for a personal or professional crisis or a challenging situation that would benefit most from a robust, solution-focused intervention. Sessions are conducted via Video or Phone.
What happens when you face a significant challenge in your life, but the problem doesn’t require the commitment of ongoing weekly therapy? Holistic Psychotherapy & Wellness Manhattan offers brief solution-focused consultations, an option for individuals with specific concerns or challenging life events that would benefit from a robust and highly focused approach. Sessions are goal-oriented therapy and consulting sessions (brief, typically 1-4 sessions), offering perspective, guidance, direction, second opinions, and support for a range of concerns. Most clients would say that they felt better after the initial consultation session. Because solution-focused therapy is goal-oriented, this form of therapy and counseling is an excellent option for couples and families who are looking to find solutions to their challenges. Depending on availability, sessions can be scheduled for the next day. Consultation appointments focus on helping you move quickly towards resolution of a particular problem or symptom relief from anxiety, panic attacks, depression, a troubling circumstance, and relationship concerns. If you have out-of-network insurance, a portion of your session will be reimbursed to you. Sessions are offered via secure video/phone.
empower
give up people-pleasing, identify your needs, protect your boundaries
Perhaps the struggle has left you depleted and exhausted. Imagine your life when you fiercely learn to protect your boundaries as you identify and give up reflexive, long-practiced people pleasing. Feel empowered now because life is too short to live for others!
Modern women struggle to make time to pursue creative passions and endeavors that would provide much-needed spirit and soul nourishment. Holistic Psychotherapy & Wellness Manhattan can help women create a realistic and sustainable vision of success—personally and professionally—without subjugating and sacrificing important parts of the self! You deserve to create the life that you desire. If that's not happening for you, therapy can give you the support you need to feel vital, effective, and empowered.
Many of the women I work with present to the world as if they are thriving, yet in reality, they suffer greatly. Struggling to feel whole, vital, and balanced, is our work together. I’d like to help you believe that you are enough!
Women seek therapy and counseling for many reasons as they face unique psychological and emotional challenges throughout their lifespan. Many women present to the outside world as “together,” yet, on the inside, they struggle. Feeling “undeserving” and “not enough” is a common theme expressed by women in therapy. Overwhelmed with perfectionism and demands, women of all ages frequently wrestle with an internal voice that is harsh, unforgiving, and pervasive. If you find yourself experiencing overwhelm, extreme stress, role changes, anxiety, or hormone-related mental health concerns, you are not alone. Effective therapy for women focuses on empowerment, skill building, and overall health and well-being. Working with an emotional health expert can support you in creating a healthier work/life balance, learning effective stress management skills and coping strategies, and setting necessary, protective boundaries.
optimize
Natural Medicine to improve Your brain & Mental health
Do you Feel failed by antidepressants and other psychiatric meds? Are you interested in boosting your mood and reducing your anxiety naturally? I’d like to introduce you to How Nutrition, Amino Acid Therapy, Natural Medicine & Somatic Practices can assist you in creating the optimal mental health you desire, using highly-effective alternative therapies.
More and more, patients are turning to natural treatments to increase vitality and wellness, used exclusively, or as a complement to their existing traditional medical care. Increasingly, individuals who are dissatisfied with conventional psychiatry are turning to natural and holistic ways to feel better and address their symptoms of ADHD, anxiety, trauma, and depression. Current findings suggest that antidepressants work for some, but not for everyone, and unfortunately, their effects often do not last. When it comes to mental health, generally, there are multiple factors at play, including genetics, malnutrition, poor diet, hormonal imbalance, traumatic experiences, and environmental challenges, as examples. READ MORE
How can a licensed Mental Health Professional trained in alternative medicine help you optimize your mental health using CAM Practices and natural remedies?
A Licensed Mental Health Professional trained in alternative medicine is well-positioned to offer their patients support from emerging research in the fields of Functional and Integrative Medicine, aimed at naturally optimizing mental health. Suggestions for nutrition and natural remedies offer powerfully effective help for people who have not yet achieved the full alleviation of mental health symptoms from prescription medicine. It’s also a sound choice for people with mild symptoms, and for those who wish to avoid conventional psychiatry. Together, we work to identify the “root cause” underlying many common psychiatric symptoms such as ADHD, motivation, memory, anxiety, and depression.
accelerate
EMDR Intensives to Fast-track your healing
Deep, Profound healing does not have to take months or years. Immersive EMDR offers a Synthesis of Several Powerful modalities alongside EMDR, including IFS, CBT, Somatic Experiencing and positive Neuroplasticity, when blended together offers comprehensive nervous system healing.
An EMDR extended or intensive session is an opportunity to get more work done, with rapid results. EMDR intensives offer a bespoke treatment plan offering concentrated EMDR processing allowing you to reach your goals more quickly than traditional weekly sessions. With EMDR Intensives, you can feel better faster, in days not years, requiring less therapy time to achieve your goals. Many clients would say they experienced relief on the same day of the EMDR Intensive session.
Why is EMDR so effecitve? There are many highly effective therapies, but they don’t all get to the root of the problem. EMDR Intensives elegantly offers the container that allows us to work together in a highly focused manner, identifying the root cause of suffering and processing until relief is felt. EMDR Intensives can help you rapidly clear trauma, painful memories, and limiting beliefs so you can lead the high-achieving, meaningful life you deserve.
EMDR is typically done in 50-minute increments, which means you have the experience of stopping and starting until you can resume the following week. Several hours of same-day processing is enough time to hold your experience as you process the memories. LEARN MORE
Delivery by an experienced advanced-level EMDR therapist with online sessions for your convenience.
Comprehensive Intake, one or several days to process targets and debriefing follow-up session. bespoke hours and days are available by prior arrangement.
A bespoke treatment plan integrates elements of EMDR, IFS, SE, and CBT in response to your individual needs and goals. All Interventions are informed by neuroscience.
Integrate
Integrative & Holistic mental health care & wellness
What Happens In A Holistic Psychotherapy Practice? As a holistic psychotherapist, we consider the many dimensions of wellness, including identity, health, body, love, spirituality, play, career, money, time, home, family, friends, and community—everything That makes you Unique.
We also pay attention to the positive aspects of your life, what’s good, and what’s working, in addition to the areas that you’d like to improve, because identifying and bolstering strengths enhances resiliency. The support you receive during therapy can help you develop healthier coping skills and uncover conflicts and obstacles that may be holding you back. We are typically trained in a broad range of healing modalities to support your wellness goals. The goal is to create a fuller integration between mind, body, and spirit by using an approach that honors your physical and emotional health. In other words, holistic psychotherapy is a “whole” person approach to healing. Holistic and integrative practitioners tend to believe that this approach leads to a deeper level of healing for our patients. The way we care for our body and spirit through diet, movement, beliefs, thoughts, values, and relationships are all important aspects of who we are and how we feel, which determines many things, including our overall vitality, resilience, and capacity for growth, and the achievement of our dreams and goals.
What Is Integrative Psychotherapy?
Integrative therapy refers to an approach that blends various therapies to provide comprehensive mental health care. Many integrative psychotherapists use both top-down and bottom-up approaches blended into sessions, which means that they have a dual focus— thoughts of the mind, and experiences in the body—gently integrating the cognitive with somatic.
calm
amidst the chaos with virtual therapy for New Yorkers
As a busy New Yorker, juggling work and life can leave you scrambling, making it tough to fit that commute to your therapy appointment into your schedule. Ease is something you need more of. Experience Freedom & Flexibility with online Therapy for New Yorkers. Create your hour of refuge with NYC Online Therapy and focus on your emotional well-being.
Holistic Psychotherapy & Wellness Manhattan is very familiar with the stress-filled, busy lives of New Yorkers. Many of my New York City patients are talented, high-functioning individuals and young professionals who struggle with a range of concerns, mostly achieving a balanced and meaningful life. Often, the way dynamic, driven and successful individuals present to the world doesn’t match how they feel on the inside. Many don't know the source of their distress, but they suffer greatly, especially when parts of the self are hidden and conflicts are unconscious. If you are feeling overwhelmed or “stuck” in your life, or struggling to cope as you navigate challenges, we can work together virtually to increase your resilience and reduce your stress.
Now Offering The Convenience And Ease Of Virtual Therapy For Individuals And Couples. According To Research, Virtual Therapy Is As Effective As In-Person Therapy Sessions. It’s Also Ideal For Couples Who Wish To Resolve Relational Struggles.
My New York State and NYC patients are dynamic, successful, driven, and also highly stressed, over-functioning, and frequently overwhelmed. The essence of this practice is to help clients cultivate resources, resilience, and enhanced emotional health, as well as uncover conflicts and obstacles that may interfere with the life they desire. Mostly, I help people navigate everyday challenges, including helping individuals more successfully navigate professional and relational difficulties, as well as anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, prolonged grief, shame, self-sabotage, low self-esteem, chronic pain, and problem relationship dynamics. Experiencing, and more.
Explore
The unconscious
Psychoanalytically informed psychotherapy offers insight into what you can’t always access.
Current science estimates that about 95 percent of our brain activity is unconscious, meaning that the majority of our behaviors, decisions, actions, conflicts, and emotions are beyond conscious awareness. The unconscious is responsible for much of our misery, unhappiness, anxiety, and depression. It is possible to have greater access to the unconscious in the service of leading a more conscious life. I offer a psychoanalytically informed psychotherapy approach to help clients understand themselves and their relationships, as well as the unconscious internal conflicts that impede them from achieving their goals and having a more satisfying life. Through this lens, we can identify and uncover the unconscious conflicts that drive us to repeat and engage in behaviors and dynamics that are an unconscious attempt to master the past but often lead to self-destructive and self-defeating behaviors. By paying close attention to and working through unconscious material, clients gain insight into current difficulties and patterns, which frees them to make important changes in their lives. This leads to lasting changes in rigid defense mechanisms, symptom reduction, and increased self-esteem and mastery. These life-enhancing changes gained in psychodynamic psychotherapy keep the conscious you in the driver’s seat more often.
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” —Carl Jung
This is not a short-term therapy solution, but rather an unfolding of experiences revealed in the context of the relationship between psychotherapist and patient. Because psychoanalytic psychotherapy also emphasizes how past experiences shape our present experience, the therapeutic process involves the exploration of transference (feelings that the patient has toward another person which they unconsciously redirect toward the therapist) to explore unresolved issues. Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is typically used in higher-functioning patients (e.g. patients not actively suicidal, without serious substance abuse problems, and acute instability in their lives).
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