Therapists in Downtown, Brooklyn, NY

I work with a wide range of clients, older elementary school kids, teenagers, and adults, combining cognitive-behavioral therapy and relationship-based approaches to change. I work with a variety of issues including anxiety, ADHD, relationship concerns, depression and academic/school adjustment issues. I believe strongly in collaborating with clients and families to work towards meaningful change in their lives.

I'm here to help you understand and address the problems impacting your life. I effectively help individuals confronting issues including relationship problems, anxiety, depression, substance use challenges, life transition, parenting concerns, and grief. I have specialty training in work with youth and families, as well as LGBTQ individuals.

Shirley Bernard is a licensed master-level social worker with more than 15 years of experience specializing in trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, domestic violence, and other life-related stressors. Shirley treats clients utilizing a person-centered, holistic approach. Her eclectic professional experience has led her to effectively engage children, adolescents, adults, and seniors; utilizing different modalities such as families, couples, and groups in both clinical and outpatient settings. She utilizes CBT, Mindfulness, role play through exploration, and guided imagery.

I am committed to offering a therapeutic space where you can feel safe to be curious and challenge your familiar patterns. Together, we will work to gain new insights into the roots of your difficulties in order to create the lasting change you're looking for. You may be looking to work through major life changes, grief or relational issues. In my practice, I work with people who struggle to connect with themselves and what they want, feel distant or overwhelmed in relationships and I have expertise in complex and attachment-based trauma.

Eric has 18 years experience combining Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Positive Psychology to young adults and artists in the performing and literary arts. He specializes in the "stuck points" that hinder growth and development. His goal is to guide you through your areas of pain, help you overcome feelings of unworthiness, shame, jealousy, artistic blockages, anxiety, and thrive during times of uncertainty and doubt. Eric appreciates and understands the unique challenges and subtle emotional intricacies of the mind/soul of the artist. Eric works from a collaborative, strengths-based, empowerment modality.

Whether you are looking to move through insecurities, anxieties, or relationship frustrations, to list a few, I want to help you feel more confident being the expert of you! I love creating a warm, non-judgmental space for you to talk with someone you trust, exploring your goals and dreams. My hope is that you will leave our sessions feeling more comfortable being you and therefore, able to connect with others in a more authentic and engaged way. We will take time to build a trusting foundation in order to have a secure space to explore deeper. I specialize in working with young adults but I have experience working with all ages.

Brynley believes the most important role of a therapist is as facilitator. In every interaction, Brynley is most concerned with creating a safe space that allows new insights to naturally arise for her clients. She believes the relationship between therapist and client is the most important ingredient in a successful treatment. Above all else, Brynley prioritizes connection, curiosity, communication, and empathy.

I am a NY state licensed Psychologist with over 20 years of clinical experience with youth and families from diverse backgrounds. Over the years, I have enjoyed helping my clients learn how to better cope with many issues including behavioral difficulties, anxiety, depression, trauma, academic and social challenges in school, self harm, parental separation, teenage identity, and general parenting challenges. I view the child as part of a larger system which includes family, community, school, and culture. I take an active stance as a therapist, while offering a warm, supportive, down to earth, strength-based, and practical approach.

We all experience some distress or discomfort that can prevent us from feeling content and enjoying all that life has to offer. We're often stuck in patterned behaviors, thoughts, feelings, and relationships that only increases our distress and prevents us from being able to move forward. I work collaboratively with people to better understand the patterns of behaviors, thoughts, or feelings that contribute to our distress and develop concrete skills to feel content and enjoy life.

Therapy is a place where you can gain curiosity and skills, make meaning and ultimately feel relief. People come to therapy for a variety of reasons. Sometimes you feel stuck, overwhelmed, consumed with struggles. Other times, you need extra support and the space to be heard. In my practice, I collaborate with patients to create a space where you are respected, listened to and encouraged. Our work will allow you to gain insight and increase motivation towards living a happier and more fulfilling life. I tailor each treatment to fit individual needs and work together towards positive change.

Have you experienced a trauma, loss, stressor, or big life transition and are struggling with its impact? Our minds and bodies can react to stressful experiences in a range of ways, including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and more. In response to these painful emotional experiences, we can come to rely on methods of coping that, over time, may lead us to feeling even more stuck. Our work in therapy will help you better understand the source of these challenges, develop new strategies for navigating them, and put you on a path towards the health, happiness, and fulfillment that you deeply deserve.

I enjoy working with clients who are seeking guidance in creating new opportunities, whether you are excited or terrified by change. I help clients learn to regulate uncomfortable or overwhelming emotions that continue to affect your relationships with others, or to develop and/or maintain interpersonal relationships, as well as those experiencing depression and looking to healthily cope with their symptoms. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, I am ready to help you navigate your journey in self-discovery or work with couples in need of someone who can identify with them. I am also a Marine Corps Veteran.

Hi there! Glad you’re here! As a therapist, I specialize in creating realistic goals that are unique to you, taking into account the social barriers you may face. This is a time during which racial tension, class warfare, and a global pandemic has uprooted everyone’s lives in one way or another; it is no surprise that our mental health is in dire need of attention and care. I want to design a safe space for you in which you may nourish your creativity, motivation, and help you develop the tools you need to care, respect, and honor yourself every day. Every step forward is an accomplishment worth celebrating.

"No one is immune... No matter what precautions we take, no matter how well we put together a good life...something will inevitably ruin it. Human life is fatally fragile and subject to forces beyond our power to manage. Life is tragic." -T. Keller We cannot protect ourselves from the negative aspects of life no matter how hard we try, but we can be there for one another. My goal is to help individuals navigate the difficulties they encounter in life, by guiding them as they develop strategies and skills that will enable them to live a more satisfying life.

Facing demanding life situations? Feeling held back? Having frequent and prolonged feelings of stress and difficulty in regulating emotions? Many of us face unparalleled challenges in our daily life. In therapy, we will actively seize unique opportunities to bring clarity to your inner thoughts, feelings and hopes. Working collaboratively, I can help you engage in new and fulfilling ways of thinking about yourself and your relationships.

Sometimes normal life challenges like changing careers, becoming a parent or changes in relationships can contribute to difficult emotions and result in behavior that make us feel stuck, unproductive or even self-destructive. For many, these experiences also leave us feeling anxious, depressed and sometimes struggling with chronic physical conditions. Exploring how your current challenges relate to your temperament, past experiences and needs can give you the tools to feel better. I can provide the support and guidance needed to help you explore, develop awareness and make informed decisions you can feel confident about.

I often talk to my clients about balance and the middle way. We need to both embrace the pain, seek to understand it, and find new pathways to the light. Therapy is about holding space for ALL of our experience. We do this through the wisdom of the body and the right brain, the emotional and creative brain. Leading trauma experts agree that we need to heal in collaboration with this intuitive, expressive part of ourselves. So let's explore what you need through guided visualization, breath work, body talk, creative expression, role play, inner child work, and more. It all starts with your willingness to get to know all parts of you.

I have an eclectic approach to therapy. I am person centered with an emphasis to meet clients where they're at. It is very imperative to build trust, rapport, reliability and consistency while embarking on this journey for healing, and self discovery. Understanding that clients should identify the different roles in their lives in relation to themselves, community, work, family and friends.

Its a pleasure to welcome you to my page! Please feel free to call if you are ready to book your first session. Seeking a counselor can be very challenging but this is the first move forward, and its a decision that will impact your life. There are few things to help you decide if we are a good match. I can provide support, with depression, anxiety, relationship and family issues, life coaching, substance abuse and addiction, anger management... I look forward to working with you.