As a licensed clinical therapist, with a focus on couples' counseling, my goal is to enhance, strengthen, and provide insights. I help clients to live a meaningful life with healthier relationships. I have experience working with clients who struggle with relationship issues, family conflict, loss, and daily life stressors. My client-centered approach allows me to meet my clients where they are through various counseling techniques including Gottman method interventions, cognitive behavioral the...
I use a Strength-based, non-oppressive, anti-racist, systems approach. What does this mean? It means I believe every client is the expert in their lives and I believe it is my role to sit beside you in the journey, not tell you what to do. I will also make sure we are working to create a liberatory space together. I'm a therapist with Octave and Evernorth Behavioral Care Group. Octave is a mental health practice providing high-quality care covered by multiple insurances. Evernorth Behavioral ...
Everyone suffers from mental health issues at some point in their life—whether minor or major—and it’s important to have help from someone you can trust. I aim to establish trust by creating a safe and comfortable environment for you to share your story with me. Regardless of your background, history, appearance, diagnosis, identity, or beliefs, I regard you unconditionally and genuinely care about your well-being. In our sessions, I utilize a therapeutic approach that focuses on the improvement...
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years experience. A graduate of Syracuse University, I am trained in strengths-based and generalist practice, meaning I can help you navigate through your rough spots by offering a new perspective, challenging you to reframe your current situation while embracing your existing strengths, courage, and values. We all experience struggles. These struggles creep in multiple times throughout our lives, sometimes when we least expect it. Some are minor, a...
Feeling burnt out, or emotionally drained in your life or your work? Whether you're a behavioral health therapist, a healthcare professional, or simply someone struggling with these emotions, I want you to know that there is help available. As someone who has been through the healing process myself, I know how transformative and life-changing therapy can be. That's why I am committed to providing a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space for my clients to explore their challenges and find the...
Going into therapy can be scary and vulnerable. I help my clients apply the strengths they already possess to live the life they envision for themselves. Using evidence-based practices in our work, we will explore the challenges and vulnerabilities that you are experiencing and find the solutions to allow you to be the best version of yourself. In my sessions, my approach is warm, open-minded, empowering, and solution-oriented. I'm a therapist with Octave and Evernorth Behavioral Care Gr...
I genuinely enjoy working with diverse groups of people and age ranges. I have over 10 years of experience working with individuals and families of all ages. I believe in a safe, trusting, and respectful nature of the therapeutic relationship that allows for deep work which can help you live a rich and fulfilling life. Together, we will learn to think about our problems in more manageable ways and develop skills to deal with those issues that are individualized to you. I bring my true self to...
I am experienced at providing individual, family and group therapy, and work with people with depression, anxiety, trauma, addictions, life transitions and managing the stress of living in a fast-paced and ever-changing world. I specialize in offering mind-body practices and can integrate breath work, mindfulness practices, gentle movement and meditation to help calm and regulate the nervous system, manage stress and prevent burnout. I will support you in finding the best ways to reach your goal...
I am a collaborative therapist who works with clients’ strengths to explore the behaviors, thoughts, communication patterns, and interactional patterns that are associated with the problems presented. After a thorough initial assessment, I work with clients to clarify goals, identify resolutions to the presenting issues, followed by a wide array of interventions and home assignments to help achieve these goals. I understand that people find it at times challenging or embarrassing to discuss t...
I tailor my trauma-informed and strength-based approach to empower clients on their unique path to thriving. I have always been passionate about supporting trauma survivors, which led me to focus the beginning of my career on crisis intervention and counseling survivors of domestic violence. This experience allowed me to hone my expertise in trauma-informed care, which I continue to use in my work with a broader population of clients. My work is exploratory and skill-focused, using solution-focu...
Therapy is a collaborative place for finding support in healing, developing self-awareness, and working towards your goals. It is a collaborative process providing an opportunity to bring awareness to how past experiences are affecting current struggles. In our sessions together, we will work towards identifying your goals and meeting your needs while working on healing, developing self-awareness, and practicing self-compassion. My experience working with adults from diverse backgrounds and age ...
After a long and incredibly fulfilling career in oncology social work, I left the medical field choosing instead to transfer all I have learned into the more personal setting of private practice. This has allowed me the wonderful opportunity to really lean in and focus completely on the one-to-one support I had always been so passionate about but rarely had the time to pursue in the hospital. Presently my practice is fully remote. I am collaborative, interactive, and always open to feedback a...
I am a licensed mental health counselor specializing in relational patterns, identity development, and substance use recovery for adults navigating life transitions and emotional challenges. As a relational therapist, I see the therapy space as a mirror to the outside world—a place where familiar patterns can surface and be gently explored. Together, we’ll examine the beliefs and behaviors that may have once protected you but now feel limiting or misaligned. My goal is to create a space rooted i...
I am dedicated to fostering growth and healing through a collaborative, Strength-based approach within a safe, non-judgmental environment. I tailor treatment to meet individual's unique needs. Using diverse therapeutic modalities, I work closely with clients to develop personalized treatment plans that honor their experiences and empower them to achieve their goals. I have previous experience in working with chronic illness, anxiety, life transitions including young adults, parental guidance, an...
After a major stressor, loss or transition, it is normal to experience big emotions (new or past) and feel like your ground is unsteady. My mission is to help you uncover your power through an attachment focus so that you can begin to heal and grow from the inside out. By starting where you are, together we will make meaning and create new experiences after a significant change in order to develop a future template for the next phase of your life. I aim to achieve this through a collaborative, s...
I am a NYS-licensed psychologist with over 20 years of experience. I work with individuals to address a variety of issues including depression, stress, anxiety, trauma or emotional abuse, career challenges, and coping with grief and loss. I have experience working with a range of ages and populations. My counseling style is warm, caring, and goal-oriented. I am trained in both Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and psychoanalysis. I provide a supportive and emphatic environment for my clients. My g...
I am passionate about helping clients who experience depression, anxiety and trauma. Many of my clients feel overwhelmed with feelings of sadness, loneliness, disconnection from loved ones, frustration, or a lack of motivation. I help these clients by providing them with a warm, nonjudgmental space to talk about their feelings. My approach to therapy is psychodynamic, meaning that I help clients make connections between what happens in their lives and their innermost beliefs, desires, and wants....
I am dedicated to helping adults (expatriates, immigrants, and intercultural people) who are going through challenging situations. I specialize in the management of anxiety and depression caused by relocation, life transitions, cross-cultural adjustment, relational problems, interpersonal conflicts, past traumas, and unresolved grief. As a native Spanish speaker, I create a safe environment for minorities and people of various cultural backgrounds. Our work together will allow for the discovery ...
Jessica Asia is a NY state licensed LCSW with over 9 years experience in providing therapy as well as 4 years experience in telehealth therapy. She obtained her bachelor's in psychology from Marist College and her master's in social work from Adelphi University. Jessica utilizes a individualized and client centered approach while incorporating interventions and modalities from cognitive behavioral, creative arts, motivational interviewing and dialectical behavioral therapies. Jessica has several...
I work within a holistic, whole person framework, addressing mind, body, emotional, and spiritual interconnectedness, to help clients discover their authentic selves, make meaning of life experiences, become empowered, and heal trauma. I believe therapy should be a safe space for healing. My approach is non-judgmental, compassionate, supportive, and client centered. I am a therapist at Octave, a behavioral health practice creating a new standard for mental health care that’s both high-qualit...