Does this sound familiar?

You wake up and wonder where your excitement for life went. You have a persistent nagging feeling that there is more to life than what you’re currently experiencing. You struggle to love yourself, or you constrict yourself with fearful, doubtful, and limiting beliefs. You feel confused about your calling and how to get the things that you really want.

Would you like to get unstuck? Do you want to feel more empowered and fulfilled? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you may enjoy the benefits of meeting with a therapist.

Therapy allows you to:

• Cultivate healthier and more fulfilling relationships
• Realign with your true callings, values, and desires
• Break free of limiting beliefs, fears, and doubts that are holding you back
• Strengthen thoughts that are empowering and that allow you to channel your personal power
• Harness your natural and creative energy
• Learn how to radically accept your feelings and process them in ways that support your growth
• Increase mindfulness and gradually become less consumed by the guilt of the past, or the fear of the future
• Gain clarity on your goals, dreams, and purpose

When you control your own energy, you control your life. 

The goal of psychotherapy is to help clients move out of unhelpful emotional and behavioral patterns so that they can experience growth and transcend painful experience. 

Therapy can help you gain skills to live a more balanced life, overcome emotional obstacles, develop and maintain a stable self regard, make healthier decisions, improve the experience of intimacy, and other positive qualities of life.

CLIENT FOCUS

ENTREPRENEUR, START-UP, AND VENTURE CAPITALIST PERFORMANCE COACHING

The “start-up” world is the new American Dream. And while the idea of being your own boss and creating the next revolution in an industry can be exhilarating, starting a new business comes with countless challenges. This is especially true in New York, where fierce competition looms around every corner.

When you’re dealing with the challenges of starting a new business, it can be tough to maintain a positive attitude and feeling grounded. From navigating financial hurdles and product launches to making hiring decisions and staying compliant with a plethora of regulations, it may seem like you’re working a pretty lonely road to get your business going. Fighting against the tide and introducing something disruptive to the market day after day has a way of eroding us, not to mention how the challenges that the entrepreneurial lifestyle brings to your interpersonal relationships and family life.

In a city that self-selects high achievers, you will serve your business venture, your team, and yourself, by setting up time each week to sit down with someone who can support you along the way.

I have helped beginning and seasoned entrepreneurs maintain their energy and well-being while jumpstarting the creative process and work through some of the bumps in the road as your startup transforms into a full-scale operation. Whether you need a quick check-in to ensure you’re on the right path emotionally as you take on the challenges of entrepreneurship, or need more intensive guidance, I can work with you to help steer you in the right direction as a venture forward.

MILLENNIAL ADULT AND LIFE TRANSITIONS

Life for millennials in the 18-35 category can be incredibly challenging.

Young adults who fall into this category are often highly educated and technologically connected, yet frequently struggle with finding purpose or meaning beyond their everyday living. Add life in the Big Apple, with its constant hustle and bustle, and a self-selected peer group of high achievers to the mix, and some millennials might realize that so-called “adulting” is far more challenging than they anticipated.

I understand and respect the challenges that millennial adults face as they navigate life, careers, relationships, families and more. I have extensive experience working with young adults as they confront everyday stress and uncertainty during this important developmental period.

If you feel that you are having trouble adjusting to life as a young adult and would like to create new ways of managing challenges as they arise, please feel free to get in touch to learn more about my work or to schedule a consultation appointment.

Together we can start talking about how to make subtle changes in your life in order to overcome obstacles getting in the way of your success and feeling more grounded.

INTIMACY, ASSERTIVENESS, AND DEVELOPING HEALTHIER RELATIONSHIPS

Whether you are a single person or in a partnership, it’s not uncommon for people to struggle with vulnerability, with relying on others for emotional support, and other anxieties associated with being intimate.

These challenges often stem from our past difficult experiences like unresolved fears or some anxiety about closeness, and other elusive factors that we may not easily see. These are sensitive topics that are difficult to navigate, and it is helpful to have some guided discussion to draw out and address roadblocks getting in the way of deepening your relationships.

I have helped numerous clients work through problems that get in the way of them developing deeper, more trusting, and more meaningful relationships.

If you feel that difficulty with intimacy is impacting your relationships in a negative way or, if you just want to have a place to explore your concerns, you and I can have a compassionate conversation that can lead to real growth. Please feel free to get in touch to learn more about my work or to schedule a consultation appointment.

Together we can respectfully and honestly explore whatever is weighing you down or preventing you from cultivating your relationships more fully.

ANXIETY REDUCTION + MEDITATION PRACTICE 

Anxiety is a very common issue with over 40 million adults affected by it in the U.S., according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA). We often get anxious about various things, such as a test we must prepare for, public speaking, or social situations in general. As the ADAA points out, there are various types of anxiety disorders, such as Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Social Anxiety Disorder, most of which are highly treatable. However, only approximately a third of those suffering from anxiety receive treatment. If you are experiencing anxiety, be mindful of any depressive thoughts or feelings as it is very common for depression to accompany anxiety and vice versa.

There are many similarities in how anxiety manifests, and it is a unique experience to each person. Thus, the goal is to help you understand what anxiety means to you. The key is to create a safe space for you to explore your anxiety and help alleviate some of its symptoms.

In general, many individuals report the following symptoms:

• Tension or tightness in the chest area

• Feeling nervous or restless

• Feeling panic or a sense of impending danger

• Increased heart rate

• Rapid breathing

• Sweating and/or trembling

• Issues with sleeping

Cognitive-behavioral therapy is one type of therapy that is frequently used to treat anxiety, which is a relatively short-term therapy. Psychotherapy is often an effort to help individuals understand their anxiety better and view their anxiety through a different perspective, one that alleviates feeling afraid about anxiety.

Through compassionate and supportive care, we hope to create a safe space for you to feel comfortable in starting the process toward growth and reducing the feelings of depression. CBT can be used alone or combined with mindfulness/meditation to treat anxiety.

Through consistent meditation, we can become more focused on the present and understand our experience in the here-and-now. This is an important technique because anxiety is most often correlated with negative thought patterns, especially those about the future. Mindfulness can teach us to shift our attention away from those negative thought patterns that lead to the spiraling anxious thoughts and behaviors and move toward positive and meaningful growth. Mindfulness can be used alone or combined with CBT to treat anxiety.