Anxiety, depression, and trauma therapy in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Experienced therapists helping individuals and couples in-person.

"Doing everything right" can paradoxically create anxiety if it's driven by a need to control outcomes or a fear of failure, leading to relentless pressure. We also call this “should thinking.”

When your nervous system is overstimulated by noise, screentime, and lifestyle demands, it can keep your body in a state of high alert, even if you are not consciously stressed.

Using therapy to process past traumas or unaddressed emotions can allow for you to decrease hypervigilance through understanding and compassion.

A breakup can feel like a loss of safety and identity, forcing you into a panic state that demands reconnection. Your brain tries to “solve” the problem by overthinking, romanticizing the past, or over-prioritizing closure, resulting in anxiety and pain.

Through therapy, you can help break the habits (checking social media, etc.) that keep you connected to the past and accept a new identity outside of this person. You may be grieving not just the person, but who you won’t become now that the relationship is over.

We can be so afraid of making mistakes or feeling regretful based on past experiences. The pressure to choose the "perfect" option can make you afraid of losing out on the unchosen option, leading to paralysis. It’s not that your expectations are too high, but maybe they can be rigid.

Working with a therapist through issues like depression can increase self-confidence that can make decision-making easier. You may also notice that through processing what it meant to make a mistake in your family growing up for example, you can move forward being less afraid of making them.

A lot of people feel less excited than they imagined they would be in their jobs, and more stuck than ever. Therapy can help you define your values and purpose as a framework to understand your dissatisfaction and what may be contributing to it on a deeper level.

Therapy is in itself is a “job;” the most important project you will ever work on. Seeking growth and autonomy, building more supportive relationships, and learning how to effectively communicate with others in alignment with your core values is something that you can work on in the therapeutic process that radiates outward.  description

Moving in together can be a big step in a relationship that requires communication, openness, and honesty about the state of the relationship. You and your partner know each other well, but maybe haven’t yet had the conversations about marriage, children, etc.

Couples therapy is now a “first resort” as opposed to a “last resort.” A therapist can help identify patterns and cycles that you can get stuck in as a couple, as well as how your individual attachment styles show up in the relationship dynamic. This can make decision-making easier as a couple and feel more secure in the relationship.