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I hae a collaborative approach in working with clients with a wide range of backgrounds.

I believe that people thrive when they are authentically connected to themselves and each other. When these connections are disrupted by fear, trauma, depression, loss, or some life transition, it can be helpful to have a place to rediscover and repair those connections. Having a safe environment where an empathic presence and a constructive perspective are provided can help to restore stability, reinforce your strengths, and allow you to grow and build toward living your fullest life possible. My approach to psychotherapy is collaborative, practical, and goal oriented. Together we will determine the focus and duration of our work.

We may choose to work to reduce immediate symptoms such as anxiety, excessive worry, anger, and feelings of stuck-ness. We may address health/work/relationship crises and other life-challenges. Or we may explore longstanding but no longer adaptive behavioral, thinking, and relational patterns. Such explorations can create opportunities for more effective and rewarding ways of being. I will help you to emerge from this work with increased strength, insight, and well-being.

Ms. Elsa I. Arce is a Bilingual (Spanish-Speaking) LMHC, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Matrix Reimprinting Practitioner, Abundance Coach and a Shamanic Reiki Master. Trained as a traditional clinical psychotherapist, she provides therapy for children, young adults, couples, and families with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, attention-deficit, trauma, substance abuse, domestic violence, and family relational stress. In addition, she practices non-traditional Energy Psychology therapies that are also evidenced based. Elsa has a private practice in Westchester NY.

Ms. Arce uses energy healing methods called Emotional Freedom Techniques. While tapping on specific meridian points on the body, and talking about the specific problem, it effectively release fears, overwhelming emotions, and negative thought patterns. It calms the nervous system allowing the body and mind to return to their natural healing state.

If you have any questions about the services I provide and you would like to know more, please do not hesitate to call me. See my website for more information: www.releaseoverwhelm.com. Thank you.

I have a PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Miami, completed my internship at Yale School of Medicine and my fellowship at CHA/Harvard Medical School. I have worked as faculty at UMASS and Northwestern Schools of Medicine. I have specialized training in health psychology including cancer, autoimmune disease, GI disease, infertility, third party reproduction, pregnancy loss, peripartum mental health, adjustment to parenting. I help with anxiety, depression, ADHD and burnout.

Amy Afua Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who graduated from Wheelock College with a Master's Degree in Social Work. Ms. Smith’s diverse background includes working with homeless individuals and families in a variety of community settings including hospitals, shelters and within the child welfare system.

Her clinical social work with families ignited her interest in psychotherapy. Ms. Smith’s background as the daughter of immigrant African parents makes her perceptive to the issues facing individuals and communities of various backgrounds especially as it impacts human rights and social justice. Ms. Smith specializes in suicide prevention, domestic violence, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and trauma.

Ms. Smith is dedicated to lowering barriers to receiving mental health services. Ms. Smith’s background and work experiences have propelled her to create a group for women of color to reduce the stigma of mental health and access. Ms. Smith is the creator and founder of W.O.K.E. (Women of Kolour Empowered). The group was established in 2018 and has over 1300 members nationwide. Her work was featured in O Magazine (The Oprah Magazine) in June 2019’s edition.

In therapy I provide an environment that will allow you to express yourself freely and openly. I am genuine and supportive, but can be direct and challenge you to adapt your thinking when necessary. I strive for my clients to feel more focused, emotionally regulated, and confident. I work with adults who are suffering from anxiety including OCD and panic, as well as depression, grief, and relationship issues.

Hi, my name is Stella Fischl, and I’m a therapist based in New York and Connecticut. Many of my clients come to me feeling confused, overwhelmed, or just unsure about their next steps. I work with both teenagers and adults, and I’m particularly passionate about helping people dealing with complicated, unhealthy relationships. I also enjoy working with teens and young adult clients, particularly those healing from trauma or navigating life transitions.

In my practice I work with clients of all backgrounds and age groups; and I have a specialty in adolescence and young adulthood. I enjoy supporting clients as they navigate growing up and becoming adults in this complex world. My approach is grounded in Psychodynamic Theory and the belief that many of our problems are rooted in thinking patterns, behaviors, and emotional responses that we developed early in life. My work is eclectic and collaborative. I draw on many modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Informed Treatment, Family Systems Theory and Motivational Interviewing.

Most importantly, I see the therapeutic process as a collaborative endeavor between client and therapist. The client is the expert on themselves, and the therapist is a partner in their journey of self-exploration. We work together to change habits, behaviors, and thought patterns, that are causing distress, and getting in the way of the client’s goals.

I have a background in the creative arts, and enjoy supporting artists, writers, and actors, as they seek balance in their lives. Also, I have spent many years working in the New York City Schools with children, families, teachers, and administrators, to address individual students’ emotional and behavioral problems that interfere with school performance.