FAQ

In New York:
113 University Place, 9 floor, New York, NY 10003

In Hoboken: 

132 Washington Street, Suite  301, Hoboken, NJ 07030

Yes, we do, some of our therapists offer in person sessions, limited hours. We mostly provide teletherapy at this time.

Mon, Wed, and Thursday by appointment. Weekend appointments are possible.

$125-$300 depending on the type and length of the session.

We have a Fee-for-Service policy, which means you pay at the time of service. We accept payment in the form of cash, check, credit card, Venmo, or Paypal.

Yes, some:

  • In Network
    • Aetna insurance
  • Out of Network
    • Oxford Freedom
    • Blue Cross Blue Shield
    • United Healthcare/Oxford
    • Cigna

We will help you to verify your insurance before the first appointment.

We will be able to provide receipts for services provided and these fees may be deductable for as medical expenses on your tax returns.

The sessions are 45 min long. Couples are encouraged to do 90 min sessions.

Yes, I do have a sliding scale option

Sessions are scheduled on a weekly basis. I have options for short-term (8-12 sessions) therapy and long-term therapy.

To get started, call at 917-495-4989 to schedule your appointment. Please, leave for me your name, telephone number at which you can be reached and I will contact you either the same day, or the next business day. During this phone intake, I will answer any other questions you might have, take your information and a brief description of your situation, and schedule your appointment. Or you can contact me online through my Contact page.

Psychotherapy is a treatment process that uses specialized techniques of caring that have been designed to offer effective, long-lasting help for people suffering from a wide range of difficulties (for example: anxiety, depression, family and couple relationships problems). It is a place where you can explore your thoughts and feelings about yourself and others. It can help you understand how your current difficulties and past experiences can be linked. It can help alleviate emotional pain and can teach you new skills with which you can successfully deal with your problems. Therapy focuses on reconciling issues that are in some manner limiting your enjoyment of life.What is psychotherapy?

  • anxiety
  • depression
  • panic attacks
  • low self-esteem
  • confusion about identity
  • childhood trauma
  • lack of interest in daily activities
  • loss of pleasure in life
  • adjustments to any life changes
  • phobias
  • mosachistic tendencies
  • paranoid ideation
  • inability to accept reality
  • suiciadal ideation
  • sleep problems
  • life stress
  • couple conflicts
  • other problems

Clients create changes at their own rate and it depends on their motivation level, their investment in the process, whether they comply with Home Work assignments, and how much effort they put in between sessions. The more they put in, the more they get out (and the faster it happens!). The length of Couples Therapy might depend on the history of childhood trauma.

I offer short-term Couples Therapy and Sex Therapy: 10-12 sessions

Imago is a new way to connect with your partner.

  • Falling in love is amazing – we feel complete and whole
  • After a while we often feel frustrated with our partner, and have painful disagreements
  • The pain is particularly acute because the frustrations with our partner usually remind us of some painful childhood experiences
  • It often doesn’t make sense to us why our partner gets upset so much over the things we argue about. We may even imagine they are just doing it to hurt us.
  • The Imago dialogue is a process which makes it easier to understand our partner, without feeling threatened or under attack ourselves. And for them to understand us in the same way.
  • When we do understand that our partner’s experience is so different from ours, they make sense! Then we find it easier to meet their needs. And they find it easier to meet ours!
  • With our new understanding, we can learn to stretch a little more to provide what our partner needs.
  • Imago provides a whole set of relationship fitness exercises to guide us through the process.
  • You might take a gym class, or personal training to get really fit. Imago workshops and relationship counseling can help you build the strongest and most rewarding relationship.

•   Drama Therapy is the intentional use of drama and/or theater processes to achieve therapeutic goals. It is an embodied practice that is active and experiential.

•   Drama Therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses drama, metaphor, role play and improvisation.

A Registered Drama Therapist (RDT) is a Master’s level credential requiring coursework in psychology and drama therapy, experience in theater, and supervised internship and work experience. RDTs are board certified in the practice of drama therapy and follow the NADTA Code of Ethics. (NADTA is North American Drama Therapy Association)

Drama Therapy uses play, embodiment, projection, role, story, metaphor, empathy, distancing, witnessing, performance and improvisation to help people make meaningful change.