LGBTQ+ therapists in Hurley, New York NY
Serving LGBTQ+
Creative Now Therapy
Registered Psychotherapist, LCAT, ATR-BC, Gestalt Psychotherapy Certified, Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy Certified
Our integrative approach uses mindfulness, body awareness, and creative interventions to enhance your ability to meet your needs and feel more at ease in the world. We will support you in developing greater emotional presence, tolerance for difficult feelings, and help you move more fluidly through difficult life circumstances. Book your free initial consultation call with us today.
We are trained in talk therapy, art & eco therapy, and body-centered/somatic psychotherapy. These modalities can help you tap into core issues to resolve deep patterns. Through creative interventions and attending to your body, we believe you can generate more understanding of your struggles to enact behavior change and growth immediately.
16 Years Experience
Serving LGBTQ+
Truth Berenson
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I offer counseling and coaching for individuals of all genders, sexualities, racial identities, and family formations. My work is rooted in developing a strong therapeutic relationship. Within the counselor-client connection, clients are invited to explore relational dynamics and to safely become more honest with themselves and others. Through collaboration, I support clients to clearly identify boundaries, honor desires, and expand their capacity to tap into innate resources. My approach is informed by psychodynamic theory, spiritual and archetypal counseling, parts work, creative arts therapy, and goal-oriented coaching in addition to somatic interventions. These coupled with a client-centered and anti-oppressive lens facilitate changes that are both radical and sustainable.
Areas of specialty include: partnership and family conflict, self doubt, guilt & shame, eating disorders & body image, gender, sexuality, LGBTQIA+ experiences, transitioning, PTSD, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, addiction, attachment, polyamory, family dynamics, interpersonal and communal conflict, spiritual growth, strengthening intuition, political identity, financial stability, transitions, and creative blocks.
My therapeutic style is intuitive, fierce, and nurturing. With passion and humor, I approach each person with deep respect for the grace and grit of human experience and an abiding trust in each individual's capacity for growth and resilience.
I also support couples struggling to navigate both the inevitable and unexpected challenges of partnership. Every partnership has unique strengths and challenges and even the strongest relationships sometimes need help weathering life's hardships, be they related to health concerns, finances, sexuality and intimacy, children, work stress, extended family, etc.
Couples counseling can help partners improve communication, develop a deeper understanding of each other's experiences, increase awareness of intentions and impact, and relate to each other with compassion and curiosity rather than judgment.
I support couples to make collaborative decisions and move through conflict with courage, honesty, and mutual respect.
Partners learn communication and deescalation skills, develop resiliency, and grow as individuals and partners. Together we can identify and heal attachment wounds, explore power dynamics, and build trust.
11 Years Experience
Serving LGBTQ+
Dr. Mike Abrams
Psychologist, PhD, MBA, ABPP
I limit my practice to a few clients with whom I can offer meaningful help. I do not think it is ethical for a psychologist to agree to work with someone who has a problem outside of their expertise or someone who has barriers that the psychologist suspects they cannot overcome. When I conclude that I can help someone, I collaborate with them while applying the most appropriate methods for their problems. I choose these methods from among the many I have studied or developed. This is sometimes called a Transdiagnostic Integrative technique. Here, a clinical label or diagnosis is less important than the unique collection of symptoms a person is living with. I also make sure that I come to understand the client's point of view, how their adversities, their personal philosophy, and their level of suffering combine to lead to their anxiety, depressed mood, or even anger. When the client agrees, I prefer to use psychological testing to be sure my assessment of the client's situation is supported by the best available science. When I conduct psychotherapy, I know it can only be effective when I view the client as presenting many intricate problems that must be fully understood, so each client's issues are approached as scientific hypotheses that guide therapy, which guide my specific interventions, but is always open to revision as new life history information or psychological data becomes available.
Since I have trained numerous therapists and continue researching and publishing in the field, my clients are assured they receiving the most effective evidence-based interventions. If you do see me, you can be confident that you will be unconditionally accepted in a safe and comfortable therapeutic relationship with every effort being made to help you.
37 Years Experience
Serving LGBTQ+
Alyssa Kushner
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
If you are a teen or adult looking to heal the effects of relational or complex trauma, PTSD, anxiety, codependency in relationships, people pleasing tendencies, and perfectionism, I am here to support you! I also work with clients that are sober curious or interested in shifting their relationship with alcohol. I provide trauma-informed, somatic, and holistic care and will work collaboratively with you to tailor a treatment plan that meets your individual needs.
6 Years Experience
Serving LGBTQ+
Natalie Wisdom
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I am a dedicated Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a passion for helping individuals overcome life’s challenges and achieve their fullest potential. With over 16 years of experience in the field, I specialize in providing compassionate and evidence-based therapy to clients struggling with various issues, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship issues.
I hold a Master of Social Work degree from Springfield College and is licensed to practice in the state of New York and Connecticut. I have extensive training in cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and trauma-informed care, allowing me to tailor treatment to meet the unique needs of each individual.
17 Years Experience