Psychosis Therapists in Waterbury, CT

Psychosis derives from many issues. I rule it medical causes before treating them as Psychiatric.

Psychotic disorders can have a profound effect on people's lives. However, therapy can be a helpful addition to medication and other treatments. I have experience treating psychotic disorders using Psychodynamically-Oriented Supportive Therapy (POST) and other approaches. I have also published professional works on hallucinations and delusions. Please note that I only do individual therapy (i.e., not couple's or family therapy).

Using hypnosis we can typically uncover root cause of Psychosis in a safe effective manner helping you understand your state of mind and develop better coping skills.

I have worked psychologically with psychotic people for many years in both inpatient and outpatient settings. I have found this work to be intensely rewarding for me, and generally beneficial, sometimes lifesaving, for patients. I do not believe that psychosis is a purely biological disorder without meaning in itself. It is an extreme condition of confusion and alienation that requires intense empathic understanding, patience and ingenuity of the therapist. I like the concept of "spiritual emergency" for most cases of acute psychosis, and such states should be seen as profound bids for health and growth by someone who no other way to pursue those things. This is always my approach, and generally it has paid off.

Losing touch with reality is more complicated than just trying to realign oneself with the external environment. To understand this experience, one must work to appreciate the subjective realities that illuminate these challenges.

Waterbury is a post-industrial Connecticut city historically known as the 'Brass City' for its dominant role in American brass and clock manufacturing industries, which have largely departed, leaving behind significant economic challenges and one of the higher poverty rates in a state that ranks among the nation's wealthiest. The city has a large Puerto Rican population, and Spanish-language therapy is an essential component of the mental health landscape alongside services for communities from across Latin America and more recently Africa. Saint Mary's Hospital and Waterbury Hospital provide behavioral health services, and community health centers serve the significant Medicaid and uninsured population. Common therapy concerns include poverty-related stress, immigration and diaspora identity, substance use (Waterbury has been significantly affected by opioids), depression, anxiety, and the compounding challenges of accessing mental health care in a struggling city still working to define itself beyond its industrial past.

Gender ID

	75%	Male
	25%	Female

Session Type

	86%	In Person and Online
	14%	Online Only

Top Treatment Approaches

86%	Psychodynamic Therapy
57%	Existential / Humanistic Therapy
57%	Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
57%	Psychoanalytic Therapy
43%	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
43%	Integrative Therapy
43%	Object Relations Therapy

Ages Served

100%	Adult
57%	Senior
57%	Teen
57%	Young Adult

Client Focus

43%	Christian
43%	Men
43%	Military / Veterans
29%	Asian
29%	Black / African American

Psychosis therapists in Waterbury, CT

Philip H. Brown

Dr. Brian Sharpless

Mary Knoblock, DNH

James C. Carpenter, PhD, ABPP

Dr. Adam Shafer (Chicago, IL)