Schizophrenia Therapists in Waterbury, CT

Specializing in Schizophrenia, Meraki Health provides comprehensive care to help patients manage symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking. Treatment includes psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and supportive therapy to improve daily functioning, promote stability, and enhance overall quality of life.

Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders can have profound effects on peoples' lives. However, therapy can be a very 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 both hallucinations and delusions. Please note that I only do individual therapy (i.e., not couple's or family therapy).

This component assist with supporting symptom management, emotional regulation, coping strategies, and skills to enhance daily functioning and overall quality of life.

Having a background in substance use disorders and working at the VA means I have a great deal of experience working with individuals psychotic disorders. If you have schizophrenia or another psychotic disorder I will work with you to challenge and manage delusional thoughts and hallucinations to improve your ability to function in daily life. We will work together to find ways to manage hallucinations and delusions without letting these experiences dominate your life.

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

	62%	Male
	38%	Female

Session Type

	71%	In Person and Online
	29%	Online Only

Top Treatment Approaches

57%	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
43%	Existential / Humanistic Therapy
43%	Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian)
43%	Psychodynamic Therapy
43%	Relational Psychotherapy
29%	Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
29%	Developmental Therapy

Ages Served

100%	Adult
57%	Senior
57%	Young Adult
14%	Teen

Client Focus

57%	Men
43%	Military / Veterans
43%	Persons with Disabilities
43%	Women
29%	Christian

Schizophrenia therapists in Waterbury, CT

Meraki Health

Dr. Brian Sharpless

Dr. Christopher Lowery, DHSc, CLCP

Jacqueline Elster

Dr. Adam Shafer (Chicago, IL)