Person-Centered therapists in North Castle, New York NY

If you are looking for guidance with anxiety, ADHD, infertility, relationship and marriage counseling, or parenting, it takes courage to ask for help. Admitting you cannot do everything on your own, is the first step toward achieving wellness in a fast paced, demanding world. The good news is, asking for help gets easier with a little practice. The way in which we cope in the world is greatly influenced by how we see the world. Asking for help, and obtaining a fresh perspective is often the first and most profound step toward developing the mental muscle needed to become stronger. As an experienced psychologist, it's my honor to assist you in exploring core issues and move toward a healthy, fulfilling life. I utilize evidence based approaches to treat anxiety, ADHD, fertility issues, marriage counseling and parenting. I will work with you to create a treatment that's customized to meet your unique circumstances. With honesty and compassion I will work with you to create an open channel of communication. We will work on the skill of self-compassion, which will allow you to move more easily through difficult times in the future, as well as become a more productive and happier person.  

Greetings, I'm Shakira, the founder of Cheerful Heart Mental Health Counseling, PLLC. As a licensed therapist, I am deeply committed to providing compassionate support and empowering individuals on their journey toward personal growth and well-being. At Cheerful Heart, we recognize that taking the step to seek therapy can be both courageous and transformative. That's why we've crafted our online counseling services to offer a safe and confidential space where you can explore your thoughts, emotions, and concerns from the comfort of your own environment. With a warm and collaborative approach, our experienced team of therapists is dedicated to fostering a trusting and empathetic therapeutic alliance. We believe in the power of connection and strive to create a supportive environment where you can feel heard, understood, and empowered to make positive changes in your life. Your well-being is our priority, and I am personally committed to supporting you every step of the way on your journey toward greater resilience and happiness. Together, let's embark on a path of healing and transformation. If you're ready to take that first step toward a brighter tomorrow, we're here to help. Reach out today to schedule your online therapy session with Cheerful Heart Mental Health Counseling. You're not alone—we're here for you every step of the way. Warm regards, Shakira K O'Garro LMHC, LPC, LPCC, NCC Founder, Cheerful Heart Mental Health Counseling, PLLC  

Welcome, I'm Liv! I'm really happy you're here today and I hope you realize what a huge step you are taking in making a change in your life. You deserve a virtual space where you can breathe a little easier. Where you can talk about whatever is on your mind because you usually keep your feelings to yourself. You want to feel rooted and confident in who you are and ready to uncover root causes of your anxiety and low self-esteem. You deserve to heal and live the life you've always craved.  

Offering effective counseling in a solutions oriented approach. Chris Colasuonno, LCSW-R, MBA, CASAC has worked with thousands of clients with caring and empathy in the New York Area. Selecting a counselor is an important decision. Chris offers empathy and a direct but supportive approach for individual, couples, and family therapy. Daily, Evening Hours including Saturday and Sunday morning and evening available Some Insurance Accepted - Call to see if yours is accepted as many of my clients get partial to full reimbursement from their plans. Offering a free consultation to make you feel comfortable and getting to know your therapy needs and goals.  

Desiree is a lifelong New Yorker and mental health counselor of over 13 years, highly trained in evidence-based practices of varying styles in order to reach a broad range of client learning styles, presenting issues, communication styles and preferences. Specializing in anxiety, trauma and creativity, scheduling a free discovery call is the first step towards working together. During the call I will ask about your goals, answer any questions you may have and share what our work together can look like. I look forward to starting this journey with you.  

You are here because you really feel the mental and physical exhaustion from all the things you manage day to day. You want to take on the world each day, yet constantly feel like you dropped the ball and let others down.  

My goal as a therapist is to create a warm, supportive, genuine and safe environment where you alone or with your significant other feel comfortable sharing with me your negative repetitive pattern that prevents you from from sailing through your relationship more smoothly. I want to help you to reinvent your marriage or long term relationship so that your lives intersect in the same space so I can get the opportunity to teach you how to respect each other's differences and teach you how you can agree to disagree and yet you are still able to say "I love you." I can help you both to come up with a common love language when you are home and happy or not so happy; and I can also teach you another love language that works well publicly. One works well in the bedroom and the other works well in front of strangers. All couples must develop love languages that work well privately and publicly. I want your relationship to maintain the love that brought you together in the first place. You may wonder why your love is not consistent, and you may notice that the respect you once had for one another has dissipated and the personal meaning once attached to your relationship is no longer there.. Most couples in your situation have what I refer to as their own "dance of anger" that happens again and again and again. By this, I mean couples fight about different issues but the way that they fight takes on a repetitive negative pattern and that pattern is their way of expressing anger and/or rage, regardless of the argument at hand. I refer to the way that most couples argue and fight as their "dance of anger". Remember, you can't change your partner and that is why you need professional advice. I can be your "go to person" who can teach you how to effectively communicate when you once again have disagreements that can be a threat to the survival of your relationship. I only accept accept couples who really want to preserve their relationship and can tell me that they are willing to put in the hard work, because married monogamous relationships are difficult to sustain, but by taking your marriage vows seriously, you both signed up for a loving partnership for a lifetime. Taking your vows and dancing at your wedding is just not enough because everyone's life is difficult. Life is more like "a bowl of cherries" and despite the succulent juice from the cherries, you will still have to deal with "the pits." We can't always dance through our problems. Despite making yourselves an expensive wedding or having gone to the court to take your vows,-what all married couples dwell on is trust. Is one person feeling like they don't trust the other or both feel the same way when it comes to trust, then pick up your phone to call Lorna Hayim-Baker at Riverdale Therapy & Counseling Services. I offer a free phone consultation before accepting new couples. I tell the truth when I counsel couples, and therefore, I vet each couple before I agree to meet with them in an "in person session" to avoid sessions where one partner or both can blow up my session because their personality does not mesh well with mine. My heart goes out to everyone who is about to experience "a bad breakup" or "a disastrous divorce.". I go many extra miles for each and every couple who comes into my office. I try to understand their shared stories and having a shared story is a lot easier to problem solve because they are in sync; but more often than not, I have to hear out each partner because they each have different stories to tell. I decipher their own personal stories because, in reality, there are two different versions of the same presenting problem and then their is the third version which is the most realistic story. It is only fair to hear each partner's voice as they often come to session offering their own point of view, but if one pays close attention, it often seems like there are 2-3 different problems; but in reality, there are two different sides about he same problem and sometimes even a third side that the therapist discovers and is being presented by each person. All three stories are different versions of the same problem. All sides are carefully listened to and It takes time to hear each person's interpretation of the same arguments. All stories are aired and I do my best to come up with possible solutions by providing lots of feedback. Couples can disagree with me about possible solutions that are offered. I have become very attuned to my couples because I have been doing this type of therapy for a very long time. I listen carefully to their presenting problems before providing feedback. I am not always right but I am pretty intuitive at this point in my career. Someone must try to understand the couple who came in to preserve their relationship and the hope is that I, as their therapist will remain neutral and unbiased in order to shed light on why the couples are not hearing each other as they each struggle to voice their complaints. More often than not, one or both partners become very defensive and neither one is listening to the other and their fight escalates. That's why they need an unbiased and caring therapist to intervene and help the couple deescalate by having them share the details of the original complaint that turned into a communication breakdown. Couples begin fighting right in front of me & my job is to stop their dispute and call a halt to their bickering so we can examine why their communication pattern broke down in the first place. Both partners are acting out and becoming nasty and defensive. Each partner had the same wish, which was to have their voice heard as he or she expresses their own complaint. I need to point out when their wheels are spinning but they are getting nowhere and they are in fact, stuck. Couples need to stop and listen to each other so I can help them come up with a plan that can get them "unstuck." To be an effective couples' counselor means that at the end of the session, the couple walks out with a sense of having a shared understanding of their problems and with a shared sense of hope because they learned how to tackle the types of ineffective communications that lead to "blow out fights" Hopefully, I will be your therapist who teaches you how to not add fuel to the fire. I want to be part of the solution and teach couples how to stop turning molehills into mountains. I am the therapist who loves watching love as it grows and makes both partners seem so much more mature.  

I really enjoy working in the mental health field. I am passionate about helping others on their mental health journey. I use multiple modalities in my approach with clients. I believe in order for a client to reach their goals they must have a strong therapeutic alliance with their therapist. I always strive to make sure my clients feel welcomed, understood, heard and respected.
I have experience with the following disorders: Life Challenges Depression/Mood Brief Psychotic Anxiety OCD and Traumatic Stress Disorders. I encourage to reach out via email or phone to set up a time to talk.  

Our practice is currently accepting new clients for in-office or online sessions. You deserve to live a happier and healthier life. Together, we can begin to understand your situation and create a plan that will address the issues that are causing you stress. Call today and you will be matched with one of our passionate team of practitioners who strive to excel in their counseling specialties.  

I'm here to help you both solve your immediate concerns and live more fully into the strength and beauty of yourself. I'm a compassionate and culturally-competent therapist and counselor, with an interest in working with individuals and couples including on all kinds of issues I believe we can all experience helping people move towards a better and healthier life. I'm trained in DBT, CBT, compassion focused therapy and couples work, and I especially enjoy working with people bringing issues concerning race, culture, religion and spirituality. I offer a free 15-minute consultation with anyone interested in working with me, and I look forward to speaking with you about what you want to accomplish in therapy.