Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Staten Island, NY
Browse Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Staten Island, New York. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
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Anneka Gavrin
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
Being a highly sensitive person isn't a weakness. It's a way of experiencing the world with greater depth, awareness, and emotional intensity. While these qualities can be tremendous strengths, they can also leave you feeling overwhelmed, misunderstood, or exhausted. Therapy can help you better understand your sensitivity, develop boundaries that protect your energy, and embrace this part of yourself with greater confidence and self-compassion.
15 Years Experience
In-Person Near Staten Island, NY
Online in Staten Island, NY
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Greta Klaber
Marriage and Family Therapist, Ma, LMFT
When working with highly sensitive people, I start by getting to know your unique internal landscape—your sensory experiences, emotional responses, and how sensitivity shows up in your daily life. Together, we explore how your system moves through the world, and how environments not designed for sensitivity can lead to overwhelm. I work to normalize and contextualize these experiences, highlighting the strength in sensitivity while also acknowledging the need for support and maintenance.
Our work focuses on helping you better understand and care for your system, especially during moments when your capacity feels limited. We build strategies that are sustainable and compassionate—rooted in somatic awareness, parts work, and self-understanding—so you can move through the world in a way that honors your sensitivity rather than working against it.
9 Years Experience
In-Person Near Staten Island, NY
Online in Staten Island, NY
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Jenn Coonce
Licensed Psychoanalyst, Licensed Psychoanalyst, New York State
Being a highly sensitive person can be a benefit, but can also make it hard to navigate relationships, work, or other areas of our lives. Through a cooperative, supportive relationship with the right therapist, you can learn how to cope with and work with your sensitivities and get more of what you want from life. You can understand what you can and can't control, and if any of your own behaviors and conflicts are contributing to your unhappiness. By talking with someone you trust and feel comfortable with, I believe anyone can learn to know themselves better and to get more of what they want from life.
16 Years Experience
In-Person Near Staten Island, NY
Online in Staten Island, NY
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Dina Matic
Psychologist, PhD
I work with highly sensitive individuals to help them understand and embrace their unique traits. Together, we explore ways to manage overstimulation, set healthy boundaries, and harness sensitivity as the strength that it is.
16 Years Experience
Online in Staten Island, NY (Online Only)
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Dr. Michelle Solomon
Psychologist, PsyD
Together we explore how your sensitivity can leave you feeling overwhelmed, misunderstood and drained, and also explore how sensitivity can be a strength. Together, we will build boundaries and strategies to help you thrive. My approach is validating, thoughtful, and tailored to support your emotional depth.
9 Years Experience
Online in Staten Island, NY (Online Only)
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Michael Nakhla
Psychiatrist, MD
High sensitivity is a neurological trait, not a flaw, and I help HSPs understand and embrace their unique way of processing the world. My work focuses on developing strategies to manage overstimulation and emotional intensity while honoring the depth, empathy, and creativity that sensitivity brings. Together we'll transform what may have felt like a burden into one of your greatest strengths.
9 Years Experience
In-Person Near Staten Island, NY
Online in Staten Island, NY
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Dr. Stéphanie Gamache, PhD
Hypnotherapist, PhD
Highly sensitive people often experience the world with great emotional depth and intensity. My work integrates psychoanalytic exploration and somatic awareness to help sensitive individuals develop emotional boundaries, nervous system regulation, and self-trust. This process supports sensitivity as a strength rather than a source of overwhelm.
7 Years Experience
Online in Staten Island, NY (Online Only)
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Shayda Ewalt
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Being highly sensitive is not a flaw, it is a nervous system trait. Many highly sensitive individuals have experienced environments where their depth, empathy, or emotional intensity were misunderstood. Therapy helps you understand your sensitivity as strength, develop regulation tools, and create boundaries that allow you to thrive rather than feel overwhelmed.
10 Years Experience
Online in Staten Island, NY (Online Only)
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Liberation Therapy
Counselor/Therapist, LMHC
Many highly sensitive people have spent their lives being told they are “too much” or “too sensitive.” In our work together, we reframe sensitivity as a nervous system trait rather than a flaw. We focus on emotional regulation, boundaries, overstimulation, relationships, and learning how to build a life that supports your sensitivity instead of overwhelming it.
5 Years Experience
Online in Staten Island, NY (Online Only)
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Resouling Therapy
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, LPC
We work with highly sensitive individuals to better understand their emotional depth, nervous system sensitivity, and relational needs. Therapy focuses on reducing overwhelm, strengthening self-trust, and learning how to care for sensitivity rather than fight it.
12 Years Experience
Online in Staten Island, NY (Online Only)
Staten Island's suburban character and strong Italian-American and Eastern European heritage shape a therapy culture that has historically carried some skepticism about mental health treatment, even as demand has grown substantially. The borough was among the hardest hit in New York City by the opioid epidemic, and therapists specializing in addiction recovery, grief, and trauma from loss remain a central part of the community's mental health infrastructure. Staten Island University Hospital provides institutional mental health resources, while private practices are concentrated in Stapleton, Todt Hill, and the North Shore. Many residents also access therapy in New Jersey or Manhattan, reflecting the borough's geographic position at the outer edge of the city.
Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Staten Island, NY Statistics
Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Staten Island, NY average 11 years of experience and charge around $231 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Psychodynamic Therapy (52%), Relational Psychotherapy (45%), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (42%).
Average years in practice
11 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$231
Accept insurance
18%
Offer sliding scale
58%
Gender ID
| 65% |
Female |
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| 25% |
Male |
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| 5% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 5% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 55% |
In Person and Online |
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| 45% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 52% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 45% | Relational Psychotherapy |
| 42% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 42% | Somatic Therapy |
| 36% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 30% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 30% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 82% | Young Adult |
| 55% | Senior |
| 48% | Teen |
| 27% | Children |
Client Focus
| 73% | Women |
| 55% | LGBTQ+ |
| 52% | Men |
| 42% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 39% | Asian |