Individual Therapy

At The Center for CBT in New York City, we welcome people at any stage on their therapy journey. That includes those who are therapy “veterans” as well as those who never imagined they would even consider working with a therapist.

If you’re ready to make a positive change, explore your identity, improve communication skills, and find more joy or peace in daily life, we hope you’ll consider visiting us for individual therapy in our NYC practice. Learn more about what to expect from working with us on this page or reach out to get started any time.</b<

Who Should Consider Therapy?

Anyone can benefit from therapy to overcome current challenges, understand past experiences that still impact them, develop deeper self-awareness and acceptance, and achieve a range of personal goals. You don’t need a specific diagnosis or “reason” for visiting a therapist, but some of the many things we can help with include:

Depression
Anxiety
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder and unprocessed trauma
Phobias
Panic attacks
Life transitions
Mood swings
Social anxiety disorder
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Relationship struggles
Understanding relationship styles
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and trauma

What happens during therapy?

At The Center for CBT in New York City, your comprehensive therapy plan will be designed to help you achieve your goals. In order to offer these personalized solutions, we take time to get to know each of our clients. During your first session (or the first few visits), your therapist asks questions, reviews your health history and past experience with therapy, discusses your goals, and collaborates with you to design your therapy plan. These first few meetings are like a team project. Your therapist will discuss the plan, and then, you can let them know if anything needs to be changed or added. With a plan in place, we’ll work together to achieve your goals. Our therapists primarily rely on CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) during therapy sessions. This therapy approach helps the people we work with to explore the ways their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. During CBT sessions, people begin to understand the negative consequences of maladaptive thinking, feeling, and acting, and they develop tools and strategies to achieve lasting change. In addition to CBT, our therapists may utilize a range of therapeutic techniques, including somatic experiencing method, which is a therapy approach that helps people process the effects of stress and trauma. Regardless of therapy approach, our therapists will collaboratively reassess your progress throughout your sessions and adjust your therapy plan to ensure you make progress and achieve your specific personal goals.

Is therapy forever?

Almost anyone can benefit from therapy at certain times in their lives, but that doesn’t mean you need to be in therapy forever. Each person is unique, and their therapy plans will also be personalized to help them achieve their goals. Depending on the individual situation, clients may visit with us for a short time (12 to 14 weeks) to process a specific situation. Others are in therapy for longer to resolve complex concerns or work through more challenging situations. We’re here to support your therapy journey – whatever it looks like.

Who offers individual therapy?

Each of our clinicians has years of unique training and experience that allow them to provide therapy using specific approaches that work best for certain clients. Our clinicians who offer therapy using CBT are featured below, and you can learn more about them by visiting our team page.

Dr Elizabeth Cohen

Stacey Rhodes

Lisa Kinel

Dana Viscosi

Grace Mannix-Slobig

Sabrina Manzo

Lynn Pescherine

What Should I Do Next?

When you’re ready to begin therapy, we hope you’ll consider contacting The Center for CBT in New York City. We offer a safe space where you are free to be who you really are and express yourself and your values authentically. We embrace, value, and welcome people of all sexual orientations, genders, and racial identities. The Center for CBT in New York City makes beginning your therapy journey simple. You can get started any time by completing our online consultation request form. One of our team members will be in touch within 24 business hours to answer your questions.