Therapists for college students near New York University

I like to think of therapy as a journey of inner exploration and I am along as a guide. I believe that therapy is most effective when it is a combination of intellectual understanding and emotional experience. In that regard, it feels like your feelings are our road signs that we are in the right track to self-growth. I try to not have a specific agenda going into sessions, but rather to go where it is you feel like you need to go at that time. I believe that it is my role to create a safe space for you to express and explore whatever it is that is inside you. Compassion is key, and cultivating self-compassion is one of the most important elements of therapy. I look forward to helping you explore and become more self-aware and self-compassionate!

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (in New York, New Jersey and Florida) with 15+ years of experience. I have a passion for working with young adults where I can provide a safe, confidential, comfortable, and a judgement free environment to work through their struggles. I specialize in helping people deal with a wide variety of issues including anxiety, social issues, life stressors, trauma, depression, academic problems, relationship issues, family issues, ADHD, life transitions, and so much more. Together we can work collaboratively to help you grow. My goal is to build a warm, supportive and trusting relationship with my clients, which will allow them to express their needs and feel heard. I use a variety of modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy(CBT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), play therapy, behavior intervention plans, and more. I whole heartedly believe that anyone can make the change they wish to make in their life, and I am invested in helping you achieve your goals. Please contact me for a free phone consultation.

I offer a warm, safe space where you can feel supported as we explore what’s bringing you to therapy. I work with adults ages 18 and older who are navigating anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, life transitions, and stress. My goal is to support clients as they gain insight, perspective, and practical tools to move toward meaningful change. Sessions move at your pace, with no pressure to share everything at once. My goal is for you to leave feeling heard, grounded, and clearer about next steps. Feel free to reach out!

I am a clinical psychologist with 8 years of experience. I primarily work from an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) framework. Together, we’ll clarify what is most important to you, identify your life goals, and strategize ways to reduce your suffering while moving you closer to those goals. I also integrate CBT, DBT, and mindfulness. My approach is transparent, intersectional, and above all: human. All of your identities are welcome here, so let’s talk about how your mental health intersects with race, gender, sexuality, spirituality, and all the other parts that make you, you. I specialize in working with clients (16+) who identify across the spectrums of gender and sexual orientation, and families who want to learn how to be more supportive of their loved ones. My (virtual) therapy room is a safe/brave space for anyone whose identity tends to be excluded from society. I offer individual, couples, and family therapy via telehealth. I also provide supervision, consultation, and workshops around topics of diversity and mental health. To learn more and see if we might be a good fit, reach out for a free consultation. Please note: I am not in network with any medicaid ("community plan") or medicare plans. I am in network only with the commercial insurances noted in this profile. Referrals with United Healthcare Community Plan (Medicaid) will be referred back to the counseling center for an alternate referral.

I have extensive experience providing short and long-term individual and family therapy with young adults/college students, adolescents and adults. I specialize in the treatment of anxiety, depressive, trauma- and stressor- related and adjustment disorders. I can support students with major life transitions from adjusting to college to graduation and career planning. In addition to my private practice, I trained and worked professionally in a range of mental health settings including schools, college counseling centers, outpatient mental health clinics and hospitals.

I believe this stage of life is an exciting time full of growth, challenges, and new experiences. But it can also bring stress, uncertainty, and pressure to figure it all out. My goal is to provide a supportive, judgment-free space where students can feel heard, understood, and empowered to thrive. I take a collaborative, student-centered approach, helping you build practical skills to manage stress, improve your mental health, strengthen relationships, and stay aligned w/ your goals and values. Together, we’ll work on strategies that fit your lifestyle—so you can feel more confident, resilient, and ready to take on what’s next.

Having worked at Cornell University’s Counseling & Psychological Services for a number of years, I understand the stressors and challenges that graduate students, post-docs, and professors face. My name is Susan Baker-Carr and for more than 15 years I've worked with people from Cornell and the surrounding community in my solo practice. One of my specialty areas is helping adults diagnosed with ADHD navigate academia and their relationships in order to create a healthy work-life balance. I offer a highly personalized approach to help you meet your goals and achieve the results you seek. In a therapeutic alliance I’ll assist you to decrease your stress and restore and sustain your well-being in all aspects of your life. People I’ve worked with say I’m am effective, caring, and committed therapist who’s helped them reach their goals. It takes courage and strength to ask for help. Please don’t hesitate to contact me today!

I utilize a variety of modalities to assist you in working on the issues that are adding stress and suffering to your life. My hope is to help you learn more tools and strategies to address the issues that you may be struggling with in a more effective way, so that you can feel better sooner. My job is not to tell you what to do but to help you figure out what your options are and decide what choices you feel most comfortable with. I am supportive and empathetic while providing action oriented strategies that you can use outside of session.

We offer trauma-focused strengths-based therapy to individuals, caregivers, and families. When working with children, families will be engaged in play therapy sessions to encourage bonding, communication, and growth. With adolescents and adults, using CBT techniques, we will focus on replacing negative thinking with positive self-talk and adapting positive coping mechanisms. Through Somatic Experiencing techniques, we can tap into physical and emotional symptoms associated with trauma -- locked into the body -- and guide you into identifying and utilizing the innate healing capacity in your body.

My practice is built on compassion, warmth and a deep respect for each person’s unique story. My areas of specialty include eating disorders (Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder) and disordered eating, body image struggles, anxiety, ADHD and life transitions. My practice is LBTGQ+ and Health At Every Size informed.

My goal is to help my patients find relief, whether it is falling asleep with ease, completing tasks confidently, being present and interacting with loved ones, or even coping with a difficult social settings. I received my doctorate degree as a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Columba University in 2020. While board certified to treat a diverse scale of symptoms, I have over 4 years of experience with children, as well as adults with substance use disorders. My main focus is medication management. However, I believe it is important to meet someone where they are at and provide psycho-education about various options for treatment, rather than dictating one path. Choosing a medication is a collaborative and fluid discussion where there may be more than one right answer. I believe in taking the time not only to complete comprehensive assessment of symptoms, but also explore the root of the symptoms. I strive to create the most thoughtful plan for each individual, with the patient as an active participant in their own treatment.

My core values are faith, family, social and economic justice. My worldview is quite simple. You see, I believe that everyone has a right to be in a good place mentally physically and spiritually. I find that I have evolved into a change agent - which is a natural profession for a social worker. The same steps that I have taken to secure my life, mentally physically and emotionally, are the very same steps I am willing to assist my patients/clients in taking. My specialties lie in my abilities to move a person or a family from a place of dysfunction to functionality. I strive to improve the quality of life those whom I counsel. My theoretical framework a solution focused, interwoven with resiliency theory, using a strength-based approach. I am just a chat away if you need me – 'how may I help you?"

FREE consultations! Are you feeling stuck in negative thoughts, intense emotions, or behavioral patterns that don't serve your best interest? Are you hoping to build more meaning and joy in your life? You may feel hesitant about reaching out for help, especially with pressure from all directions to "have it all together". We're here to join you on this journey to discover healing and build a balanced life. Our goal is to help you find compassion for yourself, develop skills to help you navigate life stressors, identify how you can become the best version of yourself, and be confident in the resilient person you are. We work with clients struggling with anxiety, depression, eating disorders and body image issues, life transitions, and trauma who want to build a better future. We have been told by clients our therapists are warm, caring, skilled, and authentic. We primarily use Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help clients achieve more skillful ways of coping. If you want to work towards positive change in mind and body wellness, we're ready when you are.

TELETHERAPY AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE IN PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, NEW YORK AND FLORIDA. Sometimes in our lives we experience hard times and our usual ways of coping just isn’t enough. Have you had a difficult time managing your emotions? Stress, anxiety, depression, relationships, and/or other concerns? I’m here to help. I care deeply about my work, and my empathy makes me effective in my treatment. You'll feel comfortable sharing in our therapy sessions. I provide counseling to help individuals, couples and groups during their challenging times find the peace they seek and achieve their goals. Once we start working together, we'll develop a treatment plan with concrete objectives and a timeline so we can track progress and outcomes. Depending on the issues you'd like to work on, I'll utilize the therapeutic method(s) that fit best for them in a way that you remain comfortable with the process. I welcome the opportunity to help you find lasting happiness and improve the quality of your life. Call, text or email me today.

Whether it's your freshman or senior year, college is a time of change and transition. You may be thinking about giving therapy a try to manage all the stress of independence, grades, social life, athletics, relationships, and making decisions about your future. The pressure of college can be a lot. Therapy can be a place to learn healthy ways to cope with these challenges and build confidence in yourself to get through hard times. If you are someone that is creative or has felt "stuck" with traditional talk therapy, I'm happy to also offer art therapy. I'm here to support college students gain insights about who they are and who they want to be.

Welcome! We at The Celestial Life see clients for nutrition counseling and we specialize in folks who struggle with eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image.

The transition to college at any age can be challenging. Course load, social pressures and changes to friend network during this transition can cause anxiety, depression, burnout and relationship issues. These things can keep you awake at night, make it difficult to focus on your studies, lead you to engage in negative self-talk and unhealthy behaviors. I can help you develop coping strategies to help ease that transition so you can make healthy choices and achieve your educational goals.

My passion has always been working with adolescents and young adults who are dealing with life's challenges in the form of mood struggles, relationship challenges, life transitions, and substance abuse. If you haven't really been feeling like "you" lately and have struggled with any of these things, we can work together to begin to process these emotions and build the skills to manage them in a more comfortable way. I believe that you have capabilities and strengths within you that we can draw out and build on in order to help you move forward.

If you've ever felt caught between worlds, or like your path hasn't quite followed the expected script, I get it — I've lived that too. I work with individuals of all ages who struggle with self-criticism, people-pleasing, and difficulty asserting their needs in relationships or life decisions. Working primarily from a psychodynamic approach, I help clients explore the deeper patterns and early experiences that shape their present thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Together, we'll investigate unexamined beliefs and influences that may be holding you back from living a life more fully like your own.

If you are looking for guidance with anxiety, ADHD, or relationships, it takes courage to ask for help. Admitting you can’t 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 & move toward a healthy, fulfilling life. Utilizing a variety of approaches including Cognitive-Behavioral, Family Systems, Integrative, Person Centered, Solution-Focused Therapy, 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.