Effective NYC Therapy for high-achieving women
women Finding balance
(without subjugating your needs)
Many high-achieving New York City women present to the world as if they are thriving, yet in reality, they suffer greatly. As a high-achieving New Yorker, you feel the pressure to be a certain way. and that pressure can exact a price. Helping you feel whole, vital, and balanced is our work together. are you ready to stop making yourself small for others’ comfort? learn to set healthier boundaries around your energy and time and invest in your wellness without apologizing! Holistic Psychotherapy & Wellness Manhattan can help women create a realistic and sustainable vision of success—personally (wife, partner, mom, daughter, friend) and professionally—without subjugating and sacrificing important parts of the self! You have the option to have sessions via phone or Telehealth online.
Therapy can help you find peace, confidence, and happiness with the person you are.
You're setting standards that are making you feel like you're not "enough". You compare yourself to other women on social media and set expectations for yourself. And you find yourself feeling defeated when it doesn't work out the way you want it to.
You aspire to be a high-powered businesswoman, who goes to the gym, goes out with friends, goes on vacation, has a successful career, and is happy with her body. The woman who has it all and juggles it successfully. Who has the perfect marriage, the perfect children, and is always put together. That's a lot of pressure to put on yourself and you know this isn't realistic. But you find yourself still striving for this ideal.
Modern women struggle to make time to pursue creative passions and endeavors that would provide much-needed spirit and soul nourishment. You deserve to create the life that you desire. If you find yourself struggling in so many areas, and that's not happening, therapy for women can give you the support to break through blocks and obstacles. Women seek therapy and counseling for many reasons as they face unique psychological and emotional challenges throughout their lifespan. Many women present to the outside world as “together,” yet, on the inside, they struggle. If you find yourself experiencing overwhelm, extreme stress, role changes, anxiety, infertility, postpartum depression, or mood issues related to hormonal shifts or menopause, you are not alone. Feeling “undeserving” and “not enough” is a common theme expressed by women in therapy. Overwhelmed with perfectionism and demands, women of all ages frequently wrestle with an internal voice that is harsh, unforgiving, and pervasive.
How can therapy help women find balance between striving and being present in several ways:
Mindfulness Practices - Teaching women how to be fully present in the moment, helping them shift focus from future goals and stressors to the here and now, reducing anxiety and increasing emotional clarity.
Cognitive Behavioral Techniques (CBT) - Helping them identify and challenge perfectionist thought patterns, encouraging a healthier, more realistic perspective on achievement and success.
Self-Compassion Training - Cultivating self-kindness to reduce the harsh inner critic, allowing space for rest and acknowledging that balance does not mean constant productivity.
Stress Management Skills - Offering tools such as deep breathing exercises, guided relaxation, and time-management strategies to reduce overwhelm and create more space for self-care.
Goal Reassessment - Encouraging women to reassess their goals and motivations, focusing on personal fulfillment and well-being rather than just external success.
Boundary Setting - Teaching healthy boundaries to protect time for self-care and reduce burnout, ensuring they’re able to prioritize their needs without feeling guilty.
Exploring Values - Helping them reconnect with their core values, enabling them to make choices that align with what truly matters to them and find peace in their journey, rather than just the destination.
Therapy can help you know your worth in the world, and finally believe that you are enough!
Women are invalidated throughout development, with many negative messages stemming from society and culture. Social media has created an even more toxic environment for women as they strive to keep up. It is an illusion that everyone else is thriving and achieving; you may be measuring yourself against branding and a carefully curated life that does not exist.
Some common Concerns NYC women bring to therapy sessions:
Anxiety and worry
Depression, feeling down, and chronic sadness
Feeling unhappy
Relationship challenges
Dating and attracting the wrong people
Stress and difficulty managing stress
Feeling overwhelmed
Feeling stuck in life
Repeating patterns, habits, and behaviors that create distress
Insecurity about self-worth
Pressures related to parenting
Difficult family background
Desire to improve your current relationship
Desire to find and attract the right partner
Unresolved trauma
Sadness over past events and relationships
Getting separated or divorced
Challenges of co-parenting with your ex
Take up space in the world, Face your life-Challenges, have more confidence at work
Positive outcomes of working together in therapy
Feeling relief from anxiety and depression
Worrying less
Breaking old relational patterns
Attracting your ideal partner
Achieving a successful relationship
Creating better work-life balance
Experiencing less stress and tension
Improved self-esteem
Changing old familiar patterns
Getting unstuck
Greater self-confidence
Freeing yourself from the past
Feeling hopeful about the future
Feeling authentic and finding “true self”
Improved self-esteem
Co-parenting smoothly with your ex
Feeling successful in life
Many NYC women present to the world as if they are thriving, yet in reality, they suffer greatly. Helping you feel whole, vital, and balanced is our work together.
Many women would agree that, from the outside, their lives appear to run smoothly, and yet they feel unhappy and unfulfilled. They may not always know what’s wrong, but they feel trapped, stuck, and unable to make changes. Women can feel disempowered and trapped in patterns and roles, unable to experience authenticity and autonomy. Women, often caretakers and nurturers, neglect their own “self” needs to a punishing degree, feeling shame for having and expressing needs.
Effective therapy for women should focus on empowerment and overall health and well-being. Working with an emotional health expert can support you to create a healthier work/life balance, learning effective stress management skills and coping strategies, and set boundaries for yourself and others.
Women’s Therapy & Mentoring Sessions can help:
Relationship dissatisfaction, recovering from infidelity and betrayal, blocks to intimacy and trust, healing from break-ups or divorce, divorce transition, dating again
Feeling “not enough” or “unworthy of love”
Fear of abandonment in relationships, losing “self” in relationships, and boundary problems
Repeating patterns such as finding “unavailable” partners, co-dependency
Body image issues and concerns, dissociation
Difficulties communicating needs and desires
Overcoming loss, unresolved grief
Trauma resolution
Aging, transitions
Owning shadow aspects of yourself
Repressed anger and rage
Role and identity, career concerns
PCOS, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, autoimmune disorders, thyroid disorders, nutrition deficits that impact mood, hormonal struggles, weight concerns
Post-menopause, perimenopause, post-pregnancy, hormone imbalance
Sexual problems, inability to orgasm, pain during sex, sex drive concerns, sexual compulsivity, sexual fear and aversion, shame related to sexuality, recovering from negative experiences, reclaiming sexuality after abuse, recovering from childhood sexual abuse, assault, violence, harassment, religious and cultural concerns, gender non-conforming, queer, transgender, LGBTQ+, kink, fetish, BDSM, sexual orientation, bisexuality, alternate lifestyle, poly lifestyle, open relationships
How can psychotherapy & wellness Manhattan help You?
Therapy sessions are a confidential space for women to express anything and everything that is a source of stress and distress. Women-focused counseling offers a safe space for you to talk about your real needs and all the places that cause you pain and suffering. Helping you connect to your “true self” does not have to feel threatening to other parts of your life. It can enhance other aspects, such as parenting and your relationships. It can also give you the support and courage to release all the areas that no longer serve you.
What gets in your way of having the life you desire?
There is this “part” of you that seems to interfere with your ability to have the life that you desire. You are not alone. We all have an inner “saboteur” that causes setbacks, and even self-destruction. Because this part is unconscious, the saboteur within you frequently runs the show. To protect you from shame, disappointment, and other things, it triggers failure before success has a chance. Therapy can help you get to know this part of you, and give it a name. Psychotherapy with integrated IFS parts work and EMDR can help you have a better relationship with your inner saboteur, and this process can be transformative for you.
Whatever you want to call your inner saboteur, we are talking about a system of coping and adaptation. Therapists who regularly use the IFS model work with these “parts” within each person’s behavioral system, as the parts actively interfere with or sabotage the achievement of a more successful and meaningful life. To experience success in therapy, our parts need to be effectively identified and managed with curiosity, compassion, and care. These parts, the ones that hold experiences like images, thoughts, feelings, fear, and the other parts that were once protective, are now no longer needed to keep you safe.
How do we work with self-sabotage in therapy sessions?
Integrating IFS into therapy sessions can help you work directly with the hidden agenda of the parts, moving you swiftly through the conflict, stuck-ness, and gridlock. IFS can also elegantly and seamlessly be integrated with EMDR for super-charged coaching to help “stuck” clients become less frozen in their past. My training in Internal Family Systems or IFS, along with my long history of successfully using EMDR with therapy and coaching, allows me to help you move through these stuck areas, that may have something to do with your past—but we don’t have to linger there for long.
When it comes to intimacy and sex, you deserve to embody your sexuality and enjoy passionate pursuits. Intimacy and vulnerability can be accessed in ways that can be transformative for your life and can generalize to your friendships and romance.
These are some common concerns and themes that we can explore together in therapy:
Blocks to intimacy and trust
Co-dependency and losing “self” in relationships
Fear of abandonment in relationships
Body image issues and concerns
Difficulties communicating needs and desires
Role, identity, subjugation of self
Overcoming loss, unresolved grief
Dissociation and numbness
Boundary concerns
Owning shadow aspects of yourself
Repressed anger and rage
Sex drive concerns, inability to orgasm, and painful sex
Sexual fear and aversion
Shame related to sexuality, sexual fear, and aversion
Career and work/life balance
Generalized anxiety and chronic worry
Depression, postpartum depression, pre-menopause, menopause
Unresolved trauma
Aging and difficult transitions
Family, parenting, and co-parenting
Healing from break-ups or divorce
Infidelity and betrayal trauma
Divorce transition and dating again
Relationship dissatisfaction, married and unfulfilled
Repeating patterns such as finding “unavailable” partners
Chronic Fatigue, fibromyalgia, thyroid disease
Feeling whole again after childhood sexual abuse, assault, violence, harassment
Work-Life Balance
Time is a precious commodity in today’s chaotic and demanding society. developing the skills to honor your need for work-life balance is an essential element of psychotherapy.
Finding work-life balance can be a constant struggle, especially for women living and working in New York City. For working professionals and stay-at-home moms, it can be difficult to prioritize self-care and personal needs, goals, and desires. Because of the internet, many jobs demand that you are also responsive during your off hours which is an added stressor. With stress-filled careers, commuting, and the added demands of friends and family, it’s easy to understand why many women struggle—feeling wired, tired, and overwhelmed. I work with women seeking therapy who live and work in the New York City area, offering online therapy or telemedicine.
Mental Health & Hormones
You Deserve healthy, nourishing, and fulfilling relationships, including, your primary relationship with yourself. But change in life is inevitable, and understanding the changes unique to us is key. If you feel that your life feels different because of hormonal transitions, then it’s time to stop suffering and get the latest science on hormones and mental health.
Postpartum Depression
Women who suffer from postpartum depression struggle to express feelings of shame or guilt when they are unable to experience the joys of motherhood. It’s important for a new mom who is struggling with postpartum mood concerns to have a safe and validating environment to gain healing support, in addition to referrals for medication to better ensure healing and well-being. New moms can benefit from learning self-care techniques and coping strategies during this challenging time. Depending on your unique situation, couples counseling is offered so that both of you feel supported as you adjust to your new life with the baby.
Perimenopause & Menopause Support
Many women notice hormonal changes in their late 30’s and 40’s, some later, and often, they don’t make the connection between their troubling symptoms and the decline in estrogen. In addition to the physiological changes it induces, many women experience psychological changes during the transition to menopause (perimenopause) and in the years following menopause. Some women have few symptoms through this transition, and experience it as a time of growth and transformation, while others suffer greatly with many symptoms. Talk therapy is beneficial and validating for many women at this stage of life. Therapy can help you address specific challenges that arise, both personally and professionally, as well as develop healthier lifestyle habits and coping strategies. I can provide helpful resources to ease the way.
Common Complaints At Medical Menopause, Premature Menopause, Perimenopause, Menopause and Post-Menopause
Depression and mood swings
Anxiety and panic disorder
Insomnia
Hot flushes, night sweats, and dizziness
Memory problems, difficulty concentrating, and brain fog
Body changes and weight gain
Sexual dysfunction, vaginal dryness, changes in Libido
Dry skin, brittle nails, hair loss
Urinary incontinence
Palpitations
Joint and muscle aches
You have the power to live your best life, but you need support to get there. Therapy for Women at Holistic Psychotherapy & Wellness provides you with that compassionate, yet challenging support, helping you navigate the demands of your life. Reach out today to learn more about this unique counseling & holistic wellness practice.
About Women’s Therapy NYC
This practice provides a range of psychological & wellness services in NYC and throughout NY state. The goal is to individualize treatment to your unique physical, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual needs. I have experience working with a broad range of symptoms and approaches in psychotherapy, including but not limited to EMDR Therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Holistic Mind-Body Medicine. Therapy begins with a therapeutic consultation, where you will gain a wealth of information about your difficulties. Many people feel better after the first session. The initial consultation also lays the groundwork for future treatment as we determine the best modalities to help you heal.
Therapist For Women With Nearly 20 Years Of Experience
This practice offers supportive, compassionate and comprehensive care and also stays current on research related to mental health. My goal for you is to use my expertise and extensive training to get you back to living your life as quickly as possible.
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