Are you struggling with anxiety, big emotions, and constant reminders of the past? Are you repeating the same unhelpful patterns and feeling stuck? You may be comparing yourself to others, which leaves you feeling inadequate or less than.

Even successful people find themselves repeating self-defeating behaviors or self-sabotage. Many of my clients are successful, high-functioning individuals. The way they present to the world often doesn’t match how they feel on the inside. Many don't know the source of their distress. Yet, they still suffer. Especially when facing unconscious conflicts or hidden parts of the self. In a safe and supportive space, we can uncover the obstacles that keep you from leading the life you desire. You will be able to find peace, gain clarity, and gain emotional control over the many stressors in your life.

​I am trained in trauma-informed care. As a therapist in Westchester, NY I am dedicated to helping clients go from stuck to thriving. Together, clients move forward from feeling hopeless to empowered. ​

Many of my Clients Struggle with the Following:​

• Feeling tortured by anxiety or OCD symptoms

• Experienced developmental trauma that interferes with daily life

• Fear getting too emotionally connected with others

• Experience low self-esteem due to feelings of guilt or self-blame

• Experiencing infertility or loss

• Parenting stress

I will help you

• Gain better insight and self-awareness of yourself and others

• Learn to break through blocks in intimacy and detach from unhealthy relationships

• Develop healthier personal boundaries

• Recognize obstacles and reduce negative patterns and self-defeating behaviors

• Gain new skills to help you manage symptoms of anxiety and depression

• Feel less stuck in your life and identify the ways you hold yourself back

• Identify important thoughts, feelings, and motivations that are denied, repressed, or suppressed

• Process and heal painful feelings. This may include loneliness, disappointment, sadness, loss, grief, guilt, shame, anger, envy, and fear

• Develop enhanced attention and awareness through moment-to-moment, daily mindfulness practices, and radical acceptance

• Resolve trauma, abuse, and PTSD symptoms as well as heal early attachment wounds

• Develop self-care rituals and balance personal and professional demands

My approach to therapy in Westchester County, NY:

• I will see you for exactly who you are. I will normalize and confirm your thoughts and feelings as a result of what you've been through. Together, we will work to increase self-acceptance.

• I use visualization and grounding techniques to help center yourself to feel a state of calm. This can help reduce the severity & frequency of anxiety and panic attacks.

• I use EMDR to process and overcome traumatic memories and distressing life experiences. We will overcome memories that interfere with your ability to live the life you deserve.

• I use CBT techniques and strategies to identify negative thinking patterns. Then, I replace them with healthier thoughts when applicable.

Meet Your Therapist:

Welcome! I’m Joanna and I am so glad you’re here. I am a trauma-informed therapist who believes in using a mindful, collaborative approach. I can help you release and integrate unresolved issues, patterns, and long-held trauma. By addressing the underlying cause of symptoms (i.e., anxiety, depression, self-sabotage, addictions), you will experience greater resilience. You can become your most authentic “self.” Together, you can learn to enhance emotional well-being, and create satisfying relationships. Want to learn more about me? Click the button below!

Secure Online therapy in new york

I offer convenient, confidential, HIPAA-compliant online therapy on your terms. I encourage online communication and support between sessions to support our ongoing work.

Sessions are currently available via video and phone. These will allow you to express yourself in the way that feels most comfortable. 

You have access to a private online office and secure, confidential messaging between sessions with me. We know our lives keep moving outside of our therapy schedules. So, we can message as useful to check in around goal setting, stressful events, and for consistent support. Our sessions will be conducted in the same way as if we were in an office. But, we will be speaking at your convenience, in the space in which you feel the best.

Begin Therapy in Westchester County, NY

Overcoming self-defeating behaviors is something that takes time, effort, and support. I would be honored to support you from my Westchester, county therapy practice. I see clients from Pleasantville, Chappaqua, Bedford, and Mt. Kisco. To start your therapy journey, please follow these steps:

1. Schedule a free 10-20 minute consultation

2. Learn more about me

3. Start fitting therapy into your busy schedule