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Full ArticleProfessionals Who Specialize in Trauma Focused Therapy
Bassy (Batya) Schwartz, LMFT
Therapist, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
You are the one you've been waiting for -Richard Schwartz
Bina Stefansky, LMSW
Therapist, Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW
Your present circumstances don’t determine where you go; they merely determine where you start.
Gershon Basch, LCSW
Therapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Your mind is a tapestry of beliefs
Shayna Shafier, MHC-LP
Therapist, Mental Health Counselor, Limited Permit
Safety is not the absence of threat, it is the presence of connection - Gabor Maté
Shaina Bryski, LMSW, CASAC-T
Therapist, Licensed Master Social Worker & CASAC-T: IN PERSON SESSIONS ONLY
Permit yourself to change your mind when something is no longer working for you
Ariela Bellin
Therapist, Doctor of Psychology, PsyD
Toby Diamond, LMHC, CASAC-T
Therapist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change" - Carl Rogers
Nahum Spirn
Therapist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
The more we accept people as they are (including ourselves!), the freer they are to change.
Nina Rapaport, LMHC
Therapist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
Who looks outside dreams; who looks inside awakes ~ Jung
Roxanne Singer
Psychiatric Medication Provider, DNP, MSN, PMHNP-BC, AGPCNP-NC, AGNP-C, CDCES
No matter where your path to wellness may lead, you can trust that I will be there to guide you every step of the way.