Ari Poliakoff, LCSW, LCSW-C

I excel at helping people discover and understand themselves. This is the key to healing, success, and growth.

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Why Ari Poliakoff, LCSW, LCSW-C chose to be in the helping profession

It is the career path that is the best, most significant, and most enriching way for me to invest my time and energy while making a living.

Ari Poliakoff, LCSW, LCSW-C's approach

Wouldn't it be great if your therapist didn't just listen to you, but helped YOU listen to yourself? You know, that part of yourself that gets lost among all your responsibilities and commitments and social media and stress and all the things you tell yourself...all that stuff that makes you feel fragmented and overwhelmed. I love helping people discover themselves amidst the noise of life. Understanding yourself is the key to getting "unstuck" and moving towards healing, success, and growth.

What you can expect from sessions with Ari Poliakoff, LCSW, LCSW-C

Most people start seeing a therapist because they seek support, validation, and empathy. While I certainly provide my clients with those gifts, I also, and more importantly will help you give these gifts to yourself. A central focus of our sessions will be on building a foundation of self-support and empowerment. If you're ready to get to know yourself better and to cultivate self-leadership, I'm here to help.

Ari Poliakoff, LCSW, LCSW-C's experience working with the Jewish community

Throughout my practice, I have had the privilege of working with a diverse range of individuals from the Jewish community. I recognize the unique pressures and challenges that Jewish clients, particularly men, often encounter. Drawing from my understanding and sensitivity to these issues and my own personal experiences, I provide a supportive therapeutic environment that addresses these specific needs.

Ari Poliakoff, LCSW, LCSW-C's Book Recommendation Zone

• No More Mr. Nice Guy
  A guide to help men overcome the "nice guy" syndrome, embrace their authentic selves, and achieve fulfillment in relationships and life.
• Internal Family Systems Therapy
  IFS reveals how the subpersonalities or "parts" of each individual's psyche relate to each other like members of a family, and how--just as in a family--polarization among parts can lead to emotional suffering.
• Man's Search for Meaning
  A psychiatrist's memoir of life in Nazi death camps, with lessons on spiritual survival and finding meaning in suffering.

Approaches

• Expressive Arts Therapy
• Family Therapy
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Trauma Focused Therapy

Concerns

• Addiction
• ADHD
• Anxiety
• Bereavement & Grief
• Depression
• Dissociative disorders
• Drug/Substance Abuse
• Emotion regulation
• Mood Disorders
• Psychotic disorders
• Relationships
• Religious Identity Issues
• Self-Harm/Suicidality
• Stress management
• Transitions & Change
• Trauma

11 years in practice

Licenses

• LCSW. License number 089569
• LCSW-C. License number 28775

Degrees

• BA by Yeshiva University
• Master of Social Work by Touro College
• Rabbinic Ordination by Yeshiva University

Certificates

• IFS Level 1 IFS Institute
• Gottman Method Level 1

Average costs per session

$200 - $250

Payment Methods

• Insurance
• Sliding Scale

Insurances

• Aetna
• Anthem
• BlueCross and BlueShield
• Cigna
• Empire BlueCross
• Highmark
• Medicare
• Optum
• Oscar
• Oxford
• United Healthcare