Esti Marcus

Trauma Focused Integrative Psychotherapy

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Why Esti Marcus chose to be in the helping profession

Whether you have experienced the agony of a significant trauma or the hidden devastation of prolonged emotional trauma, these experiences can lead to fractures in a person's sense of self, adaptive capacity and inner cohesion, often resulting in anxiety, depression, somatic disorders, self-esteem difficulties and interpersonal struggles.

Esti Marcus's approach

I use a blend of different perspectives with empathy and understanding. I aim to foster a supportive therapeutic relationship and create a holding space to process painful experiences, deepen insight into thoughts and feelings, and build connections with the felt sense in the body.
I have an integrative approach looking to use the "here-and-now" to access the "there-and-then" & utilize attachment-based modalities like AEDP, IFS, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. I received trauma training from the National Institute for Psychotherapies' Integrative Trauma Program as well as post graduate training in Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experience and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.

What you can expect from sessions with Esti Marcus

My perspective mirrors Alice Miller's, The Drama of the Gifted Child. "The true opposite of depression is neither gaiety nor absence of pain, but vitality-the freedom to experience spontaneous feelings...not only happy, beautiful, or good but the entire range of human experience, including envy, jealousy, rage, disgust, greed, despair, and grief." I aim to help the client tap into their natural inclination toward healing, foster the body's innate resiliency & transform the individual's inherent capacity for survival into vitality.

Esti Marcus's experience working with the Jewish community

​For the past ten years, I have been working as a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor in various settings, including in the Jewish Community.

Approaches

• Attachment-based
• Culturally Sensitive
• Emotionally Focused
• Experiential Therapy
• Gestalt
• Imago
• Inner child work
• Integrative
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)
• Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
• Narrative
• Psychodynamic
• Somatic Experiencing
• Strength-Based

Concerns

• Anxiety
• Bereavement & Grief
• Codependency
• Dating
• Depression
• Family Dynamics
• Mood Disorders
• Relationships
• Religious Identity Issues
• Sexual Abuse
• Social Skills
• Transitions & Change
• Trauma

10 years in practice

Licensed to work in New York

Licences

• LCSW by NYS Dept of Education 16. License number 084832

Degrees

• MSW by Touro School of Social Work 13

Certificates

• Certificate in Integrative Trauma Treatment by National Institute for the Psychotherapies 20
• Level 1 training by Somatic Experiencing 22
• Level 1 training, by Sensorimotor Psychotherapy , 22

Affiliations

• National Institute for the Psychotherapies
• Nefesh
• NYSSCSW

Average costs per session

$275

Payment Methods

• Sliding Scale
• Cash
• Check
• Credit Card