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Shaya Hecht

Therapist, LCSW

In-Person Sessions

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Human first, Psychotherapist second

Shaya Hecht's style

🎯 Direct 💙 Warm 💪 Challenging 🥇 Empowering

Why Shaya Hecht chose to be in the helping profession

The common answer one might hear from therapists regarding why they chose to become therapists is “to help people.” While that resonates with me as well, I know as I continue to ask myself this question, the answer continues to become deeper and more nuanced. Sometimes when I think about this question, a memory that comes up is when as a teenager I was walking with a group of people, and we witnessed an adolescent engaging in inappropriate activity. The people who were with me reacted by saying, “Oy. His poor parents,” and I remember my reaction being, “But what about the kid? What kind of pain is driving this kid to do this?” The reaction of those I was with bothered me for a long time, and I remember silently committing to discover how to understand human behavior and to help people who are struggling. I don’t know where that instinct came from, but it wouldn’t surprise me if the desire to help and service people was influenced by my grandparents who each dedicated their lives to servicing and helping others.

Shaya Hecht's approach

I am told that I have a unique balance as a therapist of being soft, warm, and compassionate and also confident, genuine, and strong.I am a dynamic psychotherapist who works through an attachment lens with a strong focus on building a powerful, intimate, and safe connection with my clients. I am trained in multiple modalities including psychodynamic, cbt, TF-cbt, ERP, and IFS, and I customize treatment for what works best for the individual client. Perhaps most importantly though, I am human first, and a psychotherapist second.

What you can expect from sessions with Shaya Hecht

I am passionate about helping my clients to reduce shame and embrace their humanity so that they can thrive and live a wholesome life. I recognize that obtaining help can be difficult, especially for those who have suffered from relationship trauma because good therapy requires developing a relationship with a therapist which can feel unsafe or threatening. I am keenly aware of that, and I use utmost sensitivity to foster a safe and secure attachment with my clients which is an essential foundation for healing.

Shaya Hecht's experience working with the Jewish community

Before I became a therapist, I was involved in Jewish outreach for many years. For the last decade I have been privileged to work with Jews from a wide variety of backgrounds.