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about our practice

Our Team.

Meet our skilled therapists who are here to offer you personalized therapy and support you on your wellness journey. Their expertise helps create a safe space where you can face challenges and work towards your goals.

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Aliza Septimus, Psy.D.

 Director

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Aidy Gelley, LCSW

Psychotherapist

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Shirel Bennett, LCSW

Psychotherapist

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Miriam Schwarzbaum,RCSWI

Psychotherapist

what we treat

  • Depression

  • Anxiety and Phobias

  • Relationship Difficulties

  • Life Transitions

  • Low Self-Esteem

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Professional/Career Issues

  • Parenting

  • Stress Management

  • Sexual Abuse

  • Trauma

  • Women's Issues

 

our therapy method

There are many psychotherapy approaches such as cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic that people find helpful.  We use research-based techniques and rely on therapy approaches that work best for you and the problems that you would like to work through.  Often it's best to use techniques from multiple approaches. We have worked extensively with the following approaches and find that each model has its merits and can be tremendously beneficial :

  • CBT (cognitive behavior therapy)

  • DBT (Dialectical Behavior therapy)

  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

  • Mindfulness-based techniques

  • ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)

  • EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing)

 

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