TEL: 917-370-3474
Children and adolescents in the pandemic. If it is difficult for adults to understand everything that is happening, adapt, change our schedules, stay at home. Imagine what it is for a child or a teenager. They are growing, they are still developing the emotional and......
Mental health in quarantine, anxiety and depression. I hope everybody is doing well. Last week I was talking to you about mental health during quarantine. I told you about certain excesses and how important it is to find ways to limit the drive and ask......
Mental Health in Quarantine: “The excesses” Hello, how are you? Today, I wanted to talk to you about Mental Health during this time of quarantine. Psychotherapists are observing that people, beyond being our patients or not are presenting mental health symptoms. People are more distressed,......
The importance of Meaning. Hi, how are you doing today? Welcome to my podcast. I would like to talk today about the title of an article that I saw some weeks ago. The name of the article was, In lockdown, look for meaning not happiness.......
Quarantine and New Yorkers: The chaos of pausing New Yorkers are used to the rush. The city that never sleeps does not know how to stop. Some love how challenging it is to live and work in New York: “If you make it here you......
Couple Therapy: How does it work? What is couple therapy? Are you considering couple therapy but not sure what it’s about? Whether it will help? If it’s worth your time and money? You are at the right place. We all know that romantic relationships require......
Corona Virus and Uncertainty: “When Toilet Paper talks about us” The whole world is being shaken up nowadays. Corona virus has turned upside down the human existence in a short period of time. COVID- 19 represents all of the human fears; the fear of the......
Couples therapy and the Empty Nest syndrome. Married couples and living together couples face several problems, such as relationship conflicts that occur once children have left home. This farewell is very painful for parents; but it also creates the possibility of uncovering unfinished business or......
Immigration Evaluations: VAWA petitions. Some victims of domestic abuse can be helped with a precise immigration evaluation, so they can have a better chance of acquiring immigration status and gain more independence. Domestic abuse is an old social issue. Source: Francisco Goya / Public domain......
“One day we moved to go far away, so far away that hurt.” Morabito (1993) Many people migrate to other countries due to horrific, sometimes even traumatizing situations such as war, poverty, lack of natural resources and violence among many others life threatening situations. However,......
I might happen that people feel stuck in a situation or mental state in life. Most of the times, patients blame their life circumstances or struggles for the paralyzing feelings. It is true that life has painful and anxiety provoking challenges, however it is important......
The pressure to be “successful” to be a “winner” is on nowadays. Success is measured by the money people make or how popular they are. However, we do not realize the price we are paying for trying to reach that “success” or even the consequences......
Anxiety is a very common complain nowadays. Sleeping difficulties, palpitations, profuse perspiration, negative thoughts, lack of concentration even panic attacks when anxiety is at its pick, are some of the symptoms that might involve an anxiety disorder. Anxiety can manifest itself in just one symptom......
My professional and personal development as an analyst in formation taught me to be more assertive and efficient in helping patients with very disturbing issues and others more functional as lack of confidence and self- esteem, work related issues, stress at work or school, vocational orientation, decision making, social skills, family problems and dating among many others. I am in constant training with different institutions and belong to the American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work.
I am in network with a few health insurances. If I am not a provider for your insurance, my fee or part of it might be covered if your plan has out of network benefits. I offer sliding scale fees for those who qualify due life circumstances.
I offer tele-therapy and phone sessions for specific cases.
Please contact me by email or phone to know more about it. ( 917 ) 370 3474
Astoria Office
3051 36th St. 1st floor Astoria NY 11103
The office is conveniently located close to the 30th Ave Station (N and W trains) and Steinway Station (R, M, F trains) in Astoria, Queens.
NYC office
303 Fifth Avenue #1309. New York, NY 10016
My office is located Midtown, on Fifth Avenue between 31st and 32nd Street.
Subway lines 1, 2, 3, 6, N, R, Q, F, D. Close to Penn Station and the Path Train