Psychotherapy

We believe that symptoms are messages that can help us to identify inner conflicts and unprocessed pain. We aim to help our patients uncover patterns and blind spots in their lives in the service of greater satisfaction and self-understanding.

Our approach is active and supportive, and we hope to foster autonomy in our patients by allowing them to be the directors of their own therapy process. We often work with adults and adolescents who are passing through difficult transitions or new life phases, and are struggling with anxiety, stuckness, or grief.

Dana and Mariel see children and families, often in conjunction with a Collaborative Therapeutic Assessment or extended feedback following evaluations.

Evaluations

Our team offers thoughtful neuropsychological evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults. A neuropsychological evaluation is a comprehensive assessment of a person’s abilities across a range of skill areas. This process takes a deep look into a person’s strengths and weaknesses, providing rich information to inform possible diagnoses and to create a map for education, treatment, or deeper self-understanding. We are well-versed in the New York City school landscape and advise families when they are facing school-placement decisions.

We provide Collaborative Therapeutic Assessments to adolescents and adults. This assessment approach uses psychological testing to help people understand themselves better and find solutions to their persistent problems. 

Parent Therapy

We work with parents who are amidst a difficult transition, entrenched in negative emotional or behavioral patterns with their children, or noticing that their experiences growing up are influencing their parenting style in a way they’d like to change. We invite parents to explore their own childhood experiences and their parenting values to shape a philosophy that promotes respect and connection within their family.

Our work with parents is informed by family systems and attachment theories, as well as the RIE/Respectful parenting philosophy. Dana and Mariel aim to empower parents using techniques to develop resilience, confidence, curiosity, and self-reliance in children by respecting who they are and where they are on their own developmental trajectory.