FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

New York, NYC, Manhattan PTSD Trauma Therapy

How do I know if I need therapy?

You may need therapy if:

• You experience depression, loneliness, or anxiety for an extended time
  
• You keep trying but keep ending up in the same place
  
• You have a pattern of unsatisfactory relationships
  
• You are troubled by a particular issue
  
• You are struggling with eating problems, drinking or drug problems, or you are in recovery from addiction
  
• You need someone to talk to who is more objective than friends or family
  
• Your primary relationships are in trouble
• PTSD symptoms

How does EMDR therapy work?
First, our approach is to develop a therapeutic working relationship with you so that trust and ease is established. Then the issues you need to address can be worked on. Therapy itself allows you to become more aware of your process and how you function in the world. It also allows you to address past suffering which is brought into the present by understanding your history on a deeper level and the events and experiences which connect to your present functioning and world view. Our PTSD trauma therapy NYC will help you by addressing large and small traumas in your past, and relieving you of the painful feelings connected to these events. By gaining greater awareness and reducing suffering from past experiences, you are able to make more beneficial choices and decisions. EMDR will help you to heal the wounds of the past, in order to increase the opportunities for improved quality of life in the present and the future.

How long does therapy take?
This is quite variable. EDMR often accelerates the therapy process. Some people choose to target very specific, limited issues and only want short-term therapy, while others are more interested in a deeper self-exploration and growth. Short-term therapy can be anywhere from three months to a year, while more in depth therapy can last from six month to two years or more. For our EMDR trauma therapy, you can take as much time as you feel you need and set goals with the therapist to explore the parameters of the treatment.

What orientation do you use?
We use traditional psychotherapeutic modalities, accelerated by breakthrough technologies such as EMDR, Neuro Linguistic Programming and Gestalt therapy. Our trauma EMDR therapy is very effective for many levels of trauma—from personal addictions to relationship upheavals.

How do I choose between individual, couples and group psychotherapy?
In conversation with you, we will help you decide which is most useful for you. Generally this has to do with the presenting problem. If you are having marital or premarital difficulties, then couples therapy is probably most appropriate, possibly followed by individual psychotherapy. For particular issues, general insight, and awareness of particular issues, individual psychotherapy will work for you. Group is often very useful for issues of relationship, such as improving communication, gaining more awareness of your reactions to different people, and your experience as a group participant. It also offers you an opportunity to receive honest feedback from other group members.

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