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It's not uncommon to struggle with body image issues at one time or another - most of us do. But it’s what you do about it that really matters. If you’re working on cultivating a positive body image, that’s fantastic! Yet, everyone can use a little help every now and again.

A body-positive therapist is a great resource you can use to build a better relationship with your body. Whether you are located in downtown Albany, the suburbs of Albany, other nearby places such as Schenectady, Troy, or anywhere else in New York, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

How a Body-Positive Therapist Can Help

Whether you’re seeking therapy for a mental disorder, crisis intervention, or to address body image issues, there are many benefits to using a body-positive therapist, including:

  • Self-esteem-boosting encouragement when you’re having negative feelings about your body.
  • A safe space where you are free to convey your feelings and better understand the impact of social messages about how you should look.
  • Helpful tips, coping methods, and affirmations to cope with self-esteem and body-consciousness.

For an example of how a body-positive therapist can help, read licensed therapist Brianna Ramon’s tips for fighting back against body-shaming culture.

Start Body-Positive Therapy Today!

Finding a body-positive therapist is easy if you use Mental Health Match. Start by browsing body-positive therapists and counselors below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Trish Bellante
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make positive changes, learn better communication habits, improve relationships with others, learn better self care, increase relisance.


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make positive changes, learn better communication habits, improve relationships with others, learn better self care, increase relisance.

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My approach is collaborative with my clients. I enjoy working with them on ensuring that their goals are what we work together towards.

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Andy Lapides
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address various aspects of your life holistically, including themes of work-life balance, coping with stress, relationships, discovering what you need and want in your life, and more.


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address various aspects of your life holistically, including themes of work-life balance, coping with stress, relationships, discovering what you need and want in your life, and more.

Something to know about my approach is:

I trained post-graduate in gestalt therapy and psychodynamic psychotherapy. Most of my clients experience growth, make changes in their lives over time, if they stick with the process and work on it.

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  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Chronic Stress
  • Couples
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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  • Trauma From Abuse
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Kathryn Vetrano
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Improve your quality of life! We will work on controlling negative reactions due to emotions, learn how to build and maintain relationships, learn distress tolerence skills to help you through crisis situations, and high risk behaviors.


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Improve your quality of life! We will work on controlling negative reactions due to emotions, learn how to build and maintain relationships, learn distress tolerence skills to help you through crisis situations, and high risk behaviors.

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I have a Dialectical Behavioral approach; I work with individuals who have difficulty controlling their emotions and those who have unproductive coping skills. I aim to help the client change the way they respond to different situations.

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  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Black Women
  • Borderline Personality
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Teenagers
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  • Young Women
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Risha Nathan
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Grow, change, feel more comfortable and confident. Thrive in the life you have.

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Holistic and wellness-based. This means we think outside of the box and look at a person's whole life and whole body when thinking about mental health.

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  • Anger Management
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Melanie Palmietto
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Work towards your goals. Better understand yourself and why you show up in relationships and the world the way you do. Recognize your patterns and limiting beliefs that are keeping you stuck. Help you step into the most fulfilling version of yourself


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Work towards your goals. Better understand yourself and why you show up in relationships and the world the way you do. Recognize your patterns and limiting beliefs that are keeping you stuck. Help you step into the most fulfilling version of yourself

Something to know about my approach is:

I specialize in a body focused approach called somatic experiencing. Which aims to resolve symptoms of stress,shock, and trauma that accumulate in our bodies. When we are stuck in patterns of fight, flight, or freeze, SE helps us release and recover.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Confidence
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Meditation
  • Mindfulness
  • Relationship Distress
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  • Self-Worth
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Melanie Palmietto remote and phone therapy in New Jersey, New York