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Fear is an emotion that you feel when you believe you’re in a dangerous situation. On the other hand, a phobia is characterized by an irrational fear of a person, activity, animal, or object. Many people experience fears and phobias related to flying on an airplane, heights, snakes, or spiders.

If you’re dealing with either one of these issues and it negatively affects the quality of your life, it’s time to consider fear or phobia therapy. Whether you are located in downtown Mount Vernon, the suburbs of Mount Vernon, other nearby places such as Yonkers, Hackensack, or anywhere else in New York, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Symptoms of Fears and Phobias

Some of the most common signs and symptoms of fears and phobias include:

  • Sweating
  • Nausea
  • Fast heartbeat
  • Shaking
  • Stomach upset
  • Dizziness

If you experience any of the above signs, you should consider fear or phobia therapy. Read tips about irrational thoughts, fear, and anxiety in this article from licensed therapist Alexandra Lambeth.

It’s Time: Seek Phobia Treatment Today!

Fears and phobias have the potential to alienate you, isolate you, and restrict your ability to interact with others or in certain social situations. But you don’t have to let that happen. Mental Health Match can match you with a professional, licensed therapist who can help you change your feelings about your fear or phobia and move forward with your life. Start by browsing below or using our free therapist matching tool.

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Diane K. Georges
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Identify, understand and change behaviors that no longer serve you; learn and practice skills to help you stay present; face the fears that are holding you back; and, ultimately, live a more meaningful life!


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Identify, understand and change behaviors that no longer serve you; learn and practice skills to help you stay present; face the fears that are holding you back; and, ultimately, live a more meaningful life!

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I help people understand and embrace their anxiety instead of feeling overwhelmed by it and constantly worried about the "what-ifs." I use research-backed, proven approaches, such as CBT, ACT, and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Disorders
  • Worrying
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Together we will create a therapeutic space geared toward your goals and strive for change that is impactful and sustainable. Specific approaches will be tailored to you, so that you feel you get the most out of your therapy experience.

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My areas of specialization include Anxiety Disorders and OCD, as well as relational concerns. In my therapy work for those with OCD and Anxiety I utilize CBT, ERP, and ACT. With family and relationship clients I use relational/systemic approaches.

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  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Disorders
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I work to empower and cheer on my clients through every step of their journey so they can feel safe and confident in the work we are doing together.


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I work to empower and cheer on my clients through every step of their journey so they can feel safe and confident in the work we are doing together.

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I am passionate about helping each one of my clients become more aware of the importance of their being.

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  • Work Stress
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Together, we will find the issue/block that is troubling you as a whole person. We view wellbeing as a combination of the heart, mind and body.


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Together, we will find the issue/block that is troubling you as a whole person. We view wellbeing as a combination of the heart, mind and body.

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I ask the question: what disrupts your connection with yourself and the world around you? Whether the cause for the disconnect be traumatic events, bouts of depression. persistent anxiety or the inability to cope.

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  • Congenital Disease
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Developing Secure Attachment
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Eating Disorders
  • Failure to Launch
  • Fear of Failure
  • Fears and Phobias
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Life Transitions
  • Medical Trauma
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Motherhood
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • Personality Disorders
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Religious Trauma
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spiritual Trauma
  • Substance Use
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • Vicarious Trauma
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~ "it doesn't get any better than MOOD BY KIM!"

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  • Hoarding
  • Human Trafficking
  • Immigrants
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  • Life Transitions
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  • Postpartum Mood Disorders
  • Psychiatric Assessment and Diagnosis
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  • Stress Eating
  • Video Game Addiction
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