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Everyone deals with traumatic events and experiences at some point, but that doesn’t make them any easier to deal with. Sometimes we can process trauma and get on with our lives, and other times it just becomes too much to bear.

This is where trauma therapy can help. Whether you are located in downtown New York, Battery Park City, Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, or even Chelsea, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Do You Need a Trauma Therapist?

Are you on the fence regarding whether you should see a trauma therapist? This section will help you decide.

If you’ve dealt with a traumatic event (a death, rape, natural disaster, war, etc.), a therapist may be able to help you if you are experiencing any of the following signs of psychological trauma:

  • Recurring memories of the traumatic event
  • Nightmares
  • Anger and irritability
  • Trouble sleeping
  • Recurring headaches
  • Depression

Read this article to learn more about how to heal from trauma.

Take Action: Get Trauma Therapy Today

A professional therapist or counselor can assist you in unpacking your feelings about the event and teach you proven techniques to help you heal. With Mental Health Match, you can find a therapist who specializes in helping people move forward after trauma. Use our therapist matching tool to get started.

Upper West Side of New York, NY Trauma Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Maggie Vaughan
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First, we'll clarify your goals. We'll explore your history, identify current stressors & obstacles that have blocked your self-realization and life satisfaction. Finally, we'll agree upon a treatment plan & approach that suits your preferences.


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First, we'll clarify your goals. We'll explore your history, identify current stressors & obstacles that have blocked your self-realization and life satisfaction. Finally, we'll agree upon a treatment plan & approach that suits your preferences.

Something to know about my approach is:

Specialized in evidence-based treatments for couples therapy, teen and adolescent concerns and adjustment, trauma, anxiety, and depression. We focus on root causes as well as active problem-solving Our approach is active and engaging.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adolescent Trauma
  • Anxiety
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Couples
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • High Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • LGBTQ+
  • LGBTQ+ Children
  • Marriage
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Social Anxiety
  • Teen Trauma
  • Trauma
  • Traumatic Loss
  • Worrying
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Dr. Kalya Castillo
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Using a collaborative approach, we will first identify what brings you to therapy and specify goals that you hope to target in our work together. On an ongoing basis we will review whether your goals have been attained and apply changes as necessary.


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Using a collaborative approach, we will first identify what brings you to therapy and specify goals that you hope to target in our work together. On an ongoing basis we will review whether your goals have been attained and apply changes as necessary.

Something to know about my approach is:

I use a trauma-informed lens and apply an integrated approach, using psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, and dialectical behavioral techniques. We will identify unhelpful thoughts and problematic patterns in your life to guide our treatment plan.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Agoraphobia
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Depression
  • Functional Anxiety
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Microaggressions
  • Racial Trauma
  • Social Anxiety
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Ashley Pichardo, LMHC
Together, we will:

Develop awareness of the patterns that are hindering your life. Understand the root causes of those patterns. Change the way you respond to difficulties in your life. And, finally, heal the underlying issues so that they don’t control your life.


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Together, we will:

Develop awareness of the patterns that are hindering your life. Understand the root causes of those patterns. Change the way you respond to difficulties in your life. And, finally, heal the underlying issues so that they don’t control your life.

Something to know about my approach is:

I do not believe that there is a one size fits all in therapy. I carry a deep understanding of how we are shaped by our early experiences and how these affect our adult life. My approach is about making lasting change.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Burnout
  • Caregivers
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Depression
  • Family Trauma
  • Loneliness
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships
  • Sadness
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Women
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Shaudi Adel
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I would describe my approach to therapy to be collaborative, authentic, and I aim to instill hope for a more positive future for my clients in a safe and non-judgmental space. I not only take time to understand why you are deciding to begin therapy,


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I would describe my approach to therapy to be collaborative, authentic, and I aim to instill hope for a more positive future for my clients in a safe and non-judgmental space. I not only take time to understand why you are deciding to begin therapy,

Something to know about my approach is:

I also approach my work with clients in a holistic way, paying attention to the mind, body, and soul. I believe these elements are integrated, so I take the time to teach relevant skills and explore how we can enhance your life.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • LGBTQ+
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Stress
  • Trauma
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1.2 miles from you
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Zachary Metzger
Together, we will:

Explore past and future while rooted in the here and now as we get to know the parts of your multi-faceted inner world; the strong, resilient parts, the angry, grieving, overly-critical parts and the neglected parts longing to be seen and heard.


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Together, we will:

Explore past and future while rooted in the here and now as we get to know the parts of your multi-faceted inner world; the strong, resilient parts, the angry, grieving, overly-critical parts and the neglected parts longing to be seen and heard.

Something to know about my approach is:

I work with a relational, holistic approach using trauma-informed techniques from EFT, IFS and Gestalt Therapy to help clients access their thinking and feeling self, connect their mind and their body, and integrate their passion and their purpose.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Creatives
  • Depression
  • Faith/Religious Deconstruction
  • Grief
  • Relationships
  • Religious Trauma
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Map in New York City, New York for Zachary Metzger therapy location.
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