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About Counseling Works NYC
Therapy for anxiety, relationship troubles, and life transitions
You can be confident and self-assured without being a jerk.
Maybe you haven’t seen many examples of this, or just find it hard to strike a balance between saying ‘no’ and being compassionate. As a result, you’re left with feelings of resentment, guilt, anxiety, self-blame and the cycle just repeats itself over and over.
This is likely to be tripping you up at work, at home, or in your family life. Really, anywhere that relationships matter (hint: virtually every part of life) and you are faced with the challenge of balancing your own needs with those of others. This may be something you’ve noticed is especially hard for you, and you find yourself turning over every conversation in your mind, trying to decide if you “did the right thing or not.”
The truth is it doesn’t have to be that hard.
Self-Acceptance is not equivalent to being self-centered, selfish, or a being “bad person.” There is a way to strike a good balance between being too passive or too aggressive, and it doesn’t involve changing who you fundamentally are.
It starts with accepting yourself, learning how to stand up for yourself (or others), and then crafting a life that matches you.
Working with Sabrina
Working through things in therapy shouldn’t feel like some mysterious process shrouded in fancy metaphors and multiple advanced degrees. Our work together will involve a conversation that happens once per week (more or less), where we’ll be thinking through things that are keeping you stuck and figuring out how to get you unstuck.
Getting an accurate sense of what’s going wrong and why is the first and one of the most important steps in creating any kind of meaningful change. I am not particularly concerned about which interventions or techniques work and why. What I care most about is that our work together is helping you get to where you want to go, and that you are starting to get some relief. If it isn’t, I will help you find a therapist who can.
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Licensure & Education
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York State, license number #: 007956
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey, license number #: 37PC00878300
MA in Mental Health Counseling from Baruch College, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, the City University of New York, 2014.
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Additional Trainings & Coursework
Certificate in Integrative Trauma, The National Institute of Psychotherapies (NIP), June, 2024.
Certificate in Integrative Trauma, Clinical Affiliate EMDR, 2 year Program, The National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP), June 2023.
EMDR training, Parts 1, 2, & 3 with Laurel Parnell. New York, January 2019 & 2020
Integrating Somatic Modalities with Relational Psychoanalysis. Cheryl Feigenson, the National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP), December 2019.
Theory and Practice of Relational Psychotherapy Integration. Kenneth Frank, the National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP), September 2019.
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Professional Memberships
EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)
The American Counseling Association (ACA)
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Workshops & Panels
Administered a Trauma Training Webinar for Therapists, Tap Root Therapy, October 2022.
Alumni Panel Member for the STARR Career Development Center at Baruch College, New York, April, 2020.
Mentor for the Shadow Partners Initiative, Baruch College, The City University of New York, October 2018.
Fun Facts About Sabrina
Although I basically have my stuff together now, this was not always the case. For one, I changed careers in my 20’s with no idea what to pursue next, and after some soul searching, went back to school to start a new one (psychotherapy) in my 30’s. So, it took me a while to figure myself out and build the life that I am proud to have today. As an added bonus, I can help you do the same.
I was raised in Montreal, Canada, and in a past life studied jazz and played saxophone in bands for a living. I now enjoy all kinds of music, fine arts, crafty things, and have an interest in social justice and feminism.