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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 regularly (often weekly), 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
LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor), New York State. License #: 007956
LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), New Jersey. License #: 37PC00878300
MA in Mental Health Counseling from Baruch College, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, the City University of New York.
Alas, my List of Professional Jargon.
Certifications
EMDRIA Certified Therapist, EMDR International Association. Certification Number: 442050
Certificate in Integrative Trauma Studies: 1 - year, post-graduate training in contemporary trauma treatment approaches. The National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP), New York, NY.
EMDR Clinical Affiliate Certificate: 2-year post-graduate experiential training, providing EMDR therapy to patients within the Trauma Clinic at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP), New York, NY.
Additional Training
Introduction to Internal Family Systems (IFS): A comprehensive 6-week training; Instructor: Nancy Bravman, LCSW, New York, NY, June 2023.
EMDR basic training course (parts 1, 2, 3). Instructor: Laurel Parnell with the Parnell Institute in New York, NY, January, 2019 & 2020.
Integrating Somatic Modalities with Relational Psychoanalysis. Instructor: Cheryl Feigenson at the National Institute for the
Psychotherapies (NIP), December, 2019.
Theory and Practice of Relational Psychotherapy Integration. Instructor: Kenneth Frank at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP), September 2019.
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Professional Memberships
New York Mental Health Counselor’s Association (NYMHCA), full professional member
EMDR International Association (EMDRIA), professional member
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Workshops & Panels
Administered: Basic 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 feminism, human rights & collective welfare.