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My clients should know that I am reliable, easy to work with, detail-oriented, and dedicated to delivering high-quality results. I value honesty, clear communication, meeting deadlines, and prioritizing understanding their goals to ensure the outcome aligns with their needs. I always strive to make clients feel supported and confident throughout the process.
As your mental health provider here's what I want you to know about me:
- I listen first
- I believe in collaboration
- I treat the whole person
- Medication is a tool, not a requirement.
- There is no shame in seeking help.
- Progress is possible.
I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with five years of experience providing individual and couples therapy in both private practice and community mental health settings. I earned my bachelor's degree from Tufts University and my Master of Social Work from New York University.
It takes courage and will to seek a clinician who meets your needs. Our consultation followed by the first session is the first time we have connected. I will do my best making you feel as comfortable as possible as I have done with other clients.
I am an experienced clinician with two Masters in clinical social work working at hospitals and mental health clinics. Supervisor of social work students.
My specialization is how early childhood trauma manifests impairing functioning as adults. You may feel stuck harbored by anxiety, depressed mood, and lack of motivation. Clients come to my virtual site with relationship, work and personal challenges.
My clients are actors, Master Students, PH.D. students, professors, employees having difficulty at work, unemployed workers, grade school and high school teachers, grandmothers as mothers again, female and male veterans.
It's important that we work together as a team. You are seeking therapy at this time due to life challenges that interfere with a life worth living. I am committed to my work as a psychotherapist. Psychotherapy is my passion.
Hi, I’m Arelys! I’m a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) with over 15 years of nursing experience. Throughout my career, I’ve had the privilege of caring for people from all walks of life, across different ages, cultures, backgrounds, and circumstances. Those experiences have shaped the way I approach mental health care: with curiosity, compassion, and an understanding that there is always more to a person than what brings them into the room.
I work with adolescents, college students, and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, mood disorders, and the challenges and transitions that life can bring.
I chose to specialize in mental health because I believe meaningful care begins with truly getting to know the person in front of me. Your symptoms matter, but so do the experiences, relationships, stressors, strengths, and circumstances that shape them. I want our time together to be a space where you feel comfortable being honest, where your concerns are heard, and where you never feel like you have to fit into a one-size-fits-all approach.
My goal is to build a genuine, collaborative relationship and create a treatment plan that makes sense for you—one that supports not only symptom improvement, but your ability to feel more like yourself and move forward with confidence.
As a board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner, I take great joy in getting to know you and your goals in life. My pleasure is to help you overcome obstacles and work toward your goals through strength and perseverance of mental wellness. Having worked in complex situations in the past, I have a host of resources and ideas to help work through any obstacles that may come our way.
I am a clinical social worker in private practice in NYC and also work as a supervising clinician at a university. I received my Master’s degree at New York University. I completed post-graduate training with the Women’s Therapy Centre. My practice is informed by incorporating current society and the challenges it brings for individuals to function at their best. I consider an individual's past and current context to best help people face their concerns.
Do you ever feel stuck in the same patterns, unsure why? Are you facing big life changes- starting out, starting over, or somewhere in between? I work with clients from young adults navigating independence to older adults facing loss, identity shifts, or new purpose. I aim to be a mirror, a soundboard, and a source of steady encouragement. I believe in showing up with transparency and compassion, and I value building a therapeutic relationship based on trust, involvement, and accountability. I am not afraid of tough conversations, so you don't have to fear sharing your truth.
I am currently employed full time as a clinical manager at a community mental health counseling center. I have spent several years practicing in mental health outpatient clinics as well as substance use outpatient clinics as a psychotherapist, group therapist, and supervisor. My passion for the connection and growth created in psychotherapy has motivated my private practice.
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