What We Offer

At Thriving Mind of New York, we provide personalized, evidence -based psychotherapy designed to help you navigate life's challenges while building resilience, confidence, and lasting coping skills. Every treatment plan is tailored to your unique goals, strengths, and experiences.

Individual Psychotherapy

  • 53-minute individual therapy sessions

  • Virtual appointments currently available throughout New York State, with plans to expand to additional service options in the future.

  • Weekly sessions are recommended to help build momentum, strengthen therapeutic progress, and support meaningful, lasting change.

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Evidence-Based Treatment Approaches

Treatment is individualized and may include:

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps you become aware of thinking patterns that may be creating issues in your life. Looking at the relationship between your thoughts, feelings and behaviors helps you view challenging situations more clearly and respond to them in a more effective way.

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on teaching four core skills (mindfulness, acceptance & distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness) to support you in managing your emotions, handling distress and understanding relationships better.

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured therapy that encourages the patient to briefly focus on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories.

  • Motivational interviewing is a counseling method that helps people resolve contradictory feelings and insecurities to identify the internal motivation they need to change their behavior.

  • Narrative therapy is a form of counseling that views people as separate from their problems and destructive behaviors and helps them see how difficulties they face might be helping or protecting them more than it is hurting them. Individuals feel more empowered to adjust their thought patterns and behavior, “rewriting” their life story for a future reflecting who they are, what they are capable of, and what their purpose is, separate from their problems.

Therapy Beyond the Session

Healing doesn't stop when the appointment ends. Clients receive additional support between sessions through:

  • Personalized recap and reflection emails

  • Tailored SMART goals

  • Educational handouts and therapeutic resources

  • DBT skills and practical coping strategies

  • Tools to practice throughout the week to reinforce progress

Areas Treated

  • Anxiety

  • Addiction

  • Borderline Personality Disorder

  • Depression

  • Life Transitions

  • Trauma

Top Areas Treated:

  • Addiction / Substance Abuse

  • ADHD

  • Aging Parents

  • Autism Spectrum

  • Burnout

  • Confidence / Self-Esteem

  • Creative Blocks

  • Dating

  • Existential Crisis

  • Family Issues

  • Gender Identity

  • Grief and Bereavement

  • Intergenerational Trauma

  • Intrusive Thoughts

  • LGBTQIA+

  • Loneliness

  • Masculinity-Related Stress

  • Mid-Life Crisis

  • Money-Related Stress

  • Mood Disorders

  • Neurodivergence

  • OCD

  • Parenting

  • Peak Performance / Executive Coaching

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Relationship Issues

  • Spirituality / Spiritual Crisis

  • Stress Management

Additional Areas Treated:

  • "Marisa has a rare gift for creating a safe space that empowers clients to heal. She brings deep empathy and sharp clinical skills to her work. It’s been a true pleasure to both work with and supervise her."

    Eileen Kovach - LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist

  • "Marisa is a wonderfully empathetic clinician who is adept at creating safe, comfortable spaces for her clients. She is always eager to learn, grow, and work as an active support and team member. It was a pleasure to supervise her and see her flourish."

    Rog Magyar - LCSW, CCTP, Clinical Social Work/Therapist

  • "Marisa is a kind, empathetic, and deeply thoughtful therapist. She brings warmth, attunement, and a wide range of clinical experience to her work. I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone seeking a compassionate, skilled, and supportive therapist."

    Jenny Barshay - LMSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, Talking Works

  • "Marisa is an outstanding LMSW who creates a safe, supportive space for healing. Her ability to connect with clients, offer insightful guidance, and tailor her approach to individual needs. She is there for anyone seeking kind and compassionate care."

    Rowan O’Leary - LMSW, City Mental Health Counseling

  • "As a clinician, Marisa brings an incredible sense of warmth, optimism, and insight through various therapeutic modalities. She is highly skilled, trauma-informed, and comes recommended to anyone seeking support!"

    Andrea Angove-Volb - LMSW, Talking Works