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Damaris Attanasio

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Accepts

Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Oscar (Optum), Oxford (Optum), Quest Behavioral Health, and United Healthcare (Optum)

Specializes in

Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Stress

Great to meet you!

Hi, I'm Damaris! I’m a big feeler, a self-compassion advocate, and a firm believer that there is so much more freedom for you. My practice focuses on helping you learn how to connect with yourself and your emotions, cultivate self-compassion, and embrace more honesty and acceptance in your life.

A bit about my approach to therapy

My areas of focus include working with folks navigating life transitions in their 20s and 30s. I am passionate about the people who experience fatigue from their high, unmet expectations. The people who struggle to disconnect their self-worth from what they do. The people who feel paralyzed by fear of failure or criticism. Perfectionism is a common thread in many of our lives, whether we’ve realized it or not.

What you can expect from our first session

I will help you learn that the perfectionism you experience is simply a way that you’ve learned to feel safe and loved. And I will walk alongside you as you learn how to honor the perfectionism part of you. You will learn that leaning into connection, compassion, and curiosity actually leads to more honesty and acceptance of yourself - imperfections and all. It is possible for you to feel loved, safe, and enough just as you are.


Damaris's style is

Warm
Energetic
Empowering

Insurance carriers Damaris accepts

Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna
Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey
Oscar
Oxford
Quest Behavioral Health
United Healthcare

More about Damaris

MSW (Master of Social Work) at Roberts Wesleyan College
License type: LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (New York)
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Languages: English
Works with: Adults
More specialties: Family Issues, Relationship Issues, and Women's Issues
Modalities: Attachment Based, Relational, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), and Strength-Based

Location

140 Allens Creek Road STE 120
Rochester, NY 14618