L. Nora Durand

Hi my name is Lynda Nora Durand and I go by Nora. I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 11 years of experience in the state of Florida and New York. I am a Florida native who moved to New York. I have a Master in Mental Health Counseling and a certificate in Child and Adolescent Studies. I have worked in child welfare as an advocate and counselor to youth in foster care from there I became a crisis counselor for Hurricane Sandy Victims, to then run a crisis respite center for individuals with what we call “severe mental illness” where we provided a peer environment in which individual’s experiencing psychosis but did not rise to the level of hospitalization could have a place to stay away from their triggering environment, and currently I work with victims of crimes. I shared so much detail as to my prior work experience because it speaks to the way I work with individuals. I believe in meeting every person where they are at and providing a compassionate non-judgmental space to process and explore their individual reality.

My approach is a combination of Intentional Peer Support, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Need Adaptive Treatment model. I do my best to be creative with the therapy I provide and tailor it to the individual that I am working with. I am so happy that you have taken this step to work on your emotional and mental health and look forward to the opportunity to be a support alongside you in this journey.

Clients can expect their first session to be an opportunity for us to assess if we are a good fit. I will go over confidentiality, availability and what a client can expect from me; and the rest of the session will be a time of getting to know you and what you desire to accomplish in therapy.