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I’m a compassionate, collaborative therapist who is deeply committed to helping clients feel understood, supported, and empowered in their growth. I work with individuals navigating anxiety, life transitions, relationship challenges, and patterns that feel difficult to break. My style is warm, nonjudgmental, and grounded in genuine curiosity about your lived experience.

I believe therapy should feel like a space where you can show up fully as yourself—without pressure or pretense. Together, we’ll explore what’s been weighing on you, uncover underlying patterns, and build tools that support meaningful, lasting change. My goal is to help you feel more connected to yourself, more confident in your decisions, and more equipped to handle life’s complexities.

I am compassionate, warm, patient and easy to talk to. I work with empathy and listen actively to your concerns. Blood works are drawn on site at the office.

Seeking counseling therapy takes courage, willingness to invite change, and learning coping strategies. We will work together to navigate the challenges you have faced throughout life's journey. If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, PTSD, self-doubt, negative beliefs, or a sense of hopelessness, counseling therapy will provide a calm space to talk. My goal is to ensure you feel safe, supported, and empowered to manage whatever comes your way.

Whether suffering from a long term illness or struggling with life’s stressors, we all need a little support. Stepping Stone Counseling, LL, utilizes a holistic approach to help you move forward, cope with those stressors and strive to live a happy and fulfilled life. Clients should expect to feel welcomed in a warm, confidential, and nonjudgemental environment to explore their struggles.

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As a board-certified psychiatrist with a specialty in child & adolescent psychiatry I believe healing happens when we address the whole person- mind and body. Seeking help is often the most difficult step on one's healing journey, so congratulations on taking the first step!

I specialize in adolescents, young adults, and adults. I help develop coping strategies using DBT and CBT skills that produce successful outcomes. As a teacher in the public school systems for over 25 years, I have worked with learning difficulties and social emotional issues caused by all the environmental stressors our generation has to manage.

Did you experience trauma in childhood or adolescence? Are you experiencing stress, anxiety, fear, or depression? Do you feel misunderstood by others, judged, or find it challenging to connect with others? Therapy is a safe place where you can understand yourself better and learn to cope with these thoughts and feelings, which may be interfering with your happiness, health, and relationships.

Hi, my name is YD Goldstein and I'm a clinical psychologist. My specialty is treating OCD, phobias and PTSD. I help adolescents and adults navigate high school, college, dating, academic pressure, work stress, and the exhausting effort of keeping distressing thoughts pushed below the surface.

I also work with new dads adjusting to fatherhood and balancing the demands of their relationships and home life. Many people first reach out to me during a crisis, but once we work through the immediate stress, they often continue in therapy to build resilience, insight, and lasting change.