What type of therapy is best for me?
At CAP we offer a variety of therapists, therapy types, and modalities to address the diverse needs of our New York City practice. Clients are welcome in our Manhattan offices in Flatiron, or we offer remote therapy to those who can’t make the commute. We also have therapists who are licensed in both New Jersey and Connecticut.
Individual Therapy
We offer weekly or bi-weekly (2x per week) relational therapy. Individual therapy is the process of meeting with a therapist to resolve behaviors, beliefs, feelings, relationship issues, and/or somatic responses (sensations in the body) that feel acontextual or like they are not serving you. Through therapy, you can change behaviors and habits, resolve painful feelings, and improve your relationships.
Supervision
We offer weekly individual supervision for practicing clinicians at all levels. Supervision is the formal relationship between therapists meeting in order to carefully consider and contextualize their cases. It is our responsibility as therapists to get input and support in our work. Supervision gives us the opportunity to hear a different perspective in order to deepen our insights, challenge our biases and insert creativity into our interpretations and interventions. In supervision, we work together to ensure and develop the efficacy of the therapist/client relationship and explore transference and countertransferencial issues, and help guide clinicians in the process and business of therapy.
Child/Adolescent Art Therapy
We offer holistic and strength-based art therapy for children and adolescents. Working with a therapist can help children and adolescents learn how to identify the causes of their distress, and increase problem-solving abilities and healthy coping strategies. It can also improve skills in asking for help and expressing emotions.
Family Therapy
Family can mean so many different things to us. At times it can be our greatest strength and what connects us to our outer worlds, at others our greatest hurt. Every family goes through challenges as children reach different stages of development. Oftentimes families are impacted by the history of those who came before us and the dilemmas of our ancestors passed down through generations. Sometimes it is that our children grew up in a different generation that has more insight into challenges that we were not given the opportunity to create language or understanding around. Solution Focused Family Counseling is a tool that can support families that are impacted by child or adult mental health, LGBTQ issues, substance use, cultural identity, ineffective discipline, and more. It is a short-term counseling program that runs for 8 – 16 weeks that identifies a goal to explore and includes opportunities such as art-based directives, psycho-education, and family talk therapy.
12-week integrative intensive Somatic program for Trauma
We offer a structured short-term program designed for individuals who have experienced a traumatic event and are seeking to process and heal from it. It is a structured short-term program that consists of 12 sessions, each lasting for 55 minutes. which follows a trauma-informed curriculum that combines Art Therapy interventions with intensive somatic work. Throughout the program, participants will learn to increase their awareness and ability to access their own felt sense, engage in resourcing activities, and utilize somatic techniques to process traumatic experiences safely and avoid re-traumatization. Additionally, psycho-education will be provided to help participants better understand the process. The goal of this program is to help clients complete the trauma cycle, release stuck energy, and reintegrate traumatic material to decrease symptoms and increase their ability to calm/settle the nervous system. Prospective clients will be required to complete an extended consultation before starting the program due to its length and intensity. Upon completion of the program, participants will have the option to move into a longer-term therapy model with a trauma-informed clinician (subject to availability).
Who this is for: People who have been in therapy and either have not found it effective in reducing traumatic activation or are interested in working more directly on integrating the trauma as an addition to their current therapy.
Please email Jennifer Byxbee directly with any questions.
Depression, Self-Esteem, Relationship Conflicts, Disordered Eating, Body Image, Identity, Grief and Loss, Family Issues, OCD, Addictions, Anxiety, PTSD/CPTSD, Trauma, LGBTQAI+ issues, Attachment Disorders, Life Transitions
Areas of treatment
Gestalt Therapy
Gestalt Therapy is a type of psychotherapy that emphasizes personal responsibility and focuses on an individual's present-moment experience, the therapist-client relationship, the environmental and social contexts of their life, and the self-regulating adjustments people make as a result of their overall situation. It is a non-pathological approach that operates on the premise that everyone is working towards health and growth. Through a mind-body perspective, we will explore what in your life is preventing you from living your most authentic and present life.
Art Therapy
Understanding one's emotions and their underlying causes can be challenging. At times, traditional talk therapy may not be enough to break through the barriers that prevent us from getting to the root of our feelings. Art therapy provides a unique solution to this problem. By engaging in creative expression, we access a different part of our brain that encourages growth, self-discovery, and support.
Art therapy is not only useful in times of distress, but also for personal growth and self-awareness. People may use art therapy to visualize and address specific concerns, but the act of creating art is therapeutic in itself. It provides a safe and grounding way to express one's emotions and feelings, allowing for a deeper understanding of oneself.
Somatic Therapy
Somatic therapy is a therapeutic approach that involves using the body as a tool to work through difficult experiences. It is a combination of theory and practice, where therapists work directly with the nervous system to integrate past experiences and promote healing. All our therapists are trained to integrate some form of somatic therapy and mindfulness into their practices. For those who are dealing with traumatic experiences, Somatic Psychotherapy is highly recommended as it directly works with implicit memory, where trauma is stored. Somatic Psychotherapy helps to promote integration, decrease activation, and increase their ability to settle. If you want to learn more about Somatic Psychotherapy for trauma, click here.
Behavioral Therapy
Our approach at CAP is primarily holistic, and we also recognize the importance of practical tools to support our clients as they navigate their integrative work. Many of our clinicians utilize Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), which blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with mindfulness practices.
DBT is a helpful tool for individuals who experience intense emotions. The therapy focuses on accepting and changing behaviors simultaneously and is based on four key pillars: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
“Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.”
— Carl Jung
