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Therapy

Sex Positive Therapy Williamsburg Brooklyn Office

We offer in-person therapy sessions at offices in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Midtown Manhattan (near Bryant Park). All of our therapists also offer virtual Telehealth sessions.

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Services Offered:

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  • Individual Adult Therapy (45 mins, 60 mins)

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  • Couples or Relationship Therapy (60 mins-120 mins)

    •  For two or more people in romantic or partnered relationships. All structures and identities welcome.

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  • Family Therapy (60 mins-120 mins)

    • Intensive Family Therapy and in-home family therapy are available.​

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  • In-Home Therapy Options

    • In-home therapy services require a virtual consultation and intake session prior to beginning work in the home or community. This service is currently available in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Please note that in-home services are not offered at reduced rates and an additional fee applies for travel time.

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Evidence- Based Therapeutic Modalities Offered:

  • Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT)- see brief description below

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

  • Complex PTSD Therapy (CPTSDT)

  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

  • Exposure & Response Prevention Therapy (ERP)

  • Habit Reversal Training & Stimulus Control (HRT-SC)

  • CBT for Nightmares (CBT-N)

  • CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I)

 

MBT Anchor

Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) is an evidence-based treatment developed by Peter Fonagy and Andrew Bateman of the Anna Freud Center in London, England. Mentalization is the ability to understand our own perceptions and the perceptions of other people, along with the world around us. It means being able to understand yourself and to have a better understanding of other people around you while considering the situation or circumstances in which all of this is happening. It’s kinda like a superpower, once you get the hang of it.

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There are many components to MBT, and a big one is being curious and taking a “not knowing” stance about your own thoughts and feelings as well as those of other people around you. In many instances, we make assumptions that simply are not true which can lead to responding in a way we wouldn’t have if we had just paused. One of the hardest things for people to do is to pause or stop before reacting to something. We all do this; there is no exception. Pausing allows us to consider whether what we are feeling or reacting to is what is actually happening. For example, if your friend didn’t show up to your birthday dinner party, you may get upset unless you pause and think, “hey maybe something happened that I don’t know about.” Of course, no one can mentalize all the time. That’s not possible, nor is that the goal. The goal of MBT is to improve mentalization overall so that the person can interact in life in a more successful way.

 

MBT was originally created to specifically treat BPD, but it has been generalized for most other diagnoses and is the predominant framework used at this practice. 

To book an appointment, you can email ericazajac.lcsw@gmail.com, or contact an individual therapist directly by visiting the Team page.

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