David Amarel, Ph.D.

David Amarel, Ph.D.

Verified Credentials

Profession(s): Psychotherapy, Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy
License Status:  I'm a licensed professional.
License Type:  Psychologist
License Number:  15685

My Approach to Helping

I have over 10 years of experience working very productively with individuals and couples of diverse backgrounds, ages, and sexual orientations. My job is to help you to identify dysfunctional patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to - even perpetuate - the difficulties you are having. Working collaboratively, our focus in therapy will be on removing psychological and behavioral obstacles that prevent you from reaching your goals and improving your relationships. My approach is supportive and empathic but, above all, pragmatic. While I believe that an understanding of the past is essential, positive change occurs in the present. I will challenge you to be an active partner in therapy and to continue to seek insight and growth outside of sessions. My training and experience ranges from psychotherapy and assessment of children, adults, and couples to counseling persons with AIDS and survivors of trauma. Whether you seek to overcome a specific trauma or to break a chronic life pattern, I will strive to meet you where you are at.

More Info About My Practice

Office is conveniently located in downtown Manhattan - near most express trains.
 

Services I Provide

  • Individual Therapy & Counseling
  • Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
  • Consultation
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Distance or Phone Therapy
 

Ages I Work With

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Elders
 

Languages I Speak

  • English
 

Groups I Work With

  • Individuals, Couples, Adoptees & Adoptive Parents
 

Therapy Approaches I Use

  • Depth-Oriented Brief Therapy
  • Depth Therapy
  • Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
  • Humanistic Psychology
  • Integral Psychotherapy
  • Parent Work
  • Person Centered / Rogerian
  • Positive Psychology
  • Positive Psychotherapy
  • Psychodynamic
  • Self Psychology
  • Solution Focused Therapy
  • Integration of different therapy models
 
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Locations & Maps
Office 1: 
11 Hanover Square 27th Floor Financial District
New York, NY 10005 United States
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Office 2: 
Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn, NY 11201 United States
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Concerns & Issues I Help With

  • Academic Concerns
  • Addictions (Drug & Alcohol)
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Adoption / Reunion Issues
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Bereavement
  • Career Choice
  • Caregiver Issues/Stress
  • Codependency / Dependency
  • Communication Problems
  • Compulsions
  • Control Issues
  • Creative Blocks
  • Depression
  • Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
  • Eating & Food Issues
  • Emptiness
  • End-of-life Adjustment
  • Family Problems
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Forgiveness
  • Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, & Transgender Issues
  • Grief & Loss
  • Habits
  • Health/Medical Issues
  • Identity Issues
  • Impulsivity
  • Inadequacy
  • Irritability
  • Life Purpose/Meaning/Inner-Guidance
  • Men's Issues
  • Midlife Transition
  • Mood Disturbance
  • Multicultural Concerns
  • Obsessions
  • Panic
  • Parenting
  • Post Partum Depression
  • Relationships & Marriage
  • Reproduction, Pregnancy, & Birthing
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Criticism
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sensitivity to Criticism
  • Sex / Sexuality Issues
  • Shame
  • Social Phobia/Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Trust Issues
  • Values Clarification
  • Workplace Issues
  • Worry
  • Worthlessness