Helen Bird ACSW, LCSW

Helen Bird ACSW, LCSW
Profession(s): Psychotherapy, Psychology, Counseling
License Status:  I'm a licensed professional.
License Type:  LCSW
License Number:  R046069-1

My Approach to Helping

As your therapist, I will listen to you with care, interest, empathy, presence and compassion. I will support your emotional healing in a way that respects who you are. I will support your personal strengths, and help you engage them as fully as possible.I agree with Rogers, who believes that when a person experiences unconditional acceptance and empathic understanding from someone who is experienced as genuine and real, healing and growth occur.As a therapist I am nonjudgmental and I respect the uniqueness and autonomy of each individual.My style is generated from various humanistic psychotherapies with an interest in the mind/body/spirit interrelation, combined with a grounding in classical theories.I am trained in Gestalt and Internal Family Systems.Gestalt and IFS Therapy both view us as composed of a complex combination of personality components. Many difficulties arise from unresolved conflicts among these. A satisfying, productive life requires these components be mutually aware of and cooperating with each other. These therapies are powerful tools for this kind of integration.I additionally use other types of therapy, suited to the individual work.I believe in the importance of a good match between therapist and client, so I encourage an initial meeting to establish whether we are a good fit.
 

Services I Provide

  • Individual Therapy & Counseling
  • Consultation
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Distance or Phone Therapy
  • Home-Based Therapy
 

Ages I Work With

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Elders
 

Languages I Speak

  • English
 

Groups I Work With

  • General population, Depression, Sexual Abuse, PTSD
 

Therapy Approaches I Use

  • Body-Mind Psychotherapy
  • Core Energetics
  • Dreamwork & Dream Analysis
  • Existential Psychotherapy
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • Holistic Psychotherapy
  • Humanistic Psychology
  • Internal Family Systems Therapy
  • Mindfulness Based Approaches
  • Object Relations
  • Person Centered / Rogerian
  • Positive Psychotherapy
  • Psychodynamic
  • Integration of different therapy models
 
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Locations & Maps
Office 1: 
31 Pine Grove Street
Woodstock, NY 12498 United States
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Office 2: 
156 5th Avenue Suite 916 Flatiron
Manhattan, NY 10010 United States
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Concerns & Issues I Help With

  • Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
  • Abandonment and/or Fear of
  • Abortion / Post Abortion Issues
  • Academic Concerns
  • Addictions (Drug & Alcohol)
  • Addictions (Other)
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Adoption / Reunion Issues
  • Aggression
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Bereavement
  • Bipolar
  • Blended Family Issues
  • Career Choice
  • Caregiver Issues/Stress
  • Child and/or Adolescent Issues
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency / Dependency
  • Communication Problems
  • Compulsions
  • Control Issues
  • Creative Blocks
  • Depression
  • Dissociation
  • Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
  • Domestic Violence
  • Eating & Food Issues
  • Emptiness
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Emotional Overwhelm
  • End-of-life Adjustment
  • Family Problems
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Fertility Issues
  • Forgiveness
  • Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, & Transgender Issues
  • Geriatric Issues
  • Grief & Loss
  • Habits
  • Health/Medical Issues
  • Identity Issues
  • Impulsivity
  • Inadequacy
  • Inattention
  • Infidelity / Affair Recovery
  • Irritability
  • Isolation (Emotional & Social)
  • Life Purpose/Meaning/Inner-Guidance
  • Men's Issues
  • Midlife Transition
  • Mood Disturbance
  • Mood Swings
  • Multicultural Concerns
  • Obsessions
  • Panic
  • Parenting
  • Phobias / Fears
  • Physical Abuse
  • Physical Illness/Disease
  • Post Partum Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress
  • Prejudice / Discrimination
  • Relationships & Marriage
  • Reproduction, Pregnancy, & Birthing
  • Religion
  • Self-Care
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Criticism
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm (Cutting, etc.)
  • Self-Love
  • Sensitivity to Criticism
  • Sex / Sexuality Issues
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Shame
  • Social Phobia/Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Suicidal (Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors)
  • Suspiciousness
  • Trauma
  • Trust Issues
  • Values Clarification
  • Women's Issues