Expert Psychotherapy
For Adult Anxiety & Phobia
Yedidya (Didi) Levy, Psy.D
Tammy Traub, LMSW
When anxiety interferes with our ability to live fully, psychotherapy can help.
Our Approach To Anxiety
Anxiety touches many aspects of our lives and, at its core, serves an important function by alerting us to potential threats. However, when anxiety becomes disproportionate, it can interfere with daily functioning and diminish our sense of freedom and well-being. At that point, confronting anxiety becomes essential. Our psychotherapy—integrating cognitive-behavioral techniques with insight-oriented work—offers a focused, effective approach to helping individuals reclaim both emotional and behavioral freedom in the face of anxiety and phobias.
Have you been diagnosed with an anxiety didorder, or are you struggling with avoidance, constant worry, restlessness, irritability, tension, or feeling overwhelmed? I specialize in working with men to understand and manage their anxiety, providing targeted therapy to help you regain a sense of calm, confidence, and control over your life.
Therapy For Anxiety Can Improve:
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Avoidance Tendencies
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Phobias
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Self-Esteem
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Relationships
What is Psychotherapy for Anxiety?
Integrative therapy for anxiety begins with an exploration and analysis of the anxiety provoking stimuli. Often, the anxiety is attached to situations, behaviors, people, places, or things. In additional, the therapy will trace its history and any precipitating events. Psychotherapy then involves exposure to the anxiety provoking stimuli, without avoidance. This is known as exposure therapy and is a highly effective behavioral treatment for anxiety. However, some anxieties are persistent, stubborn, and related to a host of other factors like depression, loneliness, grief and more. Psychotherapy then involves a deeper exploration of one's relationship with themselves and others, as well as treatment for the various comorbid struggles being experienced. With a robust therapeutic relationship, this process can yield greater insight into the origins of the anxiety, and ways of relieving it.
Is Psychotherapy An Effective Treatment For Anxiety?
Therapy works. Studies show that psychotherapy—especially Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and psychodynamic therapy—can significantly reduce anxiety, often just as well as or even better than medication. It helps you understand what’s fueling your anxiety and gives you the tools to manage it, so it doesn’t control your life.
A Symptom of Something Deeper...
Depression
Severe anxiety and depression are often closely related. In both, ones world often becomes smaller behaviorally, emotionally, and relationally.
Phobia
The intense irrational fear of people, places, or things is a symptom of phobia. Phobia are effectively treated with exposure therapy.
OCD
Compulsive behavior in response to anxiety fueled obsessions is often categorized as OCD. This pattern can be profoundly distressing and inhibiting if not addressed.
Real Un-safety
Anxiety can also be a rational response to a real source of un-safety. Psychotherapy can help identify the threat, develop insight into its persistent presence, and negotiate healthy ways of coping.
Meet The Founder
Dr. Yedidya Levy
For nearly a decade, I've worked on developing expertise and honing my craft as a clinician specialized in men's issues. Men tend to have a unique experience of the world and a complex relationship with mental health. As a licensed psychologist trained in various modalities of psychotherapy, I've repeatedly witnessed the transformative power of insight, and the therapeutic relationship, even when it feels all hope is lost. I am the assistant director of the college counseling center at Yeshiva University, and have worked extensively with adult men of all ages, and from all walks of life. I believe psychotherapy is a bespoke process, one in which the care and roadmap to change is highly individualized. Through this exploration, we'll identify the patterns contributing to your current distress. We will develop insight into the ways these patterns are maintained, and we will effectively intervene to create lasting change. Reach out for a consultation today to begin the process of living a freer and lighter existence.
Getting Started With Us
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Schedule A Call
Reach out to schedule a complimentary 15-minute consultation with a member our clinical team​.
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Free Consultation
In the consultation you'll share what you are looking to work on in therapy with us and any preferences you might have.
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Beginning The Work
We will then connect you to one of our therapists and the work can begin.