Psychotherapy and Mental Health Counseling in New York

Shira Piasek, LMHC

Senior Psychotherapist

We accept most major commercial insurance plans, including Aetna, Wellfleet, Cigna, United Healthcare, Oxford, Oscar Health, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Carelon Behavioral Health, for residents of New York.

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Shira is a skilled mental health counselor supporting those in need to make positive and meaningful changes. Through a compassionate lens, she helps individuals and couples overcome issues such as depression, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship conflict. Shira uses client-centered counseling to increase motivation and self-empowerment. She helps individuals reach short and long-term goals and develop healthy coping skills to continue to improve quality of life. Therapeutic approaches include cognitive behavioral therapy, DBT, motivational interviewing, and supportive therapy.

Shira has treated clients with substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, and behavioral/ mental health diagnoses. Shira has worked in outpatient and inpatient substance abuse and mental health clinics. Shira has experience working with all ages but specializes in adolescents to older adults, couples, and families.

Shira works to create a calm attentive environment for sessions with clients that foster a sense of safety and trust. Shira is understanding and works to build rapport with her clients. She has a non-judgmental space with empathy and understanding.

Top Specialties

Anxiety

Coping Skills

Depression

Expertise

Addiction

Alcohol Use

Anger Management

Chronic Illness

Chronic Pain

Codependency

Drug Abuse

Dual Diagnosis

Family Conflict

Life Transitions

Marital and Premarital

I Work With

Individuals

Couples

Education

Long Island University

Licensure

LMHC State of New York / 012424

About Shira

  • I have always wanted and been interested in helping people make positive changes in their lives. I have treated clients with substance-abuse, co-occurring disorders and behavioral/mental health diagnosis. I have worked in an outpatient and inpatient substance abuse and Mental Health clinic settings. My clinical experience includes many different therapeutic approaches. I have experience working with all ages, but specialize in adolescence to older adults, couples, and families.

  • An initial meeting with me will be completing an intake process of me getting to know you - as my client better. Making progress in therapy looks like completing both short and long-term goals and feeling accomplished overtime. I often find assigning homework can be helpful, but I am open to a client centered approach, realizing homework is not for everyone.

  • I do believe that not every therapist is meant for every client and vice versa. It’s all about finding a meaningful helpful match.

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