Colette Ingrid Brown, MA ED., LCSW
Couples, Individuals & Families
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Emotionally Focused Therapy
To be seen, to be heard,
to be understood...
We all need this, but all too often they go neglected. Of course, the reasons for this range. Maybe you are afraid to pay attention to your mental health, or your habit of putting others' needs ahead of our own gets in the way. Or, maybe you think that therapy can't help because you've been this way so long, you can't change...
I get it.
When you walk into my office for the first time, speak your truth and wonder, "Am I crazy?!" my usual answer is, "No, what you are feeling makes a lot of sense...."
Credentials
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MSW, Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College
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MA Ed., Brooklyn College – CUNY
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MA , University of California, Los Angeles
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BA, Columbia University
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New York LCSW, License # 095616
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New Jersey LMSW, License #44SL06845100
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NPI #1477073997
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Certificate, Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy, New York Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy
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Certificate, Foundations of Family Therapy and Live Clinical Supervision, Ackerman Institute for the Family
About Me
Before becoming a clinical social worker, I was a teacher. For over 15 years, I taught in public high schools in NYC where students strove to use education as their catapult over the barriers of systemic racism and poverty. That experience is foundational to my belief that personal, cultural, and societal narratives can both negatively and positively shape who we are and what we believe we can achieve. Together in the therapy room, we will confront some key questions: Who wrote my story? What do I want? How do I become my own author?
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My experience has also given me unique insight into the challenges that people face as they navigate relationships, careers, parenting, identity, and institutions against the backdrop of New York City's unique set of stressors.
I have an eclectic approach to psychotherapy. I use Emotionally Focused Therapy, attachment theory, and relational approaches to help people explore the ways they could navigate life's provocations with more intent, mindfulness, and self-possession. For every client, I tailor their treatment plans to their specific needs, the issues they are struggling with, and the goals they want to achieve. I specialize in relationships, parenting, aging, stressors stemming from racial, gender, sexual and cultural identities, life transitions, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem. I work with adults, couples, and families.
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