Anew “U” is exclusively virtual, which provides additional privacy while evaluating you in the comfort of your own home. Our multidisciplinary approach enables us to target several conditions and age groups. We believe that our clients should be in full control of their mental health. Our practice places a strong emphasis on transparency when partnering with you. We treat every client with a person centered approach, as a unique individual. Anew U is committed to personalizing treatment plans, while providing you with a complete scope of mental health options for your optimal health and well-being.
Telehealth therapy offers video counseling services, also known as teletherapy. Teletherapy provides a convenient option for clients with limitations that would otherwise prevent them from receiving the benefits of therapy. Video therapy allows clients to connect with a licensed therapist from the comfort of their own homes or work offices via secure online virtual sessions, without the added time and forego the stress of commuting to a therapist’s office. In fact, telehealth therapy offers more privacy than in-person visits, since you are not sitting in waiting rooms but staying in the privacy of your own space. Professional counseling should be accessible, affordable, and convenient. Meeting with a trained and licensed therapist online is a great way to get the care you need from the convenience of your own living space. Most clients have found (and research shows) that telehealth therapy is as effective as in-person therapy.
Teletherapy is ideal for adolescent and adult clients struggling with issues including but not limited to:
At Anew “U”, we use only HIPAA-compliant online video conferencing software, so your session is secure and private. Before you begin the scheduling process for video counseling services, be sure you have access to:
Please be aware that we require teletherapy clients to submit all intake paperwork and documentation via email prior to scheduling their first appointments.
New York State OASAS Impaired Driver’s Assessments
Anew “U” is approved by OASAS to conduct clinical screening, assessment and treatment services for impaired driving offenders. It’s a requirement to adhere to the Standards for Clinical Services Provided to Individuals Arrested for an Impaired Driving Offense at all times. All approved Clinical Screening and Assessment Providers, for Impaired Driving Offenders, are required to report details of clinical services for current and new impaired driving clients in the Impaired Driver System (IDS) located in the Client Data System. The Impaired Driver System facilitates information sharing and automates processes previously handled manually by the Department of Motor Vehicles paper forms DS-449, MV-2025 and MV-2026.
Please be aware that we require teletherapy clients to submit all intake paperwork and documentation via email prior to scheduling their first appointments.
Person Centered Therapy is a humanistic approach that deals with how individuals perceive themselves, rather than how a therapist may analyze them through subconscious thoughts or ideas. Through this, a person can reach their full potential and become their true self, which is termed as ‘self-actualization.
These are three key concepts in person-centered counseling:
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is a short-term goal-focused evidence-based therapeutic approach, which incorporates positive psychology principles and practices, and which helps clients change by constructing solutions rather than focusing on problems. In the most basic sense, SFBT is a hope friendly, positive emotion eliciting, future-oriented vehicle for formulating, motivating, achieving, and sustaining desired behavioral change.
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a form of psychological treatment that has been demonstrated to be effective for a range of problems including depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug use problems, marital problems, eating disorders, and severe mental illness. Numerous research studies suggest that CBT leads to significant improvement in functioning and quality of life. In many studies, CBT has been demonstrated to be as effective as, or more effective than, other forms of psychological therapy or psychiatric medications.
CBT is based on several core principles:
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was originally intended to treat Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), but it has been adapted to treat other mental health conditions. It can help people who have difficulty with emotional regulation or are exhibiting self-destructive behaviors (such as eating disorders and substance use disorders). In practice, the therapist validates that an individual’s actions “make sense” within the context of their personal experiences without necessarily agreeing that the actions are the best approach to solving a problem. Each therapeutic setting has its own structure and goals, but the characteristics of DBT can be found in group skills training, individual psychotherapy, and phone coaching.
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is an action-oriented approach to psychotherapy stems from traditional behavior therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Clients learn to stop avoiding, denying, and struggling with their inner emotions and, instead, accept that these deeper feelings are appropriate responses to certain situations that should not prevent them from moving forward in their lives. With this understanding, clients begin to accept their hardships and commit to making necessary changes in their behavior, regardless of what is going on in their lives and how they feel about it. The theory behind ACT is that it is counterproductive to try to control painful emotions or psychological experiences; suppression of these feelings ultimately leads to more distress.
ACT adopts the view that there are valid alternatives to trying to change the way you think, and these include mindful behavior, attention to personal values, and commitment to action. By taking steps to change their behavior while, at the same time, learning to accept their psychological experiences, clients can eventually change their attitudes and emotional states.
EMDR’s focus is on the brain’s ability to constantly learn, modify, and adapt. This adaptive emotional learning is referred to as “Adaptive Information Processing” (AIP). Adaptive learning is constantly updating memory network systems, keeping what is important from past experiences and letting go of no longer necessary information. Disturbing events are often emotionally charged in a way that prevents adaptive learning. These past emotionally charged events become isolated from more positive, adaptive experiences. When activated in the present, these negatively charged feelings and emotions distort our current perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors. When our partner criticizes us, while we may know we are worthwhile, these negative emotions and sensations cause us to feel worthless.
EMDR treatment identifies these negative and positive networks and then uses bilateral stimulation, (i.e., eye movements, alternative tapping, etc.). This is the catalyst to activate our adaptive learning system. The result is a consolidated memory network that keeps what is healthy, and lets go of past, no longer useful emotions, sensations, and beliefs. As a result, we not only know we are worthwhile, we feel it too.
Are you feeling sad or depressed?
Do you feel more irritable or angry with those around you?
Are you having difficulty bonding with your baby?
Do you feel anxious or panicky?
Are you having problems with eating or sleeping?
Are you having upsetting thoughts that you can’t get out of your mind?
Do you feel as if you are “out of control” or “going crazy”?
Do you feel like you never should have become a parent?
Are you worried that you might hurt your baby or yourself?
Any of these symptoms, and many more, could indicate that you have a form of perinatal mood or anxiety disorder, such as postpartum depression. While many parents experience some mild mood changes during or after the birth of a child, 15 to 20% of women experience more significant symptoms of depression or anxiety. Please know that with informed care you can prevent a worsening of these symptoms and can fully recover. There is no reason to continue to suffer.
Parents of every culture, age, income level and race can develop perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Symptoms can appear any time during pregnancy and the first 12 months after childbirth. There are effective and well-researched treatment options to help you recover. Although the term “postpartum depression” is most often used, there are actually several forms of illness that parents may experience, including:
Anew “U” is here to help support and provide evidence based treatments to address all of the concerns with Postpartum Illness. All clients must receive an initial evaluation to determine the severity of the illness and if additional referrals maybe needed.
Anew “U” has developed an innovative approach to overall wellness. It uses image as a therapeutic tool along with other evidence based practices, to address many issues in a person’s life. Anew “U” teaches that true transformation begins within a person, and will eventually show outwardly, as a person transforms. Anew “U”s innovative approach has been developed into a curriculum designed for individual and group therapy sessions.
Beneath the layer of our individual life circumstances, we all share a common brokenness. As Christians, we believe that Jesus came down to earth to restore us to wholeness and bring us back into a right relationship with our Heavenly Father (God the Almighty). Through Christian counseling you will be encouraged to start or continue the healing and restoration process through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. You will be supported as you face your hidden pain and invite Jesus in to facilitate healing. Jesus, with your consent and cooperation, will gently and lovingly bring healing and restoration in a way acceptable to you.
No matter what your situation is or how hopeless it may seem, and no matter what has happened to you in the past, Anew U can offer you hope and guide you to living a more fulfilling life. Christian counseling is not a one-size-fits-all type of therapy. We recognize that, as a person of faith, you may have struggles with shame and guilt, fear of rejection, or fear of sinning and we want you to feel comfortable exploring your faith while on your road to recovery. Christian counseling is another approach to help you work towards healing and restoration in a setting that is loving and nurturing.
Often in life you struggle with challenges and issues that make you feel like you are alone and isolated from the rest of society. To help you through these times, Anew “U” offers group therapy to help break those bonds of isolation and loneliness by providing treatment to small gatherings of individuals challenged with similar issues.
Group therapy involves one or more counselors who lead a group of five to 12 clients. A group therapy session takes place once or twice weekly and generally lasts from one to two hours. Some clients attend individual therapy in addition to group therapy, while others take part in groups only. As a member of a group, you are encouraged to share your personal issues. You control how much and when you tell the group about yourself. The more involved you are with the group discussion, the more likely you are to benefit from group therapy. There are group rules that all members are to abide by. Confidentiality and respect are the two main expectations in a group setting. If either one of these to two expectations aren’t met, a client will be dismissed from that group. Anew “U” prioritizes the safety and confidentiality of each client that is served. Group members can be a valuable source of support, but group therapy at Anew “U” is more than an informal self-help support group. Group therapy sessions are led by a licensed counselor with specialized training, who will provide you with evidence based methods for managing specific problems, and helping you to make the most of your group therapy experience.
While it may, at first, sound intimidating to join a group of strangers, group therapy can provide benefits that individual therapy may not. Here is a short list of some benefits you can expect to receive from participating in group therapy
Anew “U” has developed an innovative approach to overall wellness. It uses image as therapeutic tool along with other evidence based practices, to address many issues in a person’s life. Anew “U” teaches that true transformation begins within a person, and will eventually show outwardly, as a person transforms. Anew “U”s innovative approach has been developed into a curriculum designed for individual and group therapy sessions. Groups run for 12 week sessions at a time.
Mental Health First Aid Training.
Mental Health First Aiders can be teachers, first responders, veterans, neighbors, parents, friends, people in recovery, and those supporting a loved one. Mental Health First Aiders is anyone who wants to make their community healthier, happier and safer for all. This is a skills based course that teaches participants how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help, and support to someone who may be developing a mental health challenge, substance use problem, or experiencing a crisis. The Mental Health First Aid Instructor, is certified by the National Council for Mental Well-Being to teach the curriculum and certify participants nation-wide to be mental health first aiders.
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