Imagine feeling in control of your life again. You feel calm, focused and relaxed. You have the strategies and tools necessary to keep your stress in check and you’re making strides toward living the life you desire. Maybe something unexpected recently happened in your life and you're not sure how to navigate through. Maybe your mind is racing all the time, making it difficult for you to focus and accomplish your goals. Maybe your relationships have suffered because of this. Maybe you just feel ...
Robert S. Denkin, Ph.D., is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale University, and in addition to high level training and a broad knowledge base in the field of psychology, he is a former professional baseball player and collegiate coach; experiences that have contributed to his understanding of what it takes to accomplish goals. Dr. Denkin is strongly committed to helping you achieve satisfaction in all areas of your life. He integrates a practical and skillful approach to problem solving that...
If you think you want a therapist who sits back in a chair, nods, says little, and agrees with everything you say, you can stop reading. If you think you want someone to sit back, collect money while we blame outside factors, your parents, your spouse, work, etc. for all your struggles, you can stop reading, and I am happy to refer you elsewhere. BUT, If you want someone to stand with you, by you, for you, steadfast, compassionate, decisive, patient, and empowering, call me. If you desi...
College can be stressful whether your a Freshman or a Senior trying to figure out the next steps. I can help by providing support, guidance, or a safe place to talk and process things. I have over 7 years of experience working with a wide array of populations including college-aged or young adults. I specialize in treating Anxiety disorders including Trauma, Panic disorder, OCD, and Acute Stress. I also work with people struggling with addiction and mood disorders. I have helped student...
Struggling with anxiety, big emotions, and constant reminders of the past can feel overwhelming without any support. You're looking for a space where you can gain clarity, find peace, and learn to gain emotional control over the many stressors in your life. We provide warm, supportive environment so that you have space to heal. We are dedicated to helping clients of all ages go from stuck to thriving, hopeless to empowered, anxious to calm. If You're Feeling: Tortured by your a...
I have a passion for holistic wellness and a strong focus on assisting individuals through various life stages and transitions, providing the guidance and tools needed to make each experience transformative. A healthy body and mind take practice, and I strive to help clients connect to their most authentic selves by providing a safe, non-judgmental space to get curious, explore and grow. My Specialties include: Life Transitions, Grief & Loss, Relationship issues, Anxiety and Depression. *I am...
Are you stressed out with school, work or your relationship? Trying to figure out what to do after high school or college? Transitioning to the "real world"of working full time? Navigating adolescence and young adulthood can be exciting as well as stressful, confusing and challenging. This time in your life does not have to be so scary and uncertain with the right tools and frame of mind. I can help to support you on your path and transition to where you are looking to go next...
Please visit my profile to learn more about my services.
As an individual couple and family therapist my approach views family, intimate partner and peer relationships as the foundation of our well-being. Our relationships shape how we view ourselves and influence future relationships. Depression, anxiety and general distress often occur as a result of strained relationships in our lives. I work with individuals, couples and families to identify the important stories which shape our understanding of ourselves and our relationships. Progress is achieve...
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Connecticut. I have been practicing for 23 years and work with individuals and couples with a variety of issues. My goal is to provide my clients a safe, nurturing environment that allows them to explore and seek the help that they need or want and achieve their full potential while maintaining positive, healthy relationships. My approach includes being aware of patterns, building on strengths, and developing positive coping strategies. Awar...
My therapeutic approach is direct and compassionate. Patients often tell me that I “keep it real.” I tend to be more vocal than traditional therapists. I seek to help my patients better understand their experiences by considering family of origin, core beliefs, values and cultural influences. With this knowledge, I believe, it is much easier to identify solutions and change harmful patterns of behavior. My specialties include treating eating disorders like anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa an...
College is a dynamic time in life full of transitions, life decisions and identity formation. I can work collaboratively with you to achieve balance and develop insight. Whether you are experiencing anxiety, guilt, fear, sadness, worry, or anger...I can provide tools to pull you out of unhelpful cycles of thinking. I am also Certified in EMDR and specialize in treating trauma....
Ever since that awful event, do you hate being touched by your partner? Do you feel misunderstood and now you’re worried that your partner, friends, and family are starting to resent you? Have you felt distant or disconnected because you can’t get disturbing images out of your head? Therapy can help. I help young adults learn the skills needed to turn down the volume of overwhelming emotions so that they can live fully and love deeply....
I specialize in child, adolescent and emerging adulthood (college age) psychotherapy. My approach is insight oriented, in depth psychotherapy. I have had extensive clinical experience with children and adolescents in all settings: inpatient, residential and outpatient. I ran the adolescent Day Hospital at Yale New Haven Hospital from 7/2015-9/2016. Currently, I am on the Clinical Faculty at Yale University (Yale School of Medicine, Psychiatry Department) supervising psychiatry residents on t...
Mindset for Success Therapy offers LENS Neurofeedback and individual psychotherapy. LENS Neurofeedback helps with problems associated with cognition, mood, motor, motivation, anxiety, reactivity, pain, addiction, fatigue, and organic brain conditions such as TBIs and concussions. The LENS works by disrupting the maladaptive patterns, or looping mechanisms, that the brain has acquired in response to acute conditions such as trauma, concussion, depression, addiction, anoxic event, etc. The LENS en...
Whether mental distress manifests as substance abuse, anxiety, depression, relationship issues of life event stressors, understanding the nature of our mind and how to master it rather than letting our mind master us is of singular importance. Learning to cultivate a Witness Consciousness which can observe the patterns cycling through your body mind continuum is the first step. Once one is aware of some core beliefs or behaviors that may not serve us, the next steps are change through CBT, breat...
We specialize in cognitive behavioral treatment for anxiety and related disorders, and exposure and response prevention for OCD in adults, adolescents, and children....
Feel stuck, stressed, anxious, sad or angry? Find yourself repeating behaviors you wish you didn't or unable to communicate effectively? Maybe a combination of these? You are not alone. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can help you alleviate and better manage unwanted cycles of behaviors, thoughts and feelings long term. I specialize in effective communication and in reduction of anxiety, stress, anger, depression, addictive and self destructive behavior. I have helped many people increase their lif...