Braulio Pimentel, MA, LMHC, NCC, CCMHC

About

Counselor in New York, NY. Works with Relationship Issues, Anxiety and Depression. Sees clients in person and online. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Relationship Issues
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Anger Management
• Coping Skills
• Grief
• Life Coaching
• Peer Relationships
• Racial Identity
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)Uses principles of learning and reinforcement to build skills and change behavior. Most often used with autistic children.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Dialectical Behavior (DBT)A skills-based therapy grown out of CBT. Teaches ways to manage intense emotions, get through crises, stay present and handle relationships.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• ExistentialExplores life's big questions, such as meaning, freedom, choice, loneliness and death, and how they connect to a person's struggles.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• Family SystemsSees a person as part of their family as a whole, and explores roles, patterns and communication across the family rather than one person's problems alone.
• FeministConsiders how gender, power and social context affect a person's life and well-being, and aims for an equal relationship between client and therapist.
• GestaltFocuses on the here and now, and on noticing what a person is feeling and doing in the moment, often through experiments such as role-play.
• HumanisticA family of approaches, including person-centered and Gestalt therapy, that emphasize growth, self-awareness and a person's capacity to choose.
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)Sees the mind as made of different 'parts', and helps people understand and care for them from a calm, compassionate core 'Self'.
• InterpersonalA structured, time-limited therapy focused on relationships and life events, such as conflict, loss or big role changes, and how they affect mood.
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)Combines mindfulness practice, paying attention to the present moment without judgment, with ideas from cognitive therapy.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• NarrativeHelps people separate themselves from their problems and retell the stories they hold about their lives in ways that feel truer and more helpful.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• Play TherapyUses play, toys and games to help children express feelings and work through problems in a way that suits their age.
• Positive PsychologyFocuses on well-being, strengths, gratitude and what makes life fulfilling, alongside working through difficulties.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)A form of cognitive therapy that finds rigid beliefs, such as 'I must be perfect', and replaces them with more flexible ones.
• RelationalSees relationships as central to well-being. The relationship with the therapist is used to understand and change patterns in other relationships.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Structural Family TherapyLooks at how a family is organized, its roles, rules and boundaries, and helps reshape patterns that cause problems.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Relationship Issues, Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, Anger Management, Behavioral Issues, Body Image, Cancer, Codependency, Coping Skills, Grief, LGBTQ+, Life Coaching, Men's Issues, Mood Disorders, Narcissistic Personality (NPD), Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Peer Relationships, Personality Disorders, Polyamory & ENM, Racial Identity, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly, Stress, Substance Use, Suicidal Ideation, Transgender, Trauma and PTSD, Veterans

Insurance

Aetna, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, EmblemHealth, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Group Health Incorporated (GHI), Optum, Oscar Health, Oxford, United Medical Resources (UMR), UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

Payment methods

American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Ages

Toddler, Children (6 to 10), Preteen, Teen, Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Communities

Aviation Professionals, Bisexual Allied, Blind Allied, Gay Allied, HIV / AIDS Allied, Intersex Allied, Lesbian Allied, Non-Binary Allied, Queer Allied, Racial Justice Allied, Sex Worker Allied, Transgender Allied

Ethnicity

Black and African American, Hispanic and Latino

Languages

English

Gender

Male

Education

New York University

Education & qualifications