Kristen Courtney, PhD

About

Psychologist in New York, NY. Works with Emotional Disturbance, Mood Disorders and Suicidal Ideation. Sees clients in person and online. Works out of network for insurance. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Divorce
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Life Transitions
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Relationship Issues
• School Issues
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• 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.
• Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)The main behavioral therapy for OCD: gradually facing feared situations or thoughts while resisting the urge to carry out compulsions.
• 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.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• 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.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• 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

Emotional Disturbance, Mood Disorders, Suicidal Ideation, Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality (BPD), Cancer, Career Counseling, Child, Chronic Illness, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Family Conflict, Grief, Hoarding, LGBTQ+, Life Transitions, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Oppositional Defiance (ODD), Parenting, Peer Relationships, Personality Disorders, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Sexual Abuse, Sleep or Insomnia, Stress, Transgender, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Issues

Insurance

Out of Network

Fees

Individual sessions $325

Payment methods

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

Ages

Children (6 to 10), Preteen, Teen, Adults

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

St. John's University

Years in practice

14

Education & qualifications