Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of experience. I am a licensed in New York. I have worked with individuals, couples and families from a various backgrounds and life situations. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns such as coping with chronic medical illnesses such as multiple sclerosis, lupus, and cancer. I have also worked with clients with adoption issues, depression, anxiety, career challenges, and ADHD. My career history has allowed me to work in areas of mental health, learning disabilities, chronic illnesses, caregiving, foster care, and adoption
My counseling style is warm and interactive. I believe in treating everyone with respect, compassion, being nonjudgmental. My approach combines psychodynamic and cognitive –behavioral counseling. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.
My goal is to support and empower you to address life issues and to help you learn effective coping strategies.
I look forward to working with you!
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Dr. Colleen Downes is a licensed clinical social worker based in New York with 35 years of clinical experience. She has supported individuals, couples, and families from a range of backgrounds and life situations.
Her work includes helping people cope with chronic medical conditions such as multiple sclerosis, lupus, and cancer, as well as addressing adoption-related concerns, depression, anxiety, career difficulties, and attention-related challenges like ADHD.
Over the course of her career she has worked in settings focused on mental health, learning disabilities, chronic illness care, caregiving, foster care, and adoption, gaining broad exposure to diverse needs and systems.
Dr. Downes offers a warm, interactive counseling style that emphasizes respect, compassion, and a nonjudgmental stance. She blends psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral approaches and customizes conversations and treatment plans to fit each person’s particular circumstances.
Her aim is to support and empower clients as they address life challenges and learn practical coping strategies. She looks forward to working with new clients to help them move toward their goals.
Many people wonder whether online therapy can truly help. For common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, or navigating life changes, online therapy has been shown to be as effective as traditional in-person sessions for most individuals.
One major benefit is flexibility – clients can connect in the format that suits them best, whether by video call, telephone, live chat, or in-app messaging. This flexibility makes it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to maintain continuity of care.
Therapy delivered online is provided by licensed professionals and therapists. If a different therapeutic fit is desired, clients typically have the option to switch therapists at any time.
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