ABOUT MY PRACTICE

Hi, I’m Heather Zuckerman, LCSW

I live in Garrison, NY and I practice therapy in NY virtually and in person. I specialize in helping people who are are experiencing life transitions ages 6 and up. This includes going through anxiety, relationship problems with family and friends, and experiencing the dysregulation and disruption emotionally, and physically from trauma.

About My Approach

I believe going to therapy allows you to really educate yourself about YOU. It is uniterrupted time where you can put the world on pause. You get to decide what is important for you to work on, and I will help you grow and move forward. My approach is directive and solution-focused. I use a creative approach based on your needs consisting of CBT, DBT amd EMDR.

During sessions, I use the approach that will help you meet your goals. Here’s what I’ve learned by helping indivviduals of all ages discover in therapy into three steps:

  • Manage and acknowledge feelings and how they affect behaviors

  • Regulate your nervous system

  • Communicate skillfully

If you follow these three steps pretty well most of the time, you can improve your relationships with everyone – including yourself!

MY BACKGROUND

I have always been fascinated with peoples narratives and am the type of person who people share their stories with in detail. Before becoming a therapist, I workked in advertising and this background allowed me to understand thoghts, feeling and motivations to buy certain brands. With this training, I decided to pivot and get my Masters in Social Work from Fordham University.

After graduating, I worked at Saint Basil Academy where I was the Associate Clinical Director providing individual, family, and group therapy in a residential setting for children and adolescents suffering from complex trauma and the other mental health issues related to trauma. In this setting I focused on trauma based therapy, relational therapy, play therapy, and mindfulness techniques.

With a strong foundation treating mental health issues , I opened my private practice in Garrison, NY . My backgraound treating kids and their parents has allowed me to see a wide range of clients with anxiety from life transitions and trauma.Seeing the affects of trauma on my c lients, I decided to get certified in EMDR as that is the most effective intervention that helps the painful memories.

In addition to being a therapist, I am a Mom to two girls and have the knowledge, experience and insight on what girls expereince as they develop from anxiety, feelings of not being good enough, and feeling left out. My goal is to help young women feel confident, and heard.

I woud love to learn more about YOU and what is bringing you to therapy.