I've been looking for a while for a therapist on Staten Island. I finally found her. Marina is…read moregreat. Listens advises,sympathizes and is smart. And it's even covered by my insurance. I thought i would never find a solid combination of those traits. Would recommend her in a heart beat.

This lovely lady is beautiful inside & out! I cannot say…read moreenough wonderful things about her & the practice. She is kind, warm, intuitive with a very calming manner. Her thorough and spot on observations/ conclusions are helpful even in extremely difficult situations. She is a positive, wise soul and I feel lucky to have found her. Her office is also neat and soothing in itself, which is a plus as well!

My wife and I have been working with Laura as a couple's therapist for several years. Yes, years…read more Why? A second marriage for both us, we engaged Laura, prior to our wedding not due to any acute crisis but to become more mindful of our own histories and how these might impact the relationship. One of the many insights gained working with Laura over the years is that each partner is responsible for 100% of their 50% of the relationship (LOVE that!!). We were also familiar with the book, Getting the Love Your Want by Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt, best known for co-creating Imago Relationship Therapy. Laura is a certified practitioner of Imago, blending it with her unique style of facilitation. Imago offers many relationship building blocks, such as mirroring and sharing appreciations that fundamentally changed how we communicate. In many ways, Laura is like a relationship coach, holding us accountable for our respective 100% that we each bring to the relationship. Our marriage continues to thrive and benefit from our time and investment with Laura!

My husband and I have been seeing Laura for marital therapy for several years. She has undoubtedly…read morebeen instrumental in strengthening our marriage. She creates a safe space in which we can share our most challenging feelings, anxieties, hopes and joys. She engages with curiosity, humor and empathy. I trust her and value her insight and support enormously. I am very grateful to have found her and would recommend her to anyone seeking to explore couples counseling or premarital therapy with the goal of building a stronger, more satisfying and loving union.

So happy I found this place! I had a long, frustrating road searching for a therapist for my…read moredaughter. I found Holistic Mental Health and my daughter was matched with Jane Peck and what an amazing match it is!! My daughter has been seeing Jane for well over a year now and looks forward to every session. Jane is understanding, helpful and sympathetic to what my daughter needs. Five Stars for Holistic Mental and a million stars and thank you's for Jane.

LuCia is an excellent practitioner and I would recommend her to anyone in need of sensitive…read morecounseling. She is perceptive and puts you at ease from the moment you meet her. She was also easy to reach and had a great deal of flexibility in scheduling appointments. My time spent with her was very worthwhile and helped me deal with a multitude of issues. It can be difficult to find a counselor, but LuCia is a definite find !

I never believed in therapy until I started meeting with Kelly Gorsky. She is warm, understanding…read moreand no other therapist could hold a candle to her. Since I started treatment with her , my life has changed drastically. Together, we explored all the problematic facets of my life and I have been on the road to recovery. If you are feeling sad, troubled, angry or just generally need someone to speak to, I highly recommend Kelly Gorsky. Without her help, my life may have never reached its full potential.

Kelly Gorsky not only helped me with self-esteem issues, but my relationships with my husband and…read moremy daughters as well. The tools she gave me over the year and a half of therapy have helped me to continue to improve my relationships even after therapy has ended. She gives 100% of herself to her patients, and I am lucky to have worked with someone as professional and dedicated as she is.

Michelle is bitter and self-centered. She finds faults in others when she refuses to identify her…read moreown. If your life experience is not the same as hers, then she'll blame you for being wrong. She needs to see herself in reality before she can judge others professionally. I actually felt anxious before each session because of how harsh and uncaring she was. If you need someone to judge you professionally, Michelle is good, but if you want to feel less anxiety and stress, DO NOT see Michelle!

Melissa is a great therapist. She's very thorough and makes you think after your session is done…read more The office staff are always very friendly.

If you prefer someone who is attentive, compassionate and direct, you will like this therapist. I'm…read morealways suspicious of therapists who have little to say... I'm not sure if they are prolonging therapy to keep the money coming in, or if they are thinking about their chores. In my experience there are too many of those kinds of therapists out there. Dr Caraballo is definitely not like that, rather I have come to know that she loves her job, shes very professional and she remembers you.

From the owner: Dr. Karen Caraballo is a licensed bilingual clinical psychologist specializing in working with…read morechildren, adolescents and families. Our services include: *Psychological Evaluation *School Neuropsychological Evaluations *Psychoeducational Evaluations *Family Consultation *Immigration Evaluations We can help you identify: *ADHD *Learning Disabilities *Reading Disorders/Dislexia *Anxiety *Depression *Autism *Family conflict

My experience with Dr. Hanakawa has been fantastic. I'm so grateful to have worked with her the…read morelast couple of years. Yuko is not just an exceptional listener, but genuinely compassionate and really helps draw things out emotionally that you wouldn't normally think to share/explain - all yielding an incredible healing/growing experience. In just a short period of time I noticed substantial improvement and it was in no smart part driven by the thoughtful work done with Dr. Hanakawa. I highly recommend Dr. Hanakawa to any future prospective patients. She's able to connect in a genuinely compassionate, healing manner. I'm so thankful for the experience of working with Yuko - and I'm a better person for it!

I had AMAZING THERAPY SESSIONS with Dr. Hanakawa to get rid of my PHOBIA and anxiety around it in…read morejust seven sessions! I just wanted to thank her and share this experience with others so that others like me feel easy to at least try it out instead of suffering through it. She is not only a skillful and knowledgeable therapist, but her personality is down to earth, genuinely sweet and kind. She also seems to take a good care of her own health, meditate, and study constantly to keep up to be a good therapist (I cannot listen to a doctor who looks unhealthy and tells me to be healthy, you know?) so that I can talk about both psychological (phobia and stress) issues as well as physical concerns (I do not like psychoanalysts who think every physical symptom comes from psychosomatic symptoms). I was surprised that it did not take much time for me to relax and trust her. I used to have very sever hemophobia (afraid of blood), and I tried all kinds of therapy to get rid of it over many years. I used to faint by just drawing out my blood; CBT and other psychotherapy reduced my symptoms and cognitive fear, but I was still physically shaky whenever I was around blood (even cooking meat was hard). Since I was working in the mental health industry for several years, I've worked with several top psychiatrists who also did psychotherapy, PsyD., counselors, and clinical social workers... I myself had a great psychoanalyst mentor (Ph.D., who went to the same school as Dr. Hanakawa) for 4 years, and I thought I had quite bit of insight. My ex-mentor figured out that my phobia started through some event during my childhood, so she recommended me to find a Japanese speaking psychologist who could do hypno-therapy (She said it is more effective to use the language that I was using as a child). There are many Japanese clinical social workers in NY, but not many Ph.D.s... It would have been fine with other people, but it was a problem for me because I know the difference in their training. Then, one of my friends, who works for a Japanese newspaper company heard good things about her, and introduced me to Dr. Hanakawa. So I went to see her. I am a very scientific thinker, so I must say I was a bit skeptical if this therapy would work or not after trying so many other things. I heard some phobias are innate (such as blood, heights and snakes, etc.), so I thought talking about traumatic views I evidenced (which was not that serious anyway, I thought) would not benefit me as much. Oh, Boy, I'm so glad I was wrong though. She guided me into a meditative state, and took me to my childhood event. It was a totally different experience to see the event from a 5-yr old's eyes, and it gave me a new perspective that I did not have before. We worked on it over a month or so, and I started to feel lighter almost immediately (of course, it put me up and down a bit as I was learning new things about my past that I was not facing, but Dr. Hanakawa was there to support me). One day, I was watching a bloody surgery video as part of CBT exposure therapy technique. I used to push myself to watch them more than 15 minutes, but I always got pale and felt sick. It became easier, and now I can watch them with absolutely no symptoms! She said the speed of therapy is really depending on the patient's condition, type of therapy, and previous exposure to psychotherapy. I assume it was very quick for me because I already had previous therapy experience, had some insights about myself, and meditate regularly (it helps to get hypnotized). So please don't get frustrated if your therapy takes little longer... you will be in good hands! :)