Brooklyn Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

4 Top-Rated CBT Therapists in Brooklyn

Liza Mordkovich, LCSW

Liza Mordkovich
  • Education: Masters degrees in art therapy and counseling, masters in social work with a concentration on mental health
  • Services: Individual psychotherapy, biopsychosocial assessments, coaching
  • Specializations: Perinatal mental health, anxiety, sleep issues, obsessive compulsive disorder, phobias, panic disorder, personality disorders, couples therapy, depression, trauma/grief and ptsd, ADHD 
  • Therapeutic Orientation: Cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, exposure and response prevention for OCD, prolonged exposure, cognitive processing therapy 
  • Years in Practice: 20 years in practice and 12 years in private practice. 
  • Learn more about Liza Here

Patricia Giarraffa, MHC-LP

Patricia Giarraffa
 
 
  • Education: Masters in school counseling and masters in mental health counseling
  • Services: Psychotherapy for individuals, teens, couples and family. 
  • Specializations: Anxiety disorders, depression, teens and children, parenting support, obsessive compulsive disorder. 
  • Therapeutic Orientation: Cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy and exposure and response prevention. 
  • Years in Practice: 3 years in practice
  • Learn more about Patricia Here

Gabrielle Jakob, LMHC

gabrielle jakob
 
 
  • Education: Masters in mental health counseling
  • Services: Psychotherapy for individuals, couples and families and coaching.
  • Specializations: Couples therapy, anxiety disorders, perinatal mental health, depression, trauma, ADHD.
  • Therapeutic Orientation: Cognitive behavioral therapy, Gottman level 3, solution focused psychotherapy. 
  • Years in Practice: 15 years in practice 
  • Learn more about Gabrielle Here

Laura Coscrove, LCAT

Laura Cosgrove


  • Education: Masters in art therapy. Trained through Ackermans Institute.
  • Services: Art therapy and counseling for teens and adults, couples and family.
  • Specializations: Depression, anxiety, trauma, bipolar, borderline personality disorder, narcissistic abuse, family.  
  • Therapeutic Orientation: Relational, psychodynamic, trauma informed, cognitive behavioral therapy.
  • Years in Practice: 30 years in practice

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, CBT-I and Exposure and Response Prevention

“There is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” – Shakespeare

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an evidence based, short term, goal oriented, approach. Change is dependent on behavioral modification, cognitive formulation, and psychoeducation (teaching framework). Disorders are viewed as a result of dysfunctional thinking, which in turn affects mood and behavior. 

Improvement is conditional upon changing or modifying distorted thinking to achieve more realistic and adaptive thought patterns. In other words, our thoughts are what drives behavior and influences how we feel. Therefore, examining and changing thought patterns with a skilled CBT therapist, can influence behavior and improve mood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a very effective treatment and supported by research.

“You mainly feel the way you think”.-Albert Ellis

Cognitive Processing Therapy

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a specific type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy which is evidence based and extremely useful in treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Treatment begins with psychoeducation of trauma, thoughts and emotions. Identifying “automatic thoughts” that are contributing to the trauma is the first step.  The second step is formal processing of trauma under the guidance of a trained CPT/CBT therapist.

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia is a CBT treatment targeted at helping individual improve sleep. CBT-I teaches how thoughts, behaviors, environmental influences and lifestyle affect sleep. CBT-I helps individuals acquire healthy sleep habits, manage thoughts, emotions and behaviors.

Anxiety and Depression can affect sleep. A better night sleep is possible with CBT-I!

American Perspectives on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Insomnia and Emotion Management Through Time

Cognitive-behavioral therapy is one popular form of depression psychotherapy. It has been widely recognized as a proven treatment option for insomnia and emotional management. This therapy, offered in New York (NY) by CBT providers such as Brooklyn Mindful, has helped many patients overcome their sleep and emotional disorders. The American perspective on CBT has changed over time, and today, it is seen as a highly effective form of psychotherapy for insomnia and emotional management.

Patients seeking CBT for their sleep and emotional disorders can expect to work closely with their NY CBT provider, using mindfulness recordings and other techniques to help them manage their symptoms. With time, patients learn how to change their thoughts and behaviors, leading to long-term improvements in their sleep and emotional well-being. The therapy has received positive patient review, with many reporting significant reductions in symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other emotional disorders.

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Exposure and Response Prevention

Exposure and Response Prevention is the gold standard and evidence based treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. ERP works by gradually exposing yourself to the places, images, thoughts, and situations that increase your anxiety and/or obsessions. The Response Prevention helps with not engaging in the compulsive behaviors once anxiety and/or obsessions have begun increasing. We are all skilled therapists that can help create an ERP treatment plan. We will do ERP in sessions to help you learn how to become skilled in ERP. We will also go as slow as you need to go. Eventually, your obsessions, compulsions and anxiety will decrease.

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is effective in treating Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Substance Use, Trauma, Stress, Anger Management, and Sleep Issues. Contact us to for a new beginning (link to contact us page)

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“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” – Victor Frankl

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