Trauma therapy in New York City

Offering psychotherapy and EMDR across New York to help you find safety, healing, and peace.

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If you’re looking for help coping with the impacts of trauma, you’re in the right place.

Trauma is any event or series of events that left you feeling unsafe, incapacitated, or helpless to protect yourself or others.

It can result from any number of experiences, including developmental hardships during childhood, a history of abuse, relational wounds, broken trust, life transitions, war experiences, and much more. Trauma can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender, life experience, and socioeconomic status.

If you’ve ever experienced trauma in any form, you might be struggling with: 

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Difficulty maintaining self-care practices

  • Overwhelming negative moods, thoughts, or feelings

  • Problems in your relationships, including communication, trust, and boundaries

  • Difficulty coping with daily activities at school or work

  • Sleep problems, such as nightmares and insomnia

  • Changes in your identity and who you thought you were

  • Physical symptoms like migraines, chronic pain, and stomach issues

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

  • Substance use 

If you’re here, you probably just want to feel safe and stable in your life.

You long to feel heard and seen.

You care about learning who you are beneath your struggles.

You’d love to cultivate close, loving relationships with yourself and others. 

Mostly, you wish you could find peace within yourself.

But the gap between where you are and what you want feels so big, and you just don’t know how to bridge it. 

Margaret Shanley, LCSW

I’m Margaret Shanley, therapist and social worker, and I’m here to provide a safe, compassionate, and professional space to support you through your healing journey. No matter who you are or what you’ve been through, you’re welcome here.

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