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Meet Out Therapists
Hal Brickman,
Hal Brickman, LCSW-R, CHT, the founder and Co-Director of Alpha Psychotherapy Center, is an experienced and highly respected psychotherapist. He received his M.S.W., from Fordham University Graduate School of Social Services in 1975. In 1979, Hal was awarded a Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy from the prestigious Long Island Institute of Mental Health’s 3 year post-graduate training program. Hal Brickman has supervised staff psychotherapists for over ten years.
Hal’s literary contribution to the field of Psychotherapy has been embraced by Psychotherapists worldwide and has been translated into six foreign languages. He has been invited to appear as a featured guest on David Letterman’s Late Nite on two separate occasions. Hal was also invited to appear as a guest on a television health show pilot hosted by Dr. Rock Positano of The Hospital of Special Surgery.
Sessions starting at $325/hr
Allia Brickman,
LMHC, CGT, CHT
Allia Brickman is Licensed Mental Health Counselor, a Certified Gottman Methods Couples Therapist, and a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional.
COUPLES: Do you and your partner have a lot of love but find yourselves struggling with communication? Do unresolved issues feel like roadblocks in your relationship? Do you want to regain intimacy and closeness with one another?
As a Certified Gottman Method Couples Therapist with over a decade working with couples, Allia is here to help you and your partner achieve these goals. She uses compassion, guidance, and collaboration in an approach based on over 40 years of research on thousands of couples. She also provides tools and exercises to apply between sessions so you get more than just the weekly sessions.
Often times the hardest part is just deciding to get support. You’ve done that, and you can now begin the powerful process of regaining the friendship, intimacy, and spark in your relationship.
INDIVIDUALS: Allia is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional. She uses a combination of somatic therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, talk therapy, and Internal Family Systems therapy, geared towards the specific needs of each person. She works with those who want to reclaim a sense of strength and control over their lives. Often times low self-esteem, people-pleasing tendencies, and anxiety can get in the way of feeling that strength. She believes her job as a therapist is to help you discover the power you didn’t know you had and to work with you in pinpointing, and ultimately stepping over, the roadblocks in your life.
HYPNOTHERAPY: We can sometimes feel powerless over behaviors and ways of thinking we know may be harmful, or even irrational, but can’t seem to stop. Allia provides hypnotherapy for those looking to stop these unhealthy patterns or to overcome phobias or fears. Hypnotherapy can positively rewire the brain on a neuro-chemical level, leading to long-lasting change.
Sessions starting at $325/hr
Tina Payne,
LMSW
Tina Payne has been a Social Worker for over 20 years. She’s worked with clients of all age ranges from birth to the elderly. Ms. Payne has worked closely with individuals, couples and entire family units. In both the preventive services and within the foster care system, Ms. Payne was a direct care provider as well as a supervisor for other clinicians. She also ran multiple support groups and psychoeducational workshops during her time with these organizations. Groups ranged from couples’ therapy, parenting skills, trauma support groups as well as various other workshops. Ms. Payne has also provided training for the staffing of these agencies in the domain of clinical and assessment skills.
She has extensive experience with issues such as depression, anxiety, self-esteem, self-image, relationship conflicts, communication, intimacy, family dynamics, parenting issues, identity/transitioning, and more. Ms. Payne provides a warm, compassionate, and supportive environment that emphasizes the importance of working as a team and towards therapeutic goals.
Why Choose Us?
- Over 40 Years of experience
- Consistent client satisfaction (highest ratings)
- Direct response to all inquiries
- Experience with couples + individuals
- Virtual therapy offered