Destigmatize Trauma Treatment
Trauma therapy leverages on neuroscience to develop an understanding of how traumatization affects the brain, dismantling common misconceptions and to stop victim-blaming...
Ms Antonieta Contreras
Licensed Clinical Social Workers
“Passionate about the understanding distress, especially trauma-related. Faculty, supervisor, consultant, therapist, and author.”
About Me
I am passionate about helping you explore the deep roots of your distress, especially when it stems from past trauma. Many find lasting relief in truly understanding what drives their feelings. As an experienced therapist and author, I guide you to uncover patterns and build clarity. Our work together creates a solid foundation for your well-being, moving beyond surface-level challenges. This approach suits those ready for a thoughtful, in-depth journey towards healing.
Approach
Understanding your unique characteristics guides how I work: sessions move with careful curiosity, tracing how culture, experiences, lessons, and hurts show up now in relationships and the body. I see clients in New York and online, in English or Spanish, and aim to hold a steady, contained space where pacing follows your readiness. Together we use reflective conversation, somatic noticing and practical experiments between meetings to reveal patterns and create clearer choices. This approach tends to suit adults, couples and organizations ready for candid, thoughtful exploration.
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Basic Information
New York, United States
Services
Services Offered:
- •Relationship Counseling
- •Supervision
- •Sex Therapy
- •Brainspotting
- •Coaching
- •Counselling
- •EMDR
- •Integrative Psychotherapy
- •MBCT (Mindfulness-Based CBT)
- •Neuropsychology
Works With:
- •Adults
- •Couples
- •Organisations
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
- •Relationship Issues
- •Trauma
- •Career Issues
- •Career Planning
- •Codependency
- •Family Issues
- •Identity & Self-Image
- •Personal Development
- •Personality Difficulties
- •PTSD
Professional Title:
- •Licensed Clinical Social Workers
Qualifications
New York University
Registrations
NSW
LCSW
Service Area
NYCounseling Services
New York
New York, NY
United States
Articles by Antonieta Contreras
How Trauma Therapy is Different
Trauma therapy is structured and directive, highly relational, and truly compassionate. It's about less talking and more doing.
Distinguishing Trauma Responses From Everyday Emotions
The popularized term "triggered" and the psychological concept of "being triggered" aren't the same.