Michelle Barsky

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

“Trauma-informed psychotherapy using Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, & AEDP to help heal attachment trauma, anxiety, and depression.”

About Me

When anxiety, depression, or trauma weigh heavily, finding a path forward can feel daunting. I offer compassionate psychotherapy, tailoring each session to your unique needs and experiences. We can explore what feels most challenging, working together to find strategies that bring genuine relief. My aim is to create a supportive space where you feel truly heard and understood.

Approach

Using IFS, EMDR, and AEDP, I guide sessions with gentle curiosity toward parts, body sensations, and the relationships that shape your reactions. I meet adults in New York and online in English, creating a steady rhythm—check‑ins, paced somatic interventions, and brief between‑session invitations to notice what shifts. Sessions move at your tempo: we experiment with resourcing, safe memory work, and relational repair while tracking tolerability and agency. People who’ve struggled with persistent anxiety, low mood, or attachment wounds often find this steady, embodied pathway helpful.

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Basic Information

New York, United States

Services

Services Offered:

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Trauma Counseling
Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.
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Mindfulness
The practice of paying deliberate attention to the present moment without judgement, used to reduce stress and increase awareness of automatic reactions.
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EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, a therapy that uses guided eye movements to help the brain process and integrate traumatic memories.
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Group Therapy
Therapy conducted with a small group of people who share similar concerns, using peer interaction and diverse perspectives as part of the healing process.
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Individual Therapy
One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.
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Somatic Psychotherapy
A form of therapy focused on the connection between mind and body, using body awareness and movement to release held tension, trauma, and emotion.

Works With:

•Adults
•Groups
•Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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Anxiety
Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.
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Mood Disorder
A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.
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Trauma
The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.
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Professional Title:

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Licensed Mental Health Counselor
A counselor licensed to provide mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.

Qualifications

Evergreen Certifications

IFS Institute

Registrations

New York State Education Department

LMHC

Service Area

My Therapy Space Mental Health Counseling, PLLC

In-person & Online

Manhattan

New York, New York

United States