Rivkah

Ms Rivkah Kaufman

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

“I treat clients struggling with past and ongoing trauma, including the symptoms resulting from their attempts to manage these experiences.”

About Me

I work with individuals navigating the lasting impact of past or ongoing trauma. Often, coping attempts themselves lead to confusing or overwhelming symptoms. My aim is to help you understand these reactions and gently process what has happened. Together, we can explore ways to find relief and build resilience for greater stability and peace.

Approach

When survival strategies show up as confusing or overwhelming reactions, therapy focuses on untangling those responses and restoring a sense of safety. Sessions in my Brooklyn office or via secure online meetings, conducted in English, tend to move at a careful, steady pace so you can notice bodily cues, practice simple grounding, and begin to process difficult memories without becoming retraumatized. Between meetings we may track patterns and try brief skills to stabilize your nervous system. This approach often suits people seeking practical, compassionate steps toward steadier functioning.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • 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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  • 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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  • Psychodynamic Therapy

    A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

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Works With:

  • Adults

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Personality Difficulties

    Long-standing patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating to others that cause persistent distress or problems in relationships and daily life.

  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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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:

  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor

    A counselor licensed to provide mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.

Credentials

Registrations

New York State Education Department; Office of the Professions

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Qualifications

Master of Science in Education

Hunter College

Year: 2011

Master of Arts in General Psychology

New School University

Year: 2005

Certified EMDR Therapist

EMDR International Organization (EMDRIA)

Year: 2020

Service Areas

RK Connections

In-person & Online

Brooklyn, New York

United States

Brooklyn, United States