INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING

Our psychotherapy practice is geared towards helping adults who are looking to address and manage the aspects of their life that are not working. Much of our client base is young adults who are experiencing significant life angst or transition related to identity, career, sexuality, and interpersonal relationships. Our therapists are versed in working with people who are looking to process life experiences that are unresolved, issues related to family of origin, as well as those who are looking to better understand and/or make changes to their relationship with substances of use, abuse, or dependence.

While we do not do couples counseling, we are able to offer referrals to this service if needed. We do meet with collaterals at times when an existing client requests to bring in a family member or partner for a therapy session or two. We offer referrals to trusted providers who are able to prescribe medications if we determine that this would be a helpful supplement to your talk therapy.

GROUP COUNSELING IN NYC + HUDSON VALLEY 

Daring Greatly™ groups offered at Resilient Self Therapy are designed to help members explore areas related to their own relationship to vulnerability, shame, and wholeheartedness. These groups are offered in both an 8-week format as well as weekend intensives. See our Daring Greatly page for more detailed information about our group offerings.

For agencies and organizations that would like to provide Daring Greatly™ for their staff, Sarah Perl, LCSW-R, CDWF is available to work with your team on a consulting basis.

CLINICAL SUPERVISION

Clinical Supervision is one of the greatest gifts a clinician can give themself. It’s a gesture of professional self-care to have a safe, trusted space where therapists can present their challenges, enhance the thoughtfulness of their clinical relationships/interventions, and celebrate successes. Some reasons to seek supervision with Resilient Self Therapy are:

• The desire to deepen your clinical skill set and take your work to the next level
• Exploration of countertransference
• Increasing your comfort level working with substance use, shame, and issues commonly found amongst the millennial population
• Support around private practice building
• To attend to and reduce feelings of professional isolation

MILLENNIALS

Do you feel dissatisfied with the quality of your connections and relationships with others? Is dating feeling more like a drag than a desirable adventure?
Are you contemplating some of the biggest questions you’ve ever had to consider about love, work and/or becoming a parent? Are you feeling overwhelmed with juggling all of the responsibilities that are expected of you in adulthood?

Life is hard, we totally get it! The team at Resilient Self Therapy is familiar with the multitude of challenges that can arise during a “quarter-life crisis.” Your therapist will take the time to get to know you and the context in which your worries are impacting you. Together you will work to identify your goals towards relief and effective change.

SUBSTANCE USE

Are you finding it increasingly difficult to make good choices about your alcohol or drug use? Perhaps you’re starting to notice incremental ways that your use is starting to interfere with your relationships or commitments? Or maybe your use has gotten to a point where you are feeling out of control?

Working with a therapist at Resilient Self Therapy can help assess the nature of the problem and together we will collaborate to set goals towards positive change. We take a Harm Reduction approach to our work with substance using clients, which may mean finding safe ways to moderate your use or could also mean developing an abstinence plan to support your sobriety and recovery.

Family members or loved ones of substance users are also a common client to our practice. Being in relationship with people who are struggling with substance use can pose its own set of challenges, which we believe is very beneficial to have support around. Sometimes the best place to start is with yourself, so give us a call today to see how we can help.

WORTHINESS + PERFECTIONISM

Do you struggle around your own feelings of worthiness? Are you your own biggest critic and have a hard time feeling like you’re even on your own team? Do you tend to minimize your own successes and find limited satisfaction when you make achievements?

At Resilient Self Therapy, our clinicians can help with finding the deeper origins of this sort of self-loathing. Utilizing a philosophy of mindfulness and helping to teach compassion practices, our approach to helping is designed to combine both insight-oriented work with actionable steps that you can incorporate into your daily life.

Kathryn Pace, LMSW
Psychotherapist

Kathryn (she/her) is a Licensed Master Social Worker offering psychotherapy in the New York City location of Resilient Self Therapy as well as via telehealth in New York state.

Kathryn has experience working with clients facing grief and loss, trauma, substance use and addiction, and mood disorders. A queer practitioner, she also enjoys working with people exploring their queer identities and exploring religious trauma. Kathryn uses an eclectic approach informed by psychodynamic and harm reduction theories to integrate mindfulness, somatic exploration, parts work, and DBT skills.

Kathryn grew up in the Midwest, lived in DC for nearly 10 years, and now lives in Manhattan. She enjoys play and laughter, and during her free time, she loves to explore outside, do CrossFit and yoga, and spend time with her partner and floofy dog.

Siobhan Vondra, LMHC
Psychotherapist

Siobhan (she/her) is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor offering psychotherapy at the Hudson Valley location of Resilient Self Therapy as well as via telehealth in New York State.

Siobhan specializes in emerging adulthood, anxiety, parenting, life transitions, and interpersonal relationships. She is interested in the mind-body connection of mental health as well as integrative approaches including diet, exercise and sleep. Siobhan is currently training in Compassionate Inquiry, a somatic approach to trauma and substance use.

Siobhan grew up in NYC and Ireland. Hence the unusual Gaelic name! It’s pronounced Shavon. She now lives in the Hudson Valley with her family. Her favorite past times are reading and spending time with family and friends.

Sarah Perl, LCSW-R, CDWF
Founder, Clinical Director, Psychotherapist

Sarah (she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the Founder and Clinical Director of Resilient Self Therapy. She offers in person psychotherapy in both the Manhattan and Kingston locations of the practice as well as via telehealth in New York State. She also provides clinical supervision to early career therapists.

Sarah loves working with parents (especially those adjusting to this new identity), C-Suite executives, helping-professionals, as well as people who work in the hospitality industry. Going back to her clinical roots, she holds a sweet spot for people who are looking to explore their relationship to substance use by helping them identify what it’s doing for them as well as how it might be interfering with aspects of their personal ambitions. Sarah brings a psychodynamic approach to her work with a warm relational style. Most recently, she’s taken an interest in Polyvagal Theory, which emphasizes the intersection of the autonomic nervous system and behavior/health.

Sarah grew up in the Hudson Valley, where after 14 years of living in NYC, she returned to put down roots with her family. Traveling, spending time in the city, all things culinary, and exploring nature are amongst her most cherished activities.

Hannah Houston
Administrative Assistant

Hannah (she/her) is a recent Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate and offers virtual administrative support to the team at Resilient Self Therapy.

Hannah appreciates the care it takes to keep up with best practice. She is committed to providing that care through the provision of essential administrative assistance, allowing the clinical team to remain focused on providing top notch therapy to their clients. Hannah is here to help cross the Ts and dot the Is.

Hannah grew up in the Catskills. She currently lives with her partner and their dog, Sgt. Peanut Butter. She loves dance, crafting, reading, and alone-together time with her fiancé.