BRIGITTE E. LIFSCHITZ, LCSW

NYSEPH

Past President of the Board of Directors
Co-Director of Training
Faculty Member
Webmaster

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817 Broadway, 9th floor .....................3230 West 79th Street, .
New York, NY 10003..............................New York, NY 10024 ..

Email me: hearuout@earthlink.net
Phone # 212-877-1931

Brigitte E. Lifschitz, LCSW

-BA from Barnard College, NYC
-Diploma in Choral Conducting from the Mannes College of Music, NYC
-MA in Orchestral Conducting from Queens College, NYC

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PSYCHOTHERAPY

-MSW from the Hunter School of Social Work, NYC
-Trained at the Institute for Modern Psychoanalysis

HYPNOSIS

-Center for the Advancement of Training in Clinical Hypnosis (CATCH)
-NY Milton H. Erickson Society for Psychotherapy and Hypnosis (NYSEPH)

-Society for Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) Approved Consultant in Clinical .Hypnosis; .Supervision for ASCH certification

EMDR

-Trained in levels I and II of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Technique (EMDR)

-Trained in The Strategic Development Model for EMDR with Maureen Kitchner

EFT

-Emotional Freedom Technique (Tapping) for reducing symptoms of trauma

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MEMBERSHIPS:

-The New York Milton H. Erickson Society for Psychotherapy and Hypnosis
-National Association of Social Workers
-New York State Society for Clinical Social Work
-Psychworks NY
-The Psychotherapy and Training Collective of New York

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You have a wealth of inner resources for self-improvement, growth and change. My goal is to provide you with a gentle and safe environment that enables you to connect to these inner strengths.

I utilize Ericksonian hypnosis along with EMDR and the creative arts in order to assist you in finding your true potential. You may not know that you already have many of the answers and the skills you need to reach your goals. It is sometimes a matter of lowering the volume on the negative inner messages that you hear every day, while reframing more positively, the way you look at the world around you.

I work with individuals and couples on difficulties with relationships, as well as problems with trauma, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, phobias and habit control. It is a privilege for me to travel down this path of challenges and rewards with you, as you go forward on your journey towards self-realization.

Because of my background in music, I also understand the effect of performance anxiety on musicians, actors and public speakers. I work in a flexible way, taking into account the needs of each individual client.

I speak fluent French and some Spanish.

Medicare insurance is accepted.

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Specialties are:

-Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Anxiety and Panic Attack Reduction, Stress Reduction, Phobias, Conversion Disorder.

-Improve Performance in: Concerts, Acting, Public Speaking

-Bereavement and Grief Counseling, Grief Counseling for Pet Loss, Depression

-Habit Control: Stop Smoking, Weight Loss

-Pain Management, Preparation for Surgery, Cancer Treatment, Irritable Bowl Syndrome (IBS)

-Relationship and Marital Problems, Couples Counseling.

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