Jordan Nacht LMHC, LPC

It's common for men to either resist therapy or put it down completely. It requires a level of honesty (and in so doing, vulnerability) that most men are not used to. However, with 10+ years serving men in the armed forces, police force, and fire departments on Long Island and in New York City, I am confident you will leave our first session feeling more comfortable, more seen, and more heard than you've felt in a longggg time. Give it a chance. Be courageously uncomfortable. Let's go deeper.

Most people associate spirituality with religion. The two can certainly be connected, but do not have to be. From where I sit (or stand, or lean!... depending on the moment), your spirituality is simply YOUR belief system. It is your relationship with life itself, and with YOU yourself. Most of us do not take the time to truly look at what we believe - about life, about ourselves, or about why we do what we do and think what we think and feel what we feel. I hope you will take a look with me.

Anxiety is rampant. Having transcended my own (and I truly mean "transcended," because there's no need for "coping" anymore), I consider it my duty and my greatest privilege to help others do the same. Anxiety can originate from many different sources, all of whom fall under the same umbrella - unmet fear. Transcending it requires one thing - courage. Let's do this together. You'd be surprised at how small steps and small acts of bravery can change your life over the course of months and years.

When I was younger, I watered a plant so much that I killed it. Too much of ANYTHING can be a bad thing. As it relates to therapy, we want to be cautious not to take "talking" to the extreme. This is where coaching approaches come in - we want to turn the talking into walking, or the theory into application. Client and therapist can collaboratively be honest as well as creative in setting goals and accountability checkpoints aligned with desired growth outcomes.

This approach involves bringing the client's entire experience - thoughts, beliefs, feelings, patterns, relationships, environment, etc. - to light and identifying each part in the present moment. Through Gestalt therapy, we embrace the holistic human experience while isolating and externalizing the parts that up the whole. It is an incredibly effective and clarifying approach that undoubtedly helps clients to communicate with themselves honestly and in a more organized way.

CBT focuses on the interplay between thoughts and behaviors. Cognitive and behavioral patterns largely dictate the reality we experience, which is why it's so important to identify and simplify them. We can and will do this together in session, making sure to also identify the root cause of such patterns and the underlying purpose they serve. CBT is also a very "hands on" approach, where we will explore and practice techniques and coping mechanisms to begin creating change almost instantly.

Human beings are complex. In my experience, the least that therapy can do is to make the human experience a bit more simple. This is why I love bringing Gestalt Therapy approaches to the room - because it breaks down the holistic experience into individualized parts. Eventually, this type of therapy externalizes these many individual parts and creates a space for the client to really look at them. It's powerful, and it's a safe way to make very "personal" things, way less personal.