What We Offer

WHAT WE OFFER

Individual Therapy

Couples Therapy (Including Imago Therapy): Marital and Pre-Marital

Sex Therapy

Family Therapy

Group Therapy

Divorce Mediation

E-Mail Consultation (where appropriate)

Speaking Engagements

Collaboration with Schools and Agencies

Training and Supervision

Psychological Testing and Evaluation

Collaboration With The Legal Community

INDIVIDUAL THERAPY Individual therapy is provided by highly trained and qualified individuals for such problems as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, sexual problems, abuse of any kind, academic problems, or self esteem problems. Therapy is provided to persons of all ages ranging from children to older persons and is provided around a number of life cycle issues such as becoming a parent, death of a close family member, separation or divorce, and many others. The therapy provided is an intense brief therapy program designed to help individuals gain awareness about their problems and learn new ways that may bring about powerful breakthroughs of impasses.

COUPLE THERAPY Intensive couple Therapy for singles and couples to explore their own positive and negative patterns in relationships. Singles and couples learn to communicate in ways that foster intimacy, learn how to avoid the common traps and pitfalls of close relationships, learn how to achieve a conscious relationship. Imago Therapy is also available for couples and singles. Certified Imago Therapists are on-staff. Imago Therapy is based on the thesis that humans are relational. Humans are born into this world as whole entities, experiencing a oneness with the universe. Unconscious parenting often creates a break with this oneness, resulting in problematic anxieties and tensions for the individual. Through mate selection and marriage, individuals attempt to recreate this oneness; but instead, through selection of a partner who possesses similar characterisitcs of the original caretakers (the Imago), often intensify this alienation. Imago therapy has as its goal to co-create with the couple a safe therapeutic environment that empowers the partners in relationship to heal each other and grow toward wholeness.

PRE-MARITAL COUNSELING Pre-Marital Counseling is available to couples who want to learn certain skills that will enhance their relationship whether they intend to marry or not. Such skills include: communication techniques, intimacy enhancing techniques, and conflict resolution techniques.

SEX THERAPY Sex Counseling and Therapy are provided by certified A.A.S.E.C.T. (The American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists) Therapists in a safe environment.

FAMILY THERAPY Family Therapy is also provided for family problems of any kind. Single Parent household issues, remarried families, children adolescents, and adults experiencing a divorce, adolescent problems, school related problems are but a few of the family related problems treated at L.I.F.T.

GROUP THERAPY
L.I.F.T. staff provides individual and couple clinical group services. The groups are held in nurturing, safe environment, conducive to empowering individuals to more effectively work through issues. Services are also available for children of all ages.

ONGOING GROUPS:

Weight Loss

Women's Group

Men's Group

Couples' Group

Parenting Workshops

Adolescent Women's Group

Adolescent Men's Group

Chronic Illness Group

Bereavement Group

Single Parent

Divorcing Families

For more information, or to send comments or feedback, please send your name, address, E-Mail address, affiliation and phone number, and the type of service you are interested in to: E-Mail: LIFT516@AOL.COM

DIVORCE MEDIATION Divorce Mediation services are available to assist a couple through a separating and/or divorcing process with respect and dignity. It informs couples of the law and teaches them to work together to develop a shared plan for caring for their children.

COLLABORATION WITH SCHOOLS AND AGENCIES L.I.F.T. Staff are available to meet and collaborate with school and agency personnell who are interested in the following areas: In-Service Training for Teachers and School and Agency Personnell. In-Service Training in Solution Focused Approaches for Schools and Agencies. In-Service Training in the L.I.F.E. Program (Looking Into Feelings and Emotions) for School Counselors, Teachers, and School Personnell. For more information, or to send comments or feedback, please send your name, address, E-Mail address, affiliation and phone number, and the type of service you are interested in to: E-Mail: LIFT516@AOL.COM

TRAINING AND SUPERVISION Training Prographs and Workshops in couple and family therapy are available. Training is provided by experienced professionals. Ongoing supervision is available on an individual or group basis. All supervision is done by qualified and approved supervisors. For more information, or to send comments or feedback, please send your name, address, E-Mail address, affiliation and phone number, and the type of service you are interested in to: E-Mail: LIFT516@AOL.COM

PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING AND EVALUATION Psychological Testing and evaluation is available to individuals or on a consulting basis to agencies by New York State licensed Psychologists. For more information, or to send comments or feedback, please send your name, address, E-Mail address, affiliation and phone number, and the type of service you are interested in to: LIFT516@AOL.COM

E-MAIL CONSULTATION (WHERE APPROPRIATE)
We Offer: E-Mail Consultations One Consultation or a series of Consultations (maximum 10 consultations).This service is only available to Individuals at this point.

How Does This Work? This is a form of correspondence consultation. You write us describing the issue you would like to consult about and we answer. You decide how many consultations you would like (up to a maximum of 10).

The timing of the consultation is negotiated with your consultant-therapist. A consultation is defined as a single E-Mail exchange between you and the consultant-therapist. There is no obligation to continue beyond each individual consultation. You may stop at any time.

Payment is required in advance of consultation. For more information, or to send comments or feedback, please send your name, address, E-Mail address, affiliation and phone number, and the type of service you are interested in to: E-Mail: LIFT516@AOL.COM

How To Arrange An E-Mail Consultation: For more information about E-Mail consultations, please E-Mail us with the following message: Send details on E-Mail consulting. We will then send you details of how E-Mail consulting works, payment procedures, etc. Please do NOT send us any information about your situation until arrangements have been made with your consultant-therapist. We will try to respond to you within 48 hours. This response time might be slightly longer over weekends.

Please Note: We are NOT a crisis intervention hotline and cannot respond to any request that is urgent.

For more information, or to send comments or feedback, please send your name, address, E-Mail address, affiliation and phone number, and the type of service you are interested in to: E-Mail:LIFT516@AOL.COM

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS L.I.F.T. staff are available for workshops and speaking engagements on any topic related to individual, couple and family therapy. If you are interested, please contact us at LIFT516@AOL.COM

COLLABORATION WITH THE LEGAL COMMUNITY L.I.F.T. staff members are available to consult with legal personnel on many issues, including divorcing situations, custody litigations and evaluation, and parenting evaluations. For more information, or to send comments or feedback, please send your name, address, E-Mail address, affiliation and phone number, and the type of service you are interested in to: E-Mail: LIFT516@AOL.COM

For further information or comments about our services:
E-Mail: LIFT516@AOL.COM
Phone: 516-764-2526

	Individual Therapy
	Couples Therapy (Including Imago Therapy): Marital and Pre-Marital
	Sex Therapy
	Family Therapy
	Group Therapy
	Divorce Mediation
	E-Mail Consultation (where appropriate)
	Speaking Engagements
	Collaboration with Schools and Agencies
	Training and Supervision
	Psychological Testing and Evaluation
	Collaboration With The Legal Community

INDIVIDUAL THERAPY	Individual therapy is provided by highly trained and qualified individuals for such problems as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, sexual problems, abuse of any kind, academic problems, or self esteem problems. Therapy is provided to persons of all ages ranging from children to older persons and is provided around a number of life cycle issues such as becoming a parent, death of a close family member, separation or divorce, and many others. The therapy provided is an intense brief therapy program designed to help individuals gain awareness about their problems and learn new ways that may bring about powerful breakthroughs of impasses.
COUPLE THERAPY	Intensive couple Therapy for singles and couples to explore their own positive and negative patterns in relationships. Singles and couples learn to communicate in ways that foster intimacy, learn how to avoid the common traps and pitfalls of close relationships, learn how to achieve a conscious relationship. Imago Therapy is also available for couples and singles. Certified Imago Therapists are on-staff. Imago Therapy is based on the thesis that humans are relational. Humans are born into this world as whole entities, experiencing a oneness with the universe. Unconscious parenting often creates a break with this oneness, resulting in problematic anxieties and tensions for the individual. Through mate selection and marriage, individuals attempt to recreate this oneness; but instead, through selection of a partner who possesses similar characterisitcs of the original caretakers (the Imago), often intensify this alienation. Imago therapy has as its goal to co-create with the couple a safe therapeutic environment that empowers the partners in relationship to heal each other and grow toward wholeness.
PRE-MARITAL COUNSELING	Pre-Marital Counseling is available to couples who want to learn certain skills that will enhance their relationship whether they intend to marry or not. Such skills include: communication techniques, intimacy enhancing techniques, and conflict resolution techniques.
SEX THERAPY	Sex Counseling and Therapy are provided by certified A.A.S.E.C.T. (The American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists) Therapists in a safe environment.
FAMILY THERAPY	Family Therapy is also provided for family problems of any kind. Single Parent household issues, remarried families, children adolescents, and adults experiencing a divorce, adolescent problems, school related problems are but a few of the family related problems treated at L.I.F.T.
GROUP THERAPY	L.I.F.T. staff provides individual and couple clinical group services. The groups are held in nurturing, safe environment, conducive to empowering individuals to more effectively work through issues. Services are also available for children of all ages. ONGOING GROUPS: Weight Loss Women's Group Men's Group Couples' Group Parenting Workshops Adolescent Women's Group Adolescent Men's Group Chronic Illness Group Bereavement Group Single Parent Divorcing Families For more information, or to send comments or feedback, please send your name, address, E-Mail address, affiliation and phone number, and the type of service you are interested in to: E-Mail: LIFT516@AOL.COM
DIVORCE MEDIATION	Divorce Mediation services are available to assist a couple through a separating and/or divorcing process with respect and dignity. It informs couples of the law and teaches them to work together to develop a shared plan for caring for their children.
COLLABORATION WITH SCHOOLS AND AGENCIES	L.I.F.T. Staff are available to meet and collaborate with school and agency personnell who are interested in the following areas: In-Service Training for Teachers and School and Agency Personnell. In-Service Training in Solution Focused Approaches for Schools and Agencies. In-Service Training in the L.I.F.E. Program (Looking Into Feelings and Emotions) for School Counselors, Teachers, and School Personnell. For more information, or to send comments or feedback, please send your name, address, E-Mail address, affiliation and phone number, and the type of service you are interested in to: E-Mail: LIFT516@AOL.COM
TRAINING AND SUPERVISION	Training Prographs and Workshops in couple and family therapy are available. Training is provided by experienced professionals. Ongoing supervision is available on an individual or group basis. All supervision is done by qualified and approved supervisors. For more information, or to send comments or feedback, please send your name, address, E-Mail address, affiliation and phone number, and the type of service you are interested in to: E-Mail: LIFT516@AOL.COM
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING AND EVALUATION	Psychological Testing and evaluation is available to individuals or on a consulting basis to agencies by New York State licensed Psychologists. For more information, or to send comments or feedback, please send your name, address, E-Mail address, affiliation and phone number, and the type of service you are interested in to: LIFT516@AOL.COM
E-MAIL CONSULTATION (WHERE APPROPRIATE)	We Offer: E-Mail Consultations One Consultation or a series of Consultations (maximum 10 consultations).This service is only available to Individuals at this point. How Does This Work? This is a form of correspondence consultation. You write us describing the issue you would like to consult about and we answer. You decide how many consultations you would like (up to a maximum of 10). The timing of the consultation is negotiated with your consultant-therapist. A consultation is defined as a single E-Mail exchange between you and the consultant-therapist. There is no obligation to continue beyond each individual consultation. You may stop at any time. Payment is required in advance of consultation. For more information, or to send comments or feedback, please send your name, address, E-Mail address, affiliation and phone number, and the type of service you are interested in to: E-Mail: LIFT516@AOL.COM How To Arrange An E-Mail Consultation: For more information about E-Mail consultations, please E-Mail us with the following message: Send details on E-Mail consulting. We will then send you details of how E-Mail consulting works, payment procedures, etc. Please do NOT send us any information about your situation until arrangements have been made with your consultant-therapist. We will try to respond to you within 48 hours. This response time might be slightly longer over weekends. Please Note: We are NOT a crisis intervention hotline and cannot respond to any request that is urgent. For more information, or to send comments or feedback, please send your name, address, E-Mail address, affiliation and phone number, and the type of service you are interested in to: E-Mail:LIFT516@AOL.COM
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS	L.I.F.T. staff are available for workshops and speaking engagements on any topic related to individual, couple and family therapy. If you are interested, please contact us at LIFT516@AOL.COM
COLLABORATION WITH THE LEGAL COMMUNITY	L.I.F.T. staff members are available to consult with legal personnel on many issues, including divorcing situations, custody litigations and evaluation, and parenting evaluations. For more information, or to send comments or feedback, please send your name, address, E-Mail address, affiliation and phone number, and the type of service you are interested in to: E-Mail: LIFT516@AOL.COM