Our current schedule: Big Group at GMHC Every Tuesday, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm At GMHC, 446 West 33rd Street, 6th Floor in Room 6027. (Be sure to bring ID.) Big Group in Harlem Wednesday from 12:00pm to 1:00pm – twice a month At EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care, West 125th Street. For information call 347-978-5754. Friends In Deed HIV Long-Term Survivors Discussion Group at GMHC Every Thursday from 5:30pm to 6:45pm At GMHC, 446 West 33rd Street, 6th Floor in Room 6025. (Be sure to bring ID.) - If you’re interested in Big Groups, contact [email protected] - If you’re interested in the HIV Long-Term Survivors Discussion Group, contact [email protected]
WELCOME TO THE GESTALT CENTER FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY AND TRAINING, located in the historic Flatiron District of New York City. We offer post-graduate training, extensive workshops and weekend intensives for mental health professionals, as well as therapy referrals to Gestalt therapists. WHAT IS GESTALT THERAPY? Gestalt therapy is an interactive and holistic form of psychotherapy that focuses on the total person, recognizing the unity of the mind, body and emotions. An integrated body of theory and practice having its roots in psychoanalysis, it originated in the 1940's when Drs. Frederick (Fritz) and Laura Perls , both classically trained psychoanalysts, became aware of the limitations of Freud's verbal, intellectual methods based on free association. They began to develop methods based on Gestalt Psychology, in which they expanded psychoanalysis to include a more holistic form of free association that covers all sense modalities, including emotions and body-awareness that cannot easily be put into words. They also modified Freud's method of encouraging projections by sitting behind the patient, realizing that the subtle avoidances of contact that clients engage in spontaneously and habitually are more significant than those produced in an artificial situation -- a view now accepted by many schools of psychoanalysis. As it exists today, Gestalt therapy draws on humanistic psychology, existentialism and Eastern thought in addition to its psychoanalytic roots. A creative and patient approach that is non-authoritarian and non-interpretive, Gestalt therapy focuses on the client’s here and now experience. Through skillful use of a variety of experiential methods, our therapy helps us to free energy locked into old, dysfunctional behavior patterns and re-organize ourselves in a way that allows us to live more fully and effectively, centered in ourselves, yet able to reach out and take in what the world has to offer.
The bodies and minds of these children are often so overwhelmed with just daily routines, parents are reluctant to add drug interaction and often turn to holistic techniques and remedies. Holistic treatments are non-invasive and have received positive feedback from parents of children with special needs with wonderful results.
“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” Luminescence is the private practice established by Paolo C. Perez, certified Reiki practitioner. Sessions may be booked either at my studio at 23rd and Park Ave South, or at my home studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn. In home sessions are also available. It is my hope that we can use this page as a way to come together and create a community based around the desire to live a happy and whole life. What is Reiki? "Rei" means 'universal', and refers to the spiritual dimension and the soul "Ki" means 'vital life force energy', which flows through all that is alive When combined, these Japanese characters present the concept of 'universal life force energy'. Since Reiki is universal, it is safely used at any time, in any place. Reiki, as a universal concept, is applicable or common to all purposes, conditions, or situations. How does it work? Our bodies wish solely to heal. In many circumstances our experiences create blockages in the paths through which our bodies heal. Reiki helps to remove those blockages and allow our bodies to more effectively perform at peak efficiency. Reiki is a low-contact healing practice that works by activating the energies of your body by the precise application of "hands on" techniques. Think of it like a massage. Similar to the way a massage therapist can relieves one's muscles, a Reiki practitioner is able to work with the body on a deeper level. Is Reiki for you? Reiki is an extremely effective self help technique that will help treat nearly any condition, whether physical, mental, spiritual, or emotional. Reiki enhances medical treatments and does not interfere or conflict in any way with medications, surgery, or other medical procedures. In fact, Reiki is particularly effective when used prior to and immediately after surgery Reiki can be used to treat any number of conditions, including, but not limited to: Asthma, Chronic back pain, Crohn's disease, Cramps, Depression, Diabetes, Emphysema, Eczema, Fever, Frequent headaches, Food poisoning, High or Low blood pressure, Morning sickness, Physical injury, Rash, Scars, Sleep deprivation, Stress and Anxiety, Sunburn, Sore muscles, Swelling, Vomiting, Whiplash, and symptoms of Withdrawal. For a more comprehensive list, or to have a discussion regarding your own condition, please feel free to reach out to Luminescence by phone or email. The time to take control of your happiness and well being is now. Please do not hesitate to reach and schedule your first, free, consultation today. ~Namaste~
Joseph A. Zagame, LCSW maintains a private practice in New York City. He provides individual, couples, and group psychotherapy. Website & Blog - www.mytherapynyc.com Twitter - www.twitter.com/myTherapyNYC
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Aiding in life transformation using deep listening and reflection. I know what it is like to be judged and excluded. I will hear your frustration and pain. I will help you mine for the gems in your life and to turn your experiences into strengths.
Since opening my practice, I've found myself working most frequently with the following groups: 1) Individuals suffering from a 'quarter-life crisis'. 2) First-generation Americans that struggle with their identity, self-perception and managing their relationships with family. 3) Individuals in their mid-30's struggling with relationships, dating, commitment, starting a family, and career and life choices. If you're interested in treatment, I'd be happy to meet with you for an initial consultation free of charge.
Asian Community Care Management (ACCM) is a member-centered health care agency providing specialized managed long term care (MLTC) support and coordination to assist members with a wide variety of home and community based services. Through collaboration with family and care providers, ACCM provides support, consistent review of unique care planning needs, and helps to address the vast unique medical care and social needs of members. http://tab.fo/Locationsaccm
Therapy is a process of learning and discovery that can help you heal. I believe in your value and worth as an individual. As a therapist I want to be able to guide and encourage you, while also creating an environment where conversation is welcome and you don't feel judged. My approach includes paying attention to your feelings, authenticity and empathy. And there is also room for lightness and laughter, because it's just as important to find ways to bring happiness to our lives. I specialize in working with women who have lived through difficult life circumstances. Together we can set realistic and achievable goals to bring change to your life. Some goals we can work on are -reducing negative thoughts to free up your mind, so you can access your own passions and creative energy; -communicating with others more effectively leading to longer, healthier love relationships; -reducing daily stress and anxiety, so that you can focus your energy where you want it to be. Overall, my goal is to help you feel less hopeless, more inspired, and help you regain a sense of purpose and direction in your life. In the past, you may have struggled with setting these goals and sticking to them. Difficult life experiences or trauma can divert us from a path to success. It is my desire to help you find your way back onto this path. I believe that everyone deserves healthy and loving relationships with themselves, and with other people in their life. If you are ready to design your own pathway to a more loving, peaceful and fulfilling life, contact me. Let's get started!
As a solution-focused, strengths based therapist, my goal is to help you get what you want out of life. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in the present. By applying complementary therapy approaches and techniques, we will unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life. If you're looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation or you're just ready to move in a new direction in your life, I look forward to working with you to achieve your goals. For online therapy go to: http://aldridge-venitucci.breakthrough.com/ Website: heathervenituccilcsw.com
Depression. Anxiety. Stress. Insomnia. Grief stemming from divorce, job loss, death of a loved one. Feeling stuck. Difficulties at work and in relationships. Feeling Lost. Overwhelmed by self-doubt. Continuing to do things that are bad for you. Needing to clear everyday concerns. I'm trained to help. As a Clinical Psychologist in NYC for over 20 years, and as Senior Supervising Psychologist at a major metropolitan hospital, where I supervise and train other clinicians, I have extensive experience working with individuals, couples and families. I provide my clients the space to better understand themselves, gain new perspectives and greater insights resulting in better choices and improved quality of life. Our work together provides you with the tools to cope with life's inevitable pitfalls and obstacles. As a result my clients experience lasting benefits, including improved relationships, a more satisfying career, and in general, greater stability in life. In my practice I feel strongly that the clinician/patient relationship is collaborative. I see my role as a facilitator to uncover the root of problems with the goal of living a more fulfilling life. My compassionate, non-judgmental approach clarifies and reduces psychological problems and conflicts by gaining greater insight into thoughts, feelings and actions that are often outside of one's awareness. Life can be difficult, and at times painful and challenging. As your collaborative "partner" this therapeutic process will provide a time and place to reflect, an oasis, of sorts, to focus on one self, experience being heard, eliminating the competing distractions of the outside world. Although I do not accept insurance, I will provide you with a statement to submit to your insurance for out-of-network reimbursement.
Therapy is personal and unique to each client. I find that journey to be a winding road back to oneself and ultimately to your true inner power. My intent is to support you on this road and help you get in touch with your goals and ultimate dreams. My approach is warm, empathic, depth-oriented, and empowering to the client. I honor and respect every client’s boundaries and desire for what they want out of therapy. I find that the best work is achieved when the trust we have built together in therapy is strong. This allows your therapy to evolve as you do.
UNITE HERE boasts a diverse membership, comprising workers from many immigrant communities as well as high percentages of African-American, Latino, and Asian-American workers. The majority of UNITE HERE members are women. Through organizing, UNITE HERE members have made apparel jobs in the South, hotel housekeeping jobs in cities across North America, and hundreds of thousands of other traditionally low-wage jobs into good, family-sustaining, middle class jobs.
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (full name: International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada) was founded in 1893 when representatives of stagehands working in eleven cities met in New York and pledged to support each others’ efforts to establish fair wages and working conditions for their members. Our union has since then evolved to embrace the development of new entertainment mediums, craft expansions, technological innovations, and geographic growth. Today, the IATSE is the largest union representing workers in the entertainment industry. Our members work in all forms of live theater, motion picture production, television production, television broadcasting, trade shows, exhibitions, and concerts, as well as the equipment and construction shops that support all these areas of the entertainment industry. We represent virtually all the behind-the-scenes workers in crafts ranging from motion picture animation to theater ushering. During a period when private sector union membership has been in sharp decline the IATSE has continued to flourish. Since 1993 our membership has increased from 74,344 to over 125,000 in 2016. This growth is attributable to our willingness to adapt our structure to protect our traditional jurisdiction and accommodate new crafts. But that alone is insufficient. The IATSE has maintained and enhanced its position in the vanguard of the entertainment industry through effective rank and file empowerment, political engagement, and our dedication to grass roots organizing. On both the International and local union levels, the motivating principle of the IATSE is to represent every worker employed in our crafts.
Initiated as an organizing effort by a coalition of LGBTSTGNC People of Color, The Audre Lorde Project was first brought together by Advocates for Gay Men of Color (a multi-racial network of gay men of color HIV policy advocates) in 1994. The vision for ALP grew out of the expressed need for innovative and unified community strategies to address the multiple issues impacting LGBTSTGNC People of Color communities. ALP secured and moved into its Fort Greene home, in the parish house of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, during the summer of 1996.
Fighting Discrimination against Gender Non-Conforming People: Focusing on People of Color and Poor People Transgender, transsexual, intersex and other gender non-conforming people face persistent and severe discrimination in employment, education, health care, social and legal services, criminal justice and many other realms. Simultaneously, all low-income people, and particularly those in communities of color, are suffering from the severe cutbacks to anti-poverty programs, increasing militarization of the police, and rising rates of incarceration. Low income people and people of color who experience gender identity discrimination are particularly vulnerable in this climate. Low-income people and people of color are overrepresented in systems such as prisons, group homes, shelters and detention facilities. Because so many of the systems are sex-segregated, many people face serious problems of inaccessibility, harassment or violence if their gender identity or expression does not conform to their birth sex. Many are turned away outright from essential services like homeless shelters, drug treatment or mental health services, while others experience discrimination or violence in these settings because of their gender identity or expression. Police harassment and violence, and mistreatment in juvenile and adult justice systems, are widespread in our communities. Furthermore, those who seek legal and social services to help get on their feet or fight for entitlements often encounter ignorance or discrimination at the door. The result is that transgender, transsexual, intersex and gender non-conforming people are disproportionately poor, homeless, and incarcerated, and are 7-10 times more likely to be a victim of murder. The Sylvia Rivera Law Project’s work seeks to address both the root causes and effects of discrimination and violence on the basis of gender identity and expression. The right to self determine gender identity and expression and be free from violence is only one facet of a multi-issue movement for justice and self-determination of al people. We believe that justice does not trickle down, and that those who face the most severe consequences of violence and discrimination should be the priority of movements against discrimination. Our agenda focuses on those in our community who face multiple vectors of state and institutional violence: people of color, incarcerated people, people with disabilities, people with HIV/AIDS, immigrants, homeless people, youth, and people trying to access public benefits. We work through a collective structure built on the idea that our work should be by and for our community, and should be focused on maximizing political voice and power while providing desperately needed services.
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop is the preeminent national literary arts nonprofit dedicated to the belief that Asian American stories deserve to be told. We’ve garnered coverage from the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Huffington Post, Associated Press, Atlantic, Slate and NPR. Invited to the White House, named one of the top Asian American groups nationally, we seek to invent the future of Asian American intellectual culture. Check us out at http://www.aaww.org. 1. WE CURATE UNFORGETTABLE ART EVENTS. We hold fifty events a year at our Chelsea space. They’re fresh, progressive, funny, interdisciplinary, and community-based. We have curated events with Salman Rushdie, Jhumpa Lahiri, Michael Ondaatje, Zadie Smith, Maxine Hong Kingston, Ha Jin, Das Racist, Eddie Huang, Tea Obreht, Junot Díaz, Roxane Gay, and other writers, activists, and scholars. 2. WE PUBLISH THE ONLINE MAGAZINES THE MARGINS AND OPEN CITY. The Margins magazine (aaww.org) seeks to invent the future of Asian American arts and ideas and imagine ethnic identity as counterculture, both aesthetically and politically. We have published Pulitzer Finalist Chang-rae Lee, National Book Award Finalist Jessica Hagedorn, and MacArthur Genius Vijay Iyer. Open City magazine (opencitymag.com) publishes stories about communities of color, those excluded from traditional power structures, and incubates the underprivileged writers who can write about them. Almost a third of a million readers have read our magazines. 3. WE INCUBATE EMERGING WRITERS OF COLOR. We give out grants to eight emerging Asian American writers a year. We hold open mics, writing workshops, and a big publishing conference. As Pulitzer Prize-winner Jhumpa Lahiri, arguably the most celebrated novelist in America, said at our 2009 PAGE TURNER literary festival: “I felt that AAWW was a secret door that opened and cared about and supported my work as a writer.”
BalaSole Dance Company believes that the art of dance is for everyone. The company was established to address the following imbalances, which have prevented and/or discouraged individuals from participating or pursuing a career in dance: - Limited artistic freedom given to dance artists in most dance companies - Insufficient multi-ethnic representation of dance artists - Inadequate mentorship given to dance artists with regard to finding their artistic identity and strengthening their professional credentials - Limited opportunities for artistic collaboration in most dance companies - Typecasting restrictions that marginalize dance artists because of age, shape, size, ethnicity, and style - Generally only one stylized form of dance used in a dance company’s repertoire - Below average compensation given to a large number of dance artists working in smaller companies - Scarce opportunities for emerging dance artists to work alongside seasoned performers - Limited opportunities for dance artists to showcase their full artistic talents and identity within a dance company - Limited number of dance company programs providing access to the art of dance to under-served communities such as senior citizens living in senior centers, children and youth from low income families, and adults who don't have formal or prior dance training - Limited opportunities for male and female dance artists to become soloists - Low number of male dance artists entering the field - Limited connection between dance and non-artistic fields
The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center is a non-profit organization run by voluntary staff and dedicated to the aim of disseminating the knowledge of yoga. We have been in continuous operation at its present location on West 24th Street in New York since 1964 - and have been teaching in NY since 1959. We are part of a worldwide organization, the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres, founded by Swami Vishnu-devananda. A renowned authority on Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga, Swami Vishnudevananda was sent to the west by his Master, Swami Sivananda to spread the ideals of Yoga and Vedanta with the words 'people are waiting.'