Mary Alfinito
LCSW-R
About Mary
I am licensed in New York with 40 years of professional work experience. I work with children adolescents and adults of all ages for 40 years. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, LGBTQ+ related issues, coping with grief and loss, depression, OCD-obsessions and compulsions, ADD, ADHD, learning disabilities, relationship conflicts, developmental disabilities, disabilities of all types physical as well as emotional, autism, substance abuse and addictions. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
What Mary helps with
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- LGBT
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
How Mary works
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “Great Listener, thoughtful, and encouraging...I appreciate her gentle approach to therapy.”
- “I feel like Mary knows me. She listens, responds and offers constructive advice. Probably the best fit I've ever had in therapy!”
- “She makes me feel very comfortable. I don’t talk to very many people, but I am able to speak with her and feel comfortable speaking to her.”
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- “I find Mary to be extremely thoughtful, compassionate, and knoweledgeable. I have a special appreciation for her ability to listen actively and ask powerful questions that challenge me to think deeply.”
- “Mary listens to me and helps me move forward in life with constructive talk and solutions. I’m very happy with her as my therapist!”
- “Mary is wonderful and listens”
- “Mary is a wonderful person who understands me completely. She is very caring and sympathetic. I am always happy to speak to her knowing I will have great results”
- “Mary is considerate and respectful, she is also happy to listen to my needs and meets me where I am. I feel she has changed her style of talking to me as she has learned more about me and how I operate which I really appreciate. Would definitely recommend her to anyone!”
- “Mary has been such a wonderful support for me in a time of need. She has been a pair of ears to hear out my concerns and struggles and has helped me discuss options for me to overcome issues I’ve been having personally and in my relationship. She is very knowledgeable and has a lot of experience which certainly helped when I discussed issues with my relationship and work related issues that impacted the relationship. She has been an invaluable support that I needed during this time and I am very grateful for that!”
- “I get very nervous talking to people, especially people I don’t know, and I am very comfortable talking with her”
These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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