Vakhtang Gomelauri
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
New York therapists accepting new clients
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About Vakhtang
I have over 12 years of experience providing therapy in person as well as online. My clinical approach is psychodynamic psychotherapy.
I have experience effectively helping individuals from all over the world, different cultures, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and gender identities. My therapist’s toolbox contains methods that you can learn and use independently in your daily life to alleviate stress, avoid anxiety and panic attacks and overcome depression. If you want to explore your emotions, be able to be more conscious of your internal processes and work through your early life experiences I can offer you my psychodynamic skills that can help you understand yourself better and reach significant insights through therapeutic relationship.
We are living though chaotic and stressful times when it can be hard to find meaning in our experiences, and purpose for our actions, but by exploring your values, relationships and life story we can find a way for you to feel empowered and see the way forward.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to me, I check my messages several times a day.
What Vakhtang helps with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How Vakhtang works
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “I really appreciate the combination of support and gentle push back when I am being a bit delusional with myself. Great that he brings in a number of perspectives (not just psychological, but social conditions, etc.) as a lens of how to view issues through. Would absolutely recommend.”
- “Vakhtang is very professional and experienced therapist. I found it easy to talk to him and share my concerns. I highly recommend him!”
- “I am incredibly grateful for the compassion, guidance, and especially the way that he leads me generally find conclusions myself through his questioning but will intervene directly if he feels I'm missing the obvious. I also appreciate that we sometimes talk about structural social issues impacting mental health, vs. only discussing the individual.”
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- “Extremely attentive and helpful.”
- “Very kind and considerate”
- “I value my time with Dr G, and appreciate the perspectives and resources he has shared with me.”
- “Thank you for not just giving me advice but also listening which is just as important..”
- “Incredibly insightful, patient, and has been essential to my growth this last year. Can't speak highly enough about Vakho!”
- “Interesting and insightful help”
- “Great insights & has an overall understanding personality. Felt very comfortable sharing past trauma and life challenges with Vakhtang.”
- “Thank you so much for your support during this new period of discovery, introspection, and growth.”
- “Vakhtang was great but I don’t think this is right for me.”
- “Helpful and insightful.”
- “Vakhtang has been a great resource of clarity into myself. Working with him the past few weeks has been illuminating, and a great beginning to my journey of healing and self-betterment. He won't just lay softballs out there, but will hold me accountable for my choices, actions, and inconsistencies in my thinking.”
- “Vakho is super straight to the point and offers great advice, as well as being a great listener.”
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.