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Additional Information
Specialties or Interests:
Depression
Emotional Growth & Development
Intimacy Issues
Marriage/Couples Issues
Mid-life Issues
Post-Partum Depression
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Women's Issues
Other Specialties:
Women's Relationship Issues
Conflicts Between Ambition and Intimacy
Personal Comments:
I believe I have something special to offer women. I help them discover that they can stand behind their intelligence and creativity and at the same time enjoy intimate relationships in which they feel loving and vulnerable. In our work together my patients learn how to listen to their own voices, figure out how they really want to live, and develop the courage to be real, whether they're in a relationship or single. Sometimes the effects of trauma make it hard to trust others. Sometimes depression drains us of emotional energy.I am trained to treat both.
The patient's ability to feel safe comes first. In my office we work together in an atmosphere of warmth and calm. This is the patient's journey and I am there to facilitate. I will do everything I can to hear your words, and feelings and perceptions, and understand them.
I've been thinking deeply about women's psychological issues since writing the Cinderella Complex: Women's Hidden Fears of Independence. For excerpts from this and other books see http://www.colettedowling.com. For articles on unique apsects of women's mental health: http://www.womens-wellbeing-and-mental-health.com
Professional Title/s:
Psychotherapist
Social Workers
Minimum Hourly Fee:
$125 or more
Accepted Insurance
NONE
Other Insurance
I do not accept payment from insurance companies but am happy to provide information that will help patients gain reimbursement for therapy with out-of-network providers.
Treatment Modalities
Eye Movement Training (EMDR)
Feminist Therapy
Marriage/Couples Counseling
Psychoanalysis
Psychodynamic Therapy
Psychotherapy
Accepting New Patients:
Yes
Years In Practice:
5-15
Licensed in:
New York
License:
075022
Degree:
MSW
Institution:
Smith College School for Social Work
Office Information/Hours:
Supplementing my clinical experience is a long career in research and writing. In addition to The Cinderella Complex: Women's Hidden Fear of Indeendence, some of the other books I've written are "You Mean I Don't Have to Feel This Way?": New Help for Depression, Anxiety and Addiction.
For a consultation, or for more information, write to me at dowlingcolette@earthlink.net. Or call 718-594-0201.
For articles on unique aspects of women's mental health, see my website: http://www.womens-wellbeing-and-mental-health.com
Professional Organizations/ Affiliations:
National Association for Social Workers (NASW)
The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy
The Authors Guild
Treatment Age(s):
Adults
Couples
Seniors
Therapeutic Orientation:
Eclectic
Psychodynamic
Other Orientations:
I have training in EMDR, an effective treatment for trauma and PTSD.
Gender:
Female
General Comments:
I particularly like working with women and believe that I have something special to offer them. I think women's lives are extremely complicated. Somehow, we're just expected to know how to be parents, and workers, and lovers. We're supposed to make it all fit together somehow. If we falter we're vulnerable to being criticized. Inside us there may be conflicting voices: You're taking on too much. You're not doing enough with your life. When will you get it together? Why aren't you satisfied with things the way they are?
What I have to offer is a lifetime of experience, as well as training that allows me to help my patients get underneath what they know about themselves to a deeper truth. With that truth they become stronger, better able to cope with the challenges they face, and better able to express their innermost desires and talents. I help my patients discover that they can stand behind their intelligence and creativity and at the same time enjoy intimate relationships in which they feel loving and vulnerable.
In their therapy the women I see learn how to listen to their own voices, figure out how they really want to live, and develop the courage to be true to themselves. Together we work toward finding solutions to a wide range of life challenges and psychological issues.
Sometimes the effects of trauma make it hard to trust others. Sometimes depression drains us of emotional energy. I am trained to treat both. The patient's ability to feel safe in my office comes first. We work together in an atmosphere of warmth and calm. This is the patient's journey. I will do everything I can to hear your words, and feelings and perceptions, and to help us both toward the deepest understanding of who you are. Blending conventional and alternatives approaches to therapy, I draw on a variety of styles and techniques, incorporating what is most helpful to the individual.
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