LUCIENNE DESPOTA
LCSW

SEEKING NEW WAYS TO POTENTIATE
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR,
Psychoanalysis, ADHD Coaching,
Hypnosis, Mindfulness & Spirituality

About
My approach is cognitive-behavioral with a strong emphasis on relaxation techniques, hypnosis, neuro-linguistic programming, and internal family systems. I am also an ADHD Life Coach and help you develop strategies for organizing, prioritizing goals, and better coping.
My EMDR practice helps work through trauma, both recent as well as in the past. EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It is used for one time traumatic events such as the loss of a loved one, an accident or illness, and recurrent traumas such as ongoing abuse.
I firmly believe in the mind-body connection. What this means is that we look at all of you like one system and not just one aspect of you. Your anxiety and/or depression are affected by how you treat your body. And your relationships with others can only work well if you have a healthy relationship with yourself.
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Deep breathing, meditation, a healthy diet, and regular exercise are part of this beneficial relationship to yourself.
Stress reduction, reducing negativity, setting realistic goals for yourself, and ridding yourself of toxic relationships are part of what we will work on together.

I also teach mindfulness and spirituality for those interested in pursuing these areas. I have worked with spiritual teachers for many years and consider spirituality an essential part of myself, though not essential to the therapy/coaching process.
I have been in private practice for over 25 years in both New York City and Hoboken, in addition to both inpatient and outpatient clinical experience at Mount Sinai Medical Center, various clinics throughout New York City, and extensive volunteer work with cancer patients and their families, as well as work with children, adults, and families with ADHD.

Psychotherapy Services
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adults and Teens suffering from:
Additional Modalities
Psychotherapy and Life Coaching can offer you an exciting opportunity to shift out of old patterns of behavior that are not working for you any longer. You will consider new ways of making decisions and doing things while living in solutions, not problems.
I am here to offer you a practical and comprehensive array of services in a collaborative approach so that you are provided with resources and coping skills that begin to work for you in a time-sensitive and supportive way.

Anxiety
Depression
ADHD
Grief & Loss of a Loved One
Major Life Changes
Work Stress
Trauma
Bi-Polar Illness
Anger Management
Relationship Issues/Narcissistic Abuse

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization
and Reprocessing) for PTSD
E F T (Emotional Freedom Technique)
NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)
Hypnosis
IFS (Internal Family Systems)
ADHD Coaching
Mindfulness and Spirituality Instruction
Training, certificates/diploma
EMDRIA
EMDR training program
Austin, Texas
IFS Institute
Internal-Family Systems Therapy
Oak Park, Illinois
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Hunter College Graduate
School Of Social Work,
City University Of New York
American Institute for Cognitive Therapy
New York, New York
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NLP Institute
New York, New York
Neuro-Linguistic Programming​
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ADHD Life Coach Academy
Congers, New York
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Center for Integrative Hypnosis
New York, New York
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New York Freudian Society
New York, New York
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New York School For Psychoanalytic
Psychotherapy,
New York, New York

Sessions by Phone, Skype, What's App, Zoom, and FaceTime during COVID 19 Quarantine

Contact

Manhattan Office
156 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1232 (NW Corner of 20th)
New York, NY 10010

Hoboken Office
223 Bloomfield Court
(b/n 2nd and 3rd Streets)
Hoboken, NJ 07030

Voice
201-913-9367
Fees and Insurance Information