Welcome to Manhattan Marriage and Family Therapy Center!
We are proud to introduce our team of highly trained, multifaceted therapists with broad range of specialties and unique competencies.
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Amanda Craig, Ph.D., L.M.F.T.
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Sarah Trance, M.S., L.M.F.T
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Abby Crews, M.A., L.M.F.T.Therapeutic Specialties: Parenting, boundary and communication issues, relational conflict, pre-marital counseling, preparation for parenthood, and Biblical-based counseling.
Therapeutic Approach: My approach is to listen to and engage a client’s story in a way that instills hope, encourages curiosity and insight, and facilitates growth. I believe in meeting people where they are, and coming alongside them as they explore the impact of their stories on themselves and others. Works with: Adolescents, Adults, Families, and Couples Read expanded bio... |
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Angie Sadhu, M.S., L.M.F.TTherapeutic Specialties: Life-cycle transitions, relationship wellness, multicultural families and couples, coping with life-long illness, grief and loss.
Therapeutic Approach: I believe the key to finding oneself is through the lenses of one’s circumstances and relationships. Using a collaborative approach, I try to afford my clients the opportunity to improve their lives and relationships through awareness, self-discovery, and compassion. In co-creating a space for healing to occur, I do my best to help my clients discover their preferred vision for themselves/relationships and new ways of feeling better about life varying experiences. Works with: Adults, couples, families, and seniors Read expanded bio... |
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Cliff Schuman, M.A., L.M.F.T.
Therapeutic Specialties: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Premarital and Marital Therapy based on EFT and Gottman approaches, Social anxiety/phobia, Mindfulness including breathing and yoga techniques, Role plays-psychodrama.
Therapeutic Approach: I believe in an approach which validates individual experiences and emphasizes communication of emotions- in order to engage with our dormant desires and dreams. Works with: Adults and Couples Read expanded bio... |
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Amelia Flynn, M.A., M.F.T.
Therapeutic Specialties: Boundary Multicultural families and couples, parental relationships with adolescents, relationship illness, premarital counseling
Therapeutic Approach: I believe that the word exists in an interconnected fashion which creates and sustains dominate themes that govern our interactions, beliefs, assumptions and perceptions of ourselves and others. I seek to collaborate with clients in journeying through the process of re-storying those themes in an effort to strengthen, elevate, and promote self compassion, growth in relationships, and evolving awareness. I also pursue a culturally humble approach to therapy, recognizing that each individual is a collection of context and culture that is welcomed and encouraged in the therapeutic environment. Works with: Adolescents, Adults, Couples and Families Read expanded bio... |
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Whitley Louvier M.S., MFT-LP
Therapeutic Specialties: Working with children and teens on emotional regulation, treatment of anxiety and depression, development of healthy boundaries, family conflict, and building communication skills all through a multicultural lens. Therapeutic Approach: In addition to helping clients identify and acknowledge their strengths, I believe that understanding a client’s context is fundamental to collaboration with them. I believe that the stories about ourselves and our families influence our lives, particularly our beliefs about our relationships. Using techniques from Narrative Therapy, we can acknowledge the power of those stories and decide how we want to write our next chapter. Structural Family Therapy can help increase healthy communication between family members as they navigate through life cycle changes. For couple’s therapy, I enjoy utilizing the Gottman Method, which focuses on building friendship and love and Emotionally Focused Therapy, which validates emotions and uncovers the “dance” of the relationship. Works with: Children, Adolescents, Individuals, Couples, and Families Read expanded bio... |
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Jenna Hendricksen, M.A., MFT-LP
Therapeutic Specialties: Narrative, solution focussed and EFT therapy. Therapeutic Approach: Therapy should be a safe and positive space to unpack life’s journey. It is a place where clients and therapists form an alliance to work together to fulfill the client’s goals. I like to pull from narrative, solution focused, and emotionally focused therapy. With narrative therapy we get to explore your personal story and find the changes that you want to make. With solution focused we can create small and larger goals to help us get to the big picture every client dreams of. With emotionally focused therapy we can get down to the feelings behind each story and action. This helps us explore the true meaning behind some of these negative events in our life that we want to change. Works with: Adolescents, Adults, Couples & Families Read expanded bio... |
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Christy Ramirez, M.S., LMFT, MHP
Therapeutic Specialties: Treatment of Depression, Anxiety & Adjustment Disorders, Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Emergence of Stress due Stages of Life Transitions in adults, adolescents and children, Relational Conflict, Prenatal and Postpartum Stress and Parenting Stress. Therapeutic Approach: I consider myself an eclectic therapist because I utilize different techniques from various treatment modalities, with a foundation in family systems theory, when working with clients. Being an eclectic therapist allows me the freedom to individualize my therapeutic approach to match the client’s needs and to meet the client where she/he is. I truly believe that every individual is striving to be the best version of themselves but come across emotional/internal blocks that may keep them from reaching their full potential. I firmly believe that once a person is guided in developing the necessary tools to become unstuck they can maximize their full potential and become self-actualized. Works with: Adults, Couples, Families, Adolescents and Children Read expanded bio... |