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Learn to Break Free of Moments of Reactivity, Complacency, and Feeling Bogged Down.

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ACE Your Life

My latest book, launching this fall helps anyone to unleash their best self and live the life they want!

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Circumventing Emotional Avoidance

Avoiding uncomfortable emotions is a human phenomenon—it prevents us from acting from our values, reaching our goals, and living the life we want. In this insightful talk, anxiety expert Michelle Maidenberg unpacks what causes emotional avoidance and shows us what we need to do in order to effectively overcome it to facilitate conscious awareness for overall well-being.

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Free Your Child From Overeating

Overeating is an overwhelming issue for many kids and teens today. As a therapist and health advocate, Dr. Michelle P. Maidenberg knows that it is a complex issue that requires both the consideration of “mind” and “body.” The key and missing link which isn’t adequately considered and addressed is the psychological and emotional hurdles that get in the way of facilitating effective lifelong change.

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Michelle P. Maidenberg, Ph.D., MPH, LCSW-R

Dr Maidenberg maintains a private practice in Harrison, NY where she specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Structural Family Therapy, Mindfulness, and Polyvagal Theory.

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Individual Therapy

Through evidence-based practices, I empower individuals (children, adolescents, teens, and adults), couples and families to gain self-awareness, identify personal values, cultivate self-acceptance, and take effective action to build self-belief, self-compassion, and lifelong healthful behavior change.
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

I use a set of standardized protocols using bilateral stimulation (i.e., eye movements, audio, buzzers, etc.) to help relieve many types of psychological stress and/or trauma.
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Mindfulness

Utilizing varied mindfulness practices, I assist in facilitating greater self and present moment awareness, equanimity, and improved attention, concentration and mental clarity for improved health and well-being.
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Polyvagal Theory

I provide guidance for working directly on the autonomic activation of the nervous system to help build safety, connection, and resilience to enhance personal growth and improve interpersonal relationships.
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Thoughts of a Therapist

15 Ways to Build Your Confidence: Proactive Steps to Increase Confidence and Make Life More Fulfilling

We aren’t born with confidence; we cultivate it over time. There are factors that contribute to it and directly take away from it. Socio-cultural and familial constructs communicate subliminally and overtly about who we are and how we’re expected to be. How we...

The Secret to Healing Trauma: A Window into Better Understanding and Improving Yourself and your Relationships.

Biology of Trauma Exposure to trauma leads to a cascade of biological changes and stress responses. There are changes in the amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex areas of the brain. There are physiological changes in limbic system functioning, activity changes...

5 Transformative Steps for Enhancing Self-Compassion: Integrate “WEROC” to Practice Self-Compassion

Try saying “I love myself,” or “I am worthy of love,” aloud. How does it feel to express that? Most people report feeling awkward and having difficulty connecting to those sentiments at the gut level. It says something about the way our mind works because of our...

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Harrison, NY 10528