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Feeling Stuck?

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

16 Mantras to Reset Your Mindset for Joy: What You Put Energy and Effort into Grows Stronger Over Time

With holidays and a new year approaching, we have moments to contemplate how we want to move forward and approach our lives. We always have choices; even inaction is an action taken. Self-affirming mantras help to center and ground us so that we’re pausing,...

8 Key Questions to Help Ease Your Anxiety or Depression: Live the Life You Deserve

The latest statistics from the National Institute of Mental Health reports that approximately 18% of American adults ages 18- 54 have an anxiety disorder in a given year, and approximately 10% of individuals ages 18 and over, will suffer from a depressive illness. The...

Applying Self-Compassion When You’re Spinning Out of Control

People fear accepting all aspects of themselves and others. They worry they’ll get complacent, accept mediocrity, and lack the motivation to change and grow. Interestingly the opposite is true, personal acknowledgement along with acceptance fosters confidence building...

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Harrison, NY 10528