(She/Her)

Psychotherapist, Supervisor

Adults Only

Telehealth Location Only

The struggle with fear, anxiety, and painful emotions while attempting to create meaning out of distressing experiences is an inevitable part of life - and one that is rarely easy or straightforward. In therapy lies an opportunity to work towards that meaning and become more authentic by processing uncomfortable feelings and integrating them with your strengths, goals, and desires.

My therapeutic approach is trauma-informed and primarily psychodynamic and relational, but I also incorporate elements of CBT, attachment theory, acceptance and mindfulness, and narrative therapy. Areas of focus with individuals and families include anxiety, depression, childhood and adult trauma, marriage and relationship issues, and major life transitions like changing careers or becoming a new parent.  

As someone who comes to this work from a creative background and who has been trained to view clinical practice through an anti-oppression lens, I am particularly interested in the symbols and themes that carry personal, familial, and cultural significance for each unique client and family. Having had experience working with diverse families in educational, community, and shelter settings, I believe that examining the impact of systems on identity and focusing on intersectionality of identities (race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability) leads to greater self-understanding, more secure attachments to significant others, and a stronger sense of engagement with the larger world. 

My primary goal as a therapist is to establish an atmosphere that feels safe for you to share your experience of being in the world. Together in treatment, we will collaborate on deepening your understanding of how you came to be who you are, developing a range of emotional and cognitive skills to challenge the beliefs and patterns that hold you back or no longer serve you, and empowering you to recognize your strengths and feel grounded in the present and hopeful about the future.

Lucy Goldstein, LCSW earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Sarah Lawrence College, where she studied visual art, theater, and literature. She has received training in psychodynamic psychotherapy at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies.