Therapy Near
clinton hill, Brooklyn
Groundwork Therapy offers individual, couples, teen, and family therapy for Clinton Hill residents at our nearby Crown Heights office. We also provide virtual sessions for clients located anywhere in New York State.
You may be managing academic pressure, navigating an uncertain career, adjusting to parenthood, or facing difficulties in a relationship. Our psychologists and therapists work collaboratively with you to understand your concerns and explore what needs to change.
Getting to Groundwork From Clinton Hill
Our office is at 1000 Dean Street, Suite 226, Brooklyn, NY 11238, in Crown Heights, south of Atlantic Avenue.
Depending on your starting point, walking south along Classon or Franklin Avenue may be a convenient option. The southbound B48 also serves the Franklin Avenue corridor.
By subway, take a Euclid Avenue-bound C train from Clinton–Washington Avenues one stop to Franklin Avenue, then walk south to Dean Street.
When you contact us, we can answer questions about visiting the office and discuss appointment availability.
Individual & Couples Therapy Near Clinton Hill
Individual therapy
Anxiety, low mood, grief, and uncertainty can affect your work, relationships, and sense of yourself. Sometimes you know what is troubling you. Other times, you notice that you feel stuck without knowing where to begin.
In individual therapy, you meet with one therapist to explore your experiences and recurring patterns. These might include perfectionism, difficulty setting boundaries, self-doubt, or feeling responsible for everyone else.
We work with adults at different life stages, including students, freelancers, creative professionals, parents, and people navigating major transitions.
couples therapy
Recurring arguments, changes in intimacy, damaged trust, or competing priorities can make it difficult to feel connected. Moving in together, becoming parents, or making decisions about the future can also bring differences into focus.
Our couples therapists help partners understand their interactions and discuss difficult subjects more openly. Our team draws on approaches including Gottman, emotionally focused therapy, and psychodynamic couples therapy.
We welcome queer and straight couples, married and unmarried partners, and people in monogamous and nonmonogamous relationships.
College and Graduate Student Support
College can bring academic expectations, financial stress, new relationships, and greater independence all at once. For art and design students, critiques and deadlines may also bring up perfectionism, self-doubt, or difficulty separating personal worth from creative work.
Our college mental health services support students navigating anxiety, low mood, identity, relationships, and questions about direction. We also work with recent graduates adjusting to life after school.
If you live or study in Clinton Hill, including at nearby Pratt Institute, we can discuss appointment availability around your classes. Virtual sessions are available while you are located in New York State, so planning ahead for school breaks can help maintain continuity.
Therapy for Teens and Families
Teen therapy provides space to discuss school pressure, friendships, identity, emotions, and family relationships. We involve parents or caregivers when appropriate, with attention to the teen’s privacy and trust.
Family therapy helps parents, adult children, siblings, and other family members explore communication, conflict, caregiving, and changing roles.
Perinatal and Parental Mental Health
Pregnancy and parenting can change your relationships, routines, work, and sense of identity. Fertility treatment, pregnancy loss, and difficult birth experiences can bring additional feelings that deserve space and attention.
Our perinatal and parental mental health services support pregnant people, new parents, and partners, including LGBTQ+ parents.
Sessions can explore anxiety, low mood, loss, changes in your relationship after a baby, and how your own history influences parenting.
LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapy
You deserve care that respects your identity and relationships. Our therapists work with cisgender, transgender, nonbinary, queer, and straight clients, including people in different relationship structures.
In LGBTQ+ affirming therapy, we use your labels and pronouns and follow your goals. You may want to explore gender, sexuality, coming out, or family reactions. You may also be seeking support for grief, anxiety, work stress, or something unrelated to identity.
You do not need to justify who you are or how your relationships are structured.
What Working With Groundwork Looks Like
Founded in 2018 by Dr. Melissa Johnson and Dr. Philicia Rubin, Groundwork takes a relational psychodynamic approach. We explore how earlier experiences and relationships influence your feelings, expectations, and choices today.
You can begin a session with something that happened this week, a feeling you cannot shake, or a question you have carried for years. Your therapist listens, asks questions, and shares observations about patterns you notice together.
We incorporate tools from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) when they fit your needs.
Our team helps match you with a clinician based on your concerns, preferences, and availability.
Meet our therapists to learn about their backgrounds.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We generally recommend weekly sessions to begin. You and your therapist will discuss frequency and revisit your goals as the work develops.
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Individual and couples therapy costs $250 to $400 per 45-minute session. Group sessions cost $100 to $125 for 75 minutes. Double 90-minute sessions are available on request.
Contact us for family therapy pricing or review our rates and details.
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We are an out-of-network practice and provide monthly superbills. Reimbursement depends on your benefits, deductible, and provider requirements. Confirm coverage directly with your insurer.
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Yes. Virtual sessions are an option while you are located in New York State. We are available to you in-person, online, or hybrid locations.
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Complete our contact form. We will share fees and scheduling information and offer an optional free 15-minute phone consultation to discuss your needs and answer questions.
Find a Therapist near clinton hill
Whether you live, work, or study in Clinton Hill, we can help you explore your options.
Contact Groundwork Therapy to arrange a free phone consultation.