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Online Virtual Psychotherapy In Mid-Coast Maine
Offering individual and couples therapy for adults.
Emily Markowitz, LCSW
Mitch Markowitz, LCSW
About Us
EMILY MARKOWITZ
Emily has over 20 years experienceI helping clients move through uncomfortable symptoms (anxiety, depression, low energy), clarify your goals and take action steps toward achieving them, find your inspiration and have greatly improved relationships. She is a certified Compassionate Inquiry therapist.
Emily graduated from New York University, School of Social with a Masters in Social Work and went on as a post-graduate to work in the Department of Adult Psychiatry at Gouverneur Hospital in the heart of Chinatown, New York City. She accumulated a wide range of experience working with people from many different ethnicities and a variety of mental health issues. She went on to have a private practice in NYC until moving out of the area to continue her practice in Mid-Coast Maine with adults individually and in couples.
Maine State Social Work License: #LC12270
Education
New York University, New York City, NY
Masters in Social Work 1999
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Bachelors of Fine Art 1987
Additional experience and Training
I started my practice in New York City. For over a decade I engaged in intensive weekly supervision & training in post-graduate multi-disciplinary psychotherapy from an internationally renowned psychiatrist. Emily has studied with Drs. John and Julie Gottman and received her certificate for completing the Gottman Couples Therapy Level 3 training in 2012. She has received many trainings including in Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotional Focused Couples Counseling and many others. Emily has completed 2 ten day silent Vipassana Buddhist retreats, attended many Tibetan Buddhist retreats around the country and has an ongoing daily meditation and Tai Chi Chuan practice. She is an active visual artist who exhibits locally and lives in Mid-Coast Maine with her husband and two children.
Tai chi Instructor in NYC (1988-1995)
Massage therapist in NYC (1993-2003)
HOW I WORK:
My primary aim is to be of value to you in every session.
First, I put myself in a nonjudgemental stance of acceptance, openness, and what I like to call “beginner's mind”.
I use all of the skill, experience and training I have to meet my clients where they are, to understand how you think and feel, and how your situation effects you. My joy is to help find the most practical solutions to your concerns in the shortest time possible. My goal is for you to be independent and to live the life that you may have only dreamt was possible for yourself.
Clients come in with different needs: Some people really need someone to listen to their story and this being heard is where the big change happens. Others need gentle guidance and support to clarify decision making and life course such as navigating through a difficult transition. Some people want help feeling more stability in their moods and less controlled by them. Others are looking for freedom from panic attacks, anxiety, daily worries & stresses and/or catastrophic thinking that is eroding their quality of life. Some people come to my office needing to process a loss, a series of losses or trauma, when grieving has not begun or has taken over their lives.
What my work comes down to is: Helping people find ways to enjoy their time here moment by moment.
MITCH MARKOWITZ
Mitch has worked with adults for over two decades in private practice as a therapist in New York City and Mid-Coast Maine.
His Dynamic Individual Therapy is a body-centered approach for adults that allows access to core issues for increased energy and aliveness. His approach is empathic, active, and result-oriented: Mindfulness is the context for making deep contact with issues allowing new movement and freedom of expression. The mind-body and emotions are integrated into this therapy to bring greater functioning levels in clients' lives.
He brings a multimodal approach working actively to meet each person where they are to help them maximize their potential. This approach is excellent for treating anxiety, depression, anger issues, trauma, and grief/loss. Mitch offers an interactive, solutions-based therapy that quickly gets to the root of the issue or challenge you bring in.
Education:
Yeshiva University, NY, NY MSW 2001
Empire State College, BFA 1998
Additional Experience and Training:
Mitch has taken part in many Buddhist retreats and psychological training over the last 20 years. Mitch engaged in weekly training and supervision for over a decade with a renowned psychiatrist in NYC who taught various innovative and traditional therapeutic techniques.