Angel Gavilanes, LCSW
Awarded Therapist of the Year by St. Vincent Hospital - Harrison, NY
Licensed Psychotherapist in NY & FL (telehealth) specializing in Person Centered Therapy, CBT, DBT, and CPT therapy. Adult counseling for professional burnout, anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, parents of neurodivergent children, and for those seeking personal growth.
As featured in…
How to Deal With Test Anxiety: 10 Proven Ways
“High test anxiety comes from concern about a future outcome and often fear of failing.When high anxiety kicks in, your child may start to face bad thoughts that lower self-esteem and increase heart rate. Mindfulness and breath exercises help them to reduce anxiety. Teach your child a positive self-talk, which empowers them to do their best.”
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Recidivism Hard To Shake For Ex-Offenders Returning Home To Dim Prospects
“I think it’s very important that you focus on their personal and emotional growth and development, their personalities. Once you’re able to shift that, you’re able to shift everything else in their life.”
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Individual Therapy
50 min @$175
Therapy Intensives
First 2 hours @$300
Intensive therapy sessions are scheduled for a minimum of two hours, allowing ample time for both therapeutic techniques and client sharing. This extended format provides a deeper exploration of issues, making it especially beneficial for addressing more complex concerns. It allows the therapist to guide clients through the process without feeling rushed.
Concierge Therapy
Concierge therapy offers personalized, in-person counseling sessions at the client’s preferred location, providing convenience, privacy, and flexibility. This specialized service is ideal for high profile individuals or those who value customized services. As a concierge Therapist, I am available beyond traditional hours, making therapy accessible during times that best suit your schedule. Each session is tailored to the unique needs of the client, ensuring focused and effective care. Whether you need immediate intervention or ongoing support, I bring therapy directly to you.
Therapy Tips for Daily Growth:
Peace of Mind
Tip #1. Try this 3-step diaphragmatic breathing exercise:
Put your hand on your stomach.
Inhale slowly through your nose.
Pause, then exhale out through the top lip of your mouth.
Repeat for approximately 5-10 minutes timed.
Why it works: This is a science-backed technique that switches on your body’s natural relaxation response (often called the “rest and digest” mode), helping both body and mind finally relax and be present.
Empowerment
Tip #2: Locus of Control
Take a step back and assess where you are spending your time in a day (work, self care, family, etc.)
Keep a journal and write down where you are spending your time and rate each activity from 1-10 of how much enjoyment it gives you. (eg. 10 hours of work=3; 1 hour with family=10; 0 hours of exercise=10).
Start to look for areas and opportunities where you can change spending more time on what gives you the most enjoyment and sense of control.
Take action to increase the things you identified.
Why it works: Science shows that people who believe they can control the quality of their lives tend to be happier and healthier. That is because they make responsible and healthier choices and focus on what they can control. In contrast, others who believe that successful outcomes in life are external and random feel more helpless and less motivated to make change.
Enhance the Quality of Your Relationships
As human beings, by nature we are social beings. Studies show that the quality of our life is based on the quality of our relationships. At Angel G. Psychotherapy, you will develop skills to improve communication, understand others, express your emotions effectively, problem solve, and to deepen your connection with others. The quality of your life will improve because you will increase enjoyment from your interactions with others and strengthen your support system.
Tip #3: Improve relationships by using active listening. When listening, repeat back to people what you heard in your own words. Dont just listen to the words, listen for the emotion underneath the words. When people experience being heard, they will be left with a positive experience.
Managing Your Emotions
Consider that emotions are not bad and you are not wrong for feeling them. Although, they do feel bad at times. For survival, our bodies are designed to have emotions and they have a purpose. For example, the fight, flight or freeze response from our brain helps to keep us alive from threats or perceived threats. At Angel G. Psychotherapy, you will have opportunities to safely explore your emotions. You will be guided to experience your feelings as tools instead of barriers. You will learn how to develop a relationship with your emotions.You will find that they serve a purpose to motivate you and communicate to yourself and others.
Tip #4: Practice feeling your emotions daily, especially the uncomfortable ones. Be still, scan your body, and notice where you feel it in your body. Emotions last approximately 90 seconds if no other stimuli is present. When you strengthen tolerating unwanted feelings, in turn you will enhance feeling the pleasant ones, like happiness.
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