Interview w/ Alyssa Mairanz [LHMC, CDBT] Founder & Executive Director of Empower your Mind Therapy

Tim chats with Alyssa who is the Founder & Executive Director of EYMT [Empower your Mind Therapy]. They talk about her career path, why she wanted to be a therapist, the stigma around BPD, & what EYMT is all about. Be sure to head over to YouTube to see their Rock, Paper, Scissors matchup!

About Alyssa Mairanz (LMHC, CDBT): Empower your Mind Therapy is a group teaching practice founded by Alyssa Mairanz. Alyssa saw a unique opportunity to provide relevant services to the community in NYC in an outpatient setting. The practice focuses on providing a supportive and validating environment for all that walk through our doors. Alyssa brings to life the core principles of Dialectical Behavior Therapy while integrating Psychodynamic Therapy to allow for flexibility and increased awareness of all things that could be impacting clients’ lives and mental health. As a young female business owner, Alyssa guides and supports her therapists to continuously learn and improve their skills to better help their clients succeed. All EYMT therapists are supervised by Alyssa, who is certified in DBT and has successfully been providing outpatient services to a diverse range of clients since 2013. Alyssa attended Ferkauf School of Psychology Yeshiva University where she attained an MA in Mental Health Counseling. She has a Bachelor’s Degree from Queens College in Psychology and Counseling, and is certified in group psychotherapy, treating self-harm and suicide, and has advanced training in using DBT to treat personality disorders, trauma, and eating disorders.

Empower Your Mind Therapy is a New York City based group therapy practice offering in-person and telehealth services to adults and teens with an emphasis on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Areas of focus include individual and group therapy for: Anxiety, Borderline Personality, Depression, Eating Disorders, Life Transitions, Self-Harming, PTSD.

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