My approach to therapeutic work is based in a deeply held belief that mental and emotional health is our core nature, but that often trauma, habits and neurological challenges make this inherent wellness difficult for us to access.

In my work with clients, together we develop mindfulness practices and awareness of mental and life habits.  We also learn to observe how trauma lives in the body.   This combination leads to an increased capacity to be present to yourself, as you are, and to see and understand your patterns.  Developing non-judgemental awareness of the self in turn leads to compassion for your life and your suffering, a greater awareness of your personal journey, and an understanding of what aspects of your life support your well-being and happiness.

My work is informed by Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, a carefully developed program that is effective in helping individuals avoid depression relapse and in addressing tendencies toward anxiety and obsessive thinking.

Please call me at 917-386-3286, or email me at marycordelia@gmail.com, to discuss how counseling might benefit you.


You may also visit my office website:

 www.EastVillageHolisticTherapies.com

The bud
stands for all things,
even for those things
that don't flower,
for everything flowers,
from within,
of self-blessing;

Though sometimes
it is necessary
to reteach a thing
its loveliness,
to put a hand
on the brow of the flower,
and retell it in words
and in touch,
it is lovely,
until it flowers again
from within,
of self-blessing.

~Galway Kinnell