ABOUT THERAPY
Therapy is about Feeling Empowered
…so you can meet the intensity of New York life with strength and flexibility.
Therapy at Sentient isn’t about talking into the void or getting quick fixes from a chatbot. It’s about opening up to another person — a real, caring therapist — and discovering what happens when you let yourself be truly seen.
From your very first session, you’ll begin to learn and practice psychological flexibility — the key to navigating stress without losing yourself. Therapy is where you remember your own capacity to feel, connect, and grow.
What’s therapy about? Empowering yourself to live your best life, guilt free.
Therapy is about Feeling Safe
Therapy won’t work if you don’t feel safe enough to get real. Here are a few ways we help with that:
Informed consent
You are in charge of your therapy, just as your body, actions, and life decisions. You are consenting to the work, the interventions, and the transformation therapy can bring.
Therapeutic containment
Also known as “the therapeutic frame,” these are clear and firm boundaries that contain the psychological and emotional nature of the work, including weekly attendance at the same day and time, starting and ending therapy on time and clear fee policies. Therapy works best within a safe container.
Freedom of expression
Within the safety of the frame, you are encouraged to discuss anything and everything you want or need to talk about. Our therapists have heard it all, and we’re ethically bound to keep your conversations confidential. The more open you are, the better therapy works.
Mindfulness modeled
Your Sentient psychotherapist is mindfully present and attuned to you during each session: no cell phones, screens, or distractions. Developing mindfulness is at the heart of psychological flexibility.
Evidence-based therapy
Therapy shouldn’t be hit or miss. That’s why we use gold standard, evidence-based policies like weekly attendance to build consistency to reach your goals, as well as approaches such as CBT, ACT, IFS, and Psychodynamic therapy. Don’t leave your therapy to chance.
Culturally sensitive, identity-affirming
Your Sentient psychotherapist is multiculturally aware and experienced. They understand identities, what it means to be you in the greater context of your life, and how the world can be a hurtful place, no matter who you are.
What is therapy about? Feeling safe enough to get real.
Therapy is about Investing in Yourself.
The truth is simple: you’ll get out of therapy what you put into it. Growth takes time, energy, and a willingness to show up for yourself. When you make that investment, real change happens. We’re deeply invested in you and your journey — but therapy works best when it’s a partnership. If you’re ready to level up, we’re right here with you. If you’re new to therapy, you may not know what to expect from the process, so here’s a few pointers:
Goodness of fit
Look for “goodness of fit” in your therapist. Do you feel accepted and safe? Is your therapist culturally sensitive and open to your feedback? Do they provide support but also challenge you? Human to human connection with your therapist is what therapy at Sentient is about.
Honesty
Your Sentient psychotherapist is here to help you, not judge you. Face to face, heart to heart; speaking honestly and authentically stimulates your human circuitry and gets things moving.
Homework
You’re going to be learning a lot in therapy. New ways of thinking and behaving takes time and dedication. The more you practice your homework between sessions, the better you’ll get and the easier it will be.
Discomfort
Therapy addresses unhelpful thoughts, painful feelings, and problematic behaviors. It will be uncomfortable at times. Change means that things can feel worse before they get better.
Commitment
Just like medication, therapy works best when “taken as prescribed,” and according to the research, that’s once a week. Starting therapy takes courage. Committing to weekly attendance quickly builds momentum and increases the benefits. We’re here for you every week; commit to being there for yourself, too.
What’s therapy about? Investing in your success even when the going gets hard.
Therapy is About Thriving
You deserve to feel as successful on the inside as you are on the outside.
Relying on coping mechanisms that formed in childhood may no longer support your demanding, complex life as an adult. By developing new ways of coping, you will empower yourself to thrive in your relationships, work, and life.
We all carry personal, cultural, and even generational baggage that weighs us down and keeps us cut off from living our best life. You’re not alone.
At Sentient Psychotherapy
At Sentient PsychotherapyWe’ll help you commit to the skills needed to thrive in your life and relationships with meaning and purpose.
With face to face, heart to heart therapy, we’ll guide you into the vitality that naturally exists within you to compassionately process your unresolved wounds and cope with stress more effectively.
We’ll give you the tools to stay open, regulated, and connected to what matters to you most.