Dr. Shaina Bernardi is a licensed clinical psychologist based in NY, focused on helping individuals overcome emotional distress and increase resiliency strategies. She often sees clients that are feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and exhibiting symptoms of anxiety or depression. She often works with clients during times of transition, new parents, maternal mental health, working mothers, and college and graduate students. Many of her clients want to understand the connection between past experiences and patterns in their current lives to find greater satisfaction in their relationships, personal endeavors, or career goals. Dr. Bernardi focuses on unhelpful habits, building new coping skills, emotion regulation techniques, and facilitating new thought patterns. Dr. Bernardi’s approach integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), both evidence based approaches to help manage and improve anxiety and mood challenges. Dr. Bernardi helps clients identify and challenge negative self-talk, maladaptive patterns, and cognitive distortions. She helps patients recognize how they are feeling, learn skills to reduce emotional reactivity, and acquire adaptive coping strategies. She also integrates psychodynamic and family systems perspectives so clients can gain a better understanding of the roots of their symptoms to foster lasting change.Dr. Bernardi approach is collaborative, warm, engaging, and goal-oriented. She infuses humor and creativity in her work with clients, and creates a safe and genuine environment. She believes the therapeutic relationship is foundational to make meaningful change with clients. She believes the client needs to feel safe and heard before therapy can focus on change. Her goal is to empower, build resiliency, and help clients thrive.Dr. Bernardi conducts remote therapy services allowing clients to attend from the comfort and privacy of their own space.Message to clientsMaking the decision to begin therapy can be challenging, and finding a therapist that is right for you is an important step. I work with individuals to help them build on their strengths and focus on the personal growth needed to make necessary changes. Emotional problems can be difficult to cope with and resolve alone. I work collaboratively with clients to outline goals and hopes for attending therapy.My job as your therapist is to help you tell your story and find the meaning in its threads and connections that will help you know yourself more deeply. Whether you have a specific problem or simply want to make some life changes, together, we’ll carefully unravel what has led you to this place in your life, so that ultimately you can find the freedom to move forward in a different way. I believe there is a tremendous benefit to your mental health and emotional well-being in understanding how old patterns may no longer be serving you well. My goal is help my clients find new ways to live, work, and love.