I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of experience. I am a licensed in New York. I have worked with individuals, couples and families from a various backgrounds and life situations. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns such as coping with chronic medical illnesses such as multiple sclerosis, lupus, and cancer. I have also worked with clients with adoption issues, depression, anxiety, career challenges, and ADHD. My career history has allowed me to work in areas of mental health, learning disabilities, chronic illnesses, caregiving, foster care, and adoption
My counseling style is warm and interactive. I believe in treating everyone with respect, compassion, being nonjudgmental. My approach combines psychodynamic and cognitive –behavioral counseling. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.
My goal is to support and empower you to address life issues and to help you learn effective coping strategies.
I look forward to working with you!
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Parenting issues, Anger management, Depression, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended Family Issues, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fertility Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Immigration Issues, Impulsivity, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Multicultural Concerns, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Visually Impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
NY LCSW 039784
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Colleen is extremely thoughtful and attentive. She proposed excellent solutions to cope with all of my stresses. Thank you!
Written on Jan 11, 2024 after therapy with Colleen for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, parenting issues, and anger management
Present. Thoughtful. Patient. Helpful.
Highly recommend.
Written on Nov 15, 2022 after therapy with Colleen for 2 years and 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, career difficulties, and coaching
Colleen is very professional and knowledgeable on how to deal with mental health issues. She offers clear and concise advise and provides different tools to help you cope with your situation. I am blessed to have her as my therapist!!
Written on Jun 09, 2022 after therapy with Colleen for 1 year on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and self esteem
Colleen is great! She is extremely nice, attentive and responds ASAP.
Written on Mar 17, 2022 after therapy with Colleen for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and adhd
I have no issues with Colleen. She is very helpful and informative. She lets me work things out in my pace. Mostly I wish I had more time to go deeper
Written on Jan 21, 2022 after therapy with Colleen for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and career difficulties
Where can I start Ms Downes cam In my life at a time I was in a dark place she really helped me get back to a place where my life is back on track and I’m thriving I honestly don’t know where my life would be without her she is perfect I couldn’t be happier with my progress.
Written on Jun 29, 2021 after therapy with Colleen for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, grief, parenting issues, anger management, career difficulties, and coaching