Welcome!
I know it’s not always easy making the first call to reach out for help, but I’m so glad you did. “Accepting help is its own kind of strength.” I believe everyone should have a safe and healing place to work through life’s difficulties.
Professional Summary: A highly skilled compassionate, empathetic, and solutions-oriented Licensed Mental Health Counselor dedicated to providing exceptional care and implementing effective treatment plans. Because everyone’s story is different I often blend therapeutic methods to customize an individualized approach for each client.
I have over 25 years of experience working with a wide array of topics; depression, anxiety, grief, eating disorders, addictions, relationship issues, OCD, trauma and abuse, PTSD, domestic violence, parenting challenges, career transitions, LGBTQIA issues, and discrimination. My focus is to always make you feel welcomed and supported.
Enough about me; I am excited to get to know you!
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you” Maya Angelou
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Impulsivity, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and financial issues, Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and Discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
NY LMHC 001358
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Teresa Gehman. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
I have been with Teresa since I started Betterhelp. She has assisted me in many of my challenges and still assist me whenever I need to write to her. I would recommend her for anyone.
Written on Apr 18, 2024 after therapy with Teresa for 3 years and 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar dis
I love Teresa. She offers me incredible advice and support and always knows just what to say. She gives me great worksheets that help me understand what I'm going through.
Written on Apr 26, 2021 after therapy with Teresa for 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, and eating disorders
Teresa is amazing! She responds in a timely manner and her responses are so well thought out. I feel like I'm her only client at times because of all the care that goes in to her responses. Highly recommend!
Written on Jul 28, 2020 after therapy with Teresa for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem
Teresa is amazing at what she does. She listens, she cares, and no judgment whatsoever. She is helping me become the person I want to be with the support and tools I need to do so. She is also very motivating and tells you when you’re doing a good job!
Written on Jul 21, 2020 after therapy with Teresa for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, eating disorders, and self esteem