Todd A. Shapiro, LCSW, MPA , a licensed Psychotherapist in Florida and Connecticut, earned a BS in Public Health and Education from the University of Massachusetts and an MSW and MPA from Syracuse University. He brings 35 plus years of social work and psychotherapy experience to BetterHelp. Using skills I have learned as a therapist, I work with adolescents, adults, families, and couples. I am equipped to treat symptomology related to anxiety, depression, ADHD, anger management, PTSD, marital relationships, parenting, divorce, Bipolar I and II, borderline personality disorders, ACOA, and addictions. I use various modalities to assist his clients to show progress as fast as possible. I am easy-going, humorous, and sometime use a directive style. I am very effective at using EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) at helping couples understand and learn better relationship skills and communication. Parenting is also a challenge; I bring 35 plus years of working with youth in residential and outpatient programs. He is skilled at helping parents develop safe and effective discipline skills leading to healthy family relationships.
My counseling style is pretty laid back. I have been described as supportive, caring, and compassionate, with a pretty good sense of humor. I also like to focus on identifying your strengths and helping you to maximize them to overcome your obstacles.
I'm here to help you sort through the things that are difficult right now, and offer you a safe place to be open and honest without fear of judgment.
I'm sorry you are having a tough time right now, but I'm really glad you are reaching out.
You have taken the first and most important step by reaching out for help.
I look forward to meeting.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Antisocial Personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant Personality, BDSM, Kink, Alternative Sex Culture, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and Discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sex Addiction, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexual Dysfunction, Sexuality, Smoking/Vaping Cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
FL LCSW SW15842
CT LCSW 3344