Description: Psychologist Lisa Moscatiello is grounded in psychodynamic theory with training in DBT, prolonged exposure, and mindfulness methods. Clinical interests include group therapy, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, borderline personality disorder, emerging adulthood, clients involved in the arts.
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Lisa Moscatiello, Psy.D. Licensed clinical psychologist.
I believe that people enter psychotherapy because the ways in which they have been managing their pain are no longer working, they have become disconnected from their true sense of self, and they no longer feel authentic. My goal as a therapist is to help you to claim a deeper level of self-understanding, genuine intimacy with others, and a sense of purpose and agency in life.
Change can be difficult simply because we fear the unknown. A relationship with a therapist can provide a place of acceptance and safety from which to explore new ways of thinking and behaving. My approach is collaborative, engaged, and empathetic, and I am mindful of the impact of individual and collective trauma, including racial and cultural discrimination. My theoretical background is psychodynamic, and I incorporate techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and mindf