Hi! I am Andrea Sadrakula and I have been a psychotherapist for ten years. I graduated from New York University with a master's degree in social work, and since then, I have also become a certified EMDR Therapist and I have intenstive training in DBT. These qualifications and background allow me to have unique insight and perspective in order to best help you meet your goals and get closer to the life you want!
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session, you have the opportunity to tell me all about yourself and what brings you to therapy. I definitely want to know about you and what you hope to gain from therapy. You will also have the opportunity to ask me any questions about my style or what to expect throughout our relationship.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
As for my strengths, I am super warm, but also no nonsense. I know that you are here in therapy because life is not quite going the way you need it to, and I am here to help you get back on track. I am also super authentic and I will tell it like it is. I am here to help you clear out the garbage in your life ASAP, and without the fluff!
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
I particularly enjoy working with clients who are looking back on their childhood and realizing that their family environment may have been a bit chaotic. My clients often have "big emotions" that get in the way of them managing their jobs, relationships, and life in general the way that they want to. Sometimes my clients feel like they are always running from the past and that they are not feeling in control of their own lives.
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EMDR
I am a certified EMDR therapist, and I use this technique to help clients get to the root of their challenges. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy is designed to help clients process emotionally charged memories and move them into "long term storage" in the brain so that they are not as disruptive. We will work together to identify memories to reprocess as well as negative beliefs about yourself that you would like to change throughout the reprocessing.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
Acceptance and Commitment therapy is designed to help you get unstuck by clarifying your values and taking committed action towards the direction that you want your life to go. I will use ACT techniques to help you reflect on what it is that you need and want in situations and help you clarify and determine next steps.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is based on the idea that your thoughts lead to your feelings, which ultimately lead to your actions. We can work to build awareness of your thoughts and feelings so that you will be able to change problematic behaviors.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
There are four identified modules in DBT which are: mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation. I can teach you different skills from each module that can provide practical options for managing intense emotions in the moment.