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104 Fox Meadow Road
Scarsdale, NY 10583
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| Web Site: |
www.VivianJacobsLMFT.com
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| Profession: |
Marriage and Family Therapist
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| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
Coaching
French Speaking THERAPY
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| Practice Description: |
Working with me you will feel listened to, respected as the expert on your life. Together we will work towards your feeling more aware and in control of your emotional triggers and needs. You will learn to recognize cycles you get caught in, strive towards more effective control of your center while decreasing intensity and anxiety. You will feel strengthened, better able to use the impact that you have as an agent of change within your significant relationships and family. I bring very personable, attentive, hands on interactive approach to my work with men, women and children starting at age five. My interest in human potential and growth is limitless. I believe that a therapeutic relationship enables a safe, personal exploration as different problems become too raw to deal with alone.
I explore hurt, betrayal, infidelity by focusing on the relationship and making this a reciprocal transgression to the relationship. I help the betrayer reach better understanding of the pain and intolerable incomprehension he has caused his or her partner. I also address the intensity and sense of loss that the betrayed must now live through, the disappointment and decisions that might ensue and the consequence that perhaps one can forgive but never forget. That in itself becomes a factor in the work the couple must do to trust each other again. Grief and trauma due to loss are explored as they often lead to anxiety and depression, even debilitating panic episodes that can lead to other loss, such as loss of job, friends, etc. I pay close attention to frustration, stressors and communication roadblocks which have lowered self-esteem and inner resources. Life's unexpected blows and heartbreaks frequently alter one's ability to effectively cope in relationships within families and work while struggling to keep one afloat.
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are
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Life Transitions
Divorce/Dissolution
Depression
Addictions
Anger Management
Anxiety Disorders/Phobias
Co-dependency
Communication Disorders
Crisis/Trauma
Ethnic/Cultural Issues
Grief/Loss
Infidelity
Men's Issues
Parenting Issues
Personal Growth
Relationship Issues
Self-esteem
Stress Management
Women's Issues
ADJUSTMENT TO NEW CULTURES
BI-CULTURAL COUPLES
CHILDREN AND PARENTS
BLENDED FAMILIES
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| Age Specialties: |
Children
Adolescents
Adults
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| Session Formats: |
Individual
Couples
Family
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Developmental
Eclectic
Family Systems
Interpersonal
Multicultural
Narrative
Psychodynamic
Psychoeducational
Psychosocial
EMOTIONALY FOCUSED THERAPY
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| Additional Demographic Expertise: |
FRANCOPHONES
EUROPEANS
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| Additional Languages: |
French
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| Education: |
Masters in Special Ed
New York University, 1983
Masters in Psychology
New York University, 1989
Masters in MARRIAGE AND family therapy
Fairfield University, 2003
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| License #: |
000642 |
| License State: |
New York |
| Additional Licenses/ Certifications: |
Post graduate Work at Weschester Family Institute in Family Systems |
| Professional Affiliations: |
 | * Alumna: American School of Paris. * Alumna: L'Ecole Alsacienne of Paris. | | American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy | | Member of the International Family Therapy Association | | Westchester Family Institute | | # Member of the Family Institute of Westchester. # Member of Family Centers in Connecticut | | Member of the American Psychological Association. | | Member of the American Association of French Speaking Mental Health | | Member of the International Family Therapy Association |
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| Fee Schedule: |
sliding scale, payable every session |
| Insurance and Billing Instructions: |
will submit a bill at the end of each month for insurance |
| Office Hours: |
8am-9pm |
| Driving Directions: |
see map quest
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| Additional Comments: |
Comfortable in English and French equally. |
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