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"Roberta Shapiro saved my
life. She threw me a "life preserver" and swam with me.
When the "waters" had all but engulfed me she kept me from
drowning. Her wisdom (which she generously continues to share)
encouraged and inspired me and fortified me and made me want to
move on. Roberta has given me the greatest gift she could have
given me-myself." Karen L. |
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“I love that you have so many methods
of helping people with their problems. Too many times in therapy
the problem is defined but there is no useful path to solve the
problems. People are taken to the brink with no useful way to
proceed. You give the tools to do so. Many, many thanks."
Barbara D. New York. |
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you told me I would feel so much better I didn’t believe it. I thought
panic would always run my life. It’s amazing that in spite of my
skepticism I was cured, without even believing it was possible."
John A. |
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"Thank
you for your kindness and caring. I believe that is what makes a
therapist great; its not just the knowledge and the insights. Its
more than that that made me feel so much better, it was knowing
you really cared and were really there for me."
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"I
always felt you really listened and were totally tuned in. Just
knowing that helped relieve my anxiety tremendously. Plus, I loved
the EMDR. It is an amazing technique. I got rid of memories I
thought would always haunt me. Thank you for being so good at it!"
Rachel S. |
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Why
psychotherapy with Roberta Shapiro?
Roberta
has been in private practice for over twenty years in the South
Florida area, working with a large variety of issues, including the
whole spectrum of anxiety disorders, social phobia, obsessive
compulsive disorder, depression and marital issues. She has had a
great deal of advanced training in a wide spectrum of issues. She took
an extra year of training at the University of Miami Alcohol and Drug
treatment program. She got the highest level of training in EMDR,
becoming certified through her work with Shirley Jean Schmidt, one of the most widely known practitioners in
the field.
Most of
all, even more than all the training Roberta has received is that the therapy
she offers is result oriented, whether for
treating excess anxiety, anger management, panic disorder or marital
conflicts.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy, EMDR, and hypnotherapy have all been found
extremely efficient and effective in resolving both old and current
difficulties.
Research has proven cognitive behavioral therapy and hypnotherapy to
be as effective or more effective than medication.
Roberta
uses the most up to date treatment approaches to help you achieve your
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EMDR
EMDR
is a new technique for processing disturbing memories that not
only helps to “clear them” but also can be incredibly empowering.
It is highly effective for post traumatic stress, phobias,
panic attacks, performance anxiety, anger management, stress reduction
and anxiety
disorders.
Several scientific studies have shown the effectiveness of ease
Please see excellent reading material on this subject on the
recommended reading page |
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COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
Cognitive-behavioral
Therapy helps you to change
erroneous beliefs and thoughts that have held you back in your
life in a variety of ways. As David Burns, author of the New Mood
Therapy says, “If you wake up in the morning dreading the day…if
you have to force yourself to do anything…if you believe your work
worthless…if you wilt under criticism…if you avoid intimate
contact because you’re convinced you are unattractive…you will
probably benefit from the scientific and revolutionary way of
brightening your mood and lifting your spirits without drugs or
lengthy therapy.”
Another form of cognitive-behavioal therapy, Schema focused therapy helps to
pinpoint the exact area of erroneous beliefs so that you can
challenge these old beliefs about yourself and end the negative
self talk.
Please see excellent reading material on this subject on the
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RELAXATION TRAINING
Relaxation
Training or the “relaxation response,” has been found amazingly
effective in helping cure both physical and mental ills. It is one
of the most useful tools for all anxiety disorders, including
general anxiety, panic disorder, and obsessive compulsive
disorder. Relaxation training can include hypnosis and/or imagery
and visualization. As Newsweek said in a cover story, “Hypnosis
can help with problems from anxiety to pain…a growing body of
research supports the practice as an effective tool in the
treatment of a variety of problems, from anxiety to chronic pain.”
Please see excellent reading material on this subject on the
recommended reading page |
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