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Ester Ben-DovLMHC
High satisfaction rate with clients
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I help adults navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, and recurring patterns. My approach is warm, direct, and collaborative—offering thoughtful questions, relevant strategies, and clinical insight. Clients describe me as deeply engaged and supportive. Drawing from evidence-based practices like CBT, DBT, mindfulness, psychodynamic, and IFS, I tailor our work to your unique goals. Together, we'll break unhelpful patterns and build tools to support resilience, self-awareness, and meaningful connection.
About Ester
Location
Virtual, New York
Insurance Accepted
Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Aetna, United Healthcare/Oxford/Optum, Out-of-pocket
Communication Style
Exploratory, Holistic, Open-minded, Solution-oriented, Warm
Focus areas
ADHD, Anger Issues, Anxiety, Burnout, Caregiver Burnout, Depression, Divorce, Family Conflict (1 adult in session), Grief, Individual Therapy, IPV/DV, Life Transitions, Panic, Relationship Concerns (1 adult in session), Stress, Workplace Stress
Experienced with
Blended families, Geriatric clients, Immigrants, Non-monogamous relationships, Parents, Students
Years of Experience
12+
Together, we'll break unhelpful patterns and build tools to support resilience, self-awareness, and meaningful connection.
License number
#6342
Approaches
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Harm Reduction
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Solution-Focused
- Strengths-Based
Languages Spoken
English, Hebrew
Education
Master of Science (MS) - Mental Health Counseling, Long Island University Dept of Education
Certificate in Practice-Based Intensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy, PESI HealthCare
Yoga Certification - RYT-500 Specializing in Psychology & Mindfulness Meditation, Yoga Alliance
Interests
I draw, sculpt, write, and do various types of needlework (crochet, embroidery, knitting). I love exploring architecture and creative spaces—I used to be an architect before I became a psychotherapist. I'm a yogi through and through.