Dr. Gergely Földesi
Clinical Psychologist
Psychotherapy
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Psychological Assessment
Psychotherapy
and
Psychological Assessment
"Getting to know ourselves is the greatest journey,
the most terrifying discovery,
and the most instructive encounter."
(Sándor Márai)
PHILOSOPHY
Therapy might be a way for you to travel to yourself.
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It might provide you with new eyes for looking at an old image.
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And with the possible feeling that there is a way to let your guard down, untie your knots, and create new patterns.
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You might also find freedom in the cultivation of a wider and more balanced scale of emotions that includes joy, ire, sadness, rapture, and many more.
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And you might arrive to an inner place where you feel that there is no one else you would rather be than you yourself.
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Therapy might also show you that in addition to enduring life, you might also be fully alive.
SERVICES
Individual therapy
I offer individual psychotherapy between 1 and 3 times a week. Recognizing the unique characteristics of every person, we might explore together what could feel like hard-to-change life patterns and choices, the ways in which you might make attempts to avoid some of your disturbing experiences, the impact of your important relationships, as well as your fears, dreams, wishes, and fantasies – in order to arrive at and be your truest and most comfortable self.
Couples therapy
I meet with couples once or twice a week in order to identify the often unspoken and unintended dynamic between them that results in conflicting desires and repetition of unwelcome patterns. Couples therapy often involves exploring areas such as the subjectivity of each partner, the impact of past relationships on the current partnership, the increase of introspection, as well as level of sensitivity to the partner’s needs – in order to build a more comfortable home together.
Psychological assessment
I offer comprehensive psychological assessment (testing) that includes the in-depth exploration of cognitive (intelligence, attention, memory, etc.), as well as emotional and personality functioning with standardized tests. Psychological assessments generally involve a few 3-4-hour meetings and result in an extensive written report that details and interprets findings and offers recommendations about how to manage the identified difficulties.
BIO
I hold a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from The George Washington University, and I am a Licensed Psychologist in New York and California.
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I am originally from Hungary and have a strong interest in the intersection of multiple layers of identities, including race, cultural background, sexual orientation, gender, social class, and language.
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I have worked in mental health institutions in both the US and Hungary, including a foster care home and inpatient child psychiatric unit in Budapest, as well as the Washington School of Psychiatry's Meyer Treatment Center in Washington, DC. In addition to my private practice, I am currently a supervisor at Access Institute, a community mental health clinic.
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I have presented on topics of intercultural couple identity, the Hungarian Rorschach System, and the role of imagined personalities in adults.
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I am based in New York City, and I offer all services both in person and online.
I work in English and Hungarian.