iCounseling

Brian Donohue, M.A.
103 Albemarle Road
Brooklyn, NY 11218
Tel. 718-554-7320
Cell 347-451-2929
email:dailyrev@gmail.com
web: www.dailyrevolution.net

I am now accepting new clients for my private counseling practice. My fees start at $75 per 90 minute session, but have always been arranged on a sliding scale basis, and this applies now more than ever. If interested, you can contact me at any of the points listed above. Below you can read a summary of my counseling approach; how it works and who it is for.

My practice is based on a well-studied and validated Western therapeutic practice known as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, or CBT. Reduced to its essence, CBT is about monitoring thought and identifying maladaptive, painful, catastrophic, or simply impractical patterns of cognition — thoughts that are either destructive or downright useless.

Where I depart from CBT is in the details: CBT follows a general pattern of “explore-identify-replace” with respect to modifying painful emotions, thoughts, and images. I have found that the last part of the CBT triad is both unnecessary and counterproductive. Nothing needs to be modified or replaced or improved within you: all you need to do to complete your healing and further your inner growth is to find the ideas, beliefs, fears, negative emotions, and patterns of conditioning that are inhibiting your development as a person; rid them from within; and let the natural beauty of your true self take over from there.

My counseling practice is guided by the these general principles:

There is no “analyst” and “analysand” in this practice: learning happens in a 360 degree arc, and no one is presumed special or superior. Indeed, the only true growth and healing that can possibly occur are in a setting of Equality, Humility, and Uniqueness — three natural principles that will shape our work together.

My experience has shown me that this practice most benefits people with the following kinds of issues in their lives:

• Psychological distress such as depression, anxiety, and situations that require grief or crisis counseling
• Relationship issues
• Conflict at home or work
• Recovery from professional or personal stagnation or trauma
• For artists, our approach has proven very useful in overcomiing “writer’s block” and similar issues; and in exploring the psychological challenges amid the artistic path and the way toward deepening the artist’s experience and connection to your identity and growth as an artist

No matter your current circumstances; your life has a deep and guiding purpose; your presence here is the proof of this. Our work together will be to reveal that purpose.

I have a Master’s degree in psychology from Long Island University, and have had a private practice since 2001. We can work together in person, if you can get to Brooklyn, NY; or by phone or email. I also have a presence at the LivePerson counseling website, if you prefer to contact me there. You are welcome to call or write with questions before deciding to schedule any appointments. You may also wish to review some of my writing on healing and self-development to see whether this approach to counseling may be right for you — free pdf versions of my four books may be downloaded here.