If this is you, you belong here:

  • Your parents have certain ideas about what kind of person you should marry or what kind of career you should pursue. You think they might be wrong — but you’re not sure. Maybe they’re right? You don’t know what to think.
  • Your parents have an unhealthy or dysfunctional marriage. You suspect or know they are emotionally unhealthy. You’re afraid you will be attracted to, and marry an unhealthy person, and have a dysfunctional marriage too.
  • You’re married but not sure if you love your partner or if you’re happy in the marriage. Your partner is a very nice person — they’re not doing anything wrong — but you’re just not sure if you’re in love with them, or you’re afraid you’re more in love with someone else.
  • You feel uncomfortable or unnatural doing the “guy things” you’re supposed to be doing as a guy. But you feel isolated and like you don’t belong when you don’t do them. You keep trying to find ways to be more masculine and fit in with the “guys”, but a part of you just wants to give in to the loneliness so you can just be yourself.
  • Your husband or wife keeps blaming you for things or telling you you’re doing things wrong. You feel you’re a good spouse and it must be their problem. But then you question yourself — you have made mistakes in the past. So now you’re wondering what you should be doing and how much you really know about what the right thing is to do in your marriage.
  • Your child (or another family member) is unhappy with you. You’re not sure if you’re the problem and if you really should be doing something differently. You think you’re doing the right thing but keep being told to do things differently. Other family members and even professionals are advising you to do things differently…but you just don’t know if they are right and what you should be doing

About therapy withMirel Goldstein, MS, MA, LPC

Mirel Goldstein, MS, MA, LPC is an award-winning, licensed therapist with 20+ years of clinical experience and is a
published author. She’s dedicated her practice to the psychotherapeutic treatment of people like you, so you can:

Have more clarity about “problem ownership” by understanding what is your issue and what is firmly in the other person’s domain
Gain the ability to express yourself and share your thoughts when you have an opinion or a feeling about something
Learn when to trust yourself and your intuition — even while processing advice and/or criticism from others
Ease the burden of constantly worrying and questioning yourself
Handle uncertainty and make decisions without the terror of making a fatal error
What happens in therapy
Things you will do in therapy
  • Share, talk, and explore your feelings and vulnerabilities with a nonjudging, active listener
  • Begin examining your thoughts and feelings within the psychoanalytic/ exploratory modality
  • Discover your own voice and develop more certainty
  • Identify and change thoughts and behaviors that are reinforcing your anxiety
Things Mirel will do in your session
  • Help break down complex situations, thread by thread, so you can see what is “your issue” and what is “their issue”
  • Enlighten you about the underlying psychological patterns that are playing out in your life, so you can have the knowledge and clarity you need to make important mental shifts
  • Help you discover what your challenges may be and identify strategies for change

What Is Everyone Saying?

Works more deeply, more supportively than most therapists

Tali Arieff

Mirel is an outstanding therapist. She works with sensitivity and tremendous skill, even with extremely challenging situations. She is super knowledgeable. She works more deeply, yet at the same time more supportively, than most therapists. Definitely recommend her!

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Moshe Norman

Mirel is both a brilliant therapist and a wonderful supervisor. She is proficient and numerous therapeutic ideas, an avid reader and possesses vast knowledge of the field of psychotherapy.

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Stephen Levine

When thinking about choosing a therapist, you want someone that is easy to talk to, understanding, warm, friendly and compassionate. Mirel Goldstein is it! She helps put the pieces back together. A great professional that makes sense.

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Leah Cates

She is extremely knowledgeable and truly works to bring wholeness to people. I recommend her often to families who are experiencing relationship challenges. She is always on the cutting edge of therapeutic strategies to assist her clients. She freely gives of her time and the information that she has and shares it in a variety of venues to help others. I highly recommend her!!

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Martin Weiss

I have found Mirel to be extremely professional and caring in my interactions with her. She demonstrated that she remains devoted and thinks about helping her Clients even beyond the "therapy hour".

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Naftoli Walfish

I have worked closely with Mirel on a number of clients @ Family Enhancement LLC. Her professionalism and integrity are remarkable. I would gladly recommend Mirel as a first class clinician and I continue to use her as a consultant.

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