About Alla

Hello everyone! My name is Alla Shapiro and I am a licensed Psychotherapist in NY and NJ! I have been practicing for nearly a decade and specialize in Couples therapy, General relationship challenges (family, friends, dating, work related challenges), Life transitions, and Women’s mental health,

My approach to treatment is  person centered, relational, and trauma informed . This means that I am skilled in zoning into your emotions as we explore the behavior, beliefs and desired relief so we can do repair work at the deepest level to make the change long lasting.

I  was trained in a variety of modalities including CBT,   existential modalities,  psychodynamic modalities, ACT,  Narrative therapy, and I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist (CCPT-I) and I am a certified Gottman Level 1 and 2 therapist.

In my experience, I believe that pulling from these orientations is an effective approach. However, the most important component in therapy is the therapeutic relationship between you and your therapist-me!