Jarrad Malamed, LCSW
Integrative Psychotherapy
A Bit About Therapy
Your experience in private practice with me is dependent on your participation in the collaboration. I am a malleable, empathetic and open minded clinician that offers a truly integrative approach that aims to meet you where you are at, thereby acting as a copilot in your recovery, efficacy, resilience and navigation of life events. I believe that
each individuals narrative, experience and trajectory is a sacred journey and requires an attentive practitioner. In this capacity, my aim is to take a serious and unflinching approach to your truth. I strive to hold a safe space for you to be taken seriously, challenged, encouraged and fulfilled. It is important practice to implement effective psychotherapy methods and utilize different technique and tone to instill self-understanding and encourage clients to adopt new attitudes and feelings towards life situations. As an integrative therapist, I utilize different methodologies to engage clients. Mostly this will employ a psycho-dynamic approach often incorporating elements of Cognitive and Dialectal Behavioral therapies.
LGBT and Queer Affirmative Therapy
LGBT and Queer Affirmative Therapy is a type of therapy that is specifically designed to meet the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people. LGBTQ affirmative therapists are trained to understand the unique experiences and challenges faced by LGBTQ people, and to provide therapy that is supportive and affirming.
LGBTQ affirmative therapy can be helpful for a variety of issues, including:
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Coming out: LGBTQ affirmative therapists can help clients to come out to themselves and to others, and to cope with the challenges of being an LGBTQ person in a heteronormative society.
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Relationships: LGBTQ affirmative therapists can help clients to develop healthy and fulfilling relationships, both with their romantic partners and with their friends and family.
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Body image: LGBTQ affirmative therapists can help clients to feel comfortable with their bodies and their sexualities, and to challenge negative messages about LGBTQ people that they may have internalized.
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Trauma: LGBTQ affirmative therapists can help clients to process past experiences of trauma, such as discrimination or violence, and to heal from the emotional pain that they have experienced.
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Self-esteem: LGBTQ affirmative therapists can help clients to develop a positive sense of self and to increase their self-acceptance.
Integrated Psychotherapy
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Relational therapy is a type of psychotherapy that focuses on the client's relationships with others. The therapist works with the client to understand how their past and present relationships have shaped their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. The goal of relational therapy is to help the client develop healthier and more fulfilling relationships.
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Gestalt therapy is a type of psychotherapy that focuses on the client's here-and-now experience. The therapist works with the client to become aware of their thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations in the present moment. The goal of Gestalt therapy is to help the client integrate their fragmented experiences and live a more authentic life.
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An integrated therapeutic approach that includes relational therapy and Gestalt therapy would focus on both the client's past and present relationships, as well as their here-and-now experience. As your therapist, I would help you, the client to understand how past relationships have shaped their present-day relationships, and how their present-day relationships are impacting their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I would also be instrumental in helping the client to become more aware of their thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations in the present moment, and to learn how to express these experiences in a healthy way.
This integrated approach can be helpful for clients who are struggling with a variety of issues, including:
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Relationship problems: Therapy can help the client to understand their patterns of relating to others, and to learn how to communicate more effectively and build healthier relationships.
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Trauma: Therapy can help the client to process their past experiences and to heal from the emotional pain that they have experienced.
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Anxiety and depression: Therapy can help the client to understand the root of their anxiety or depression, and to develop coping mechanisms to manage these symptoms.
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Self-esteem: Therapy can help the client to develop a more positive sense of self and to increase their self-acceptance.
Clinical Supervision (ACSW/MFT)
The purpose of my supervision is to enhance the ASW/MFT intern professional skills, knowledge, and attitudes in order to achieve competency in providing quality patient care. This type of supervision establishes a learning alliance between the supervisor and supervisee in which the supervisee learns therapeutic skills while developing self-awareness at the same time. Currently I am working as a contractor with DMH and the Veterans Administration to provide clinical supervision for unlicensed providers.
Jarrad Malamed, LCSW
