Dr. Laura T. Varriale

I'm Dr. Laura T. Varriale, MSW, LCSW. I received my doctorate work at NYU, where my research included peer-reviewed work on: The Impact of Historical Trauma on African American Mental Health: A Critical Race Theory Perspective on Treatment Service Usage; and Parental Socialization of Emotion, Critical Consciousness and Parental Accountability in Adolescent Therapy.

Let me teach you the skills to empower yourself and move forward in your life with ease and comfortability!

While I utilize various forms of treatment, including CBT, DBT, psycho-dynamic and strength-based therapy, I am a certified Gestalt therapist, which is an emotion-based modality of treatment. I have been in the field of mental health for over 25 years and worked as both an administrator and therapist for the majority of those years.

My experience encompasses addictions, maladaptive disorders, loss, grief, relationship issues, anxiety disorders, depression, identity/sexual issues, and I specialize in working with individuals experiencing what was once previously known as a "nervous break-down" among others. My work spans children, teens, and adults, families and couples of all diversities, as well as marginalized populations including homeless, incarcerated, addicted, Veterans, chronic mentally ill, and incapacitated adults of all ages.

My goal is to equip my patients with the skills to deal with anything life has to offer!