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Emotional Health & Wellness Tips From The Therapy Couch And Other Places
Kimberly Seelbrede, LCSW, is a New York State licensed psychotherapist and women’s emotional health expert whose work weaves together the science of the mind, the biology of the brain, and the art of holistic integrative wellness. With nearly two decades of clinical experience, she helps women in midlife navigate the profound emotional, hormonal, and identity transitions that often surface during perimenopause and menopause. In addition, she works with couples to improve communication, strengthen emotional intimacy, and navigate changes in sexual health, relationship dynamics, and shared life stressors. She works with men who are experiencing personal and professional crises, life transitions, stress, mood changes, or relationship challenges. Her approach blends evidence-based psychotherapy with holistic mind-body interventions, including EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Somatic Experiencing® techniques, mindfulness, and lifestyle medicine — to address the full spectrum of emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. Disclaimer: I am a licensed and fully credentialed mental health provider, but I am not a medical doctor. The information provided on this website is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional regarding any medical or health-related concerns, including perimenopause, menopause, hormone therapy, or other chronic medical conditions. Reliance on the content on this site is solely at your own risk.
When Everything Shifts: Therapy for Women in Perimenopause and Menopause in New York City
Midlife therapy isn’t about symptom management—it’s about reintegration. At my Holistic Psychotherapy & Wellness practice, I combine psychotherapy, EMDR, somatic, and attachment-based work, and mind-body coaching to help women reinhabit themselves—body, mind, and spirit.
“It feels like I’m running on a different operating system than I used to.”
If you’re a woman somewhere in your forties, fifties—or even sixties—you may have noticed that the ground beneath your life has started to tremble in subtle, disorienting ways. Your mind doesn’t feel as sharp. Your skin feels dry and thin, your sleep unsteady. You love your partner, but your libido has disappeared. You find yourself looking at your reflection, wondering where the old “you” has gone. And perhaps, for the first time in a long time, you feel… fragile. Not in the weak sense of the word, but in the way that things feel closer to the surface. The emotions. The memories. The longing. The grief for what used to feel easy.
As a psychotherapist in New York City and midlife coach supporting women through perimenopause and menopause, I see this every day. Women who are strong, intuitive, successful—and utterly bewildered by how unfamiliar their inner world feels. This time of life is not just hormonal. It’s existential. It’s spiritual. It’s about identity, power, and the question that begins to echo through everything: