Etan Ben Ami, LCSW

I am a clinical social worker with licenses from Michigan and New York. I am trained to offer more than just good listening and advice. I am an expert in helping people like you see aspects of their problems that weren't obvious before. I know the right questions to ask in order to help you make a decision that is consistent with your wants, needs, faith, and values. I can also give you some simple exercises that will help you relax without taking drugs.

These are just a few of the problems I've helped people sort out in the past year:

• divorce
• domestic violence
• end of a significant relationship
• parenting problems, including step-parenting
• difficulty with other family members & in-laws
• coming out
• serious illness and other health problems
• unemployment
• re-location to another part of the country
• chronic loneliness
• chronic worrying and anxiety
• anxiety or panic attacks
• obsessions and compulsions
• recovery from trauma, including veterans' issues
• hopelessness & depression
• difficulty with anger

I pride myself on taking a non-judgmental approach to others actions and values. Your solution to problems needs to be truly yours. My job is to provide you with the tools to work with. No matter how long you've been struggling to cope, I can begin to help you cope effectively, starting today.

Currently I have offices in Forest Hills and Lynbrook, in New York. Earlier, I had a private practice in Southfield, Michigan. I've also worked at The Center for the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Farmington Hills, MI and at Catholic Social Services in Port Huron, MI.

Though I am new to Kasamba, I have provided counseling and psychotherapy via telephone and chat both through other services and through my private practice.

I have literally worked with hundreds of people. Most of them have been "normal", "regular" people who just needed some help coping with a difficult situation. In my office practice, I specialize in treating people with anxiety and stress-related problems.

My apologies to anyone who clicked on my (very Israeli) name hoping to find a Hebrew-speaking therapist. I was raised in New York City and my cultural outlook is American. My kitchen-table Hebrew is (unfortunately) not adequate for conducting counseling or psychotherapy sessions. I can only provide services in English.