Accepting new clients for morning, daytime, afternoon, & evening appointments in Midtown practice (updated July 08, 2020)
Diane Brennan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Midtown, Manhattan. She specializes in grief and has extensive experience offering short-term support for young adults. The majority of her clients are professionals in their 20s or 30s who are navigating a first-time loss. Many individuals who come to Diane want to work through existential issues and ultimately find a way to heal.
Diane’s sessions are client-centered in that she invites her clients to give their opinion and guide sessions. She uses an eclectic combination of modalities, drawing on cognitive-based therapies, a narrative approach, and constructivist approaches. She is also experienced in facilitating creative expression in the therapy room, including through art, music, and guided meditation. Diane knows that grief is such a unique process, so she strives to create an individualized treatment plan that works for the individual she is treating.
Diane offers a safe space where clients can work through their grief and loss along with any other challenges they are facing. Outside of individual therapy, Diane facilitates groups and workshops around grief and bereavement. Her office is located near the 57th Street subway station.
Loss, grief, and bereavement - Emotionally preparing for the anticipated passing of a loved one; managing feelings and reactions to a death or loss of significance; support during the process of healing and acceptance
End-of-life - Receiving a terminal diagnosis, death anxiety, processing feelings and thoughts about the dying process, life review, helping individuals and family members accept impending death, navigate choices and decisions regarding advanced directives and caregiving
Caregiver stress - Feeling overwhelmed, isolated and tired related to caring for a loved one. Difficulty relaxing, poor sleep, losing interest in activities you used to enjoy.
Chronic illness - Receiving a diagnosis; adjusting to lifestyle and medication changes; coping with related changes in mood, emotions, and relationships; managing symptoms and stress
Diane Brennan is not in-network with any insurances.
Read about the benefits of seeing an out-of-network provider here.
Diane can provide you with paperwork for your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network reimbursement.
Remote video therapy sessions offered? Yes
161 West 54th Street
Suite 602A
New York, NY 10019
Private Practice, 2015 - Present
VNSNY Hospice & Palliative Care, Visiting Nurse Service, 2012 - 2014
Metlife, 2005 - 2012
UBS, 1999 - 2005
New York Life, 1997 - 1999
Dreyfus, 1992 - 1997
Scudder Stevens & Clark, 1991 - 1992
Gabelli & Co, 1989 - 1991
Mitsui & Co, 1988 - 1989
Pace University, M.S. in Mental Heath Counseling with a concentration in Loss, Grief & Bereavement, 2011
Marist College, B.S., Business with concentration in Finance, Minor in Political Science, 1988
English
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