Ester Buchnik(She/Her/Hers)

Ester Buchnik is a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern with a telehealth private practice in Florida, where she welcomes both couples and individuals 18+ who are seeking to receive pre-marital couples counseling, marital counseling, and individual therapy to create change in their lives. Many of her clients experienced symptoms of anxiety, infidelity, sexual abuse, or trauma that are taking a daily toll on the relationship. The relationships feel unbalanced and disconnected due to stress, criticism, defensiveness, stonewalling and emotional disconnect. Together, she supports clients to pull back the layers of resentment, frustration, and trauma in order to release painful past experiences and re-engage with their loved ones, and themselves in more meaningful ways

Ester’s approach is rooted in Solution Focused Therapy an evidence-based approach that focuses on helping clients collaborate for solutions with a combination of Emotional Focused Therapy to understand how their thoughts, feelings, emotions and behaviors are interconnected, so that they can begin to make targeted change. She works to help clients understand their communication styles and reactions and begin to problem-solve ways to introduce moments of calm, to help clients choose to respond differently rather than react in the face of anxiety.

Therapy sessions with Ester integrate both insight-oriented and skills-based approaches. She gently challenges clients to explore the root cause of their symptoms, gaining new awareness into their emotional and relationship patterns At the same time, she focuses on practical strategies, with an emphasis on mindfulness and solutions to help clients feel better in the here and now.

Ester’s first priority in starting with a new client is ensuring that they feel safe, heard, and like an equal partner in the therapeutic process. As a seasoned telehealth provider, she offers the convenience of remote sessions to help make therapy a core component of your self-care calendar.