Jonah Mishaan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor in Brooklyn, NY who welcomes a wide range of clients across the lifespan. He specializes in helping students and young professionals navigate the complexities of anxiety, depression, relationships, substance abuse, and stress during emerging adulthood. Jonah takes the time to get to know each individual and define their treatment goals together, supporting clients as they make plans for the future and find their place in a changing world.
Jonah’s treatment approach is integrative, flexibly drawing from both insight-oriented and skill based techniques. He aims to equip clients with the concrete coping skills to manage overwhelming thoughts and emotions, while also exploring the deeper underlying issues and root causes.
Jonah has deep expertise in supporting clients in addiction recovery, and working with those who wish to explore their relationship to substances or who have a loved one struggling with addiction. He works at a gentle pace, helping clients to replace the role of the substance with healthier, more sustainable coping strategies.
In addition to his offices in East Flatbush and Midwood, Jonah offers the convenience of remote video sessions. For busy professionals, he has appointments available outside of traditional business hours. He looks forward to meeting new clients where they are at, and crafting a new plan for the future together. Jonah works with individuals who need help dealing with a particular problem as well as those dealing with more profound and deeper issues.
Substance use - Reducing and preventing the negative impact of drug and alcohol use and addictions on physical, emotional, and relational health
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
Relationships - Understanding one’s wants and needs in relationships; exploring patterns of interaction, addressing concerns, and strengthening satisfaction in relationships and dating
Career and school stress - Addressing school and workplace stress, time management and procrastination, work-life balance, and career ambivalence
Child & adolescent mental health - Working with children, teenagers, and parents on social, academic, and/or emotional challenges addressing anxiety, family conflicts, peer relationships, school stress, transition to college, social media pressures, self-esteem, hopelessness about the future, emotional disregulation
Frequency of sessions this provider offers to see clients once you are an established client.
Private Practice, 2018 - Present
Sephardic Bikur Holim Counseling Center, 2016 - Present
Brooklyn College Mental Health Counseling Program, MHC, 2016
Educational Alliance: Project Contact Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment, 2013 - 2014
New School for Social Research, MA in Psychology, 2013
Brooklyn College, BA, 2010
New York: 1008495-01
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