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At Maverick Psychotherapy Group, we’re on a mission to connect dynamic, well-trained mental health professionals to individuals, couples, families, and groups in the Catskills and Hudson Valley communities and beyond.

Because we understand that the human struggle takes many forms—relational, social, physical, sexual, emotional, educational, economic, cultural, racial, political, and many other forms—we’re passionate about supporting the whole person’s innate capacity to heal.

We have a set of powerful and truly functional values to help guide us in our day-to-day decision making as we live our mission. These are the three values we hold dear in our work with clients and therapists: 

Community, Empowerment, and Dignity.

In keeping with our values, MPG recognizes that achieving social justice in our communities is a transformation that must occur on the inside and the outside of each one of us. The MPG practice is committed to training and education around social justice.


 

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About Us

Maverick Psychotherapy Group, formerly Maverick Family Counseling, began over 30 years ago when founder Barbara Rissman and her husband Dr. Randall Rissman saw the need to offer both medical services and psychotherapy to the Hudson Valley/Catskills community. This mind-body perspective (or bio-psycho-social perspective) continues to be at the core of our work at Maverick Psychotherapy Group.

Today, we’ve evolved into a collaborative group of expert, cutting-edge clinicians providing individualized, deeply personal mental health services, responsive to the family, the community, and the world around us. Our work takes into consideration systemic oppression and it’s influence on socio-economics, race, gender and identity.

We have two New York locations: Woodstock & Kingston.

Maverick Psychotherapy Group is proud to be an independently owned and operated small business.

 

Our Services

Maverick Psychotherapy Group provides a wide range of psychotherapeutic services. We create a treatment plan that fits the needs of each client.

  • Individual Psychotherapy

  • Couples Therapy

  • Family Therapy

  • Group Therapy

  • Psychological and Neuro-Psychological Assessments

  • School Based Counseling and Social Work Services

At MPG we treat a variety of mental health concerns, including:

  • Anxiety, fear, stress, panic attacks, phobias, trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Depression, grief and loss, isolation, chronic pain, adjusting to illness and disability

  • Relationship problems, couple difficulties, divorce or separation issues

  • Concerns or exploration around sex, sexuality, and/or identity

  • Parenting, child or adolescent issues, school and behavioral problems

  • Difficulty managing anger or conflict

  • Improving self esteem, personal growth or communication

  • Anxiety, PTSD, Depression and other mental health struggles resulting from systemic oppression

 

Our Process

There are many ways to facilitate healing. We offer many modalities in order to serve our community’s diverse needs.

Our skilled clinicians use a variety of modalities to facilitate personal transformation. Many of us specialize in trauma work and are educated in Somatic Experiencing®. The SE method is a body-oriented approach to healing from trauma and stress. The SE approach releases traumatic shock, which is key to transforming PTSD and the wounds of emotional and early developmental attachment trauma.

 
 

Please call 911 if you are in a crisis that requires immediate attention. Or call the Ulster County Mobile Mental Health Unit at 1 (844) 277-4820 or the Delaware County Mobile Crisis Assessment Team at 1 (844) 732-6228.

 
 
 
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