Psychotherapy for Adults Seeking Lasting Change
When You Feel Stuck
You may have tried to change — to think differently, cope better, or push through — yet something familiar keeps returning. I work with adults who feel emotionally stuck — often capable and responsible in many areas of life, yet privately struggling with anxiety, discouragement, self-criticism, or a sense of disconnection.
Therapy offers space to slow down and understand what feels difficult to shift on your own.
When Patterns Keep Repeating
Certain emotional themes and relationship dynamics can follow us for years. Many people come to therapy after trying hard to change on their own. You may have worked to think differently, cope better, or push through difficult feelings, yet familiar patterns keep returning. Together, we explore how past experiences and internal patterns continue to shape the present — often outside of awareness. Rather than focusing only on symptom relief, I aim to help you understand the emotional themes beneath those patterns, and understanding these themes and patterns creates room for change.
About my approach
A Thoughtful, Depth-Oriented Approach
Rather than focusing only on symptom relief, we will look beneath the surface to understand why certain struggles persist — and how they can gradually transform.
My work is grounded in psychodynamic psychotherapy, a depth-oriented approach that explores how earlier experiences and internal dynamics continue to shape present relationships, decisions, and self-perception. As insight develops within a steady therapeutic relationship, change often becomes more meaningful and lasting.
I see therapy as a collaborative process. Sessions are thoughtful, reflective, and paced to support genuine understanding rather than quick fixes.
About Dennis Boyle, LCSW, Psychotherapist
I earned my Master’s degree in Social Work from Long Island University – Post Campus, and pursued advanced clinical training at the Metropolitan Center for Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, where I studied psychodynamic approaches that emphasize understanding the deeper roots of emotional distress. Early in my career, I worked at a mental health clinic in Manhattan, New York, where I gained valuable experience supporting individuals facing a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
Over the past ten years in clinical practice, I have worked with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, self-esteem concerns, and persistent emotional patterns that can interfere with feeling fulfilled or connected. My approach is collaborative and thoughtful, integrating insight-oriented work with practical support when needed. Therapy with me is not about quick temporary fixes, but about developing meaningful self-understanding that leads to lasting emotional change.
In addition to professional training, I bring life experience that allows me to appreciate the complexity of life’s responsibilities, work pressures, identity, and the quiet struggles that often remain unseen by others. Clients frequently tell me they value the empathy, patience, and emotional steadiness I bring to the therapeutic relationship.
INSURANCE AND FEES
15 minute phone consultation Free
First session is 60 minutes $225
Subsequent sessions are 45 minutes $175
I accept the plans of many insurance companies. If I am not able to accept your insurance, you may self-pay and then seek some reimbursement from your insurance company if you have out of network benefits; I make submitting your claim directly to your insurance carrier very convenient for you. Check your health insurance policy for out of network benefits or contact your insurer to ask if you have out of network benefits. For self-paying clients I accept payment via Zelle, or cash.
Insurances I accept:
Aetna
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Indiana
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield New York
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Northeastern New York
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Oxford
Oscar
United Healthcare
What I specialize in
Anxiety, Depression, Relationship issues, Emotional instability, Life transitions, Stress Management, Anger Management, Men's Issues, Mood Disorders, Self Esteem, Thinking Disorders, Women's Issues
Schedule your appointment.
I offer in office sessions, and video sessions. Via video I am able to work with clients that are located anywhere within New York State.
Schedule your free phone consultation or therapy session today to start your journey towards improved well-being.
(718) 208-5736
dennisbtherapist@gmail.com
2100 Deer Park Avenue, suite 6A
Deer Park, NY 11729
New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker: License 092612