Meredith Shirey, MS, LMFT

Meredith Shirey, MS, LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Meredith is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the Practice Director at Manhattan Relationship Counseling and Psychotherapy. She is a Clinical Fellow member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and a Topic Expert for GoodTherapy.org. She received both her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling degrees from the University of Albany, State University of New York. SUNY is nationally recognized as one of the top five programs in the US for counseling psychology. Meredith specializes in couples therapy and has extensive training in this area, including training from The Gottman Institute and in Emotionally-Focused Couples Training.

“My approach to treating clients is to convey warmth and acceptance, while also being direct. I believe in balancing insight and behavioral change- meaning that I find the best outcomes in therapy come from a combination of helping clients learn about the origins of their issues, while also giving them tools to enact change in their present lives. Though I offer therapy in a variety of forms including individual, couple, and family; all of my work has a common theme of improving interpersonal relationships. I believe that as social beings, we are always confronted with interpersonal interactions, which can sometimes become distressing. Whether it be a spouse, intimate partner, family member, friend, child, or co-worker, we all encounter relationships that can be a source of enjoyment as well as stress. For this reason, I typically use a variety of therapeutic techniques that pull from relationally-based theories of psychotherapy.”

Meredith is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the Practice Director at Manhattan Relationship Counseling and Psychotherapy. She is a Clinical Fellow member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and a Topic Expert for GoodTherapy.org. She received both her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling degrees from the University of Albany, State University of New York. SUNY is nationally recognized as one of the top five programs in the US for counseling psychology. Meredith specializes in couples therapy and has extensive training in this area, including training from The Gottman Institute and in Emotionally-Focused Couples Training.

“My approach to treating clients is to convey warmth and acceptance, while also being direct. I believe in balancing insight and behavioral change- meaning that I find the best outcomes in therapy come from a combination of helping clients learn about the origins of their issues, while also giving them tools to enact change in their present lives. Though I offer therapy in a variety of forms including individual, couple, and family; all of my work has a common theme of improving interpersonal relationships. I believe that as social beings, we are always confronted with interpersonal interactions, which can sometimes become distressing. Whether it be a spouse, intimate partner, family member, friend, child, or co-worker, we all encounter relationships that can be a source of enjoyment as well as stress. For this reason, I typically use a variety of therapeutic techniques that pull from relationally-based theories of psychotherapy.”

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