A space to slow down
and understand yourself.
You don’t need to
have it all figured out.
I’m Dr. Ernesto Lira de la Rosa, a licensed clinical psychologist in New York City. I offer warm, collaborative, and affirming therapy for adults. Our work offers a place to slow down and better understand yourself, your relationships, and what you want from life.
You may be feeling anxious or down, finding it hard to relax, or noticing relationship patterns you wish could change. You may simply feel that something isn’t quite right, without knowing why. Whatever brings you here, we can explore it together with curiosity and compassion, making connections between your past and present and opening up new possibilities for how you live and connect with others.
Getting Started
My approach to therapy
Therapy offers time to slow down and make sense of your feelings, relationships, and experiences. My approach is psychodynamic and relational. Together, we explore how your past shapes the present and how familiar patterns may influence the way you relate to yourself and others.
Our work is a conversation guided by curiosity and compassion. There is room for uncertainty, conflicting feelings, and things you haven’t yet found words for. We also pay attention to what comes up between us, allowing our relationship to become part of understanding what you experience elsewhere in your life.
I offer an affirming space that welcomes LGBTQ+ identities and recognizes how race, culture, gender, immigration history, and social context shape your experiences.
Services
Individual Therapy
You may be feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck in patterns that are difficult to understand or change. Perhaps you're hard on yourself, struggle in relationships, or find yourself reacting in ways that don't quite make sense to you.
In our work together, we'll take time to understand what's happening in your life, including how your past experiences, relationships, and ways of coping may be shaping how you feel today.
Therapy is a space to be curious about yourself, make sense of difficult experiences, and begin finding new ways of relating to yourself and others.
Couples Therapy
Relationships can be deeply meaningful, but they can also bring up frustration, uncertainty, and patterns that are difficult to change. You may find yourselves having the same arguments, feeling misunderstood, or struggling to communicate what you need from one another.
In couples therapy, we'll work to better understand the patterns that emerge between you, including how each partner's experiences, expectations, and ways of responding may be shaping the relationship.
My goal is to help you develop a deeper understanding of one another, communicate more openly, and find ways to feel more connected.
Psychodynamic Supervision & Consultation
I offer clinical consultation for licensed mental health professionals who are interested in developing a deeper understanding of their work with existing clients through a psychodynamic lens.
Together, we can explore the therapeutic relationship, recurring patterns in the clinical work, and the thoughts and feelings that arise for you as a therapist. This can include thinking about transference, countertransference, and how your own responses may help you better understand what's happening in the room.
Whether you're newer to psychodynamic thinking or have been practicing for years, consultation offers a space to slow down, think together, and approach your clinical work with greater curiosity and intention.
Address
220 5th Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone
(347) 652-1148
ernestolira@delarosatherapy.com