Mandy Lam, LMSW, LCAT-LP, MA, MT-BC

Sex/Gender: Female
Pronouns: She / Her
Ethnicity: Chinese
Bio

Psychotherapy can serve as a safe, nurturing, and nonjudgmental space to work through challenges in your everyday life. As a psychotherapist and music therapist, my approach is integrative, person-centered and strength-based. Being seen, heard, and accepted for who we are is a universal need. It is when people feel seen and accepted by others, that they are able to fully embrace themselves, and show up authentically in all aspects of their lives.

 

I believe that clients  have everything they need within themselves to reach their full potential. My role is to guide you to embody parts of yourself that you may be struggling to accept, discover aspects of yourself that you may be unfamiliar with, and explore different ways of coping to live a more fulfilling life.

 

As a therapist of color and first-generation immigrant, it is my priority to understand how your intersecting identities have impacted your life and your way of thinking, as well as how that shapes the way you navigate the world. In psychotherapy treatment, I use a combination of attachment-based, psychodynamic, process-oriented, and mindfulness-based approaches, along with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques.

 

“When words fail, music speaks” – Hans Christen Andersen

 

Music therapy can be incredibly helpful and powerful when we struggle to talk about difficult experiences, especially when we may not always have the words to express how we truly feel. Music allows us to tap into our inner child and creativity. Together, we can explore and make meaning out of your experiences.

 

In music therapy, I use a combination of improvisation, lyric-analysis, music composition, and sound healing to supplement the verbal processing of talk therapy. My priority is to always meet my clients where they are, and tailor my approach based on their specific treatment goals and needs.

Qualifications
License Number: 116508
License State: New York
Practice Information
Sliding Scale / Reduced Fee Accepted: Yes
Types of Insurance Accepted: Out of Network, Private Pay, Medicaid, Aetna, Cigna
Location
New York, New York, United States
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Modalities
Individuals, Couples
Therapy Offered
Telehealth/Teletherapy
Types of Therapy
Attachment-based/Relational Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Music Therapy, Integrative, Humanistic, Coaching, Interpersonal
Issues
Anxiety, Women's Issues, Trauma and PTSD, Spirituality, Stress, Self Esteem, Relationship Issues, Personal Growth, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Depression, Grief
Last modified: April 17, 2023

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