High Quality
Effective
Mental Health Care
Therapy for Anxiety & Trauma near Buffalo, NY
How We Help
Anxiety and Trauma Therapy near Buffalo, NY
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stuck in old patterns, or struggling to move past difficult life experiences? At J. Higgins Counseling, located in North Tonawanda, NY, serving Buffalo and the greater WNY area, our therapists offer in-person and online therapy with a focus on treating anxiety, trauma, and PTSD using evidence-based approaches like EMDR and ACT.
Whether you’re seeking short-term support or long-term healing, this practice provides compassionate, client-centered psychotherapy near Buffalo, NY. Together, we’ll help you regain clarity, confidence, and a sense of peace.
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Insurances Accepted by
J. Higgins Counseling:
- Independent Health (including Nova)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (Highmark, Anthem, FEP Blue & others)
- Univera
- Aetna (including Meritain)
- Out-of-network benefits of others
Insurances Not Accepted:
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Medicare Advantage plans
- Medicaid Managed Care plans
Coverage varies by therapist
J. Higgins Counseling Specialties & Affiliations
Therapeutic Services to Treat:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- PTSD
- Law Enforcement & other First Responders
- Acute Stress Following a Critical Incident
We offer interventions including:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
- Schema Therapy
We are affiliated with:
- Western New York Trauma Collaborative
- Western New York Trauma Recovery Network
Our Unique Approach
We offer a unique combination of therapeutic approaches designed to help you develop effective new strategies, enhance self-awareness and move forward in your life.
Our service provision is rooted in values including personal growth and development, trust, character, integrity, family, community, kindness, generosity, respect, privacy and freedom.
Skills
Learn how to be more mindful, tolerate stress, reduce emotional vulnerability and improve communication.
Insight
Action
Live your life in harmony with what is most important to you. Learn how to set yourself free, with a sense of confidence and mastery.
What People Are Saying
“EMDR has completely changed my life. I didn’t know what to think about it at first, but wow, it really works.”
“My perspective has completely changed, relationships, my job, how I see myself. I look back at how I used to think and act, and it’s so different now. I’m so much more open-minded and accepting.”
“Therapy showed me how to be a better version of myself. I’m a better husband, and soon I will be a father. I used to doubt whether I could be a good dad, but now I’m excited for it.”
“This has helped me to believe in myself, given me the confidence to try things I never thought I could be successful with.”
“I’ve never done anything for myself my whole life, only for other people. Now I do things for myself. I’ve drawn and painted my whole life, and I just drew something for myself for the first time. Thank you.”
“I have long dealt with anxiety and depressive disorders … but I now know how to handle them when they arise, and my overall quality of life has greatly improved. I was able to identify the deeper causes of my issues and was guided through a plan of action that gave me more control than I have had in many years. Additionally, the results have lasted. I am incredibly grateful.”
Break free from suffering – live a rich and fulfilling life.
Life can feel like a balancing act
Do you ever find yourself imagining and worrying about unpleasant futures with anxiety, fear and foreboding? Or find yourself dwelling on or reliving events from the past? What about comparing, judging and criticizing yourself or those around you? Maybe creating rules for yourself that feel restrictive and limiting?
Stuck, not broken
You may have tried to solve these problems by getting rid of them, avoiding them, outsmarting them, or overpowering them. However, it does not work in the psychological world of thoughts, feelings, memories, sensations, and urges. When we try this, we often end up feeling stuck, feeling like things will never change, and feeling like we cannot do anything about it.
Discover your path forward
You can break free from this struggle by being present, opening up to your experience and doing what matters. Live a vital life filled with meaning, fulfillment and satisfaction. Accept yourself and others, clarify what you care deeply about and live in harmony with your values.
Break free from suffering, live a rich and fulfilling life.
Life can feel like a balancing act
Do you ever find yourself imagining and worrying about unpleasant futures with anxiety, fear and foreboding? Or find yourself dwelling on or reliving events from the past? What about comparing, judging and criticizing yourself or those around you? Maybe creating rules for yourself that feel restrictive and limiting?
Stuck, not broken
You may have tried to solve these problems by getting rid of them, avoiding them, outsmarting them, or overpowering them. However, it does’t work in the psychological world of thoughts, feelings, memories, sensations, and urges. When we try this, we often end up feeling stuck, feeling like things will never change, and feeling like we cannot do anything about it.
Discover your path forward
You can break free from this struggle by being present, opening up to your experience and doing what matters. Live a vital life filled with meaning, fulfillment and satisfaction. Accept yourself and others, clarify what you care deeply about and live in harmony with your values.
Located in North Tonawanda, NY, serving Buffalo and the greater Western New York area.
Located within 20 minutes of:
- Buffalo, NY
- North Buffalo, NY
- Amherst, NY,
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- Williamsville, NY
- Kenmore, NY
- Tonawanda, NY
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- Wheatfield, NY
- Pendleton, NY
- Grand Island, NY
- Niagara Falls, NY
- Cheektowaga, NY