Dr. Passarelli provides psychotherapy services for adolescents and adults, couples and families. Each client has an individualized therapy plan that is specific to their current goals (personal, professional and/or academic). The treatment plan is comprehensive so that your therapy objectives extend beyond the near term, making them effective for future situations and long term goals.

Specialty Areas

• Anxiety, Depression

• Life Stage Transitions, Family Transitions

• Interpersonal Relationships and Communication

• Emotion-Driven Behaviors

• Identity and Self-Image

• Social Anxiety and Avoidance

• Work-life Balance 

• School Transitions and Adjustments

• Trauma and Recovery

• Loss and Bereavement

• At-risk Behaviors, Substance Use, Impulsivity, Anger

• Perfectionism, Self-Defeating Behaviors, All-or-nothing-thinking

• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Dr. Passarelli places an emphasis on a positive therapy and working relationship. He encourages clients to ask questions about their treatment plan and treatment goals so they can achieve a "good therapy match” and monitor therapy progress.

Examples of short- and long-term treatment goals include:

• Decreasing anxiety, depression or impulsive feelings

• Effectively working through life stage transitions, e.g., academic, career, relationships, life events and loss

• Understanding your approach to interpersonal communication as well as the approach of others around you

• Enhancing your sense-of-self

• Reinforcing effective decision-making and problem-solving

• Overall health, wellness and quality of life goals

Therapy Specialization

Dr. Passarelli has extensive experience in various treatment modalities, each rooted in theory and supported by research and evidence-based practice. This includes:

• Psychological and Diagnostic Assessment

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

• Psychodynamic Therapy

• Trauma-Focused Therapy

• Family Systems Therapy

• Couples Therapy