“…a psychotherapist and an actor are much the same thing.”
–Wallace Shawn to actor/therapist Zelik S. Mintz, LCSW, CCH
For the first few decades of my working life, I was a stage performer in plays, and actor-singer in musicals and sometimes in a band setting. I’ve been an Actor’s Equity member since the early 80’s. When the instability of the lifestyle finally took its toll, I had to ask myself, “if I weren’t an actor, what else would fulfill me? What else might I have a passion for?”
Being a therapist, helping people. Historically, I was seemingly always the person others would seek out for advice, the person someone would come out of the closet with, the person from whom many would ask for relationship advice. When I came to the crossroads of putting my theater career on an hiatus and becoming a therapist, the daunting necessity of returning to academia filled me with fear. But, I thought it time to finally get properly schooled in the advice I’d been dispensing all my life. I’m an unconventional person, who has lived an unconventional life. I’m still a part-time actor/singer and full-time therapist. (You’d be amused by how much these two professions intersect.) With the advent of the Virtual Practice, I can do therapy from anywhere, but I have a really groovy office, that one can enjoy virtually, or in person.
Your choice.
To book your free 30-minute introductory session, to see if it’s a good fit for us to work together, please call the office: (845) 758-0563.
Or if you prefer email: nataliebrownlmsw [AT] gmail [DOT] com (written to avoid the SPAM robots).
Education, Training and Certification Programs:
- B.S. in Human Development (concentration in Developmental Psychology), SUNY Empire State College, 2017
- M.S. in Social Work, SUNY School of Social Welfare, 2019
- Master Certified Life Coach Certificate, International Coach Federation, 2021
- Psychotherapy Networker Symposium – 2020
- Psychotherapy Networker Symposium – 2021
- Psychotherapy Networker Symposium – 2022
- Psychotherapy Networker Symposium – 2023
- Psychotherapy Networker Symposium – 2024
- Psychotherapy Networker Symposium – 2025
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