Be
Who you are meant
To be
Therapy for creating the change you desire
Meet Tyvon
Tyvon is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice. As a therapist, Tyvon has one goal in mind: to help you create the change you desire. Tyvon achieves this by employing knowledge and techniques based on various disciplines. They include evidence based therapies, actionable and realistic exercises, Western and Eastern spiritual and philosophical concepts, metaphors, and parables. Tyvon's belief is that the root of all successful outcomes in therapy comes from establishing a genuine, authentic, trusting, and collaborative relationship. It is his understanding that therapy cannot be successful without these ingredients.
​
Tyvon earned his Masters degree in Social Work at Adelphi University. He went on to receive specialized training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Anger Management, and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. Additionly, he is licensed to practice in the state of New York and New Jersey. In his spare time, Tyvon enjoys martial arts, drawing, connecting with loved ones, movies (mainly action and comedy), outdoors, etc. He enjoys the service he provides.
Client Focus
Tyvon has years of experience in treating clients struggling with Depression, Anger Management, Trauma, Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Life Transitions, Relationship issues, etc. Throughout the years, Tyvon has noticed that most of his clients with such issues tend to have the following themes at the root. As a result, these themes came to represent his clinical expertise. The descriptions in each theme does not necessarily describe a client in full, rather, it details different experiences that clients would have. If you find that one of these resonates with you, contact Tyvon to see how he can assist you to building the life you desire.
Self-Esteem Issues
​
Here, this person usually has trouble seeing their worth. They are not sure how or why they matter, or they believe they don't matter at all. Their worthiness tends to be based largely on the approval/acceptance of others, forgoing authentic values and needs completely. Then, when they don't receive this validation, they feel a sense of worthlessness. Even when this person has success in multiple domains (family, relationships, career, and financial), they still believe they are not good enough, inadequate, and/or they are unworthy of love. A history of abandonment or abuse also leads this person to believe they are unworthy. Paradoxically, this person may also deeply desire to be loved. For this reason, they find themselves staying in relationships that are unhealthy and dysfunctional, sometimes becoming codependent. It's common for this person to believe that things go wrong because it's them. In their mind, good things aren't meant for them neither do they feel deserving. Confidence is also often nonexistent, and so this person overthinks, withdraws, or overcompensates as a way to avoid failure. To them, failure is an indication of their worth.
Existential Issues
This person experiences uncertainty, confusion, or completely does not know who they are, the direction they're going in, and/or what makes their life meaningful. Sometimes, they may not even know what they truly value. There is a constant struggle in finding work that is a better fit with their values; which usually involves not knowing where or how to begin searching, and what is the right question to ask. As a result, they feel stuck and hopeless. Perhaps they are lacking structure and routine, and are unsure how to establish one that is reliable. There is difficulty with finding fulfillment in their life; appearing as though all of the ingredients needed are out of reach. Without appropriate direction, they often feel high levels of anxiety about the future. They may have lost a relationship or something significantly meaningful. This in turn, leads to this person questioning if they are enough or if there is purpose to their life. Since what was lost held deep meaning, they believe that there isn't anything else that would suffice.
Confidence Issues
This person struggles with knowing what they are capable of. At one time, they may have felt that they're on top. That is until experiencing losing a job or a relationship that left them reevaluating (or second guessing) themselves. Or perhaps it was due to living a life where they never saw their capabilities, leading to them believing they lack competence in general. In many cases, this person was never encouraged to achieve or excel. Here, this person has an idea of what kind of person they want to be, relationships they want to have, and life they want to live. However, there are usually three barriers to reaching their goal. The first is that they do not know the steps to achieve their goal. The second is that they have trouble trusting themselves to do so consistently when they do know. The third is they avoid pursuing success (in multiple areas) because they don't believe they have the intelligence and competence needed. Since this is their usual lived experience, this person is sometimes angry and highly critical of themselves for not meeting their own expectations.
Approach to Therapy
Why choose Tyvon?
In addition to informing potential client's about specialized training and practices, Tyvon believes it is equally important to describe his therapeutic style. The purpose is to give more insight into exactly how he provides therapeutic services. This way, potential clients can have a much easier time deciding whether or not his services are best fitted for their needs.​​​​
Your work together will be
Tyvon may be an expert when it comes to psychology and behavior, but you are the expert and the author of your life. It is for this reason that he'll ensure your work together is a consequence of a joint effort. This is accomplished through his patiently listening, getting an in-depth and thorough understanding of where you are and want to be, and then developing specific tools that you find makes the most sense for you. His purpose here is to act as a guide for the destination you choose.
Collaborative
Psycho-education, an explanation & application of psychological concepts, theories, & tools, will be a foundational part in your sessions. Additionally, Tyvon believes it is greatly important to understand yourself. This means understanding your unconscious motivations, core beliefs, how your emotions are directly connected to your needs/values, & how all of it influences your behaviors. This has proven to be absolutely necessary because awareness creates choice.
Informative
Many solutions will be practical, actionable, and realistic. Put simply, you will know how to get from point A to point B as defined by you. To accomplish this, solutions will be based on your values and emotional needs. These values & needs will be used to guide your behavior towards therapeutic goals. When necessary, the behavior will be simplified to one that's effortless and seamless to commit to daily. The goal is for therapy to be tailored to each individual's desired outcome.
Solution Focused
Seeing is believing. Although in-depth explanations of interventions are a good reinforcement, experience has consistently proven time and again that it is the best teacher. This means that instead of only recommending which interventions to practice outside of session, Tyvon will show you the interventions effectiveness and how to apply them effectively for best results in session. Through practicing each technique while in session, he highlights and explains its utility step by step.
Experiential