Harry Szachtel, LCSW

Be smart find someone else. After I went heard from a few other people that they had similar bad experiences to me. He’s not honest. And repeated things I’ve told him. He also repeated things to me that others told him. Besides lacking confidentiality, he messed up badly hurting my family! Be smart keep away!

Therapist used " REFRAMING TECHNIQUES" to help me cope with my anxieties. This therapist is Excellent. T. R

I was suffering extreme stress. Mr Szachtel helped me To find ways to change my life. I very much recommend this therapist. David. L

I have suffered with fears, phobias, and very great fear of covid-19. This therapists has helped me very much. He is a very good therapist. N. S

we recommend this therapist. we completed the parenting course the compassion and sympathy for our challenging situation is most appropriated Avi and Chava

I have been paranoid about covid-19, Mr Szachtel Helped me navigate my fears, and overcome my fears, It was the most difficult year in my life, his kindness saved me, I recommend this therapist Shimon, K.

My life has one of misery. there were surgeries and slow recovery. Mr Szachchel helped me to understand my challenges and helped me develop COPING skills To succeed in life. Thank you to a caring therapist. Aaron. G.

I have experienced much pain this year of covid-19 My fears became overwhelming , Mr szachtes's work shop and role plays helped me survive this traumatic journey,. I recommend this therapist. Amy T.

Our 14 year old daughter has had a life with many challenges. She has some disabilities which have prevented her from achieving in school. Our therapist has been a game changer! Mr. Szachtel has guided our child to find personal recognition and achieve measurable improvement. She has finally found herself, has more self - confidence, and is enjoying life for the first time in her life. We happily recommend this therapist. R. Weiss

I was having anxiety and a pervasive fear of getting the Corona virus. Invasive terrifying thoughts were a frequent part of my life. this impacted my life in many ways and was a trigger to my feelings of despondency and isolation. My PCP referred me to go to Mr Szachtel. In therapy I learned how to reduce my fears and techniques of coping with my anxiety. I now have the self- confidence to go on with my life while also exercising reasonable precaution. I recommend this therapist. E. T

We recommend this therapist. Most of our family communication was shouting, oppositional and chaotic. The kids were mostly in chaos all the time. We were near physical and mental collapse. By using role play our therapist taught us communication style, establishing boundaries and goals. We now have a new lease on life.

I have always had some anxiety and with the onset of Corona Virus my fears acute. Mr Szachtel taught me how to do self-care and to reframe my fears and use avoidance tactics. This therapist is very effective, and I recommend him.

My son has learning disabilities and was shamed on a frequent basis by class members. This occurred during recess and lunch on a regular basis. My son received counseling from this therapist to learn techniques of how to respond to their ridicule. As well Mr Szachtel used several techniques to build his social skills and self-esteem. Additionally. Mr Szachtel advocated with his teachers and school authorities to make sure this does not repeat itself. We thank him for his many interventions, and we recommend this therapist.

My husband lost his job and this negatively impacted the functions of the entire family. Mr. Szachtel helped us all cope, to learn how to be supportive to each other. The therapy reduced our tension, taught us to accept the reality of our new situation, as well as how to complement each other's needs in words and actions. Mr. Szachtel was terrific. He was highly successful with us. He "worked" with "out of the box" ideas. We express gratitude and recommend this therapeutic approaches.

Covid-19 was the trigger causing much anxiety. We worked on developing coping skills to reduce our anxieties. Part of our work was considerable concentration on exercises such as power walking, cardiovascular workouts, diaphragmatic breathing and self-care techniques. The modality we used was solution focused therapy. We accomplished our goals. I recommend Mr Szachtel as a super therapist

We recommend Mr. Szachtel as a marriage therapist. Our marriage had reached an impasse when we had consistent verbal battles. We are both strong minded people which reduced the possibility of any sense of cooperation or reconciliation with each other. criticism and put-downs was our daily experience. We were both taught positive thinking of spouse through using eclectic modalities and making lists of positive things we see in each other and how we could potentially help each other in our daily challenges. We were both taught positive thinking and communication skills of reinforcement and methods of building each spouse. We did considerable amount of role play based on the above goals. We were taught in role play how to overcome and react to regression. This was the catalyst of our now successful marriage.

I had many phobias wich resulted in anxiety and misery, and eventually substance abuse. In therapy I learned to remove my phobias using rational emotive therapy and implementation of substitution technique. We reframed my thinking patterns. Once my anxiety and misery were removed I was able to stop the substance abuse with the therapist's help. An additional methodology we used was relaxation techniques which were implemented with much success. I recommend this therapist.

I have dated many people over a period of years. It was very frustrating not having success at finding a person to marry to enable me to finally leave my singlehood. It was suggested to me to meet this therapist who had accomplished several introductions leading to marriage. In therapy we worked to develop a communication style. In particular, how to express my feelings, how to express my fears, my needs, my expectations and how to develop effective communication. We did many role plays to enhance my abilities to reach an optimal level of expressing my feelings. This role plays helped me realize self esteem and a strong level of self confidence in dating. I finally found the person I wanted to share my life with and we are due to get married. I recommend this therapist to help other people develop their communication capabilities. The role plays were most effective in so many aspects of my life.

We had major marital argument. Then we had a separation and agreed to have a Divorce. The children begged us to seek therapy. We were referred to Mr. Szachtel. this turned out to be heaven sent. Most issues were carefully resolved in marital therapy. Working as a team we built boundaries and methods to express affection and gratitude and create a new reality in our lives resulting in reconciliation. We are now a happy functional loving family like never before. With much, much gratitude we warmly recommend Mr. Szachtel. to help resolve conflicts and find new vistas of love and effective communication. J. C.

My 8 year old son was often crying, afraid to go outside and had acute anxiety. In therapy he found several techniques how to respond to his anxieties. Initially, there was a process to teach him to understand his stressors. The therapeutic process helped him to start applying coping skills. With time he found confidence to overcome each of the anxieties and is now able to play outdoors and respond with confidence to stressors. I recommend this therapist, his patience and care were superb and has been a game changer for my son. L . S