Demire Coffin-Williams , LMHC

Demire Coffin-Williams is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in New York who brings a holistic, recovery-oriented approach to therapy. He integrates approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) to tailor treatment to each person or couple. LMHC indicates a licensed mental health counselor qualified to provide clinical counseling in the state of New York.

He earned a master’s degree in clinical counseling and completed an additional specialty in sexual orientation, which informs his work with diverse sexual identities and relationship styles. Demire works with individuals and couples across LGBTQ and straight communities, and with people in monogamous or ethically poly-formed relationships, addressing a broad range of emotional and behavioral concerns.

After an extensive career in non-profit, agency, and hospital settings, Demire now practices in a private setting where he centers the philosophies of holism and recovery. He believes people are not defined by a diagnosis and focuses on helping clients find the freedom and tools to build the life they want.

His clinical experience includes supporting people with depression, anxiety and phobias, addiction and substance use concerns, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, trauma and personality disorders, recovery from infidelity, sexual functioning concerns across gender identities, and those considering gender reassignment surgery.

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