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Marisa K. Mickel, LCSW
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I founded The Vichara Center as an intersection of psychological and meditation-based approaches to health and healing. This means I offer psychoanalytic psychotherapy, individualized meditation training, and/or a combination of both, with the aim of supporting your unique path in whatever way helps you most. 

I know our capacity for joy, peace, healing, awareness, and change to be nearly infinite -- provided we have a strong desire and the right support. Psychotherapy and meditation, offered responsibly and empathically, can be exactly that support.

I'd love to join you on your journey.   
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"The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are."
-- C. G. Jung

Services

The Vichara Center offers two primary services, either individually or combined:
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
I'm a licensed psychoanalytic psychotherapist (LCSW) working with individuals, groups, and couples. I'm eclectically trained and adept at working with a range of traditional concerns, including anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and end-of-life themes (such as mourning, pregnancy loss, and the dying process).

I specialize in nuanced work with high achievers, meditators, and creative professionals. That said, I believe the most important part of any effective treatment is the client-therapist alliance. If you instinctively suspect we'd be a good fit, you're probably right. 
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​"And then the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." 
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-- Anais Nin​
​Meditation Instruction + Consultation
I'm also a certified meditation teacher with a decades-long personal practice and thorough training in a range of meditation traditions and techniques. My combined interest in psychology and meditation has led to a deep study of meditation mind-types and the different effects of various meditation techniques both on the brain generally, and in interaction with specific mental health conditions. While non-personalized group instruction and apps can be effective, not every meditation technique is appropriate for every person or group. This is where I come in.

I offer highly individualized meditation support and instruction to individuals who may be experiencing difficulty with their current practice, or who are interested in developing, honing, or deepening a personalized meditation practice.

​Meditation can be an incredibly powerful and effective tool. I'm here to help you use it frictionlessly.
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Getting Started 


​​Marisa K. Mickel, LCSW
The Vichara Center 
80 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1004
New York, NY  10011

(646) 504-5254
marisa (at) vicharacenter.com

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​​Marisa K. Mickel, LCSW  |  The Vichara Center   |  80 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1004  |  New York, NY 10011
(646) 504-5254  |  marisa (at) vicharacenter.com
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