Therapy for Guilt midtown manhattan
Our Midtown Manhattan therapists specialize in therapy for guilt, offering both in-person and online sessions to help you reclaim peace of mind and restore balance in your life and relationships.
- Headaches
- Overthinking
- difficulty concentrating
- perfctionism
- Self-doubt
- Fatigue
- Feelings of guilt and shame
- muscle tension
- digestive issues
- Intrusive thoughts
- shortness of breath
- And many others
Guilt can affect your emotional and physical well-being, leading to overthinking, tension in your body, trouble sleeping, fatigue, and even headaches. It can chip away at your confidence and make it hard to connect with others.
Cognitive and somatic symptoms of guilt can include:
Are feelings of guilt or shame holding you back?
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Helps you recognize unhelpful thinking patterns, reframe the story you’re telling yourself, and find more balanced ways to move forward.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Dives into the deeper roots of your guilt — not just what happened, but why it’s sticking with you — to bring clarity and lasting healing.
- Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT): A gentle and affirming approach that builds your capacity to treat yourself with the same care and kindness you’d offer someone you love.
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy: Teaches you how to stay present instead of getting stuck in painful mental loops of what-ifs and should-haves.
Frequently Asked Questions About Therapy for Guilt
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What therapy is best for guilt?
Can a therapist help me deal with guilt?
Yes — and not just by listening. A good therapist doesn’t just nod along; they help you understand where your guilt comes from, whether it’s earned or misplaced, and what you can do with it now.
What is the coping mechanism for guilt?
Everyone copes with guilt differently, but there are some tools that can really help. Learning to speak to yourself with more kindness through self-compassion can be a powerful start. Challenging those all-or-nothing thoughts that keep looping in your mind can also create space for relief. Sometimes it’s about figuring out what repair or responsibility means to you—not to punish yourself, but to move forward with more peace. If guilt is tied to people-pleasing or unrealistic expectations, setting healthy boundaries can be a game changer. And when guilt shows up in the body, grounding exercises and breathwork can help ease the tension.
Healing starts with honesty, but it grows with self-compassion. Guilt can be a sign that you care, but when it becomes too heavy, it often leads to shame or self-blame. Working through it means understanding where it’s coming from, letting go of the need to be perfect, and learning to speak to yourself with more kindness. Self-forgiveness isn’t about forgetting. It’s about accepting what happened, learning from it, and allowing yourself to move forward.
How to heal from guilt and regret?
Therapy for guilt is a deeply personal journey, and it’s important to have support that meets you where you are. Effective treatment looks at all parts of your life, addressing how guilt affects your thoughts, behaviors, body, and relationships.
Our therapists use a variety of approaches tailored to your unique experiences and needs. Every therapy plan is customized with your goals and preferences in mind to help you move toward healing and self-acceptance.
Whole person healing for the mind and body
how we treat therapy for guilt
Therapy Frameworks
EMDR
INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS (IFS)
Somatic
Dialectical behavior (DBT)
MINDFULNESS-BASED (MBCT)
Psychodynamic
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL (CBT)
Attachment-based
Trauma focused
Biofeedback
