Maria Kirsch EP LMHC

Thoughts on Being a Therapist

One thing which makes Emergence Psychotherapy different is that we do not believe in brokenness. Nor do we blame people. Blame only makes things worse. At the same time, we speak directly and honestly when it comes to holding people accountable. We see responsibility without blame as the fertile ground for change.

The main thing that makes our work different, though, is that we never ask people to “imitate normal.” Being authentic and real is the only way to have a good life. We also see will-powered changes as useful only in emergencies, as temporary aids.A true therapy always leads to permanent changes in a person’s nature, especially changes which increase this person’s ability to love.

About Maria Kirsch

Maria Kirsch is a licensed psychotherapist (an LMHC) and a formal student of Emergence Psychotherapy for the last seven years. She is an Emergence Psychotherapy Practitioner (Level 4), an editor, and the previous owner of a yoga and meditation center. Earlier in life, she spent years traveling the world, where she studied language and culture in Spain and fund-raised to end sex trafficking and slavery of young children in South India. She is continually drawn to learn all she can about the nature of suffering, so she can help teach others to emerge from their own.

Contact Info

Emergence Psychotherapy
55 Old Nyack Tpke STE 608
Nanuet, NY 10954

email: maria.kirsch@theemergencesite.com
cell: (845) 359-0238

Books

Therapy for Therapists (a guide to changing lives) – 2020

Did You Know Your Diagnosis Is Bullshit? (a how-to guide to diagnosing with kindness) – 2024