Real Residents
We are a venue that caters to independent practitioners & health providers
Learn more about who you can work with, train alongside, and vibe with at For Real Spaces below:
Founder & Resident Therapist
Dr. Fabrice Lubin
I am a clinical psychologist, poet, father and child of Haitian immigrants.
My professional experience is reflected across the lifespan and in a variety of settings including trauma-work, college counseling, IOP/PHP hospital programming, depression, anxiety, self-injury, career changes, and identity exploration.
I interweave evidence-based practice with an emphasis toward radical change to create concise, supportive, and tangible interventions. If you observe that you've been stuck for quite awhile, I'm particularly adept at providing perspective.
My work is designed for individuals desiring something new, impactful, and meaningful.
Website forrealtherapy.com
Questions? frlubin@forrealtherapy.com
Resident Therapist
Dr. Brian Kong
I provide individual and couples therapy to adults presenting with various issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, grief, or stress.
I utilize a variety of therapeutic styles in my treatment approach including humanistic, relational and psychodynamic based approaches. I also make use of emotion-focused therapy and cognitive-behavioral-based approaches when working with couples and symptomatic issues, respectively.
Apart from various theoretical approaches, I believe that art and pop culture highlight themes that people resonate with in therapy and welcome the opportunity to integrate some of these unifying themes in our work together.
Website: briankongpsyd.com
Questions?: bkong.psyd@gmail.com
Resident Therapist
Kathleen Pendergast, LCPC
I provide individual & couples therapy to adults presenting with various challenges including anxiety, depression, grief/loss, trauma, relationship issues, life transitions, & other sources of stress. I take an integrative approach to counseling that includes aspects of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Client-Centered, & Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, among many others modalities of treatment. I also find it helpful to incorporate your learning style, personality, & interests into therapy in order ensure these therapeutic approaches stay fresh and relevant to you!
My goal is to provide each person I work with an emotionally safe environment where they feel comfortable exploring even the biggest challenges, whether it is how to manage overwhelming emotions, rebuild a more honest sense of identity, learn to recognize and fight unhealthy or toxic patterns in life & relationships, confront past trauma or abuse, or other flavors of struggle. Many of my clients battle mood disorders, daunting life transitions, relationship issues, as well as navigate cultural barriers, LGBTQ integration struggles, grief/loss, trauma, & body image discomfort/disordered eating.
I believe that therapy can look as many ways as there are people, that you are allowed to feel however you feel and you are allowed to voice those feelings in therapy to your therapist, and that we get out of therapy the work that we put into it, just like most things in life. My website has a fun little page that is dedicated to what therapy can be, what it can mean, what it can address, how it can relate to real life/real world struggles, and what can be done to address those struggles we all face as humans. Check out out the link below to learn more!
Website: kathleenpendergasttherapy.com
Questions?: begin@kathleenpendergasttherapy.com