Dr. Elyssa Barbash's specialized background makes her one of Tampa Bay's leading authorities in the assessment and treatment of trauma and PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Dr. Barbash has extensive experience in psychological assessment, working with couples, life coaching, and is trained in multiple evidence-based treatments for trauma/PTSD, depression, and anxiety.
Trauma can have long lasting effects on all aspects of your life, whether you remember the trauma or not. You might experience medical complications, physical symptoms such as tension or difficulty sleeping, and emotional symptoms such as anxiety, fearfulness, depression or shame. Treatment can prevent the onset or continuation of other problems.
Trauma can have long lasting effects on all aspects of your life, whether you remember the trauma or not. You might experience medical complications, physical symptoms such as tension or difficulty sleeping, and emotional symptoms such as anxiety, fearfulness, depression or shame. Treatment can prevent the onset or continuation of other problems.
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Please note, Tampa Therapy is a group therapy practice with several highly skilled and experienced licensed therapists. Please see below for information on our team. Dr. Elyssa Barbash is a Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida. She has over eleven years of clinical experiences working in outpatient, inpatient, residential, and partial-hospitalization programs.
If you're in search of a Therapist in Tampa that can assist with treatment from trauma and PTSD, Dr. Barbash of Tampa Therapy has advanced training in the treatment of trauma-focused therapy. PTSD is highly treatable, but requires you to step forward, stop avoiding, and actively pursue treatment. You can have a better quality of life in a few short weeks to months.
While traumatic events are incredibly stressful and shocking, they become "trauma" when a person's ability to cope is compromised. This often happens in response to events that are perceived as life or body threatening or after witnessing someone else's life be threatened or taken in a violent or shocking way.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a unique and powerful therapy for helping people deal with stress, trauma, painful memories and places in their lives where they are stuck. EMDR specifically targets traumas that have been "locked" in the brain, but can also be used for events that are not considered trauma in the traditional sense, such as ongoing teasing while in school, chronic childhood illness, etc.
For people who have never been to couples therapy, and especially for those who have never been to any type of therapy, it can seem like a daunting process to come in and share all of your personal problems with a complete stranger. This blog is intended to provide some guidance about what you can expect when you start couples therapy.
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Savannah M. Powell
Dec 17, 2021
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I’ve been seeing Stefanie at Tampa Therapy for several months now. She is extremely professional and kind, and goes out of her way to make sure your needs are being met. Thanks to her I have seen a drastice improvement in my mental health and my life overall, even after just a few short months. I would definitely recommend her to anyone trying to make changes and looking to start therapy. 😌
Christopher Nash
Nov 26, 2021
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Lindsay Graham
Nov 13, 2021
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I cannot rave enough about my experience at this practice. After only a few visits, I am already feeling dramatically better and making changes in my life for the long run. For some background, I called around to a few places, avoiding calling here thinking they would be expensive because of their reviews and specialization, and lo and behold they were much more affordable than nearly every other office I looked at. Yes, it is self pay, but you get what you pay for-and somehow they do an amazing job at providing a beautiful environment with the best therapists while keeping their prices low. I
Ann Marie Francis
Aug 29, 2021
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Jillian Ferrone
Aug 19, 2021
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Brianna is amazing! I couldn’t of asked for a better person to help me through this kinda messy thing we call life at the moment! She really listens and understands where you are coming from and then says her opinion about everything. My favorite thing about her is she is always there when you need her! If you are looking for just a great place to let your feelings out this is the place to go!
Christopher Lyman
Jul 27, 2021
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Really positive experience here. I called around to a lot of practices since I don’t have insurance and was surprised at how affordable this place is compared to most places. On top of that, they are extremely experienced and my therapist was clearly an expert in treating what I needed help with. My therapist took the time to clearly explain what I was going through in understandable terms, helped me to have realistic expectations for the therapy process, and walked me through the process. I now have so many tools to deal with things more effectively. I’m happy to say that I am doing better
Kayleigh Obert
May 03, 2021
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Zachary Ko
Apr 19, 2021
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Stefanie is amazing! She is down to earth and makes you feel so comfortable opening up and gives tips in dealing with what you came in for. She really listens and understands what’s going on. She makes you feel at home. Stefanie goes above and beyond for her patients. I’m so glad I found her! She has truly helped me!
