Passages Wellness & Counseling for Women

Passages Wellness & Counseling for Women Passages Wellness & Counseling for Women provides individual, couples and group counseling services focusing on the unique needs of women.

At Passages, our mission is to provide counseling, psychotherapy, support and education to individuals, couples and families in a safe, caring and compassionate environment. We assist clients in achieving the personal growth they are hoping to achieve. Our therapists are trained to work with a range of issues and have expertise in various treatment modalities. The Maternal Wellness Program at Passages specializes in Reproductive Mental Health, focusing on pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, and perinatal loss. Founded by Michelle Button, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R), our goal is to help clients find solutions to a wide range of life challenges and psychological issues and ultimately find balance in their lives. Blending conventional and alternative approaches, we draw on a variety of styles and techniques to incorporate what will be most helpful for each client. Ultimately, we work with each client to help them build on their strengths to identify and achieve life goals.

🍁 What’s on Your Autumn Bucket List? 🍂Fall is the season of slowing down, softening routines, and leaning into comfort.W...
10/19/2025

🍁 What’s on Your Autumn Bucket List? 🍂

Fall is the season of slowing down, softening routines, and leaning into comfort.
Whether it’s a solo hike, baking your favorite pie, or finally starting that book you’ve been meaning to read—this season invites you to reconnect with yourself.

✨ We’d love to know…
What’s on your autumn bucket list?
Drop it in the comments!👇

Need some inspiration?

Warm drinks & slower mornings ☕

Fall journaling by candlelight 🕯️

Pumpkin patches + cozy sweaters 🎃🧣

Saying “no” more often to protect your peace 💛

Walks that feel like a moving meditation 🌾

📣 You don’t have to stay stuck in the same stories that once kept you safe.Maybe you’ve been living in survival mode.May...
10/18/2025

📣 You don’t have to stay stuck in the same stories that once kept you safe.

Maybe you’ve been living in survival mode.
Maybe your inner critic has been louder than your inner compass.
Maybe you’ve forgotten what it feels like to trust yourself.

🌿 But here’s the truth:
You’re allowed to pause.
You’re allowed to shift.
You’re allowed to reset.

Resetting your mindset isn’t about perfection or pretending everything’s fine.
It’s about gently choosing a new perspective—one rooted in self-compassion, not self-blame.

💬 What would change if you believed this season could be different?

🧠✨ ADHD in Women: It Doesn’t Always Look the Way You ThinkFor many women, ADHD flies under the radar for years—masked by...
10/17/2025

🧠✨ ADHD in Women: It Doesn’t Always Look the Way You Think
For many women, ADHD flies under the radar for years—masked by perfectionism, people-pleasing, or the constant mental juggling act of work, caregiving, and emotional labor.

You might not be “hyperactive.”
You might seem organized.
You might have always been the “high achiever” who’s now quietly unraveling.

But inside?

Your brain never slows down

Simple tasks feel overwhelming

You’re exhausted from managing the invisible

ADHD in women often gets missed. Misunderstood. Or mislabeled as anxiety, depression, or burnout.

💖At Passages, we work with women to explore late-diagnosed ADHD, untangle the shame of being “too much” or “not enough,” and build support that actually works for your nervous system.

You are not lazy. You are not broken.
You are wired differently—and you deserve support that honors that💖

📩 Reach out if this resonates. We see you.

🎉💖 Happy 10th Passages Anniversary Shelley Fleit, PhD, LCSW!Today, we’re celebrating a truly special milestone — Shelley...
10/16/2025

🎉💖 Happy 10th Passages Anniversary Shelley Fleit, PhD, LCSW!

Today, we’re celebrating a truly special milestone — Shelley’s 10-year anniversary at Passages! For a full decade, Shelley has poured her heart, wisdom, and steady presence into our community, walking alongside countless women and families through healing, growth, and transformation.💖

From the very beginning, Shelley has embodied the spirit of Passages — grounded in compassion, authenticity, and deep respect for every person’s story. Her calm energy, thoughtful insight, and unwavering commitment to supporting women and families have touched the lives of so many.

Shelley, your impact reaches far beyond the therapy room. You’ve been a mentor, a grounding presence for our team, and a living reminder of why this work matters so deeply. Your dedication inspires us all to keep showing up with open hearts💖

Thank you, Shelley, for ten beautiful years of care, connection, and courage. We’re endlessly grateful to have you as part of the Passages family — here’s to the next chapter together!🥰

🍂 New episode on our YouTube Channel! Falling into Fall — Seasonal Transitions & Emotional Wellness As the air cools and...
10/16/2025

🍂 New episode on our YouTube Channel!
Falling into Fall — Seasonal Transitions & Emotional Wellness

As the air cools and the days grow shorter, many of us feel the shift — not just around us, but within us.

In our latest YouTube episode, “Falling into Fall,” Karen Peterson, LCSW-R, PMH-C and Michelle Button, LCSW-R, PMH-C, discuss the emotional impact of seasonal transitions — how the change in rhythm, light, and energy can stir reflection, tenderness, or even sadness.

We share gentle ways to care for your mental and emotional wellness this season — through mindfulness, connection, and honoring what your heart needs as you slow down.

✨ Tune in for a conversation filled with compassion, warmth, and practical ways to nurture yourself this fall.

🎥 Watch now on our YouTube channel, see link in bio ⬆️ or click on link below:
https://youtu.be/cIOFQw6soQg?si=31fc32LNRoNzxRAd

🕯️ Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day — October 15thToday, we pause to honor and remember all of the babies who are...
10/15/2025

🕯️ Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day — October 15th

Today, we pause to honor and remember all of the babies who are no longer in our arms but will forever live in our hearts.💜

For the parents and families who carry invisible grief and for those whose arms ache for what might have been — please know, you are not alone.

At Passages, we hold space for every story of loss, love, and longing. We know that grief after pregnancy or infant loss is not something to “get over.” It’s something you learn to live alongside — a love that continues, even in absence.

Your pain, your memories, your hope — they all matter.
Your baby mattered.
You matter.

🕯️Join us on tonight at 7pm your local time for the global event, Wave of Light, to honor the lives of babies who left this world too soon. Light a candle and keep it burning for at least an hour to create a continuous wave of light throughout the world in loving memory of all the babies we have lost.

🕯️💜 Join us on Wednesday, October 15th, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, at 7pm for the global event the Wave ...
10/14/2025

🕯️💜 Join us on Wednesday, October 15th, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, at 7pm for the global event the Wave of Light, to honor the lives of babies who left this world too soon.

✨ Light a candle at 7pm your local time and keep it burning for at least an hour to create a continuous wave of light throughout the world in loving memory of all the babies we have lost. Share your photos or videos with the hashtags . Thank you for your support!💜

💜 Donation Drive for Brighter Tomorrows, Inc.💜This October, in honor and support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, w...
10/13/2025

💜 Donation Drive for Brighter Tomorrows, Inc.💜

This October, in honor and support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we’re partnering with Brighter Tomorrows Inc., a local nonprofit supporting survivors of domestic violence and their families.

🗓️ Starting today through November 21st, Passages will be collecting needed donations to help provide essential items and comfort for those rebuilding safety, stability, and hope.

Every item given — from toiletries to cozy blankets to children’s essentials — becomes a reminder that healing is possible and that no one walks this path alone. 💜

Your generosity can help light the way toward brighter tomorrows for women and families in our community. Together, we can turn compassion into action. 💜

✨ Donations can be dropped off at our both Passages location in East Setauket and Sayville through November 21st. See list of requested items on the attached flyer.⬆️

✨ For more information about Brighter Tomorrows, Inc or to make a monetary donation, follow the link: https://brightertomorrowsinc.org/

💜

🍂 Our October Newsletter is Here! As the world begins to slow and the air turns crisp, this month’s newsletter is an inv...
10/13/2025

🍂 Our October Newsletter is Here!

As the world begins to slow and the air turns crisp, this month’s newsletter is an invitation to pause, reflect, and remember: you are not invisible.

Inside, we’re sharing gentle reminders, stories of strength, and ways to reconnect with yourself as the season shifts. 💫

Take a moment for you — pour a cup of tea, find a cozy spot, and open your heart to what this season might be asking you to see.

✨ Read our October newsletter now — link in bio!
https://mailchi.mp/passageswomen/passages-to-wellness-october2025-newsletter-c7xs6v3cid-12752456

🌈 Today is National Coming Out Day! 🌈At Passages, we honor the courage it takes to live authentically and celebrate ever...
10/11/2025

🌈 Today is National Coming Out Day! 🌈

At Passages, we honor the courage it takes to live authentically and celebrate every step toward self-acceptance and truth.

Coming out is a deeply personal journey — whether you’re out, thinking about it, or simply exploring who you are, know that your story matters, your identity is valid, and you are not alone. 🌿

Today and every day, we stand with the LGBTQ+ community in love, affirmation, and support. 💜

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348 Main Street
East Setauket, NY
11733

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 9pm
Tuesday 8am - 9pm
Wednesday 8am - 9pm
Thursday 8am - 9pm
Friday 8am - 9pm
Saturday 8am - 9pm

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+16319411200

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