Liza Mordkovich

Liza Mordkovich LCSW, LCAT Psychotherapist and coach. Specialize in anxiety, ocd, perinatal mental health We are a group practice of compassionate, licensed psychotherapists.

We offer Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Art Therapy and Mindfulness in a supportive environment. We specialize in treating anxiety, perinatal mental health, parenting, substance use, couples and children and teens.

IEP meetings shouldn’t feel like a Dr. Seuss story… but sometimes they do.Between endless forms, schedule juggling, and ...
03/06/2026

IEP meetings shouldn’t feel like a Dr. Seuss story… but sometimes they do.

Between endless forms, schedule juggling, and confusing language, families are often left feeling overwhelmed. You shouldn’t have to navigate the special education system alone.

Need an advocate for your child’s IEP?
We help families understand their rights, prepare for meetings, and ensure children receive the services they need.

🌿 Brooklyn Center for Mindfulness & Psychotherapy
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📧 Contact us through our website to learn more about advocacy support.

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Mental health matters. 💜Taking care of your mind is just as important as taking care of your body. In a fast-moving worl...
03/05/2026

Mental health matters. 💜

Taking care of your mind is just as important as taking care of your body. In a fast-moving world, giving yourself permission to pause, breathe, and reconnect can make a powerful difference.

At Brooklyn Mindful, we believe healing begins with awareness, compassionate self-care, and supportive connection. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, OCD, stress, or life transitions, you don’t have to do it alone.

Small steps toward mindfulness can lead to meaningful change.

✨ Pause✨ Breathe✨ Be present

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Adolescence is loud.It’s emotional.It’s overwhelming.And sometimes… it’s lonely.Teens today are navigating social pressu...
02/28/2026

Adolescence is loud.
It’s emotional.
It’s overwhelming.
And sometimes… it’s lonely.

Teens today are navigating social pressure, academic stress, identity questions, family dynamics, anxiety, depression, OCD, and a digital world that never turns off. What looks like “attitude” is often anxiety. What looks like “withdrawal” is often shame. What looks like “defiance” is often overwhelm.

Adolescent therapy provides a space where teens don’t have to perform, defend, or explain themselves perfectly. They get to show up exactly as they are.

In our work together, teens learn how to:
• Understand and regulate intense emotions
• Manage anxiety and intrusive thoughts
• Build confidence and self-trust
• Strengthen communication skills
• Navigate peer and family relationships
• Develop resilience in the face of stress

Using evidence-based approaches like ERP and ACT, I help teens build psychological flexibility — so they can respond to challenges instead of feeling controlled by them.

Therapy isn’t about “fixing” your teen.
It’s about helping them understand themselves, feel empowered, and move through this stage of life with more clarity and confidence.

If your teen is struggling, support is available.

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Now accepting adolescent clients in NYC + virtual sessions

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LEAVES ON A STREAM 🍃An ACT practice for intrusive, anxious, or sticky thoughts.Imagine sitting beside a gently flowing s...
02/26/2026

LEAVES ON A STREAM 🍃
An ACT practice for intrusive, anxious, or sticky thoughts.

Imagine sitting beside a gently flowing stream.

Each time a thought shows up —
place it on a leaf.

Watch it float by.

Not because the thought isn’t uncomfortable.
Not because it doesn’t feel real.
But because fighting with thoughts often pulls us deeper into them.

You don’t have to argue with the thought.
You don’t have to push it away.
You don’t have to believe it.

Instead of:
“I’m not good enough.”
Try:
“I’m having the thought that I’m not good enough.”

Instead of:
“Something bad will happen.”
Try:
“I’m noticing my mind telling me something bad will happen.”

That small shift is called cognitive defusion.

It creates space between you and the thought.
And space creates choice.

For those navigating OCD, anxiety, or relational OCD, this is not about reassurance.
It’s about changing your relationship to your mind.

Notice.
Name.
Let it pass.

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Brooklyn Center for Mindfulness and Psychotherapy
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Courage doesn’t roar.Sometimes it’s the quiet voice at the end of the day that says,“I will try again tomorrow.”Courage ...
02/24/2026

Courage doesn’t roar.

Sometimes it’s the quiet voice at the end of the day that says,
“I will try again tomorrow.”

Courage is:
• Getting out of bed when your thoughts feel loud
• Sitting with anxiety without trying to fix it
• Resisting the compulsion
• Not asking for reassurance
• Setting a boundary without over-explaining
• Choosing values over fear

It isn’t dramatic.
It isn’t flashy.

It’s steady.
It’s willing.
It’s brave in small, repeated ways.

If today felt heavy and you kept going anyway — that’s courage.

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BrooklynMindful.com

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Your mental health is more important than your to-do list.The emails can wait.The laundry can wait.The productivity can ...
02/20/2026

Your mental health is more important than your to-do list.

The emails can wait.
The laundry can wait.
The productivity can wait.

You cannot pour from an empty cup.

In a culture that glorifies busy, choosing to rest, reflect, and care for your emotional wellbeing is not lazy — it’s courageous.

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is:
✨ Pause
✨ Breathe
✨ Set a boundary
✨ Say no
✨ Reschedule
✨ Go outside
✨ Reach out for support

Your nervous system matters.
Your limits matter.
You matter.

If today feels heavy, consider this your permission to prioritize your mental health.

— Brooklyn Center for Mindfulness and Psychotherapy

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Sometimes we don’t need answers — we need space.Here are a few gentle prompts to reconnect with yourself this week:✨ Wha...
02/19/2026

Sometimes we don’t need answers — we need space.
Here are a few gentle prompts to reconnect with yourself this week:

✨ What am I feeling right now — beneath the surface?
✨ What feels within my control today?
✨ If I responded with self-compassion, what would I say to myself?
✨ What am I avoiding — and what might it be protecting me from?
✨ What truly matters to me in this season of my life?

Journaling isn’t about writing perfectly. It’s about noticing honestly.

Pause. Breathe. Write. 💜

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Brooklyn Center for Mindfulness and Psychotherapy

We are stronger together.
02/13/2026

We are stronger together.

Even in the darkest moments, light is never truly gone — sometimes it’s just waiting to be noticed.Healing doesn’t mean ...
02/12/2026

Even in the darkest moments, light is never truly gone — sometimes it’s just waiting to be noticed.

Healing doesn’t mean the darkness disappears. It means learning to carry awareness, compassion, and steadiness with you while you move through it.

If today feels heavy, take one small step toward light — a breath, a pause, a moment of kindness toward yourself.

You don’t have to do it alone.✨

BrooklynMindfulness

Steadiness is built, moment by moment.Not by forcing calm.Not by getting it “right.”But by noticing what’s here… and cho...
02/04/2026

Steadiness is built, moment by moment.

Not by forcing calm.
Not by getting it “right.”
But by noticing what’s here… and choosing to stay.

Mindfulness isn’t about eliminating discomfort — it’s about building the capacity to be with it. Each pause, each return to the present, each compassionate response is a small act of steadiness. Over time, those moments add up.

You don’t have to feel steady to practice steadiness.
You just have to begin where you are.

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Stillness is already here.Nothing needs to be added or taken away.Pause for a moment.Notice what’s present—just as it is...
01/29/2026

Stillness is already here.

Nothing needs to be added or taken away.
Pause for a moment.
Notice what’s present—just as it is.

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Practice, not perfection.Mindfulness isn’t about doing it “right.”It’s about returning — again and again — to this momen...
01/29/2026

Practice, not perfection.
Mindfulness isn’t about doing it “right.”
It’s about returning — again and again — to this moment, just as it is.

Like water finding stillness around stone, we practice coming back with curiosity, compassion, and care. 🌿

No gold stars.
No perfect calm.
Just presence — practiced.

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Brooklyn Center for Mindfulness & Psychotherapy


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