MY HEART BEATS WITH COMPASSION WHEN I HELP OTHERS.
Somehow, as a child, I picked up the message that if I just try really hard – I could accomplish anything I wanted. Even though it was a good message – it was incomplete. I thought I had to go through life’s most stressful times – by myself – not letting anyone know that I was struggling and certainly not asking for help.
I remember particularly stressful times and feeling very alone in my journey:
- When I was in my MBA program and teetered on flunking an Advanced Accounting class that fueled my fear of failure.
- When I worked in the corporate world and got caught up in perfectionism, running after promotions and defining my worth through the narrow lens of success and accomplishment.
- When someone I loved had a problem with alcohol and I thought I was helping yet I was actually enabling which perpetuated his reckless behaviors.
I white-knuckled it. It wasn’t an easy or comfortable or fulfilling way to live life. Yet, I knew no other way.
Then came the fateful day when I was brought to my knees after reading a text message. It shattered my life with deep grooves of betrayal.
That was an amazing turning point. I succumbed by asking for help and began to work with an IFS Therapist. I was able to understand my vulnerabilities and various life experiences where I had been wounded and picked up false beliefs that negatively impacted me as an adult. It was exactly what I needed for healing and a whole new outlook.
I got off the roller coaster of life, shed my identity that success defined my worth and built a strong relationship with Jesus Christ. I began to accept the things I cannot change and to change the things I can.
This quote is a source of inspiration of how I embrace my work to help people change:
“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.”
— Mother Teresa of Calcutta
I am a Certified IFS (Internal Family Systems) Therapist with the highest level of credentialing. I combine Christian counseling and Catholic teaching into sessions for those that want a faith-based component. I am licensed in NY and FL. I provide my services via Telehealth and can see clients in my Buffalo office when I am in NY.
In addition to seeing clients — I am part of Team Cozy. Cozy (my Certified Therapy Dog) goes with me into hospitals, hospice and elderly centers to bring comfort to the sick, chronically ill and dying. Team Cozy delivers God’s unconditional love through 4 paws and 2 feet.
Peace be with you,
P.S. For those interested in credentials — I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the state of NY. My License # is 005486. I am also an Out-of-State Telehealth Provider in the state of FL (Registration #: TPMC3120). Click here to obtain more information about Florida Telehealth: https://flhealthsource.gov/telehealth/
I have a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and a Masters in Counseling Psychology (MA). I am credentialed as a Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist and an Approved IFS Clinical Consultant. I have received extensive training in the area of Christian Counseling and my Catholic faith is an integral aspect of my identity.
My business name is: Elizabeth Galanti, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LLC.