Being based in Midtown Manhattan and Soho and witnessing first-hand the stresses placed on the people who live and work there, Alexander Alvarado, Psy.D., of Thriving Center of Psychology finds great satisfaction in helping the city’s inhabitants find positive, healthy ways to manage and control the anxieties of their high-pressured lives.
Dr. Alvarado's main goal is to help people maintain focus on what truly matters to them by not getting distracted with unproductive and unhelpful thoughts. Using a combination of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness-based practices, he specializes in anxiety, phobias, ADHD, and peak performance training. His unique field of expertise includes virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) to treat phobias and PTSD. Dr. Alvarado's peak performance training helps clients looking to improve performance in any discipline, be that sport, academia, or in the workplace.
Dr. Alvarado welcomes new and existing patients to Thriving Mind Psychology. Call the offices or use the online scheduler to book your appointment today.
Treatment Types
Academic Concerns | ADD/ADHD | Addiction and Substance use | Anger Management | Anxiety | Behavioral Issues | Body Image | Burnout | Career Issues | Child or Adolescent Issues | Chronic Impulsivity | Chronic Pain | Codependency | Commitment Obstacles | Communication Problems | Creative Blocks | Depression | Digital Addiction | Dating | Divorce | Domestic Violence and Abuse | Dual Diagnosis | Eating Patterns or Eating Disorders | Emerging Adulthood | Emotional Disturbance | Existential Crisis or Transition | Family conflict | Fear of Failure | Food-related Stress | Grief and Bereavement | Health-related Concerns or Chronic Illness | Harassment | IndecisionImposter Syndrome | Infidelity | Intrusive Thoughts | Insomnia | Job Coaching | Learning Disabilities | Life Transitions | Loneliness | Money-related Stress | Multicultural issues | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder(OCD) | Oppositional Defiant Disorder | Panic | Parenting Issues | Peak Performance | Peer Relationships | Perfectionism | Performance Anxiety | Phobias | Post-Partum Depression | Procrastination | PTSD | Relationship issues | Self-Harm | Self-Reflection | Sexual Issues | Social Life | Stress | Substance Abuse | Trauma | Weight Loss | Workplace issues | Young AdulthoodImposter Syndrome | Infidelity | Intrusive Thoughts | Insomnia | Job Coaching | Learning Disabilities | Life Transitions | Loneliness | Money-related Stress | Multicultural issues | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder(OCD) | Oppositional Defiant Disorder | Panic | Parenting Issues | Peak Performance | Peer Relationships | Perfectionism | Performance Anxiety | Phobias | Post-Partum Depression | Procrastination | PTSD | Relationship issues | Self-Harm | Self-Reflection | Sexual Issues | Social Life | Stress | Substance Abuse | Trauma | Weight Loss | Workplace issues | Young Adulthood
Degrees
Doctor of Psychology
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I never believed in therapy
"I never believed in therapy until my wife and I saw Lauren Eavarone. She has helped us build trust and confidence in our relationship and we couldn’t be happier. Thank you Lauren!"
ZocDoc Verified Patient
Extremely insightful psychologist
"Dr. Alvarado is an extremely insightful psychologist. I have found that his therapy is very tailored and personalized to me. You can tell his practice cares more about my health and progress, than about running out the clock. I recommend him to everyone I know."
ZocDoc Verified Patient
He has been great and is very skilled
"Was referred to him by several physicians. It was interesting that they all wanted me to see the same doctor. He has been great and is very skilled. I look forward to each visit and feel my problems are resolving rapidly."
