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Isabella Scapini-Burrell

Meet Isabella Scapini-Burrell

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Isabella Scapini-Burrell is a licensed Clinician in New York and Maryland with over twenty years of clinical experience. Isabella’s clinical expertise encompasses those struggling with anxiety, stress, relationship issues, life transitions, family conflict, PTSD, grief, and co-dependency.

Isabella graduated Summa cum Laude with a Bachelor of Psychology and Dance, a Master’s degree in Dance/Movement Therapy, Master of in social work.  After receiving her degree as a therapist, she pursued additional intense training in Buddhist philosophy and meditation. She also pursued additional postgraduate training of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center and Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy, Family and Individual Psychotherapy.  Her commitment to education and professional training helps her better understand and meet each client’s unique needs.

She specializes in integrating Eastern and Western philosophy through integrating the biological, psychological, and emotional aspects of each client.  Her therapeutic approach integrates family systems, emotion-focused and insight-oriented therapy, and solution-focused therapy. She also helps her clients integrate mindfulness and positive energy into their lives, collaborating closely with patients every step of the way.

She encourages her clients to develop resilience using solution-focused, emotion-focused family therapy, and mindfulness-based techniques to help individuals and couples integrate empathy and flexibility and move forward with an impact and a more profound level of healing.  Her focus is to create new pathways to change and heal to form stronger connections within themselves and others.

Honors and Awards

• Minnelli Scholarship, Dance/Therapy Studies
• Phi Beta Kappa

Qualifications

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R)
• Dance Therapist Registered (DMT-R)

Professional Memberships

• American Psychological Association
• American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work.
• The International Psychotherapy Institute

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