Mirabelle Wostrel-Rubin

About me

Hi, I’m Mirabelle. I bring a warm and patient curiosity to my clients that creates a supportive, nonjudgmental space to explore what has brought you into therapy. Before working in private practice, I was a hospice social worker supporting people facing terminal illnesses and their caregivers. Accompanying people through illness and death has given me a reverence for existential questions and transitions––for what it really means to be alive.

How I work

I understand therapy as a space to explore these questions. My therapeutic approach is psychodynamic, which means we will discover how your early experiences and relationships, as well as your unconscious life, shape your present. We will move at the pace that feels right for you. Together, we will find the words to make meaning out of your experience. Our work will help to reduce the symptoms that are causing you problems as well as deepen your connection to yourself and others.

I am guided by anti-oppressive principles. In addition to my work in hospice, I have worked in community based and outpatient mental health settings with queer folks, people with serious mental illness and personality disorders, and complex trauma. I enjoy working with people who have received mental health diagnoses, themes related to illness and medical trauma, as well as the experience of caregivers.

Education and training

I received my Master of Social Work from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College and am a Licensed Master of Social Work in New York.

Contact

I currently have both in person and remote openings for adults, couples, and families. Send me an email to schedule a free 45 minute consultation. I look forward to hearing from you.