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Dr. Marcy A. Bush, PHD

Psychologist

Dr. Marcy Bush is a psychologist practicing in Pittsford, NY. Dr. Bush specializes in the treatment of health mental problems, and helps people to cope with their mental illnesses. As a psychologist, Dr. Bush evaluates and treats patients through a variety of methods, most typically being psychotherapy or talk therapy. Patients usually visit Dr. Bush because they have been experiencing depression, anxiety, stress or anger for a significant period of time and are seeking help. Psychologists may perform a variety of exams and assessments to diagnose a mental condition.
Dr. Marcy A. Bush, PHD
  • Pittsford, NY
  • Accepting new patients

What can a psychologist do for anxiety?

Most practitioners are likely to use a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy, relaxation training and helping you learn what to do if you have a panic attack. Cognitive behavioral READ MORE
Most practitioners are likely to use a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy, relaxation training and helping you learn what to do if you have a panic attack. Cognitive behavioral therapy will look at the connections between thoughts, feelings and actions. The focus will be to change negative and detrimental thought patterns and thus decrease anxiety and panic attacks. Therapy would also need to look at what factors in this job are causing you anxiety and help you learn ways to manage these anxiety producing factors. In other words, it will need to identify specific triggers for your attacks. You want a therapist who has worked with anxiety before and is well versed in CBT and in teaching relaxation. It is difficult to cover everything in a short response, but I hope this is helpful.

Psychoanalysis vs. Cognitive behavioral therapy?

Although this is hard to answer without more information, cognitive behavioral therapy is the more commonly used to treat OCD. Hope this helps.