Provider Directory

Dr. Judith Brisman was the Founding Director of the Eating Disorder Resource Center for over 35 years. She is co-author of Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends, is an associate editor of Contemporary Psychoanalysis and is on the editorial board of the journal Eating Disorders. She is a member of the teaching faculty of the William Alanson White Institute and she maintains a private practice in New York City.
Dr. Brisman is known internationally as among the first in her field to develop a treatment program for bulimic patients. She has published and lectured extensively regarding the interpersonal treatment of eating disorders.

I am a psychotherapist with almost a decade of experience treating couples and adults. I integrate psychodynamic therapy, CBT, logotherapy, and mindfulness. I specialize in relationship dynamics, addiction, anxiety, grief, eating disorders, and trauma, and am a certified Intuitive Eating Counselor.

Hope Choman, LCSW provides therapy for adults in NY & CT navigating trauma, anxiety, and depression using an integrative, trauma-informed approach.

Catherine Birndorf, MD is co-founder and medical director of The Motherhood Center of New York. She is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics/Gynecology and founding director of the Payne Whitney Women’s Program at The New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan.

My ideal patient is one who is struggling in their day to day lives and is looking to make a change. That change can be in the form of therapy, medication, or a second opinion- I provide my medical recommendations and suggestions, while respecting your choices and autonomy. Making that first phone call, typing out that first email, making it to that first appointment are tremendous steps that are often the most difficult to make. Why not make the rest of your journey easier with someone who you can trust?

I work relationally and psychodynamically with an attachment-based lens, which means that I care about how your issues from past experiences and relationships are impacting you today. I'm a fan of using psychoeducation to demystify the process of therapy.

Linda Perry is a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner with specialized expertise in women’s mental health, including pregnancy, postpartum, and reproductive transitions. She brings a unique dual background as both a psychiatric provider and certified nurse midwife, allowing for thoughtful, integrated medication management across the reproductive lifespan. Her work focuses on helping women navigate complex treatment decisions with clarity and confidence. Linda is known for her careful, individualized approach and collaboration with therapists and medical providers.

I'm a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and work with children, adults, couples, and groups in New York and Virginia. Using a trauma-informed and multicultural lens, I help folks through a wide-range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship and attachment concerns, perfectionism, disordered eating, self-esteem, career stress and life transitions. I specialize in psychedelic therapy and facilitation, and enjoy working with folks in creative modalities.

Karen Perlman, LCSW is a seasoned clinician, with over 3 decades of experience, who works with individuals, couples, families and groups. Her early training from NYU Silverman School of Social Work, and Ackerman Institute for the Family informed her treatment as a family systems therapist. In more recent years, she has incorporated an evidenced based approach using CBT to treat depression and anxiety, as well as a relationship model that helps her clients disentangle from power struggles and learn skills for more effective communication. Professionally trained as an ADHD coach, she often uses coaching in combination with CBT for her clients with executive function challenges. With expertise as an integrative nutrition coach, she naturally employs a holistic approach to her understanding and treatment of a variety of emotional and health oriented issues. Currently, she is deepening her expertise in helping patients with OCD using Exposure Response Prevention (ERP). She is guided by her keen intuition and strong knowledge base in a variety of therapies, deep empathy and sense of humor, when helping her clients achieve their therapeutic goals and ultimate potential. As a therapist with a disability, she has a deep appreciation for life's challenges, pain, loss and suffering and has learned the art of "transforming obstacles into opportunities,"

Alexandra Bennett is a licensed social worker specializing in working with adolescents and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, life transitions, eating disorders and trauma. She provides a warm, safe environment for clients to talk. Alexandra looks at her clients through cognitive behavioral and strengths-based approaches.

I’m a clinical psychologist serving adult patients in New York and CT. I specialize in integrative CBT for adults. I have been a clinical supervisor for Columbia University’s doctoral program as well as Yale’s predoctoral fellowship program.

I am a NYS licensed psychoanalyst practicing virtually. I specialize in issues associated with trauma/PTSD, self-esteem, romantic/peer/family relationships, life transitions and women's issues.

I have been in private practice since 2005. I am Board Certified in Psychiatry and I am also trained in Psychoanalysis. At this time I am only seeing patients for medications. I am currently providing tele-psychiatry to patients in NY, NJ and FL.

I am a licensed clinical social worker located in Brooklyn, and available virtually for New Jersey. I work with individuals, couples, and families, and clinical supervisees. I consider myself a general practitioner of psychodynamic psychotherapy, seeing adults of diverse backgrounds and concerns who are open to relational, longterm work.