Provider Directory

Dr. Kafker specializes in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), which helps families strengthen relationships and teaches caregivers to be the therapist at home and effectively manage their young children's difficult behaviors. In addition to PCIT, she is highly experienced with and passionate about working with adolescents and adults to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, and trauma.

Karen Hirschkorn, NPP has been practicing as a Pscychiatric Nurse Practitioner since 1996. Karen. provides psychiatric evaluations, psychotherapy to adolescents and adults , couples therapy, family therapy and psychopharmacology management.

I have been a practicing Psychoanalyst for over 30 years with a particular interest in helping people find something life partners and create families. I specialize in working with people who are pursuing donor assisted reproduction toward that end.

I am a licensed clinical social worker, providing virtual therapy to individuals residing in NY, CT, and FL. I support hopeful, expectant and new parents navigate the normative stress of this life phase, as well as those experiencing high-stress medical and emotional dynamics. Specifically, I work with families navigating the NICU experience—whether you're preparing for a known stay, facing an unexpected admission, or adjusting after discharge.

My style of work is active and collaborative. I respectfully challenge you to self-reflect on your habitual ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving, with the goal of recognizing both the positive and negative consequences on you as an individual and on your relationships. While listening to the content of what you speak about, I am simultaneously paying attention to your dynamics and patterns of thought, tone and body language. Together we find effective additional ways for you to self reflect and make changes.

My goal is to support clients in building resilience and navigating life’s inevitable challenges with greater clarity and confidence. I believe therapy should be a collaborative process—personalized, respectful, and rooted in trust.
I have experience working with adults navigating anxiety, depression, relationship issues, life transitions, ADHD, career shifts, grief, and family dynamics.

I'm a NYC-based psychologist with a special interest in working with high achieving women struggling with anxiety, grief, or trauma related to infertility/fertility planning, miscarriage, and matrescence. I'm also a certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International and have completed additional training in perinatal loss and BIPOC maternal mental health.

I specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders. I utilize Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Exposure Response Prevention Therapy (Exposure Therapy) to treat these conditions.

I was trained at Georgetown Medical Center and graduated from NYU, where I learned to identify as well as treat multiple anxiety disorders including OCD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

I’m an LCSW and CASAC, specializing in addictive disorders, anxiety, depression and trauma. I am licensed in NY and CT and currently have an office in Fairfield, CT.

Dr. Yokarla Veras is a board-certified psychiatrist and psychotherapist specializing in reproductive and general adult psychiatry, with licensure in New York and New Jersey.

I specialize in depth-oriented, relational psychotherapy to help patients build whole selves, healthy relationships, and full lives.

With 10 years in the Mental Health field and countless individuals and families served, I am excited to start my next chapter in private practice! I am a New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor with expertise in helping young adults and families navigate the impact of mental health on them and their loved ones. I have held roles from Clinical Intern to Clinical Director and bring a deep understanding of how mental health conditions manifest differently for each person and how important holistic and individualized care is in providing effective treatment and creating sustainable growth. My sessions typically involve aspects of DBT, CBT, and executive functioning skills. I enjoy working with those clients that have many different mental health and life challenges going on at once and helping them to become more self-aware and empowered to make edits to life where necessary!

Melissa Walker is a psychotherapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker based in New York City, practicing in-person in New York and via telehealth in Vermont and Florida. Melissa has been practicing for over fifteen years with individuals, couples, and groups.

I am a full-time teletherapist and licensed mental health clinician in the state of New York. I practice integrative therapy which allows me to tailor treatment plans to an individual's unique needs and preferences. Areas of expertise include relationship issues, family conflict, self-esteem, trauma, depression and anxiety. I have a strong affinity for helping women of all ages navigate life transitions.