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Dr. Karen Rothman is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in Manhattan, NYC. She specializes in CBT for anxiety disorders, OCD, trauma, and depression in adults. She also has particular expertise working with couples and is certified in Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Miami and completed her predoctoral internship at Philadelphia VA Medical Center.

In my practice I strive to create an open, empowering, and creative atmosphere so clients can gain comfort in self-expression. I firmly believe therapy is most effective when there is a collaborative relationship based on trust, curiosity, and growth. Drawing from both science and art, I flexibly and openly provide interventions grounded in research and empirically-supported treatments. I consider myself an integrative therapist with a specialization in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).

Lucia Vail, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist with offices in midtown Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Vail practices individual and couple therapy with adults. She has been in private practice since 2005. With extensive experience and advanced training in both the cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic traditions, Dr. Vail specializes in helping individuals who struggle in stormy relationships, those who feel lonely or isolated, and those who too often feel frustrated and disappointed by their interactions with others, including in past experiences of psychotherapy. They may have experienced trauma or other early life stress, and may feel anxious and depressed. They may have been diagnosed with mood or personality disorders.

I am Licensed Clinical Social Worker and certified in Horticultural Therapy and certified Grief Educator, I've dedicated my career to helping individuals heal and grow. With over 20 years of experience, including leadership roles in community mental health and academia, I've honed my skills in providing compassionate, evidence-based therapy.
My therapeutic approach combines traditional techniques like CBT, ACT with innovative modalities like Therapeutic Horticulture which is the practice of utilizing plants and gardening activities to promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being. I specialize in addressing anxiety, depression, grief, loss, and relationship issues. As a bilingual Latina therapist, I offer a culturally sensitive and empathetic space for clients to explore their experiences.
I'm passionate about empowering individuals to navigate life's challenges and find meaning. Whether through one-on-one therapy or participating in my coaching support group for childless women, Healing Roots Together, I'm committed to helping clients cultivate resilience and foster personal growth.

I specialize in working in with high achieving women navigating complex chronic illness, chronic pelvic pain and women’s health issues as well as the anxiety and grief that come along with it. My clients are striving to find stability with illness all while juggling their career, relationships and family. I absolutely love what I do and am a firm believer that day to day life can get so much better with a support team behind you.

You may be wondering why I niched in women’s health. Simply put, I get it. After living with chronic illnesses for fifteen years, struggling to find correct diagnoses, surgeries and countless treatments, I understand first hand the impact of women’s health issues on your mental health. I empathize with the toll it takes on your body and your most important relationships. I get the grief that comes with the loss of dreams you had for your future, struggling with your identity as a woman and feeling betrayed by your body. My hope is to use my therapeutic skills and real life experience to help you get to the other side.

I founded New York Women’s CBT and expanded to group private practice with the goal of providing niched, expert care for more women in New York. Our clinicians are experts and passionate about working within women’s health issues. We want to walk together through pain and grief you are feeling, help you cope with anxiety and feel the fog of depression lifted. Complex chronic illness and health issues are a part of your story-they do not have to be all of your story.

Joann Paley Galst, Ph.D. is a psychologist in private practice in New York City specializing in cognitive-behavioral therapy. She also specializes in reproductive health issues including infertility and pregnancy loss.

I'm a psychodynamic psychologist in practice for 15 years. I see adults and couples, and have post-doc training in both Emotionally Focused Couples therapy and the Gottman method. I am a former journalist who's published a couple books, including (most recently) All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers and the Myth of Equal Partnership (Harper Collins).

Jessica Perkiss is a New York State licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist. She practices using an integrative approach with a focus on psychodynamic psychotherapy, incorporating aspects of CBT and mindfulness into her work with clients. She has extensive experience working with people experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, pregnancy/postpartum issues, life transitions, disordered eating, parenting and relationship issues.

Michael is a Licensed Master Social Worker and native New Yorker, deeply attuned to the vibrant diversity and unique challenges of city life, especially within the LGBTQIA+ community.

Dr. Nicole Benedicto Elden is a NY state licensed clinical psychologist, supervisor, public speaker, published author, dissertation, career and life coach. She is a 1.5 generation Filipina-American offering in-person and virtual therapy (Wed-Fri). Her therapeutic approach is integrative and she has been trained in interpersonal/relational, emotion focused, relational life, cognitive behavioral, multicultural humility and family systems therapies. She works with individuals, couples and groups impacted by anxiety, depression, intergenerational trauma, life transitions, evolving identities, relational conflict and parents supporting their transgender children.

Dr. Nicole Benedicto Elden's Private Practice:

 Dr.Elden@yahoo.com

917-482-5705

 nicolebenedictoelden.clientsecure.me/

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 20 years of experience providing therapeutic services for people of all ages, identities, and backgrounds. I provide individual therapy for adults for a variety of issues, including anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and life transitions.

I specialize in trauma recovery and stress resilience. I have a decade of experience and received cutting-edge training in evidence-based treatments for trauma (EMDR, CPT, PE, IFS), depression and anxiety (ACT, CBT-D, MBSR), sleep (CBT-I, IRT), couples (CBCT, IBCT) and reproductive health. Whatever challenges you are facing, we will work together to deploy empowering, research-based strategies that foster resilience and promote healing.

Adult psychiatrist who completed training at University of California, San Diego. Available for new intakes for patients 18yo and up, all diagnoses. Expertise in substance abuse and women's mental health (incl. post partum conditions). Fluent in Spanish. Warm, compassionate approach. I greatly enjoy collaborating with therapists to optimize an individual's treatment.

Lea Cheen is a licensed clinical social worker with experience helping children, adolescents, and adults work through anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, life transitions, and identity and interpersonal challenges. She believes that when people are provided with a safe and nonjudgmental space to explore, reflect, and process, incredible growth and healing can take place.