Provider Directory

I am a clinical psychologist and have been in practice for over 25 years. I work primarily with adults struggling with a variety of life issues and transitions, including relationships, career, anxiety, and depression. I am very engaged with my patients and take a fairly active and relational approach in our work together. I believe in focusing on strengths to help individuals and couples achieve their goals and feel connected.

Madeline Cooper is a licensed clinical social worker and AASECT certified sex therapist licensed in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, specializing in sex therapy with individuals and couples. Madeline has a deep understanding of the shame and stigma surrounding sexuality, intimacy, and relationship problems, and works to give her clients a safe space to talk through and develop coping skills to handle these issues.

I am an experienced clinician certified in EMDR and with a specialization in perinatal mental health.

I am a dedicated therapist anchored in a humanistic, strengths-based approach to addressing mental health concerns.

Dr. Sophia Brenner is a licensed clinical psychologist who works with adults, adolescents, and children. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma, and perinatal mood disorders. She has advanced training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.

Justena believes that therapy is the most effective way to create profound, lasting change and a life richer in meaning and fulfillment. She will help you identify and transcend the barriers holding you back, and empower you in your journey.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist in New York and Massachusetts. I provide evidence-based therapy to children, adolescents, adults, and parents, drawing primarily from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I also offer exposure-based treatment for anxiety and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), as well as Parent Management Training (PMT) to help parents effectively support and manage their child’s emotions and behaviors.

My clinical specialties include anxiety disorders, OCD, depression, ADHD, and stress related to life transitions and everyday challenges.

I opened my private practice in 2022, and my colleague, Abby Zisk, PhD, joined the practice in 2025. In addition to my clinical work, I serve as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, where I teach and supervise psychology and psychiatry trainees.

Kate is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over a decade of experience supporting adults and teens through life transitions, emotional struggles, and identity development. Known for her warmth, humor, and attuned presence, she creates a safe, compassionate space where clients feel seen, understood, and gently challenged.

Her work is grounded in the belief that healing happens through meaningful connection. Kate draws from extensive training in psychodynamic and relational approaches, with additional certifications in perinatal mental health. She is committed to inclusive, justice-oriented care, and serves both as a therapist and a clinical supervisor.

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/

Sue Sugarman, MSW, LCSW-R, BCD, is a licensed clinical social worker with a rich background of over 25 years dedicated to working with children, adolescents, and families. Sue also has a subspecialty in working with youth athletes. She played a pivotal role in co-authoring the inaugural master's-level course in social work focused on the mental health of athletes. Since the spring of 2022, she has been imparting her expertise through the course "An Introduction to Mental Health in Athletes and Clinical Social Work" at NYU Silver School of Social Work. When collaborating with athletes, Sue places a strong emphasis on cultivating a high-performance mindset, recognizing its potential to be the defining factor between success and failure. This mental skill set encompasses goal setting, diligence in training, sustained motivation, and maintaining a positive outlook in the face of challenges or unmet expectations—all crucial components for fostering resilience.

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 licensed clinical psychologist providing individual and couples psychotherapy for adults of all ages struggling with emotional distress, relationship and family issues, identity and self-esteem concerns, and significant life events and transitions (e.g., illness, separation, loss). My areas of clinical specialty include anxiety (e.g., chronic worry, social anxiety, phobias, OCD), perfectionism, depression and mood disorders, workplace issues (career identity, transition, workplace conflict), and identity concerns (e.g., sexual, gender, racial, ethnic identities, acculturative issues, coping with discrimination).

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I am passionate about supporting you to be free from fear and anxiety, align to inner guidance, develop nourishing relationships, and make choices from a place of love, curiosity, and possibility. I’ve supported individuals struggling with anxiety, panic, life transitions, relationship issues, and questions of meaning and purpose.

My experience as a therapist includes working with recently immigrated youth, high school and college students, and individuals of all ages, identities, and backgrounds in community mental health. Before training as a therapist, I worked in international women’s rights, food justice, and bilingual education. I draw from psychodynamic, relational, somatic, mindfulness, and compassion-based approaches.

SARAH SAFFIAN, LCSW-R, MFA, is a psychotherapist, an author, and a teacher. She counsels individual adult clients and runs support groups in private practice in Manhattan and virtually. Her clinical experience also includes New York University's Counseling and Wellness Services and Spence-Chapin Services. Blending her two main areas of interest and expertise, Sarah has created a model called Therapeutic Writing, using memoir exercises, when appropriate, as a tool for encouraging reflection, processing, and discovery. Sarah earned her BA in English from Brown, her MFA in creative writing from Columbia, and her MSW from NYU. http://saffian.com