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.

Dr. Heidi Esterman is a psychologist in private practice and a Supervising Psychologist at The Motherhood Center of New York.

Dr. Esterman has experience working with the perinatal population in both outpatient and inpatient settings. She has provided psychological services for a wide range of diagnoses and presentations in the context of the perinatal period, including trauma, personality disorders, and severe and persistent mental illness. She has expertise working with women recovering from postpartum psychosis, depression, anxiety, and perinatal loss.

Dr. Esterman also has specialized training in couples therapy through the William Alanson While Institute. Treatment is directed at helping couples navigate conflict, improve communication, and strengthen their relationship.

I am a NY State licensed psychotherapist with a MSW from Columbia University. Since 2003, I have been helping individuals and families understand and manage anxiety, depression & other mood disorders, stress, relationship difficulties, life transitions, sexual & gender identity, chronic illness, grief & loss. Through a holistic, psychodynamic approach, I combine principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness and stress management. I help my clients feel contained, supported and challenged to enhance awareness and coping skills, reach goals and fulfill their potential.

I have been practicing since 2005 treating individuals and families. My style is eclectic, drawing from psychodynamic, experiential, interpersonal, CBT/DBT and family systems. I believe in being an active collaborator in psychotherapy sessions. My style is warm, frank, and attentive to the processes of healing and change.

Jane Mattes, L.C.S.W. is a seasoned board-certified psychotherapist and the founder of Single Mothers by Choice (SMC). She specializes in parenting, donor families, and assisted reproduction or adoption.

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!

Seasoned psychodynamic psychotherapist practicing for over 20 years in the heart of New York City.
Treating adults both in person and virtually using an integration of cognitive behavioral techniques, supporting strengths, mindfulness techniques, and the offering and development of a strong empathetic relationship with gentle, clear and present boundaries embodies the work I do with my clients. I have long standing training and experience in substance abuse treatment, EMDR, trauma treatment, relationship counseling, couples therapy, postpartum, infertility and parenting issues.

I work relationally and focus on your relationship with yourself and those around you. Additionally, I’ll help you explore relational trauma, relationship anxiety, fallout from infidelity, or relationship beliefs that are holding you back. We'll work together to develop strategies and tools for real change.

Individual, Couple, Family Therapy, Clinical Supervison
Mentor new theapists starting their Practices

Michelle work with young adults, college students, couples, parents of individuals with varying learning needs including neurodivergent children and young adults (with a specialty in autism and ADD).
Neurodivergent clients in individual and couples therapy
Siblings who have a brother or sister with learning needs and other developmental challenges (ADD, ASD) including growing up wtih a sister or brother with mental health issues.

I am a psychotherapist (LCSW) seeing clients virtually in NY, NJ and CT for weekly individual therapy. I specialize in working with individuals dealing with anxiety, life transitions, relationship dynamics, chronic illness, and maternal mental health. My diverse perspective includes using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic, Internal Family Systems, AEDP, and relational approaches.

Dr. DeMairo received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the New School and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the Motherhood Center of New York. She received a Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C) and specializes in loss and infertility as well as mother-infant psychotherapies. She is licensed in NY, NJ, CT, and FL and offers virtual and in-person services in Manhattan and Westchester.

I am a LCSW and EMDRIA-certified EMDR therapist with over 15 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families facing trauma, mood disorders, and relational challenges. I focus on strengths-based, collaborative approach that integrates EMDR, CBT, DBT, and trauma-informed care.

I am a psychologist licensed in both NY and NJ and all Psypact states, offering virtual therapy to individuals and couples. I have extensive training in various trauma modalities, couples/relationship therapy, and sex therapy, and work integratively and experientially to help clients make deep internal shifts, using neuroscientific principles as the guide.

I specialize in using CBT to assist clients who are having problems with depression and different types of anxiety such as generalized anxiety, OCD, panic disorder as well as other problems getting in the way of feeling happy such as building confidence, adjustment into life after college or moving to New York, weight loss and general stress management.