Provider Directory

Licensed Psychotherapist & Co-Chair of the WMHC Early Career Committee

I am trained in both the Gottman Method for Couples Therapy and Collaborative Couples Therapy, two evidence-based approaches that equip me with the tools to help couples communicate more effectively. I aim to help couples feel heard and understood, have better conversations, and create space for compromise. Together, we work on strengthening their connection, friendship, trust, and intimacy and rediscovering play and fun. These relationship skills also benefit my individual clients, as the same principles apply to personal growth and emotional health.

AASECT certified sex and couples therapist, and author specializing in sex and relationships. I love working to access bodily autonomy, sex positivity, and supporting couples in any type of relationship find freedom and deep connection. I also work with AI attachment and relationships, as well as sexual OCD.

I am a clinical psychologist in private practice with over 25 years experience treating adults, older adults and their families. I provide sensitive and effective cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to help my patients feel and function better in their day to day lives.

Flora Margolis is a licensed clinical social worker with a private practice in Brooklyn working with pregnant women, new moms & dads, and couples struggling through the early parenting years.

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.

Licensed psychotherapist providing trauma informed, culturally responsive care to adults and couples in New York. Specializes in high functioning anxiety and depression, attachment wounds, interpersonal conflict, and chronic relationship instability. Clinical experience includes BPD and recovery from emotionally abusive or narcissistic relationship dynamics. Frequently works with professionals navigating racialized stress, high demand work environments, identity transitions, and motherhood or coparenting roles.

I am a licensed mental health counselor proving virtual therapy in NY. I specialize in working with young adults and adults who are struggling with anxiety, perfectionism, depression and with difficulties in their relationships. My therapeutic style is supportive, non-judgmental and compassionate. My approach to therapy is both insight oriented and intervention based to help individuals get to the root of their problems, to better understand themselves and to learn skills to be able to better manage their symptoms in the moment.

I am a board-certified, Columbia University-trained psychiatric nurse practitioner (NP) specializing in psychotherapy, diagnosis, and medication management. My holistic approach combines personalized medicine - including the use of genetic testing for selecting the most effective medications - with my personal passion for listening deeply to your experience. By going beyond the symptoms that bring you into treatment, I will partner with you to help you achieve joy and fulfillment in your life.

Vered Brownstein is an Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and psychotherapist specializing in a range of mental and behavioral health challenges, including anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She earned her MSW from the Silverman School of Social Work at Hunter College and completed advanced training in child and adolescent psychotherapy at The William Alanson White Institute.

Ms. Brownstein has worked in diverse settings, including Medicaid clinics, domestic violence clinics, and schools, gaining extensive experience in supporting individuals across various life circumstances. Additionally, she has established and built ad-hoc mental health clinics in emergency shelters for displaced survivors, where she and a team of mental health professionals recruited, trained, and supervised therapists in crisis and trauma management for individuals in acute distress.

With a patient-centered, evidence-based approach, Ms. Brownstein provides individual and family therapy, helping clients develop effective coping strategies and build emotional resilience. She also offers supervision to LMSW therapists working toward their clinical license, supporting their professional development.

Her goal is to create a compassionate, nonjudgmental space where clients can manage their emotions, overcome challenges, and achieve lasting emotional well-being.

Specializing in CBT, DBT, and evidenced-based trauma treatment for adolescents, adults, couples, and families.

Psychodynamic Psychotherapis/Psychoanalyst
Certified Group Psychotherapist (American Group Psychotherapy Assn)
Director of Academic Training, The Center for Group Studies
Group and individual supervision

I am a licensed clinical psychologist based in Queens, New York. I am dedicated to creating a safe, nonjudgmental, and affirming therapeutic space where my clients can feel seen and find their resilience. Through my clinical training, I have worked with diverse clients experiencing depression, anxiety, parenting stressors, relationship issues, trauma, eating disorders and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Dr. Sydney Shope, DNP, PMHNP-BC, is a psychiatric nurse practitioner who works with children, adolescents, and adults to address a wide range of social, emotional, and behavioral issues. Through evidence-based, patient-centered care, Sydney provides the best care for patients. By using a practical, solution-focused, holistic, empathic, and collaborative approach, Sydney effectively treats mental health conditions to meet each client’s unique needs.