Provider Directory

Talia DiPietro

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I am an LCSW with a trauma-focused and relational approach. I specialize in working with complex trauma (developmental/childhood, sexual, narcissistic abuse), self-worth, emotion regulation, and the impact of loved ones’ addictions. I work with adults and young adults.

My style is encouraging, direct, and compassion-focused. I offer in-person sessions in lower Westchester in NY, and telehealth sessions for people residing throughout NY, NJ and PA. To learn more about me, please visit my website at www.taliadipietro.com

Nirit Gordon

Psychologist, Ph.D.

Dr. Gordon has specialized training in trauma treatment, women's mental health and immigration. In her clinical work, she integrates relationship-focused, trauma-informed treatment with evidence-based techniques, including EMDR.

Dr. Gordon received her M.A. from the Transdisciplinary Violence and Trauma Studies Program at New York University and completed her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at New York University’s Department of Applied Psychology.
Nirit is an EMDR Supervisor (consultant) and offers training about using EMDR within the treatment of women's mental health, treating trauma and providing trauma informed care.

May Steinberg

Mental Health Counselor

May is a prelicensed professional who works with adults, centering intersectional identities in her work, and is committed to honoring the complexities that they hold within a white-centered, patriarchal society. Despite the seriousness of this mission, she is quick to find humor in all things and, through experience, uses it as a tool to explore injustice, emotions, and even trauma. She is trauma-informed and uses a client-centered approach that prioritizes the strength of the therapeutic relationship as a route to emotional tolerance and positive change.

Lara Friedrich

Psychologist, Psy.D.

I am a clinical psychologist in private practice for close to a decade with a fundamentally psychodynamic, relational approach that is augmented by techniques drawn from CBT, DBT, and ACT. I enjoy working with individuals and couples from college age through mid-life and I am a particularly strong fit for couples who are curious about improving their connections through the challenges of early partnership, conception and pregnancy, and early parenthood. I also enjoy working with individuals with a range of presenting problems.

Marisa Cohen

Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT

Marisa is a marriage and family therapist and educational psychologist. She takes a collaborative approach to create a warm atmosphere where clients feel comfortable sharing their stories and lived experiences. She is a certified Prepare/Enrich facilitator, has completed Level 1 and 2 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy, and wrote a book on the science of relationships.

Tatyana Mestechkina

Psychologist, Ph.D

Tatyana Mestechkina, Ph.D. is the Founder and Clinical Director of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Better Living. She is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, practicing in New York, New Jersey and Florida.

She has particular expertise and interest in using evidence-based treatment for obsessive compulsive spectrum, anxiety disorders and women's issues. She was trained by a world-renowned expert in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP/ExRP), the gold-standard of OCD treatment. She often incorporates mindfulness and acceptance techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to supplement exposure work.

Lauren Gates

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

For long-lasting change to occur in therapy, I believe you must feel truly heard, valued, and cared for in treatment. I continuously collaborate with you to assess the progress of treatment together so that you truly feel you are growing in your therapeutic journey.

I specialize in adults who wish to engage in deep insight-oriented work when struggling with areas such as infertility, life transitions, and relational challenges.

Brittany (Becker) Kravat

Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, LPC

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!

Elizabeth diGiacomantonio

Art Therapist, MPS, LCAT, ATR-BC

Healing doesn't happen alone. I specialize in affirming therapy for creative people who feel stuck and are struggling with transitions in their personal lives and careers, utilizing traditional techniques such as DBT and CBT as well as art and mindfulness practices.

Erica Silberstein

Psychologist

Dr. Erica Silberstein is a New York State licensed clinical psychologist.
After completing her doctorate at Yeshiva University, she continued to specialize in OCD and anxiety disorders in private practice, as well as serving as an adjunct assistant professor at Yeshiva University. Dr. Silberstein has specialized training in many evidence-based therapies, including traditional cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and compassion-focused therapy (CFT). She has extensive experience using evidence-based treatment therapies to treat a range of psychological problems, with an emphasis on cultivating greater psychological flexibility, self-compassion, and well-being.

Ingrid Luchsinger

Psychologist, Psy.D.

I am a NYS licensed psychologist (bilingual Spanish) in private practice working with young adults and adults from an integrative psychodynamic, attachment, systemic, multicultural, and neurobiological theoretical frame. My areas of work include trauma, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, substance use, chronic medical conditions, and immigration adjustment, among others.

Russell Weigandt

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MPA

I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with extensive experience treating individuals with anxiety, substance use disorder, depression, trauma, OCD and personality disorders. I specialize in major life transitions, ranging from career change to major health conditions, divorce and family member loss. My style is conversational and grounded in a psychodynamic, attachment-oriented approach.

Eugenia Cherkasskaya

Psychologist, PhD

Dr. Eugenia Cherkasskaya is a clinical psychologist who provides individual, couples, and family psychotherapy to children, adolescents and adults. She has expertise in the realm of trauma and sexuality and how these intersect in shaping one's sense of self and relationships as well as in the treatment of personality disorders and Transference Focused Psychotherapy (TFP). She has conducted research and written on women's experiences of sexual desire, their bodies, and their parental relationships.

Jacqueline Hermida

Mental Health Counselor, P.D., LMHC, C-IAYT

Jacqueline Hermida has over two decades of experience teaching, healing, and counseling individuals of all ages and abilities. Through a whole-person approach and the integration of various cultural teachings that subtly culminate into a unified paradigm, individuals are guided and empowered to heal, transform, and self-actualize.