Provider Directory

I am a psychodynamic therapist who believes the client-therapist bond is an essential part of the healing process. I specialize in anxiety and relationship issues and use a variety of therapeutic modalities to fit my clients' individual needs. My clients and I work together to recognize and harness their strengths, which empowers them to tap into their resilience. I aim to create a safe, warm, and trusting atmosphere where clients feel comfortable being themselves!

I am a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in using cognitive-behavioral therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy to help individuals struggling with anxiety disorders, depression, OCD, low self-esteem, and perinatal issues. I enjoy helping people effectively cope with difficult life transitions and most recently have enjoyed focusing on women's health issues, especially perinatal issues and the transition to motherhood. I believe in working collaboratively with my clients to help them develop and work towards their goals, with a focus on building a more satisfying and rewarding life.

Hi! I'm an LCSW based in NYC, I provide virtual therapy in New York (NY), New Jersey (NJ), Washington DC, and Maryland (MD). I specialize in working with adults struggling with relational and complex trauma, anxiety, codependency, people pleasing, and perfectionism. I also support anyone interested in shifting their relationship with alcohol. I take a relational, holistic, trauma-informed, attachment based, and somatic approach! I am also trained in EMDR, somatic approaches, and mindful self compassion. In addition to therapy, I supervise, run support groups and EMDR intensives.

Hannah Tishman is the Founder and Lead Therapist at Hannah Tishman Psychotherapy, LCSW P.C. Hannah launched her career after graduating from Columbia University with a Masters of Social Work. While working towards her LCSW, Hannah worked in community mental health, providing individual and family therapy to those affected by health and socioeconomic disparities, as well as intergenerational trauma. This led Hannah to work in a large group private practice in NYC, providing therapy and serving as the Vice President of Operations. Hannah then founded her own therapy practice, focusing on trauma recovery and Attachment-Focused EMDR. Hannah looks forward to connecting with clients and working towards healing.

Meredith Carlisle is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over a decade of experience working with adults, children, couples, and families across a variety of settings. With a particular interest in life-transitions, Meredith specializes in the treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Using an integrated, trauma-informed approach, she draws heavily from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness and Acceptance based models to support clients with practical skill building to address anxiety, depression, grief and loss, emotion dysregulation, trauma, and interpersonal conflicts.

Julia Werman Zwerin, LCSW is a psychotherapist who works closely with her clients to resolve relationship issues, reduce emotional distress and explore feelings that may manifest as depression, unhappiness or anxiety. The primary goal is to overcome destructive patterns. Julia received her degree in Clinical Social Work from Hunter College School of Social Work.

Private Practice – Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Couples, Career (middle management career advancement groups)
I entered the field of mental health after a career in the business world spending 7 years as a Human Resources employee. This was an opportunity to learn about the many personalities in the world of finance which led me to explore another world - that of psychotherapy. I have been working in this field for over 25 years learning much about the human soul (there was a lot to learn) and can say I have grown along with the human souls with whom I work.

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.

I am a clinical psychologist who has extensive training in evidence-based psychotherapies, including CBT, ACT, EFT, and Mindfulness-based approaches. I often work with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, relational difficulties, grief and loss, or issues that arise during the perinatal period.

I am a licensed clinical social worker with extensive experience working with teens, adults, couples and families. I have vast experience working with individuals and families who are struggling with couples issues, parent-child relationships, anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting and co-parenting.

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

I am a clinical psychologist with offices in Park Slope, Brooklyn and midtown Manhattan, specializing in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

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.

Lani Pawar is a licensed psychoanalyst practicing in the Gramercy neighborhood of Manhattan. She graduated from the Boston Graduated School of Psychoanalysis and completed her clinical training at the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies, where she is a current board member. She specializes in working with people on relationship issues, women's issues and conflicts around parenting.