Provider Directory

Dr. Yokarla Veras is a board-certified psychiatrist and psychotherapist specializing in reproductive and general adult psychiatry, with licensure in New York and New Jersey.

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.

I have extensive experience working with people with different life challenges, diagnoses, and cultures in both inpatient settings and private practice. My first career was as an artist, and that helped me immensely in developing an empathic and thoughtful perspective in my clinical work, whether art making is utilized by the client during sessions or not. I look forward to hearing from you!

Dr. Kroll-Taubenfeld takes a collaborative approach to help individuals meet their therapy goals. Her expertise includes anxiety and mood related disorders, trauma, OCD, and phobias. She has a particular interest in reproductive and perinatal mental health.

I am a licensed Creative Arts Therapist based in Brooklyn, NY. I work with adult clients struggling with generalized anxiety, social anxiety, trauma, and depressive symptoms. I primarily focus on how their symptoms affect their self-esteem, their locus of control, and their personal and professional relationships. My overall approach is strengths-based and collaborative. I also use CBT techniques and the attachment theory modality as a framework with my clients.

I am an LCSW-R who has institute training in both trauma and group psychotherapy. I have been in practice since 2006 and work with individuals, couples, and groups. I specialize in trauma and addiction, and much of my work has been with clients in under-resourced communities, firefighters, military personnel, survivors of interpersonal trauma, and LGBTQ clients. I am certified in EMDR, and am informed by somatic work, IFS, and Presence Psychotherapy. My technique, when working with couples, lies somewhere between RLT, EFT, and Imago. Above all, I believe the therapeutic relationship is central to growth and healing. I have a new group for individuals over the age of thirty, and a BIPOC group that began in June of 2020. I see clients both online and in person at 12 West 9th Street in Greenwich Village, NY. My fee is $250 and I have a sliding scale based on income.

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.

I am a Columbia-trained Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner specializing in medication management for women’s-related psychiatric issues ranging from menses to menopause and everything in-between. I also see dads for male PMADs. Additional areas of interest include adult ADHD/executive dysfunction in adult professionals, acute mania, impulse control and psychotic disorders. In my private practice, Mindful Medication Psychiatry, I provide care virtually to patients in NY and NJ. In-person sessions can be arranged on an as-needed basis at locations throughout NY & NJ.

Dr. Fajardo is a group practice founder and individual adult and couples psychotherapist. Dr. Fajardo is bi-coastal working both in the New York City area (inclusive of New Jersey) and in Seattle. Her training roots her firmly in psychodynamic psychotherapy, but she has also been trained in group and systems (family and corporate) psychotherapy via the Tavistock Institute as well as braiding ACT, kinetic experiences, and feminism into her practice.

Hello! I am a licensed mental health counselor in New York and a licensed professional counselor in New Jersey. I am a solo private practice owner working virtually from Long Island. I work with young adults of any gender identity, and my areas of expertise include anxiety, addiction/ substance abuse, body image issues, and relationship challenges.

Additionally, I hold certifications in DBT and Intuitive Eating.

I am a New York State Licensed Clinical Psychologist who has a background in individual psychotherapy for adults who are struggling with perfectionism, chronic stress and burnout, and career transitions.

My main focus is in training and development. I have a passion for providing professional development opportunities for mental health providers. I value lifelong learning and am always looking for creative and practical ways to bring people together to learn new skills, find community, and support personal and professional growth.

Joey Ackerman, LCSW-R, is a skilled psychotherapist specializing in Cognitive Behavioral and Psychodynamically Oriented Therapy. Her client-centered approach emphasizes collaborative, constructive goal-setting aimed at enhancing overall well-being. Joey provides a safe therapeutic space for young adults, professionals, and creatives, addressing issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, attachment challenges, bereavement, relational difficulties, OCD, and various phobias. She holds a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts and an MSW from NYU’s Silver School of Social Work, with post-master training in mindfulness, eating disorder treatment, DBT, CBT, OCD, and more.

Sari Cooper is Founder and Director of The Center for Love and Sex in NYC, she’s a licensed individual & couples therapist and an AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist, sex coach, writer, Educator, supervisor and media expert. She and her team of therapists at CLS specialize in working on issues such as sexual disorders, sexual avoidance, discrepant desire, couples communication, affairs, separation, depression, anxiety, non-monogamy and alternative sexual interests.
Ms. Cooper is nationally recognized as a relationship and sexuality expert and has been a regular commentator on television shows like CBS This Morning, and Dr. Oz to discuss relationship issues. Sari is the host of Sex Esteem® with Sari Cooper on Youtube and offers private Sex Esteem groups to women and parents on the topic of sexuality. Her blog Sex Esteem can be found on her site, and she is a featured writer for HuffPost and PsychToday. Sari is continually called upon to discuss issues in modern relationships in the press including The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Greatest, Vice, Bustle, Cosmo, Men’s Health, Shape, Brides Magazine, Barron’s, New York Post, and Marie Claire. Her website is now www.centerforloveandsex.com.

I am a clinical social worker specializing in trauma treatment for young adults 18+ and adults in New York and New Jersey. I offer in-person and telehealth sessions informed by attachment and trauma theory that integrates EMDR and Internal Family Systems. With a PhD in clinical social work as well as evidence based clinical trainings, I target issues stemming from the traumatic experiences that inform or define personal growth, intimate relationships, life transitions, anxiety and depression.