Provider Directory

Clare Gustavsson

Psychoanalyst, LP

Hi! I'm Clare Gustavsson, and my mission is to empower individuals to flourish personally and professionally while nurturing joyful and healthy relationships. I bring together the compassionate, non-judgmental listening skills of a therapist with experiential training techniques honed through my extensive experience as a performer and teacher, along with the valuable toolkit I've developed as an executive coach.

Elana Dumont

Psychologist, PsyD

Dr. Elana Dumont is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in Forest Hills, NY. Dr. Dumont provides evidenced-based therapy to women and families throughout pregnancy and postpartum, exploring feelings related to childbirth, managing personal and societal expectations, and developing coping skills when adjusting to the new role of motherhood. Dr. Dumont also works as the school psychologist at an independent school in Manhattan and specializes in working with children and families with anxiety, mood, and behavioral disorders as well.

Hope Choman

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Hope Choman, LCSW, is a trauma therapist who works with adults impacted by childhood trauma, family mental illness, or grief. She offers a holistic approach, integrating evidence-based practices such as EMDR, along with mindfulness, somatic work, and talk therapy, to foster healing, resilience, and reconnection with the whole self.

Bridget Reilly

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in NY and NJ in private practice. I provide individual therapy to adults struggling with anxiety, depression, PTSD, self-esteem, and relationship issues. I am trained in EMDR and hypnotherapy.

Elizabeth Wynn

Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, LCAT

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.

Laila Caron

Clinical Social Work/Therapist

I am a psychotherapist practicing in lower Manhattan. I work with individuals and couples using a warm, interactive psychodynamic approach.

Kimberly Ahearn Young

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I am a psychodynamic psychotherapist specializing in trauma, anxiety, depression, and bereavement. I also practice Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help clients process through traumatic memories and experience symptom relief. I worked for 14 years with first responders and 9/11 family members at the FDNY, and have worked extensively with veterans and people impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault.

Ferne Traeger

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MBA

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MBA
Ferne Traeger, LCSW, MBA is a psychotherapist/psychoanalyst and executive coach whose work is informed by her many years' experience in both clinical practice and business management. She specializes in life transitions, (including the transition to working parent and returning to work after a career hiatus), work/life integration and career conflicts

Melanie Stern

Mental Health Counselor, LMHC

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor specializing in alcohol and substance use issues and individual adult therapy. I see clients in my Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, office and virtually on zoom.

Olivia Clavie

Mental Health Counselor

Most of my experience comes from several years of working in a community mental health setting where I have helped people of all ages and backgrounds who were seeking help with diverse challenges in their lives. I also have a passion for working with couples and sex therapy.

My counseling approach is humanistic, focusing on client-centered therapy, to help clients identify their strengths and full potential. I also employ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) from a holistic and interpersonal perspective. My style focuses on how behaviors, thoughts, and feelings impact a person’s body, relationships with others, and mental health in its entirety.

Paul Sullivan

Mental Health Counselor

I’m a licensed psychotherapist who loves helping individuals, couples and families thrive! Finding my own profound transformation through psychotherapy. I offer clients transformation through my own unique combination of approaches and a fundamentally supportive relationship you can rely on to help you realize and live your potential.

Tara Kerner

Psychiatrist, DO

I am an adult psychiatrist licensed to practice in Connecticut and New York currently offering telehealth services.  I provide therapy and/or medication management. I am trained in psychodynamic therapy and utilize CBT techniques as well in my therapy. I am well versed in various psychiatric illnesses from depression and anxiety to addiction and trauma.

Mary C. Gallagher

Psychologist, Psy.D.

Dr. Mary Carnesale Gallagher is a licensed clinical psychologist located in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. She specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based approaches. Dr. Gallagher works with children, adolescents, and adults. She has expertise in the treatment of anxiety, trauma, depression, relationship difficulties, life transitions, and stress management.

Joan Lavender

Psychologist, Psy.D.

I am a psychologist and psychotherapist with over thirty years experience as a clinician, supervisor, writer and presenter. Three elements that distinguish my work are the emphasis on Experiential Process (which has been shown to be an essential factor in the psychological change process) and the appreciation of Relational experience (the client's significant relationships, as well as our relationship, of client and therapist.)
My initial training in dance therapy has taught me that nonverbal behavior can be a path inviting us to a deeper exploration in sessions.