Provider Directory

My name is Nneka Symister, and I am a licensed clinical social worker with over two decades of experience in social services, including more than ten years in private practice. I have worked with diverse populations throughout New York.

I specialize in supporting individuals navigating perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, infertility, grief and loss, relationship challenges, and life stressors. My work integrates CBT, EMDR, interpersonal therapy, mindfulness, stress management, and meditation.

Accepting new virtual patients(NY &NJ)!** I am a NY/NJ licensed clinical psychologist treating children, adolescents, adults, and couples. I have a specialized training in perinatal mental health and extensive experiencing treating children and adolescents with mood and anxiety disorders. Other areas of specialty include: life transitions, grief/loss, trauma and relationship issues.

I believe in a holistic approach that can encompass many dynamic dimensions of the self. As a Black, Neurodivergent, Queer, Femme, I know that a person can hold many identities, some more front-facing than others. I work with clients who experience anxiety, high stress, depression, ADHD, trauma, low self-esteem, relationship issues and coparenting challenges. Whether you are struggling with your mental health, your relationships, your own identity or a loved one’s, my goal is to establish an open and compassionate space for you to feel trusting enough to share your experiences. Together we will work to build a supportive, enjoyable and sustainable way of living and relating that works for you.

My private practice focuses on helping women work through the impact of anxiety, trauma, and perfectionism on their work and relationships. I approach therapy with a combination of processing and action, allowing you to put your past to rest as you make changes in how you show up with others and treat yourself. My clients typically perform well at work and show up for others while they engage in self-sabotage and neglect their own self-care.

I specialize in working with individuals and couples living in New York State, Connecticut, and New Jersey - offering both in-person (NYC) and virtual sessions. As an attachment-oriented therapist, I help clients process trauma and attachment injuries, shift out of problematic behaviors and patterns, and deepen their connection to themselves and others.

I offer individual, couples and group therapy to children, adolescents, and adults with a wide range of presenting challenges, including anxiety, depression, impulse control, stress and anger management, parenting, and family conflict. I bring a holistic and integrative approach to therapy, with a main focus on Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Fluent in both English and Spanish, I offer sessions in either language.

Dr. Michelle Drapkin is a board certified psychologist who owns/runs the Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) Center and has worked in behavioral science for over 20 years. She is the author of The Motivational Interviewing Path to Personal Change: The Essential Workbook for Creating the Life You Want from New Harbinger Publications. She held various roles as a Behavioral Scientist in industry, including leading the development and deployment of behavior change interventions at Johnson and Johnson. She held a national Motivational Interviewing training position at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and was on faculty at the University of Pennsylvania.

I am a licensed clinical social worker with 12+ years of experience providing evidence-based treatment to adult individual clients. I specialize in working with adult children of alcoholic parents and I am a published author on the subject. While I have a solid skills-based foundation and I like to establish goals for therapy, my work is very relational and interpersonal. I place the emphasis on goodness of fit and trust first.

Elle Laub, LMHC, LPC, NCC is a Licensed Psychotherapist in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut specializing in eating disorders, disordered eating, anxiety, and depression. Elle received her Bachelors and Master's degrees at Boston College, specializing in Mental Health Counseling with a focus on women's issues.

Nancy Freeman-Carroll is a clinical psychologist-psychoanalyst in private practice in Manhattan. Areas of interest include: Lifespan development for women, transition to motherhood, response to infertility, disclosure of assisted conception, early infant development; general clinical concerns of depression, anxiety, trauma, struggles with self definition, choices in work and relationships. A supervising analyst at the WAWI, Dr. Freeman-Carroll is available for supervision with candidates, graduate students and mental health professionals. Consultations are also available for potential recipient parents of assisted conception, known and anonymous donors, and surrogates. Support for parental anxiety regarding school admissions--from nursery programs to college--is also an area of expertise.

Shoshanna (she/her) Rome, LMHC, PMH-C offers compassionate, attuned psychotherapy specializing in anxiety, depression, and trauma, with a focus on supporting mothers, new parents, and birthing people.

Ivy Diamond, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in women's maternal mental health with a focus on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, infertility, perinatal bereavement and life transitions. Ivy has a telehealth private practice.

Robin S. Rosenberg is a clinical psychologist with psychotherapy and executive coaching practices. She is board certified in clinical psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. In her psychotherapy practice, Dr. Rosenberg specializes in treating people with anxiety disorders, eating disorders, depression, and work-related issues, and in treating couples. She helps people develop new tools, skills, and awareness and to capitalize on people’s strengths and resources in order to reduce their distress or suffering, and to increase the quality of their daily lives and their connections with others. She was also founder and CEO of Live in Their World, a company that uses virtual reality to address issues of bias and incivility in the workplace.

I am a licensed clinical social worker providing therapy to individuals, couples and families. In my private practice, I work with clients who are feeling unsatisfied or stuck in their lives and who are managing symptoms associated with trauma, depression, or anxiety. I also have extensive training in oncology and treatment related body image issues.