Provider Directory

I am the Director of The Center for Family Building, a group practice specializing in reproductive medicine, with a sub-specialty in donor conception and surrogacy. We provide consultations, donor and surrogacy screening and counseling.

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.

Specializing in eating disorders and body image disturbances, couples/ relationship issues particularly postpartum. Insight-oriented psychotherapy with practical, here-and-now focus.

Carrie Watt is a psychotherapist in private practice in Downtown Brooklyn, treating adolescents and adults individually and in couples, and supervising therapists in school settings. Her work integrates drama therapy, Internal Family Systems, somatic, and psychodynamic approaches, with subspecialties in women in life transition, mothers, adolescent identity, masculinity, and anxiety. She is currently in the FACTS program at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, and is a New York State Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Registered Drama Therapist.

Jaclyn Ghamar PsyD is a licensed psychologist working at the intersection of psychology, systems, and family structure. She has a unique ability to take complex, messy, or long avoided situations and turn them into clear, manageable, and actionable steps, especially when money intensifies the emotional and structural challenges. Her practice includes clinical treatment, parent guidance, and consultation with fiduciaries, attorneys, and advisors who support families navigating psychiatric complexity, financial transitions, and relational strain. She is known for her ability to integrate emotional insight with practical strategy and for bringing clarity to moments when mental health concerns and family decision making converge.

I have been in private practice for 25+ years working with high-achieving adults to help them improve relationships, manage stress, and realize potential. Issues we may address in our work together may include anxiety, depression, divorce, trauma, burnout, relationships, parenting, career advancement, and major life decisions. My style is collaborative; I take a psychodynamic approach that flexibly incorporates strategies from CBT, IFS, EMDR, mindfulness, and positive psychology. My background includes a Wharton MBA, and I have experience with many successful professionals of diverse backgrounds working in finance and healthcare.

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.

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.

I help people who are struggling with life transitions, relationship and intimacy issues, and questions about identity. I have specialized expertise in helping women and men address the aftereffects of trauma, including post-traumatic stress disorder, depersonalization and dissociation.

I am a neuropsychologist and clinical psychologist specialized in working with children, adolescents, and young adults who present with various academic, emotional, and behavioral challenges. 

I enjoy working with all ages, from children to older adults. I spent the last three years working in intensive family therapy, working with parents and teens who were struggling with family dynamics, communication, and boundary setting. I also do couples work, focusing on rebuilding trust and strengthening communication. I utilize strength-based CBT and person-centered therapy to help shape sessions to fit each unique client and to challenge thoughts and beliefs to help the client process thoughts and feelings.

Hope Choman, LCSW provides therapy for adults in NY & CT navigating trauma, anxiety, and depression using an integrative, trauma-informed approach.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in working with individuals in the perinatal period, parenthood, adolescence and family life. My style is collaborative as we work to increase your understanding of your own life and build insight into conflicts you may be experiencing. I have trained in Psychodynamic Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Parent Management Training (PMT), am certified in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C) and I am comprehensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which is highly effective for individuals struggling with emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance. I integrate modalities to meet your needs and adopt a nonjudgmental stance and compassionate approach.

I am a psychotherapist who works with children, adolescents, adults, and couples. My approach is relational, trauma-informed, and person-centered, shaped by an awareness of how systems of all kinds can entrench us in limiting and painful patterns. I draw on psychodynamics, narrative therapy, family systems, ACT, CBT, and DBT, along with play therapy and expressive arts therapy for kids. I am neuro-affirming and experienced in providing treatment for issues including but not limited to questions identity, gender and sexuality, relationship challenges, life transitions, trauma, grief, creative blocks, anxiety, and depression. I welcome clients of all identities and offer in-person therapy in Brooklyn and Manhattan and virtual therapy anywhere in New York.