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.

I am a licensed psychologist with expertise in evaluations, therapy, and parenting support for autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, and a range of other developmental and mental health concerns, including those related to trauma, adoption, and childhood chronic illness.

I am a psychologist, practicing, teaching and supervising on the UWS for 20 years, specializing in depression, anxiety, trauma and addictions including alcohol and substance abuse, moderation management, harm reduction and relapse prevention. I think psychodynamically but incorporate both analytic and cognitive-behavioral methods in my treatment approach. I utilize techniques tailored to each person's unique needs. I am committed to working with each patient to help build on their strengths while identifying and providing guidance to discover solutions and achieve their goals. My office provides a warm and caring atmosphere where one can accomplish this.

I work with adults navigating life transitions and struggling with anxiety, depression, stress, perfectionism, and shame. I also specialize in helping people make peace with their bodies and heal their relationships with food and exercise.

My approach is collaborative, direct, and I often use humor to connect. I aim to empower clients to engage authentically with themselves, others, and the world at large. I understand there are many ways to live a life, and my approach to therapy reflects that. I am firmly anti-racist, sex-positive, and radically inclusive in my work. I earned a dual master's degree in Mental Health Counseling from Columbia University where I also completed an advanced certificate in Sexuality, Women, and Gender, specializing in LGBTQIA+ mental health. Using a feminist, relational, and an integrated CBT approach, I provide individual and couples therapy for a range of concerns, including: life transitions, relationships, trauma, depression, anxiety, eating disorders and ADHD. I encourage you to reach out if you are interested in working together.

I am a trauma-focused therapist who works with children, adolescents and adults. I am licensed in NY, NJ and CT. My training and certifications include EMDR, IFS (Internal Family Systems), CBT, DBT, Nonviolent Communication, RLT, and Sandplay Therapy. I am also oriented towards treating chronic pain or dizziness through the mind/body approach, Nervous System Reset.

Together, we will work to increase insight, emotional safety and self-compassion to heal the traumatic wounds that keep you from living your life to its fullest.

Dr. Sarah Gundle is a clinical psychologist in private practice. She provides short-term and long-term psychotherapy to individuals, adolescents, families and couples for the treatment of depression, anxiety, interpersonal difficulties, adjustment problems, and trauma.

As a licensed clinical social worker in New Jersey and New York, I specialize in providing compassionate and effective therapy to adolescents, adults, and parents. With a focus on DBT, CBT, and ACT, I support clients facing challenges such as anxiety disorders, depression, emotion regulation, interpersonal relationships, and life transitions. My approach is rooted in creating a safe, collaborative space where individuals can explore their feelings and develop the skills necessary for lasting change. I am dedicated to helping my clients build resilience and achieve their personal goals.

In my practice, I primarily serve adolescents (10-19) and adults (20s-30s-40s) with presenting issues including but not limited to anxiety, relationship conflict, low self-esteem, trauma, transitions to college, career stress/uncertainty, and grief/loss. Additionally, as a family member to children and adults on the Autism spectrum, I work with ASD clients, parents, partners, and other loved ones to help them better understand this form of neurodiversity.

Many people come to me because they feel "stuck" despite having been in therapy that is primarily talking with the therapist . Change is hard but not impossible. I have helped people in my 35+years of clinical practice to alter their lives and feel "lighter " and transformed. I have been trained in the newer cutting edge therapies i.e. EMDR, IFS, sensorimotor psychotherapy, coherence therapy and AEDP that guide people to permanently replace the old seemingly intransigent painful unconscious emotional learnings which underlie ones feelings, beliefs and actions with new adaptive information. The establishment of a trusting relationship that provides safety in in sharing whatever one is experiencing is my top priority. There is "no shaming or blaming" I encourage compassion, curiosity, and humor. To reclaim your authenticity, aliveness and vitality, contact me.

I'm an individual and couples therapist based in NYC, specializing in LGBTQ+-affirming therapy. I work with teens, adults, and couples who are looking for support navigating relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, OCD, and trauma.

Madeline Cooper is a licensed clinical social worker and AASECT certified sex therapist licensed in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, specializing in sex therapy with individuals and couples. Madeline has a deep understanding of the shame and stigma surrounding sexuality, intimacy, and relationship problems, and works to give her clients a safe space to talk through and develop coping skills to handle these issues.

I am a trauma therapist working with individuals, couples, (co)parents & groups and am trained in: EMDR, IFS, IFIO, Emotionally Focused Therapy, & Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. I am also a certified parent coach from Dr. Becky's Good Inside program & provide parent guidance sessions to parents.

Dr. Judith Brisman was the Founding Director of the Eating Disorder Resource Center for over 35 years. She is co-author of Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends, is an associate editor of Contemporary Psychoanalysis and is on the editorial board of the journal Eating Disorders. She is a member of the teaching faculty of the William Alanson White Institute and she maintains a private practice in New York City.
Dr. Brisman is known internationally as among the first in her field to develop a treatment program for bulimic patients. She has published and lectured extensively regarding the interpersonal treatment of eating disorders.