Provider Directory

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.

I am an LCSW with a trauma-focused and relational approach. I specialize in working with complex trauma (developmental/childhood, sexual, narcissistic abuse), self-worth, emotion regulation, and the impact of loved ones’ addictions. I work with adults and young adults.

My style is encouraging, direct, and compassion-focused. I offer in-person sessions in lower Westchester in NY, and telehealth sessions for people residing throughout NY, NJ and PA. To learn more about me, please visit my website at www.taliadipietro.com

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.

Sarah is a LCSW in private practice and has worked as a therapist for over 10 years. She is trained in CBT and psychotherapy and uses a relational approach with her clients. Sarah intertwines mindfulness into her work in order to help clients become more attuned to their bodies. She has studied CBT-HA (headache diseases) and is eager to apply the techniques from this approach to assist clients with headaches in managing their symptoms as well as lifestyles. Sarah has experience working with a range of ages from youngsters through older adults. She has helped her clients improve their self-esteem while working through the other issues causing them stress in their lives, whether that be due to chronic pain, trauma, grief, illness, relationships or mood disorders.

I am a NYS Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT). Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), National Certified Counselor (NCC), and Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist (BC-DMT), author and lecturer. In 2003, I created and continue to be the senior dance/movement therapist for pediatric patients at Integrative Medicine Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY. In private practice for almost 40 years, I developed and am director of Dancing Dialogue LCAT LMHC PLLC [www.dancingdialogue.com] a private creative arts psychotherapy practice with offices in Cold Spring, NY and NYC, specializing in the role of nonverbal communication and the body-mind-emotion connection. Collectively, our art, dance, and couples/family therapists focus on themes related to all aspects of the parent-infant attachment relationship from conception to postpartum; early parent-infant attachment; parenting in the digital age; sensory processing difficulties; ADHD; autism; child/teen and family dynamics; trauma; pediatric medical illness; adult chronic pain; grief and loss.

Julie Sahlein, LCSW-R is a licensed clinical social worker with more than two decades of experience helping adults, teens, and children through individual, family, couples, and group psychoanalytic psychotherapy . She has provided LGBTQ+ affirmative and culturally-attuned treatment and clinical supervision in a variety of settings, including community mental health centers, outpatient hospital clinics and, for more than 15 years, in her private practice. Ms. Sahlein's style is warm, boundaries, and direct. She has particular expertise treating depression, anxiety, and identity concerns.

As a therapist, I strive to create a safe and affirming environment to support my clients in their journey towards emotional growth and healing. I practice from an integrated therapeutic approach, drawing from psychodynamic and relational theories, as well as goal-oriented behavioral interventions. My clients should expect warmth, compassion, curiosity, and candor.

I am passionate about working with, and have grown my practice with a focus on, LGBTQIA+ individuals and couples. My practice scope also includes anxiety management, healing from trauma, life transitions, and improving relationships. Additionally, I have specialized training and experience, and deeply enjoy, working with adolescents and their families.

I am passionate about working with adolescents, adults, and their families/support systems. I have particular specialties using research-based practices to work with individuals struggling with Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. In addition to those specialties, I support clients through a wide range of challenges including, depression, stress management, relationship concerns, developing confidence and self-compassion, life transitions, and career and academic stress.
My approach to treatment is rooted in my passion for evidence-based practices including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Exposure with Response Prevention (ERP)

Adam Banks is an New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Adam earned his MSW from Forhdam University in 2010 and has worked in a variety of settings, such as community mental health clinics and providing home-based family therapy. Adam focuses on infertility, ADHD, depression, anxiety, anger/stress management, and life transitions. He has the unique experience of being a male therapist who went through his own journey in building a family. Adam uses a warm, empathetic, and supportive approach to helping client with recurrent pregnancy loss, fertility preservation, third-party reproduction and ART, as well as the transition to parenthood. In addition, Adam provides consultations for intended patents, as well as evaluations for gestational carriers and egg/sperm donors. Adam utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and other approaches in his work with clients.
Adam currently sees clients virtually or in-person in Riverdale (Bronx) and Poughkeepsie, NY. Adam is the MET Chapter Chairperson of the Infertility/Family Building Practice Committee of the New York State Society for Clinical Social Work, as well as a member of the Mental Health Professional Group of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

Currently accepting new clients. I am trained in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), which has roots in and resonances with many disciplines, including attachment theory, the neuroscience of feelings and body-focused approaches. It seeks to undo your aloneness and foster new and healing experiences through in-depth processing of difficult emotional and relational experiences. I am also certified in EMDR.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist providing individual and couples therapy to adults in New York and New Jersey via telehealth. I am an out of network provider, though I offer sliding scale rates. I have expertise in trauma treatment; navigating pregnancy and the postpartum period, including postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD, birthing trauma, infant/pregnancy loss, etc; body image and eating challenges; supporting couples to repair conflict, improve communication, and enhance emotional connection. My approach is trauma-informed and strengths-based. I integrate evidence-based treatment models including psychodynamic therapy, somatic therapy, CBT, DBT, and emotion-focused therapy for couples (EFT).

I am a Licensed (NY & PA) Clinical Psychologist with expertise in behavioral and cognitive-behavioral therapies for individuals with problems related to alcohol use, anger, anxiety, depression, relationships, and coping with other life stressors. I practice evidence-based treatment for these conditions, including Motivational Interviewing, Behavioral Self-Control Training, Unified Protocol, and other Cognitive Behavioral Treatment modalities. I have specialized experience working with individuals with alcohol use disorders who are interested in reducing or stopping their alcohol use. I also work with families of individuals struggling with substance related disorders.

I provide psychotherapy to adult individuals and couples. My areas of special interest and expertise include perinatal mental health, concerns of older people and healing from trauma. Each client is unique, so I bring a variety of approaches to our work together, based on your needs and goals.

I am a psychotherapist in private practice for close to 20 years. I have an eclectic education and use a variety of approaches including psychodynamic, interpersonal, mindfulness, Gestalt and IFS. I am also trained in Attachment Focused EMDR and Nondual Kabbalistic Healing. I work with a diverse range of individual adults grappling with a wide spectrum of issues including mood disorders, trauma, grief, relationship struggles, and spiritual questions.