Provider Directory

Clinical Instructor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College
Psychology fellow, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College
Former Assistant Director, Institute for Trauma and Stress, NYU School of Medicine
Adjunct Clinical Supervisor, Yeshiva University, cognitive behavioral track
Doctor of Psychology, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Isabel Ghisolfi, LMSW is a psychodynamic and relational therapist who works with adults, young adults, and late adolescents. She takes a collaborative, person-centered approach, integrating CBT and DBT as needed to support clients’ goals. Isabel has experience in community mental health and university counseling settings and holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Columbia University, where she built a strong foundation in psychology, neuroscience, and a social justice framework. Having grown up between Italy and New York City, she has a particular interest in working with expats and individuals navigating cultural transitions.

My practice focuses on perinatal issues including infertility, pregnancy and infant loss, decision-making related to genetic issues, multi-fetal reduction, post-partum issues, life transitions, bereavement, anxiety and depression. I work with individuals, couples, multi-generations, and groups.

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.

I am a licensed training and supervising Psychoanalyst and certified group psychotherapist and am teaching faculty at the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies. I have special expertise in reproductive and maternal mental health, after ten years ago, launching NAPS – an integrative mental health program for OBGYN offices and fertility clinics –at the renowned Downtown Women OBGYN. I also attended the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis for my doctorate in Psychoanalysis, with my in-process dissertation on in-person, hybrid and virtual group therapy, some of which you will hear about today. I also completed group psychotherapy training at the Center for Group Studies and also hold a Masters Degree in Nonprofit Management and Urban Policy from the New School University.

Kara is a licensed clinical social worker trained through New York University specializing in cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal, and supportive therapies. She is a SPACE-trained provider with expertise in helping parents of anxious children, as well as certified in Perinatal Mental Health. She is compassionate and a highly skilled provider who specializes in supporting women through every stage of life.

I am a certified psychoanalyst with training in trauma studies and couples treatment. My clients come to me with diverse issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, relationship conflicts, work and academic stress, and phase of life issues.

Dr. Beth Epstein received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Connecticut and is a licensed psychologist in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. She is an expert in the use of CBT and other evidence-based strategies in psychotherapy. In addition to years of experience treating a range of disorders, Dr. Epstein has a strong specialty in assessment and treatment of Addiction.

I’m Elizabeth (she/her), a second-career social worker specializing in relational challenges, trauma, addiction, communication, and identity. My practice is LGBTQ+-affirming, sex-positive, trauma-informed, and I welcome clients from all backgrounds and life experiences for short-term and long-term therapy.

Rachael Hands is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), EMDR Certified Therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200). She specializes in trauma, PTSD, dissociation, and somatic integration, using EMDR and mindfulness-based approaches to support healing. Rachael works virtually with adults navigating anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and life transitions. Her approach is adaptable to each client’s needs while also offering thoughtful challenge to support growth. She provides clinical supervision to emerging therapists and consultation to EMDR clinicians, and is licensed in New York, New Jersey, Florida, and Maine.

Anastasia Zankowsky, LCSW specializes in working with grief, trauma and PTSD, chronic and/or life-limiting illness, and LGBTQIA identities. Her practice is virtual and includes individuals and relationships/dyads. Anastasia works through a framework that is relational and strengths-based, and is LGBQA, trans, poly, and kink affirmative.

Dr. Amanda Itzkoff is the Medical Director of NYC Private Psychiatry and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Itzkoff has been deemed a Top 10 Doctor by Vitals(2014) and earned numerous Most Compassionate Doctor(2010-2016) and Patients’ Choice Awards(2008-2017) throughout her career.
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Dr. Itzkoff treats patients with psychotherapy, medication, and interventional treatments including TMS and ketamine (not all of these modalities may be appropriate pregnant women, or those who are trying to conceive). Dr. Itzkoff works with patients who are suffering from PMADs as well as patients who have suffered miscarriage(s) and those struggling with infertility and undergoing ART including IVF.

I provide relational, psychodynamic psychotherapy for individuals and couples navigating some of life’s most complex relational and identity questions. I specialize in supporting people through perinatal experiences, including pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, infertility, and decisions about whether or not to have children.

Dr. Hershberg is a clinical psychologist who has been helping parents with their kids (and vice versa) for more than two decades through her extensive work in private practice, schools, primary care pediatrics, and community-based organizations.