Provider Directory

Justena believes that therapy is the most effective way to create profound, lasting change and a life richer in meaning and fulfillment. She will help you identify and transcend the barriers holding you back, and empower you in your journey.

After closing my Brooklyn office, I relocated to Ithaca, NY, but see clients from NYC and throughout NY State via telehealth. My psychotherapy practice focuses on individuals and couples, ranging in age from young adults (18 and up), adults, and elderly. I strive to create a safe environment in which to explore life stressors, patterns of relating with others, and how past experiences impact the present.

Areas of professional practice include:
• Mood disorders such as anxiety, depression, and bipolar
• Alcohol and drug use, harm reduction
• Relationships, separation and divorce
• Sexual issues and concerns
• LGBTQ
• Chronic pain and illness, including HIV
• Grief and loss
• Women's reproductive health
• Career issues
• Financial concerns

I work with anxiety, depression, difficult life transitions, social anxiety, eating disorders, and work with individuals and couples. I am starting two groups online in the the fall for binge eating disorder and an RO DBT skills class.
I am licensed in Oregon and New York states, and support clients bicoastally, both online and in-person. After graduating from Portland State University with a Master of Social Work, I began practicing in 2001 at a 24/7 telehealth center and St. Vincent’s Hospital.

I have taught as adjunct professor at Lewis and Clark College in their Eating Disorder Training and Certificate program. I’m also a member of Columbia River Eating Disorder Network, National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), NYC EFT, Portland EFT. International Academy for Eating Disorders, and International Association Of Eating Disorders (IAEDP).

I am currently an adjunct professor at Columbia University School of Social Work In New York City.

Dr. Mary Carnesale Gallagher is a licensed clinical psychologist located in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. She specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based approaches. Dr. Gallagher works with children, adolescents, and adults. She has expertise in the treatment of anxiety, trauma, depression, relationship difficulties, life transitions, and stress management.

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 20 years of experience providing therapeutic services for people of all ages, identities, and backgrounds. I provide individual therapy for adults for a variety of issues, including anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and life transitions.

As a LCSW in NY, NJ and CT with more than 15 years of experience in medical and mental health settings, I am adept at supporting the needs of individuals, couples, and families around the issues that arise over the trajectory of illness.

I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing virtually in New York and New Jersey. My focus is on providing individual therapy to adults struggling with a cancer diagnosis or other chronic illnesses, caregiving, grief, relationship issues, anxiety, depression, trauma, work stress, and women's issues. Before becoming a Social Worker I had a career in finance, so I can also provide therapy and career counseling to individuals working in high-stress environments.

Dr. Natalia Ng is a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in adult and women’s mental health. She has particular expertise in supporting women throughout their reproductive journeys, including those who are trying to conceive, pregnant, or in the postpartum period. Dr. Ng provides comprehensive care that includes both medication management and psychotherapy, tailored to each patient’s unique needs.

As a psychotherapist who has worked in the field of psycho-oncology and mental health for over 17 years, I have extensive clinical understanding of the needs of patients and caregivers throughout the disease continuum, from initial diagnosis, through treatment, to end of life, survivorship, recurrence, chronic illness, bereavement and life transitions. I have advanced training in CBT, psychodynamic psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, complicated grief therapy, and meaning-center psychotherapy and have published or presented on topics such as coping with chronic cancer, survivor guilt, fear of cancer recurrence, dating after treatment, and grief, loss and bereavement. 

Carol J. Kramer, LCSW is a sought after clinical Imago Faculty trainer, therapist and workshop presenter specializing in working with couples. She was trained by Dr. Harville Hendrix and has presented courses and trainings with him at Fordham University Graduate School of Social Work, Continuing Ed; Omega Institute, Kripalu and the Cape Cod Institute for over 15 years.

Carol believes that Imago skills and foundational theory can help couples move from rupture to repair. She also presents workshops on deepening one's ability to improve communication in all types personal and professional relationships

I believe the key to change lies in cultivating a safe, strong therapeutic relationship. Through a developmental lens, I aim to understand each person’s history and how their unique story informs current challenges. I feel passionate about working with patients from diverse backgrounds and utilize a culturally-informed approach when understanding life experiences and associated thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In conjunction with this psychodynamic, relationally-driven approach, I help patients identify a clear presenting concern, develop goals, and integrate appropriate evidence-based practice tailored to their specific needs.

I am a general practitioner licensed in California and New York, with experience working with individuals across the lifespan, treating a range of presenting concerns, including: complex trauma, anxiety, panic, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, body-focused repetitive behaviors, life transitions, minority stress, and family conflict.

I am a private psychotherapist interested in coping with issues around loss, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. I take an empathetic, strengths based, client-centered approach. I believe that by creating a supportive space for joint exploration, clients can gain insight in order to address their issues and challenges. I always strive to use a relational approach to help you find meaning in your life and relationships.

I also work for a hospital working with patients and families facing loss, illness, and anxiety/depression.

I am nearing the end of my PhD program at the Institute for Clinical Social Work, specializing in psychoanalytic work and studying issues related to grief and loss. I hope to use my direct clinical experience and academic work to best support you in your journey.

Dr. Marni Rosner is a New York City-based licensed psychotherapist, specializing in providing psychotherapy to individuals and couples struggling with anxiety, relationship issues, trauma, loss, and infertility. She believes that anxiety, loss, and trauma are universal experiences that may interfere with our ability to realize our hopes and dreams.

Dr. Rosner received her doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania, and her Master's degree from Columbia University. Her post-graduate education includes psychoanalytic training from the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center (PPSC) as well as training in group therapy at the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society (an affiliate of the American Group Psychotherapy Association). She is the recipient of the University of Pennsylvania’s Dr. Ram Cnaan award.

In addition to private practice, Dr. Rosner provides supervision and consultation to other clinicians, and has been a field supervisor for Columbia University’s School of Social Work, Hunter College’s School of Social Work, and Fordham University’s School of Social Service.

Tracy Ross is a couples and family therapist with over 25 years experience.
Tracy's specialties include discernment counseling, pre-marital therapy, parenting issues, collaborative divorce, and sex therapy, including running Optimal Sexual Experience groups for couples. She has advanced training in EFT, Gottman method, and Relational Sex Therapy. Tracy works with couples to help them "redesign their relationships" going from volatility to versatility, distance to connection, and avoidance to intimacy. She is a certified Discernment Counselor, in this capacity she helps couples on the brink gain clarity about the future of their relationship. Tracy is also a faculty member of the Ackerman Institute's Resilient Families: Special Needs Kids project.