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Lauren A. Tetenbaum is a women's mental health advocate and psychotherapist.

I am Licensed Clinical Social Worker and certified in Horticultural Therapy and certified Grief Educator, I've dedicated my career to helping individuals heal and grow. With over 20 years of experience, including leadership roles in community mental health and academia, I've honed my skills in providing compassionate, evidence-based therapy.
My therapeutic approach combines traditional techniques like CBT, ACT with innovative modalities like Therapeutic Horticulture which is the practice of utilizing plants and gardening activities to promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being. I specialize in addressing anxiety, depression, grief, loss, and relationship issues. As a bilingual Latina therapist, I offer a culturally sensitive and empathetic space for clients to explore their experiences.
I'm passionate about empowering individuals to navigate life's challenges and find meaning. Whether through one-on-one therapy or participating in my coaching support group for childless women, Healing Roots Together, I'm committed to helping clients cultivate resilience and foster personal growth.

Psychotherapist and Psychoanalyst in Private Practice

Affiliated with New York Presbyterian Hospital

My practice is focused on working with neurodiverse adults who need help moving past difficult life events or emotional experiences that keep them stuck and/or vulnerable to emotional disconnection, anxiety, trauma or relational pain. I work from a neuroaffirming, sociocultural affirming lens to support those who have had difficulty accessing their emotional world, and connecting their head and heart so they can access their inherent wisdom within and heal.

I am the founder and clinical supervisor at OUR Therapy, a group private practice specialized in couples and relationship therapy. I am a PhD-level licensed mental health counselor, with a special focus on therapeutic approaches to consensual non-monogamy and different intimacy and attachment issues. I have extensive training in emotionally focused therapy (EFT) for couples and individuals.

As a psychodynamic, trauma-informed therapist and psychoanalyst, I offer a space to explore relationships and the roles one plays in them, honoring strengths and uncovering the meanings that underlie challenging areas. Goals would include connecting thoughts and emotions, to enhance insight into how one moves through one's life and to increase healthier coping skills to stressors. I value diversity including but not limited to race, religion, sexuality, gender, and culture, working to understand how these aspects of identity influence a person’s experience of themselves, to provide an environment that fosters continuous growth in all areas of being.

Alexis Sturnick, LCSW, is a skilled therapist specializing in working with clients facing anxiety, OCD, ADHD, eating disorders/disordered eating and body image issues, and life transitions. She also is Perinatal Mental Health Certified. She practices from a psychodynamic lens and uses other evidence-based approaches to facilitate the necessary change a client is seeking. Alexis creates a warm, judgment-free space where adolescents and adults can explore their challenges and build resilience. With her client-centered approach, she empowers individuals to navigate life's complexities and work towards personal growth and healing.

As a licensed psychologist, I offer my expertise in providing effective therapies for anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. My approach is interactive, solution-focused, and based on developing each person's strengths. Together, we nurture experiential shifts to deepen one's inner capacities to manage everyday challenges and stress.

Lisa Ellis is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist-Supervisor and Licensed Clinical Social Worker with private practices in Manhattan and White Plains, NY. Her areas of expertise include eating disorders and emotion-triggered eating in children, adolescents, adults and families.

I am a New York and New Jersey Licensed Psychologist with twenty years of experience providing psychological services for children, adolescents and adults. I provide both short and long term therapy for adults in my private practice, which is completely virtual. One of my areas of specialty is maternal mental health. I provide short and long term therapy for new moms as well as offer preventative consultation services to expectant parents in order to set them up for success as they grow their family. My unique training in a combined Clinical and School Psychology doctoral program qualifies me to work with individuals across the lifespan.

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've had the honor of working with adults, adolescents and children specializing in Trauma, Depression, Grief/Bereavement and Anxiety Disorders. My clinical interests currently include perinatal mental health (infertility, pregnancy, birth, adoption, adjustment to parenthood), depression, anxiety, attachments, trauma, life transitions, multicultural issues (including immigration and acculturation), emerging adulthood, and identity development. When I have a moment to myself I enjoy the outdoors, adventures, and doing cartwheels outside on rainy days. I find meaning in the present moment through yoga, dance, and emotional connection with others.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing Telehealth in Connecticut and Massachusetts. My aim is to help empower clients, particularly women, mothers and parents, dealing with a wide range of social and emotional challenges including, interpersonal struggles, relationships, adjustments and transitions, parenting, and much more.

Dr. Alexis Kahan is a clinical psychologist and certified school psychologist with a private practice located downtown. She specializes in treating children, adolescents, and adults with a wide range of challenges including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, learning disabilities, relationship issues, and life transitions.