Provider Directory

Tanya Bannister, Ph.D. is the Director and Founder of Cognitive Therapy for Women Psychological Services, the first CBT group psychotherapy practice to specialize solely on the treatment of women's mental health. She is a seasoned psychologist with over 23 years of expertise in women’s mental health, as well as a coach and consultant.  She works with therapy clientele in NY, CT, and FL, and with coaching and consulting clients nationally.

Hi! I'm Clare Gustavsson, and my mission is to empower individuals to flourish personally and professionally while nurturing joyful and healthy relationships. I bring together the compassionate, non-judgmental listening skills of a therapist with experiential training techniques honed through my extensive experience as a performer and teacher, along with the valuable toolkit I've developed as an executive coach.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years experience, specializing in the treatment of emotional states that get expressed through the body. This can include eating and body image issues, anxiety, and trauma. I also have extensive experience helping clients navigate personal and professional life transitions . I work collaboratively, with an emphasis on exploring one’s past as a way of understanding present issues and concerns.

Hi there! My name is Samantha, aka The Blonde Therapist, and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor based in New York. I believe in challenging the notion of a "blank slate therapist, and encompass my own personality into my role as a therapist. I understand that therapy cannot utilize a "one size fits all" approach in order to best meet the needs of each client.  I work with teens, young adults, and adult women who may be struggling with anxiety, trauma, perfectionism, relationship issues, and people-pleasing tendencies.

I am a NY state licensed Clinical Psychologist who has been treating individuals and couples for over 15 years. My psychotherapy practice focuses on helping adults target specific issues and guiding and supporting them as they make the necessary changes to improve their lives. In my work I incorporate cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic theory and technique. I specialize in anxiety disorders, depression, parenting and relationship issues. I also consults to corporations on hiring and human resources.

I am a psychotherapist and eating disorder specialist in private practice. I am certified in Family-Based Treatment, an effective outpatient treatment for children and adolescents with anorexia.

I work with couples and individuals to increase self-awareness, self-acceptance, and fulfillment.

Dr. Erika Bach is a clinical psychologist seeing patients in New York, Connecticut, and
Florida. She specializes in trauma and relationships, seeing individuals and couples. She is trained in psychodynamic, trauma-informed, CBT, DBT, ACT, and mindfulness-based therapies.

Allyson works with clients ages 21 and up who are dealing with anxiety, depression, life transitions, work/life balance, relationships, grief and loss and dealing with chronic/serious illness. Using a range of tools including mindfulness, CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, meaning-centered therapy and attachment theory, she will help you find meaning and purpose as you face any challenge whether it be a chronic or serious illness or a life transition, such as becoming an empty nester.

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.

As a certified Alexander Technique teacher and somatic therapist I use touch to help clients learn skills to self regulate. This integrative technique helps to access non-verbal developmental traumas not easily accessed through traditional talk therapy.
I also offer group bereavement sessions to process the loss of a loved one.

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

Karen Perlman, LCSW is a seasoned clinician, with over 3 decades of experience, who works with individuals, couples, families and groups. Her early training from NYU Silverman School of Social Work, and Ackerman Institute for the Family informed her treatment as a family systems therapist. In more recent years, she has incorporated an evidenced based approach using CBT to treat depression and anxiety, as well as a relationship model that helps her clients disentangle from power struggles and learn skills for more effective communication. Professionally trained as an ADHD coach, she often uses coaching in combination with CBT for her clients with executive function challenges. With expertise as an integrative nutrition coach, she naturally employs a holistic approach to her understanding and treatment of a variety of emotional and health oriented issues. Currently, she is deepening her expertise in helping patients with OCD using Exposure Response Prevention (ERP). She is guided by her keen intuition and strong knowledge base in a variety of therapies, deep empathy and sense of humor, when helping her clients achieve their therapeutic goals and ultimate potential. As a therapist with a disability, she has a deep appreciation for life's challenges, pain, loss and suffering and has learned the art of "transforming obstacles into opportunities,"

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and have a certification in hypnosis and Neurolinguistics Programming. With 35 years of experience in the mental health field as a counselor and psychotherapist, I have maintained a well-established practice in Bergen County for 30 years. I am highly experienced in individual, group and family counseling and psychotherapy in addition to workshops, lectures, program development and administration. I am a psychotherapist and the owner of Balance & Thrive Counseling & Psychoeducation Center.