Provider Directory

Hi! I'm Dr. Samantha Schindelheim, DSW, LCSW-R and I am a licensed clinical social worker in New York and New Jersey specializing in working with young children, teens, young adults and parents struggling with mood and anxiety issues, parenting, trauma, behavioral issues, and interpersonal challenges. I integrate a variety of evidence-based interventions to help individuals function successfully in their home, school, and communities. 
 

I work with adults, students, artists, professionals, pregnant and parenting people, and people with chronic illnesses from a relational psychodynamic, trauma-informed perspective, integrating mindfulness and EMDR where appropriate.

I’m passionate about helping my clients connect: with me, with the people in their lives, and, most importantly, with themselves.
As an NYU graduate and New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor and psychotherapist, I view therapy as a profound learning experience. I help individuals and couples connect with their resilience, learn new coping skills, and cultivate the relationships they want (and deserve).
Above all, I help my clients get comfortable with being uncomfortable. After all, you can’t grow if you’re stuck in the same old patterns and behaviors.

Lea Schupak, LMHC, PMH-C is licensed child & adult psychotherapist available for sessions both via telehealth and in-person in her office on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

While Lea sees patients for a wide range of issues including depression and anxiety, her practice has a particular focus on women's mental health in the prenatal / postpartum period,  grief and loss, as well as relationship / couples issues and family dynamics. Lea also works with many new fathers adjusting to parenthood, and is certified by Postpartum Support International as a Perinatal Mental Health practitioner.

Having lived in four different countries, Lea is also familiar with the unique challenges faced by international / bicultural individuals and expat families adjusting to life in New York. She is bilingual and can conduct sessions in French for the francophone community in New York.

Dr. Yokarla Veras is a board-certified psychiatrist and psychotherapist specializing in reproductive and general adult psychiatry, with licensure in New York and New Jersey.

Dr. Lauren Mahoney is a postdoctoral psychologist at Authentically Living Psychological Services, PLLC, with over 15 years of experience working across school, clinical, community, and private practice settings. She specializes in anxiety, grief, trauma, women's mental health, relationship concerns, burnout, identity development, and life transitions, working with adolescents, adults, caregivers, and couples. Dr. Mahoney takes a warm, collaborative, and integrative approach to therapy, drawing from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based, relational, existential, and humanistic approaches to help clients better understand themselves, build resilience, and navigate life's challenges with greater confidence and self-trust. In addition to her clinical work, she is a school psychologist, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology at the City University of New York, and Diplomate in School Neuropsychology. Her background as both a clinician and educator allows her to translate psychological research into thoughtful, evidence-based care tailored to each client's unique needs.

Dr. Charissa Chamorro is a clinical psychologist and Assistant Clinical Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is an expert in assessing and treating anxiety, OCD, ADHD, and depression in children and adults. Dr. Chamorro integrates her warm and compassionate approach with scientifically supported interventions to help people develop effective coping strategies and achieve greater emotional well-being. She specializes in children’s and women’s mental health, and she often works with parents to support them through the joys and challenges of parenthood.

Kat (She/they) is a skilled therapist specializing in trauma, peripartum mental health, and complex differential diagnosis including: CPTSD, OCD, ADHD, and high-functioning ASD. They integrate evidence based therapies - CPT, DBT, IFS, Narrative, CBT, EFT, MBSR, and The Gottman Method - with body-based awareness to help clients build self-understanding, emotional regulation, and sustainable relational well-being.

Deeply feeling people who suffer silently often experience inner conflict, torn between their emotions and the need to appear unshaken. They come to me seeking a safe space where they can make sense of their struggles. Together, we can work toward resolving the tensions that keep you feeling stuck, fostering clarity, emotional balance, and self-acceptance.

I specialize in working in with high achieving women navigating complex chronic illness, chronic pelvic pain and women’s health issues as well as the anxiety and grief that come along with it. My clients are striving to find stability with illness all while juggling their career, relationships and family. I absolutely love what I do and am a firm believer that day to day life can get so much better with a support team behind you.

You may be wondering why I niched in women’s health. Simply put, I get it. After living with chronic illnesses for fifteen years, struggling to find correct diagnoses, surgeries and countless treatments, I understand first hand the impact of women’s health issues on your mental health. I empathize with the toll it takes on your body and your most important relationships. I get the grief that comes with the loss of dreams you had for your future, struggling with your identity as a woman and feeling betrayed by your body. My hope is to use my therapeutic skills and real life experience to help you get to the other side.

I founded New York Women’s CBT and expanded to group private practice with the goal of providing niched, expert care for more women in New York. Our clinicians are experts and passionate about working within women’s health issues. We want to walk together through pain and grief you are feeling, help you cope with anxiety and feel the fog of depression lifted. Complex chronic illness and health issues are a part of your story-they do not have to be all of your story.

Françoise Cherry, LMHC, OT/L is a licensed mental health counselor with prior career experience as an occupational therapist. Her approach is eclectic, with advanced certifications in Pain Reprocessing Therapy, EMDR and I-CBT. Her goal is to identify the most effective intervention for each individual based on their presenting concerns and what resonates with them to support meaningful change.

Specialized in all aspects of couples counseling, including affair recovery, sex therapy, CNM, and discernment counseling. I offer couples intensives to help create meaningful momentum and connection. With individual clients I focus on adult relationship/attachment issues. Available for in-person (CT) and telehealth (CT+NY).

I am a seasoned psychodynamic therapist with over 16 years of experience in private practice, specializing in helping adults navigate anxiety, relationship challenges, and parenting. I work with individuals and couples, drawing from extensive postgraduate training (I completed a four year psychoanalytic program at NIP as well as other post graduate programs) and have a strong interplay between psychodynamic and attachment theory as well as Imago Therapy. My approach fosters meaningful transformation, and I love witnessing the remarkable improvements my clients achieve.

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.