Provider Directory

The Midtown Practice is a private psychotherapy and psychiatry practice dedicated to helping individuals live vital and fulfilling lives, no matter what challenges life brings. We offer treatment for a wide variety of life issues, personal stressors, and psychological conditions such as depression, anxiety, and stress management. As a multidisciplinary team, we bring evidence-based and cutting-edge treatments to our clients, including traditional and newer psychotherapies, mindful meditation, and modern psychopharmacology.

I am a clinical social worker who has worked primarily in chronic illness, loss and bereavement with families, couples, and individuals. These experiences make me feel comfortable in helping clients managing natural life transitions, crisis, depression and anxiety. I offer sliding scale fees and can assist with out of network reimbursement.

I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and the Founder and Director of Therapists of New York, a group practice in Midtown Manhattan. I specialize in working with adults, adolescents, and couples. I take an active and empathetic approach to psychotherapy by establishing mutually agreed upon therapeutic goals with my clients and providing a comfortable space to explore, discuss, and be heard.

Laura Impert, LCSW-R has been practicing for over 25 years in the field with primarily students and adults. She has published in the field on grief and loss. Her belief is that therapy is most helpful when patients can understand the arc and narrative of their lives. Initially trained as a psychoanalyst, she believes some patients especially benefit from finding tools to regulate states of distress and heightened emotional arousal. Most valuable are the lifelong capacities to be curious and to self-reflect.

In the course of her practice, Laura has worked with patients around LGBTQ issues including work in the kink and poly community. Her work with the college age population focuses on helping students work through the developmental challenges of leaving home. First as a college counselor at Sarah Lawrence College, she sees students in the NYC area in her private practice. In addition to students, she is particularly interested in working with patients as they transition through new life stages, such as entering adulthood, divorce or separation issues, or patients facing illness and death.

Her publications in professional journals on clinical topics include mourning and grief and working with the isolated patient. These articles can be accessed on her website. www.lauraimpert.com

Dr. Nicole Benedicto Elden is a NY state licensed clinical psychologist, dissertation, career and life coach, supervisor, public speaker and author. She is a 1.5 generation Filipina-American offering teletherapy and in-person therapy (Wednesdays in Manhattan). She is the first in her family to go to graduate school and obtain a doctoral degree. Her therapeutic approach is integrative with a focus on responsiveness and multicultural humility. She has been trained in dynamic, interpersonal, supportive, cognitive behavioral and family systems. Her interests include anxiety, depression, intergenerational trauma, cross-cultural and minority identity formation, the immigration experience, interracial couples and multiracial parenting, interpersonal and relationship issues, and adjustment to life transitions. She has presented on various topics throughout the years in many different settings such as Yahoo Inc, Metro Counseling, The NY State Psychological Association and in various colleges and universities in the US. She is also a co-editor and author of the book Thriving in Graduate School: The Expert's Guide to Success and Wellness (www.thrivingingradschool.com).

Dr. Nicole Benedicto Elden's Private Practice:

 Dr.Elden@yahoo.com

917-482-5705

 nicolebenedictoelden.clientsecure.me/

Elizabeth is a NYS licensed psychologist, as well as a NYS certified school psychologist. She has extensive experience advocating for children and families seeking support services from public school districts. She is currently in a private practice conducting neuropsychological evaluations and classroom observations for preschool and elementary school aged children. She is also consulting with parents on issues related to special education services.

I am a licensed clinical social worker currently practicing in New York City. As a therapist, I create a warm and comfortable environment in order to facilitate openness. I believe in the importance of using therapy to explore both present experiences and past influences in order to create lasting change. I aim to help my clients cultivate their authentic self through increased compassion, self-acceptance, and flexibility as we work collaboratively to build richer and more satisfying lives.

I specialize in working with college students and young adults in the workforce struggling to cope with anxiety, relationship difficulties, and navigating what it means to become an adult with increased responsibilities, pressures, and decisions.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in work with teens and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma related disorders, as well as relationship and life stage challenges.

I have a specialization in work with individuals experiencing chronic pain and illness as well as work with their caregivers and family members.

Dr. Tracy Prout works with adolescents, adults, families, and couples. Tracy’s therapeutic approach is warm and open. She generally practices psychodynamic psychotherapy but also integrates other therapeutic modalities. Her approach is flexible and tailored to suit the needs of each client. Tracy’s work is informed by her clinical experience and the latest in evidence based research. In addition to her private practice work, Tracy offers individual and group trainings in Regulation Focused Psychotherapy for Children (RFP-C), an evidence based psychodynamic intervention for school-aged children with disruptive behavior problems. She also provides deliberate practice coaching for clinicians across a wide range of disciplines. Tracy is the author of several books and dozens of peer-reviewed papers.

Desiree Nazarian is a trauma focused LMSW with a specialization in intimacy and relational trauma. Desiree works alongside her clients to navigate the complexities of intimate partner betrayal and the nuances of betrayal trauma for men and women. Desiree is a first-generation Iranian American who deeply understands the role culture and family systems play in identity and boundary formation within BIPOC and immigrant communities. Her work involves bringing attention to one’s internal experience and allowing deep awareness of the spoken language of the body to allow for subconscious messages to be released and revealed.

In previous years, Desiree worked in the nonprofit sector providing intensive holistic and supportive counseling and service provision to Holocaust Survivors while identifying the impacts of their generational wisdom and trauma. Desiree is a Certified Partner Trauma Therapist, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and is a member of (IITAP) International Trauma and Addiction Professionals. She is also an active member and student of The Embody Lab and has completed her Somatic Attachment Certification. Desiree can be reached at nazarian4d@gmail.com

I am an LCSW-R who has institute training in both trauma and group psychotherapy. I have been in practice since 2006 and work with individuals, couples, and groups. I specialize in trauma and addiction, and much of my work has been with clients in under-resourced communities, firefighters, military personnel, survivors of interpersonal trauma, and LGBTQ clients. I am certified in EMDR, and am informed by somatic work, IFS, and Presence Psychotherapy. My technique, when working with couples, lies somewhere between RLT, EFT, and Imago. Above all, I believe the therapeutic relationship is central to growth and healing. I have a new group for individuals over the age of thirty, and a BIPOC group that began in June of 2020. I see clients both online and in person at 12 West 9th Street in Greenwich Village, NY. My fee is $250 and I have a sliding scale based on income.

Dr. Levy is a psychologist specializing in harm reduction, co-occurring substance misuse and mental health issues, trauma, and mindfulness. Her approach is collaborative, non-judgmental, and focused on helping clients develop practical skills to address their goals and needs.

Stephanie Jacobs is a licensed clinical psychologist, who works with adults, adolescents, children, families, schools and organizations. Dr. Jacobs has extensive training and experience using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies (CBT), Family Based Treatment (FBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to treat eating disorders, anxiety disorders, OCD and related disorders, substance abuse, personality disorders, as well as varying behavioral and emotional challenges. In addition to conducting individual, couples and family therapy, Dr. Jacobs leads CBT and DBT skills training groups. Dr. Jacobs uses her breadth and depth of knowledge to individually tailor treatment to the children, adolescents and adults with whom she works.