Provider Directory

Are you struggling with infertility? Thinking about adoption or have already adopted? Have you already started your family but it "just doesn't feel" like you thought it would? There are a lot of excellent therapists out there, and finding the right fit is crucial. Many of my clients are often the experts in their own life but just need someone to show them where to find the answers.

While I have over 20 years of experience working with children and adults with a wide spectrum of mental health and life adjustment issues, I specialize in issues relating to couples and families including pre-partnership/marital counseling, infertility, pre-and post-partum mental health, adoption home studies/post-adoptive family therapy, attachment challenges, and ending relationships in a mindful and more productive manner (especially when there is concern about children).

Building a family and making sure everyone’s needs are being recognized and addressed can be painful no matter how much love there is in a family. I am here to welcome you and your families to my practice. I am currently a director of a post-master’s graduate certificate in children and families and am the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Family Social Work and utilize an eclectic toolbox of therapeutic and compassionate modalities catered to you but built on science.

Seasoned psychodynamic psychotherapist practicing for over 20 years in the heart of New York City.
Treating adults both in person and virtually using an integration of cognitive behavioral techniques, supporting strengths, mindfulness techniques, and the offering and development of a strong empathetic relationship with gentle, clear and present boundaries embodies the work I do with my clients. I have long standing training and experience in substance abuse treatment, EMDR, trauma treatment, relationship counseling, couples therapy, postpartum, infertility and parenting issues.

Dr. Martinez is a clinical psychologist bilingual in Spanish and a gender specialist providing LGBTQIA plus affirming care. Currently she sees individuals and couples, from pre-teens to adults, in private practice. Dr. Martinez has a special focus on working with young adults, perinatal care, parenting (from birth to teens), diversity and race issues, and couples work.

I specialize in maternal mental health and provide attachment based, trauma focused therapy. Additionally, I work with individuals who are experiencing anxiety and depression, grief and loss, trauma and difficult life transitions.

Out of network.
Therapeutic modalities: Integrative: Cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic (short-term and long-term psychotherapy).
Specializations: Anxiety disorders. Mood disorders. Identity issues. Relationship issues. Major life transitions. Perinatal and menopausal mental health.
Languages: English, Hindi, Gujarati

I am a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice, and work with individuals, couples, families, and groups through a primarily psychodynamic framework. Through insight-oriented work with a focus on interpersonal relationship dynamics, attachment, and family systems, I help adults uncover repressed trauma from childhood and adolescence in order to help them gain a more nuanced understanding about their unhealthy relationship dynamics, from past and present, in order to live healthier and more fulfilling lives.

Emily Upshur, Ph.D., is a New York State licensed clinical psychologist. Dr. Upshur received her Master's degree in developmental psychology from Tufts University, and holds both a Master’s degree and PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Graduate School and University Center at the City University of New York, an American Psychological Association accredited training program.

Dr. Upshur currently has a faculty appointment at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and is a Supervising Psychologist at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, where she trains psychiatry residents, psychology interns, and psychology externs. She was the Clinical Director of the Center for Child Trauma and Resilience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She has a private practice in Manhattan as well as Westchester, New York.

Dr. Upshur has a decade of experience working in a wide range of clinical settings, including hospital outpatient clinics, in-patient units, psychiatric emergency rooms, college and graduate student counseling programs, private psycho-educational and neuropsychological testing facilities, and faculty private practice. These experiences have given her the unique ability to meet the diverse needs of adults and children.

You're on this site, looking for a clinician because you are not living the life you envisioned, and you are tired of feeling unhappy, anxious and unfulfilled - I hear you, let's talk. Together we will explore, unpack and process the events that contribute to your current state of emotional distress. We will deepen your insight into your authentic self, while uncovering ways of best getting your genuine needs met.

I'm glad you're considering therapy. I am a psychotherapist and art therapist specializing in anxiety, depression, life transitions, grief, illness and relationship issues. My approach to personal wellness and mental health is holistic, humanistic and non-judgemental. I am in private practice and provide telehealth sessions for children, adolescents, adults and seniors in New York and New Mexico. My clients choose verbal or art-based approaches in therapy, based on their preference.

Lexi Mulee, MS, LMHC, CASAC-T, founder of Wise Mind Individual Counseling, maintains a private psychotherapy practice specializing in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. Through the use of genuine support and sincere validation, Lexi works closely with each client to ensure their personalized goals are being met. It is the DBT belief, and Lexi’s personal style, to view the relationship between client and clinician as equal partners in your journey. As if both are in a rowboat, rowing in sync towards your goals!

I work with children, parents, and individuals to bring awareness to underlying conflicts while providing tangible support. My advanced training in psychodynamic theory as well as cognitive-behavioral therapy guides my work.

Dr. Sophia Brenner is a licensed clinical psychologist who works with adults, adolescents, and children. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma, and perinatal mood disorders. She has advanced training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. She is in private practice at IMPACT Psychological Services in Westchester, NY, where she currently serves as the Director of the Integrated Adolescent DBT Program.

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.