Provider Directory

Ariella Soffer

Psychologist, Ph.D.

I am a clinical psychologist with a private practice in Columbus Circle and am on faculty in the clinical doctoral program at Fordham University. I use psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral therapies to help people move beyond roadblocks towards personal growth. I offer a few specializations in my practice including maternal health (for new and expecting women) and parent coaching/consultation. Please visit my website for more information.

Sophia A. Brenner

Psychologist, Psy.D

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.

Courtney Policano

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

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.

Beth A. Althofer

Psychoanalyst, Ph.D.

I am a nationally-certified psychotherapist and a licensed psychoanalyst, practicing on the Upper East Side for over 35 years with individuals, couples and groups.

Nava C. Solomon

Psychologist, Psy.D.

Nava Solomon, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety and depressive disorders. For more than 15 years, Dr. Solomon has been working with college/graduate students, adults, and expecting/new mothers cope with various symptoms of stress, avoidance, and low mood.

Lea Schupak

Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, PMH-C

Lea Schupak, LMHC, PMH-C is licensed child & adult psychotherapist available for sessions both via telehealth and in-person in her office in the NoMad area, 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.

Sonia Singh

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I am a warm, empathetic practitioner who believes in client self-determination. I believe that everyone deserves the space to be heard and to heal.

Suzi Tortora

Licensed Creative Art Therapist, Ed.D., BC-DMT, LCAT, LMHC

I am a NYS Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT). Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), National Certified Counselor (NCC), and Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist (BC-DMT), author and lecturer. In 2003, I created and continue to be the senior dance/movement therapist for pediatric patients at Integrative Medicine Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY. In private practice for almost 40 years, I developed and am director of Dancing Dialogue LCAT LMHC PLLC [www.dancingdialogue.com] a private creative arts psychotherapy practice with offices in Cold Spring, NY and NYC, specializing in the role of nonverbal communication and the body-mind-emotion connection. Collectively, our art, dance, and couples/family therapists focus on themes related to all aspects of the parent-infant attachment relationship from conception to postpartum; early parent-infant attachment; parenting in the digital age; sensory processing difficulties; ADHD; autism; child/teen and family dynamics; trauma; pediatric medical illness; adult chronic pain; grief and loss.

Rene Zweig

Psychologist, Ph.D.

Dr. Zweig is a NY- and CT-licensed clinical psychologist, a Certified Cognitive Therapist, and a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist & Supervisor in private practice in Union Square. For 20 years, she has specialized in evidence-based treatments for depression, anxiety, eating disorders, body image, perfectionism, and life transitions.

Shara M. Brofman

Psychologist, PsyD

Dr. Brofman specializes in reproductive and perinatal mental health, in addition to providing general mental health support for adults. She provides clinical services virtually in NY State and offers in-person appointments in Westchester County, NY.

Megan Wakeley

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MA

I specialize in providing LGBTQ+ affirming and trauma informed therapy. For over a decade I have worked with the LGBTQ+ community, young adults and adults regarding family & relationship issues, career stress/burnout, self worth, anxiety, depression and trauma. I utilize an eclectic style, incorporating relational, somatic and practical strategies depending on your unique needs.

Denise Rayvid

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Denise Rayvid is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 25 years experience working with individuals and families. She has a private practice in Manhattan’s Upper West Side treating adults, adolescents, children, parents/couples and elders with a wide range of social-emotional difficulties. These issues include anxiety, depression, trauma, difficulties navigating social dynamics, life transitions, behavioral and learning challenges, and complicated family relationships.

Alison Brown

Psychologist, Ph.D.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist and have been in the private practice of psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and supervision for 25 years. I have an extensive background in group work, substance misuse, and eating disorders, but over the years have transitioned to a focus on working with writers, artists, actors, dancers, playwrights, and other creative types. Another concentration in my clinical work involves psychodynamic and practical approaches to ADHD and broad autism phenotype. My clinical approach integrates a variety of psychoanalytic perspectives with DBT and other skills-based modalities.

In addition to my private practice, I am an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at CUMC, and have been a long-term Faculty and Executive Committee member at the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. At the Center, I have held a number of leadership and curriculum development roles, including Chair of the Psychology Division, Director of Externship Training, and most recently, Curriculum Co-chair and Co-chair of the post-Freud theory courses. I am also on the editorial boards of JAPA and The Psychoanalytic Quarterly.

Michelle Bell

Psychologist, Psy.D.

Michelle A. Bell, Psy.D., is the Program Director of the Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy Program at Manhattan College and the owner of Inwood Family Guidance & Psychological Services, PLLC. She is a bilingual (English/Spanish), bi-cultural, licensed psychologist with a specialty in the area of family systems and family-of-origin focused family therapy. In addition to her teaching and clinical work, Dr. Bell is an American Psychological Association Representative to the United Nations.