Provider Directory

Zoe Hicks

Marriage & Family Therapist, M.A., LMFT

I work as a licensed marriage and family therapist. I work with couples, I am trained with the Gottman method. I provide highly effective short term couples therapy.

Julia Hochstadt

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Julia Hochstadt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in trauma treatment and crisis intervention. Julia has 15+ years of experience working with survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence (domestic violence) and provides services to survivors as well as secondary survivors of additional types of crime victimization. She maintains a private practice in Midtown Manhattan and is the supervisor of a hospital-based crime victim program in NYC.

caryn gorden

Psychologist, Psy. D.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist and trained psychoanalyst and I see my role as helping you to understand and resolve the conflicts that are making you feel unsatisfied. I work with adults, adolescents, couples and families. My treatment approach is informed by my psychoanalytic training, though I draw on many different orientations and models. I specialize in working with people facing, loss, life transitions and early and midlife career changes. I also have worked with many 2nd and 3rd generation Holocaust survivors. I have a strong interest in the impact of the transmission of trauma from one generation to another, about which I teach, present and write.

Emily Upshur

Psychologist, Ph.D.

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.

Emily A. Imondi

Mental Health Counselor, M.S.Ed., M.A., LMHC

Emily Imondi, LMHC, brings over a fifteen years of clinical experience to her work in mental health, including 10 years as a school psychologist before transitioning into private practice. She holds master’s degrees in School Psychology from Fordham University and Mental Health Counseling and Wellness from NYU. Emily enjoys working with adults and couples navigating life transitions, relationship challenges, questions of identity and self-worth, and the complexities of work, family, and personal life, with a particular interest in women’s mental health. Her warm, collaborative, and depth-oriented approach integrates relational insight, health and wellness, and positive psychology to help clients cultivate greater self-understanding, meaning, purpose, and connection.

Fran Hamburg

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I am a psychotherapist in NYC with over 30 years experience providing treatment for couples and individuals-
An educator and supervisor in the Family and Couples division of The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, I provide a safe and secure environment in which to explore the issues that keep individuals and couples stuck in unsatisfying patterns of relating.
My related experiences as a meditator, dancer, black belt in Aikido and other non-verbal modalities enable me as well, to be attuned to how the body informs the psyche-

Susan Sanders

Clinical Social Work/Therapist

Hello. I am pleased to join the Women's Mental Health Consortium and look forward to collaborating with colleagues going forward.

I am a seasoned LCSW-R, with expertise in Child and Adolescent therapy, psychotherapy for individuals and families experiencing acute and chronic illness and therapy for intergenerational trauma.
I am licensed in New York State and maintain both in-office and virtual hours.

Pamela Haynes

Master Social Worker, LMSW

Pamela is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) with a passion for social justice and helping people to empower themselves to grow, learn and create change in their lives.  Through a biopsychosocial lens, she utilizes a strengths-based and non-judgmental approach to collaborate with clients to help them achieve their goals. Including humor and authenticity, her clinical style is warm and engaging to foster a supportive therapeutic relationship.

Sunna Jung

Psychologist, PhD

As a licensed psychologist, I offer my expertise in providing effective therapies for anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. My approach is interactive, solution-focused, and based on developing each person's strengths. Together, we nurture experiential shifts to deepen one's inner capacities to manage everyday challenges and stress.

Brittany Beispel

Clinical Social Work/Therapist

I'm a psychotherapist working with adolescents and adults. My goal is to create a warm and supportive environment where you can feel comfortable to express yourself and make changes in your life.

Kimarie Knowles

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

As a psychotherapist who has worked in the field of psycho-oncology and mental health for 20 years, I have extensive clinical understanding of the needs of patients and caregivers throughout the disease continuum, from initial diagnosis, through treatment, to end of life, survivorship, recurrence, chronic illness, bereavement and life transitions. I have advanced training in AEDP (level 2), prolonged grief therapy, meaning-center psychotherapy, CBT, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and group psychotherapy. I have published or presented on topics such as coping with chronic cancer, survivor guilt, fear of cancer recurrence, dating after treatment, and grief, loss and bereavement. 

Alice Roberts

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CST

Alice (she/her/hers), an LCSW originally from New York City, received her Masters in Social Work from New York University in 2007. Alice’s therapeutic approach is deeply grounded in Attachment Theory. She is certified in Sex Therapy by The Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapies, certified by Luisa Muhr in Family Constellations and lastly certified by the Ackerman Institute for the Family in couples and family therapy. She has completed advanced training in Somatic Experiencing (SE), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), Accelerated Experiential-Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), Family Constellations and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT). Alice is passionate about supporting individuals, couples and families to create strong, meaningful and creative relationships.

Kelsie Smagler

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, DBT-C

I am a psychodynamic therapist who believes the client-therapist bond is an essential part of the healing process. I specialize in anxiety and relationship issues and use a variety of therapeutic modalities to fit my clients' individual needs. My clients and I work together to recognize and harness their strengths, which empowers them to tap into their resilience. I aim to create a safe, warm, and trusting atmosphere where clients feel comfortable being themselves!

Jessica Heller-Nili

Art Therapist, ATR-BC, LPAT, LCAT

I am a licensed therapist specializing in creative arts therapy and mindfulness practices. My holistic and relational approach is diverse, including not only creative expression, but mindfulness practices, spirituality, and traditional verbal therapies to support my clients' needs through the ebb and flow of life.

Some of my areas of focus include trauma, anxiety and depression, stress, loss and life transitions, as well as family and relationship difficulties, among others. I have experience working with a broad spectrum of ages from children to adults as well as with couples and groups.