Provider Directory

Elizabeth Candela

Master Social Worker, LMSW, MA, CASAC-T

I’m Elizabeth (she/her), a second-career social worker specializing in relational challenges, trauma, addiction, communication, and identity. My practice is LGBTQ+-affirming, sex-positive, trauma-informed, and I welcome clients from all backgrounds and life experiences for short-term and long-term therapy.

Kat Safavi

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, M.Ed.

Kat Safavi has nearly 20 years of experience working with patients experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma and grief. She has extensive experience working with patients diagnosed with ALS, Parkinson’s and movement disorders, brain tumors and Glioblastomas, epilepsy, dementia, MS, and other neurological disorders who are adjusting to diagnosis and disease progression. Kat is well-versed in palliative and hospice care and end of life planning and bereavement counseling. Kat has worked with patients who are seeking gender-affirming care. Kat’s approach to therapy is psychodynamic and trauma-informed and she tailors therapy to individual needs drawing from her training in CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness

Rachel Sullivan

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Rachel Sullivan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in psychotherapy for survivors of interpersonal abuse and violence. Rachel's experience as a trauma therapist includes 10 years of providing supportive services to individuals impacted by depression and/or anxiety. Her practice is based in trauma theory, psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive and dialectical behavioral therapy, and motivational interviewing models.

Erin Knittel

Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, PMH-C

I am an experienced, warm, and dedicated therapist who is committed to empowering those in their family growing years, especially individuals suffering from intense post-partum emotions and overwhelm. I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York State, as well as a certified perinatal mental health practitioner (PMH-C).

Amy M. Althoff

Psychoanalyst

Women need to be listened to. Therapy offers a powerful and unique space to find one's voice and become an expert at expressing needs, wants, and ideas.

Sarah Andrews

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BCD, FIPA

Psychotherapist and Psychoanalyst in Private Practice

Affiliated with New York Presbyterian Hospital

Xiaofeng W. Koswatta

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I work with clients who experience trauma, whether it is childhood sexual, physical, or emotional abuse, or more recent traumatic events. I would like to help you work through it and separate the past from the present so you can move on with your life.

Rebecca W Heller

Mental Health Counselor, LMHC-D, LPC, NCC, CDBT

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC-D) in NY, NJ, VT, and FL. I am also a National Certified Counselor (NCC). I have extensive experience working with clients ages 18 and up for Individual Therapy as well as Group Therapy. I have experience working with Individuals experiencing a variety of struggles. These struggles include- trauma, grief, addiction, depression, anxiety, shame, loneliness, self-esteem, and managing anger, among others.

I implement an Integrative Approach including- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Strengths-Based Therapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Harm Reduction, SMART Recovery Tools, and most importantly, humor. After all, Humor is healing.

Lauren Buckley

Mental Health Counselor, M.S., LPC, NCC

I specialize in maternal and paternal mental health and couples therapy at Quiet Light Counseling in Wilton, CT. I work with expecting and new parents, postpartum families, and couples who want to strengthen their relationship. I’m trained in Level 2 Gottman Method Couples Therapy as well as extensively trained through PSI for perinatal work.

Melissa Gottlieb

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I am a Manhattan-based "thera-coach" specialized in ADHD & the variety of coexisting conditions that accompany it. Whether clients are struggling with executive functioning, anxiety, relationships, family dynamics, career or academic challenges, substance misuse or general life transitions, I take a kind, collaborative, supportive yet direct approach to therapy. My goal is to empower clients with the tools and confidence to understand their past without judgment, take ownership of their present and take positive steps towards their ideal future.

I blend elements from various types of evidence-based therapy and tailor treatment to clients' individual needs as they evolve. I draw most from CBT, DBT, Mindfulness-based practice, Motivational Interviewing, Gottman and Structural Family Therapy.

I work with adults, teens, couples and families, primarily virtually.

Shara M. Brofman

Psychologist, Psy.D.

Dr. Brofman is an established expert in reproductive and perinatal mental health. She also provides general mental health support for adults. She offers in-person appointments in Larchmont, Westchester County, NY, and virtually in New York State.

Sharon M. Batista

Psychiatrist, MD

Dr. Sharon Batista, MD, is a psychiatrist in private practice. She enjoys working with patients suffering from anxiety and depression, consulting with patients with medical illness concerns, career and relationship stress. Dr. Batista provides care across the lifespan including to patients seeking consultation pre-pregnancy planning, during pregnancy, and postpartum.

Ashleigh Ide

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Through a psychodynamic psychotherapy approach, I strive to provide a warm and open environment that promotes curiosity and growth. Seeking therapy takes real courage. Relationships change, self-esteem wavers, bodies transform, unforeseen social and cultural events occur that place us in uncharted waters, and life turns inexplicably uncertain. Whatever the reason, therapy is a unique opportunity to examine internal and relational conflicts, tease out unhelpful thoughts and deepen your understanding of yourself in ways that foster empowerment, vitality, and creativity.

Mandana Ashrafi

Psychiatrist, MD

Adult psychiatrist, in-person, virtual, English, Farsi, Aetna, UMR Mount Sinai top tier, medication management, psychodynamic psychotherapy; Depression, Bipolar disorders, trauma related disorders , OCD, trichotillomania.