Provider Directory

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York and I am also a National Certified Counselor (NCC). I have 6 years of experience working in various mental health settings and 1 year of counseling experience with a focus on guiding individuals through their mental health journeys and integrating mind-body principles into sessions. I specialize in working with teenagers and their families, young adults, and adults facing various challenges such as trauma, low self-esteem, anxiety, life transitions, and PTSD.

Sari Cooper is Founder and Director of The Center for Love and Sex in NYC, she’s a licensed individual & couples therapist and an AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist, sex coach, writer, Educator, supervisor and media expert. She and her team of therapists at CLS specialize in working on issues such as sexual disorders, sexual avoidance, discrepant desire, couples communication, affairs, separation, depression, anxiety, non-monogamy and alternative sexual interests.
Ms. Cooper is nationally recognized as a relationship and sexuality expert and has been a regular commentator on television shows like CBS This Morning, and Dr. Oz to discuss relationship issues. Sari is the host of Sex Esteem® with Sari Cooper on Youtube and offers private Sex Esteem groups to women and parents on the topic of sexuality. Her blog Sex Esteem can be found on her site, and she is a featured writer for HuffPost and PsychToday. Sari is continually called upon to discuss issues in modern relationships in the press including The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Greatest, Vice, Bustle, Cosmo, Men’s Health, Shape, Brides Magazine, Barron’s, New York Post, and Marie Claire. Her website is now www.centerforloveandsex.com.

Licensed Psychotherapist & Co-Chair of the WMHC Early Career Committee

Hayat Yussuf, LCSW, MBA, is an EMDRIA-Certified EMDR Therapist, trauma specialist, and Executive Coach in New York City. She offers weekly EMDR-focused therapy and EMDR Intensives—condensed sessions for accelerated healing—alongside somatic and CBT approaches. Hayat specializes in helping adults overcome trauma, anxiety, and performance challenges with a collaborative, integrative style.

Lisa Schneider, LCSW, MA, CCM, is a seasoned psychotherapist and social worker with over 20 years of experience, serving as the founder and Owner/Operator of A Calm Place Therapy in the NYC metro area. She specializes in women’s mental health, including anxiety, infertility, postpartum care, and supports high‑level athletes, offering both virtual and in‑person therapy across NY, CT, PA, and CO. She is also a SPACE provider helping parents with anxious children.

I help clients explore their inner selves, heighten awareness, and address maladaptive behavior patterns to promote healing and growth. I provide a safe environment to help clients unlock their potential and achieve the lives they desire. Specialized training in relational work, polyvagal theory and somatic interventions related to developmental trauma.
Affiliated with Kratsios Psychotherapy, a fast-growing, premier provider of evidence-based treatment for PTSD and developmental trauma based in Manhattan, offering both telehealth and in-person meetings.

With 10 years in the Mental Health field and countless individuals and families served, I am excited to start my next chapter in private practice! I am a New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor with expertise in helping young adults and families navigate the impact of mental health on them and their loved ones. I have held roles from Clinical Intern to Clinical Director and bring a deep understanding of how mental health conditions manifest differently for each person and how important holistic and individualized care is in providing effective treatment and creating sustainable growth. My sessions typically involve aspects of DBT, CBT, and executive functioning skills. I enjoy working with those clients that have many different mental health and life challenges going on at once and helping them to become more self-aware and empowered to make edits to life where necessary!

Anne Cutler has been in private practice as a psychoanalyst since 1991 in Manhattan, NY. In her practice, she works with individuals and couples. She works with adults and adolescents, and specializes in dealing with depression, anxiety, and relationship issues. She also has a specialty in working with dreams. She is a graduate of NPAP.

I am a psychiatrist providing psychotherapy and medication management for a broad range of mental health issues, with a special focus on women's mental health throughout the lifespan.

Dr. Owens is a clinical psychologist and board certified cognitive behavioral specialist who has been in practice for almost 20 years.  She has held academic appointments at Columbia University Medical Center, The Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, and St. John's University and has been involved in the training of psychologists and other mental health professionals throughout her career.   Her areas of clinical expertise are anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder and women's mental health.

I am a licensed psychologist specializing in the treatment of disordered eating and body image concerns, as well as issues related to women's health, pregnancy, miscarriage, and adjustment to significant life transitions such as parenthood, work-family balance, college, career change, and loss. I believe a trusting and collaborative therapeutic relationship is essential in the facilitation of healing, and the process of growth and change. I employ an integrative method, drawing from various theoretical understandings and treatment modalities, to develop an effective approach to address distinct needs.
Additionally, I believe the consideration of multicultural and social factors to be central to the understanding of individual concerns. My style is warm and engaged, aimed at both reducing symptoms and increasing insight into interpersonal patterns, and past influences on current functioning.
As a native Spanish speaker, I also bring extensive experience working bilingually in hospital, college, and private practice settings. In addition to individual psychotherapy, I offer consultation to parents and families on various topics related to child and adolescent development, preparing for the transition to college, and eating and body image concerns.

Healing doesn't happen alone. I specialize in affirming therapy for creative people who feel stuck and are struggling with transitions in their personal lives and careers, utilizing traditional techniques such as DBT and CBT as well as art and mindfulness practices.

Roxanne Wolanczyk is a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (CBT) based in the Flatiron area of Manhattan.

My approach is active, compassionate and goal oriented. My areas of expertise include relationships, couples therapy, stress, depression, anxiety, trauma, parenting, learning, and career development. I work with clients to replace negative, rigid or chaotic patterns with creative, positive and fulfilling alternatives. Each session is focused, goal directed, and collaborative to set the stage for transforming personal narratives and behavior patterns. I guide clients to overcome obstacles/blind spots and shift in positive and proactive ways to improve their relationships and to experience well being. In my 3 decades of clinical experience, I have had the joy of witnessing many clients become more purposeful, creative, and productive in their lives.