Provider Directory

Rebecca Alexander

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, EMDR, LCSW-R, MPH

I’m a psychotherapist with over two decades of experience helping individuals, couples, and families move through the complex and often contradictory realities of being human. My work is grounded in psychodynamic exploration and shaped by a strengths-based belief that people aren’t starting from scratch—they already hold the insight, resilience, and inner resources needed for healing. Therapy offers the support and perspective that allow those parts to emerge.

I draw from a broad and flexible range of modalities—DBT, IFS, AF-EMDR, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and addiction-informed approaches—so the work is responsive, intuitive, and tailored to each person’s needs and inner rhythm.

Collaboration is central to my practice. Clients thrive when the professionals supporting them are aligned, so I welcome close partnership with other clinicians to create thoughtful, coordinated care. I also provide supervision and consultation for therapists who want to deepen their clinical thinking and show up for their clients with clarity, consistency, and humanity.

Danielle Shelov

Psychologist

Dr. Shelov earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. Her doctoral research was one of the pioneer clinical studies (2008) that examined the importance of yoga on both mindfulness and emotional well-being. During her training, she worked at Montefiore Hospital, Bellevue Hospital, Columbia Psychiatric Institute, and completed her APA Internship at Maimonides Medical Center. Prior to starting a private practice, Danielle worked at Columbus Park Collaborative: Day Treatment Center for Eating Disorders. Danielle frequently lectures on eating disorder treatment to other mental health professionals.
Dr. Shelov also specializes in couples work, utilizing her EFT and systems trainings.

Jill Ahluwalia

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

I am a board-certified, Columbia University-trained psychiatric nurse practitioner (NP) specializing in psychotherapy, diagnosis, and medication management. My holistic approach combines personalized medicine - including the use of genetic testing for selecting the most effective medications - with my personal passion for listening deeply to your experience. By going beyond the symptoms that bring you into treatment, I will partner with you to help you achieve joy and fulfillment in your life.

Amy Rosenthal

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Experienced psychodynamically-oriented therapist (LCSW), with a focus on attachment and relational trauma. My practice welcomes clients from all racial, ethnic, religious and national backgrounds, social and economic classes, genders. sexual identities, and orientations.

Heidi Esterman

Psychologist, PsyD

Dr. Heidi Esterman is a psychologist in private practice and a Supervising Psychologist at The Motherhood Center of New York.

Dr. Esterman has experience working with the perinatal population in both outpatient and inpatient settings. She has provided psychological services for a wide range of diagnoses and presentations in the context of the perinatal period, including trauma, personality disorders, and severe and persistent mental illness. She has expertise working with women recovering from postpartum psychosis, depression, anxiety, and perinatal loss.

Dr. Esterman also has specialized training in couples therapy through the William Alanson While Institute. Treatment is directed at helping couples navigate conflict, improve communication, and strengthen their relationship.

Meredith Carlisle

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Meredith Carlisle is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over a decade of experience working with adults, children, couples, and families across a variety of settings. With a particular interest in life-transitions, Meredith specializes in the treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Using an integrated, trauma-informed approach, she draws heavily from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness and Acceptance based models to support clients with practical skill building to address anxiety, depression, grief and loss, emotion dysregulation, trauma, and interpersonal conflicts.

Briana Weiner

Mental Health Counselor, LMHC

I approach therapy from a place of humor, curiosity and an honest desire to help you uncover those places where you feel most stuck in order to build the life that you want.
My practice draws from EMDR, psychodynamic therapy, and mindfulness based therapies in order to best fit your needs.

I have worked extensively with children, adults, and couples, navigating anything from life stressors to acute and ongoing traumas, to a desire to simply feel more connected to yourself and others

Ahmed Al-Katib & Team

Psychiatrist, MD

Dr. Ahmed Al-Katib is a board-certified psychiatrist and founder of Psychiatry in Motion in New York City. Alongside his Physician Assistants Rebecca Spitzer PA-C & Sandra Rae PA-C, they tackle mental health as a team and prioritizing the correct diagnosis and non-medication changes first. If medications are needed, they are chosen for maximum impact and minimal side effects and a clear tapering plan.

Blair Casdin

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R

I am a certified psychoanalyst with training in trauma studies and couples treatment. My clients come to me with diverse issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, relationship conflicts, work and academic stress, and phase of life issues.

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.

Michele Maron-Knobel

Clinical Social Work/Therapist

If you're looking for someone who can actively listen and empathize with your inner thoughts, please allow me to help you. I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 14 years of experience. Maybe you’re pregnant and feeling anxious about what’s ahead… or a new mom feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and wondering if you’re doing anything right. You may be feeling sad, afraid or ambivalent about this new role. I’m Michele, a LCSW in New York city. As your therapist, I am warm, curious, interactive, and easy to talk to. I offer a safe, supportive space where you you can talk freely and feel seen and heard.

Jennifer Wolfe

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R, AASECT CST

After closing my Brooklyn office, I relocated to Ithaca, NY, but see clients from NYC and throughout NY State via telehealth. My psychotherapy practice focuses on individuals and couples, ranging in age from young adults (18 and up), adults, and elderly. I strive to create a safe environment in which to explore life stressors, patterns of relating with others, and how past experiences impact the present.

Areas of professional practice include:
• Mood disorders such as anxiety, depression, and bipolar
• Alcohol and drug use, harm reduction
• Relationships, separation and divorce
• Sexual issues and concerns
• LGBTQ
• Chronic pain and illness, including HIV
• Grief and loss
• Women's reproductive health
• Career issues
• Financial concerns

Gina Della Penna

Mental Health Counselor, LMHC

Providing teletherapy to individuals (18 yo +) in NY, I primarily help those struggling with anxiety, stress, low-self esteem, and life transitions. I work with adults across the lifespan and have a specialty working with young adults. Having worked in a college counseling center for several years, I have a great deal of experience helping emerging adults navigate coming into their own while managing the challenges that accompany that stage of life.

Annie Chanler

Psychologist, Ph.D.

I am a clinical psychologist-psychoanalyst in private practice in Tribeca. I work with individuals ranging in age from young to older adulthood and have particular expertise in treating mother-daughter enmeshment. My approach is a blend of mindfulness and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. I supervise, teach on the interface of spirituality with psychoanalysis, have published papers and presented internationally.