Provider Directory

Healy Smith, MD is an adult psychiatrist with specialties in women's mental health/ reproductive psychiatry as well as integrative and holistic medicine.

I work with teens and adults to help them understand the impact of past experiences on the present, but also focus on the here and now. I incorporate breathing and meditation practices to cope with everyday stress.

I work with children, parents, and individuals to bring awareness to underlying conflicts while providing tangible support. My advanced training in psychodynamic theory as well as cognitive-behavioral therapy guides my work.

I am a licensed clinical social worker (NY, NJ, CT) and psychotherapist. I received both my Masters and Ph.D. from Columbia University School of Social Work. I am trained in a wide range of therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I work extensively with individuals (both adults and teens) at risk of suicide and non-suicidal self-injury. 

Christina holds two Master’s Degrees from Columbia University in Psychiatry (MSN) and Advanced Clinical Practice (MSW) with a sub-specialty in addiction. She is a board certified, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) who treats adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

Sara Mattina works with young adults and adults who are struggling with anxiety, depression, "quarter-life crisis," career stress, and life transitions. She is trained in CBT, MI, mindfulness, attachment theory, and psychodynamic theory.

Courtney Santucci, PhD is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in evidence based treatments for children, adolescents, and adults. She also provides parent coaching. She is licensed in NY, CT and PSYPACT. She assists clients experiencing anxiety, depression, OCD, life stressors, and disordered eating.

I have an integrated approach that uses psychodynamic psychotherapy, trauma-informed practice, and incorporates parts of CBT and mindfulness. I have over 20 years of experience working with adults, adolescents and children. In addition, I specialize in working with parents with children who have learning differences and people going through life transitions. I am licensed in NY, CT and FL.

Dr. Bauer is a postdoctoral fellow at Silver Therapy Group, a women-led group practice located on the Upper West Side. Dr. Bauer has a passion to support individuals to thrive. Her areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, reproductive mental health, grief/loss, ADHD, emerging adulthood, relationship concerns, and life transitions. Dr. Bauer is particularly motivated to enhance women’s mental health by working with patients across the lifespan. She understands the importance of women helping other women navigate varying challenges, such as puberty and adolescence, infertility, third party reproduction, postpartum adjustment, the transition to parenthood, and menopause.

My Private Practice is located in near Gramercy Park NYC, and travel to clients location when needed (home visits or traveling ).
At Multicultural CBT-DBT/ The Flying Psychotherapist. I offer individual (adolescent and adult), couples, family psychotherapy and groups as well as assessment services to help individuals heal emotionally and regain normal functioning. In addition, I offer services to foster an individual’s personal growth in order to reach their full potential, emotionally, and in the family and business life.

My diverse background has allowed me to help individuals around the world to reach their personal goals and guide them, step-by-step, to achieve higher levels of success.

I am a psychotherapist specialized in helping those struggling with daily stressors, depression/anxiety, relationship difficulties, perfectionism, procrastination, chronic pain, and problems associated with certain life stages (e.g. career, college), eating issues, substance abuse, as well as suicidal and non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors. I have particular expertise in working with individuals from a multicultural perspective, including but not limited to, LGBT populations and providing psychotherapy in Spanish.

I was one of the founding clinicians of the first Spanish-Speaking DBT Programs in the United States at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and I am currently the Coordinator of the International Spanish DBT Programs worldwide. I also have expertise in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for a wide range of difficulties, received training from Dr. Edna Foa, the world’s foremost expert in Prolonged Exposure (PE), an evidenced based treatment model for the treatment of anxiety disorders, and have been further trained in Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) for chronic depression, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a problem-focused and empirically supported treatment for depression, anxiety disorders, relationship conflicts, and addictions. I have intensive training in interventions reflecting up-to-date research advances incorporating CBT with mindfulness and emotion regulation strategies including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy DBT, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy ACT and Prolonged Exposure PE.

Currently I consult with agencies around the world on DBT Spanish Programs and have given international talks to multidisciplinary mental health professionals in countries as diverse as Turkey, Argentina, Spain and Peru. I am currently a Diplomat of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy.

Dr. Nicole Benedicto Elden is a NY state licensed clinical psychologist, supervisor, public speaker, published author, dissertation, career and life coach. She is a 1.5 generation Filipina-American offering in-person and virtual therapy (Wed-Fri). Her therapeutic approach is integrative and she has been trained in interpersonal/relational, emotion focused, relational life, cognitive behavioral, multicultural humility and family systems therapies. She works with individuals, couples and groups impacted by anxiety, depression, intergenerational trauma, life transitions, evolving identities, relational conflict and parents supporting their transgender children.

Dr. Nicole Benedicto Elden's Private Practice:

 Dr.Elden@yahoo.com

917-482-5705

 nicolebenedictoelden.clientsecure.me/

Avi Miodownik, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice, licensed in New York and New Jersey, specializing in adults and older adults coping with health-related changes and aging.

I am passionate about supporting you to be free from fear and anxiety, align to inner guidance, develop nourishing relationships, and make choices from a place of love, curiosity, and possibility. I’ve supported individuals struggling with anxiety, panic, life transitions, relationship issues, and questions of meaning and purpose.

My experience as a therapist includes working with recently immigrated youth, high school and college students, and individuals of all ages, identities, and backgrounds in community mental health. Before training as a therapist, I worked in international women’s rights, food justice, and bilingual education. I draw from psychodynamic, relational, somatic, mindfulness, and compassion-based approaches.

Dr. Michelle Drapkin is a board certified psychologist who owns/runs the Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) Center and has worked in behavioral science for over 20 years. She is the author of The Motivational Interviewing Path to Personal Change: The Essential Workbook for Creating the Life You Want from New Harbinger Publications. She held various roles as a Behavioral Scientist in industry, including leading the development and deployment of behavior change interventions at Johnson and Johnson. She held a national Motivational Interviewing training position at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and was on faculty at the University of Pennsylvania.