Provider Directory

Alexandra Silverman

Psychologist

Dr. Alexandra Silverman is a NY State-licensed clinical psychologist specializing in anxiety, mood disorders, eating disorders, life transitions, trauma, and relationship issues. She works with preteens, teens, adults, and couples, both virtually and in-person at her offices in downtown Manhattan and Northport, Long Island. Drawing on an integrative approach — blending psychodynamic, relational, somatic, CBT, DBT, and ACT frameworks — she tailors treatment to each client's unique needs. Dr. Silverman holds a Psy.D. from Pace University with specialized training in eating disorders and body image.

Sari Kaplan

Psychologist, Ph.D.

I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist providing individual, couples and family psychotherapy to adults. I have a solution-focused, integrative approach and I tailor my techniques to the individual/couple/family and to the current moment. Whether the treatment goals are geared toward reducing distress or toward growth, I welcome the opportunity to work with people who are motivated to create positive change in their lives.

Eva Jane Peck

Mental Health Counselor, MS.Ed., MHC-LP

I work with adults and adolescents. Some of the issues I work with are anxiety, depression, and life transitions, as well as grief and loss. I also offer ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) and integration sessions. I’m an LGBTQ-affirming clinician and have experience working with issues particular to LGBTQ+ folks.

I believe that physical and emotional safety and connection within a therapeutic relationship can help clients access and heal their relationships with themselves and others. For this reason, I deeply value the relationship I form with clients.

I believe that with intention and openness, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy can create space for the emergence of inner healing intelligence. Along with awareness, practice, insight, and self-compassion, KAP offers clients an opportunity to see themselves and others from a new perspective. KAP also enables new neural pathways to grow, supporting healthier habits of mind and behavior.

I have over 15 years’ experience as a trauma-informed, early childhood special educator and mental health consultant. I have extensive training and experience in developmental trauma treatment and attachment-oriented approaches. I have training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and somatic approaches such as Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. I’ve also been a hospice volunteer, and completed trainings in grief counseling and end-of-life doula work. Other areas I’ve trained in are cultural humility, working with shame, treatment strategies for habits and addictions, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, and psychedelic therapy for end-of-life anxiety and palliative care. I graduated with a BA in English from Barnard College, an MS.Ed. in Infant and Family Development and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Education from Bank Street College, and an MS.Ed. in Mental Health Counseling from CUNY Hunter College.

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.

Stephanie Verdeflor

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Stephanie is an ANCC Board-Certified PMHNP known for bringing calm, clarity, and connection to complex clinical situations. With over 13 years in psychiatric nursing, she provides psychotherapy and medication management for adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma/PTSD, mood disorders, burnout, and life transitions. Stephanie currently works in the Women’s Mental Health Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health. Her experience spans Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, Mood Disorders, Acute Psychosis, Eating Disorders, Geriatric Psychiatry, Correctional Mental Health, Mobile Crisis, and culturally informed care with the Orthodox Jewish community. She also teaches undergraduate nursing students at Molloy University and precepts PMHNP students, integrating evidence-based care with emotional intelligence and authentic human connection.

Meredith Korsen

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R

I am a New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut licensed clinical social worker who specializes in working with individuals with mood disorders, problematic substance use, chronic illness/pain, and living losses. Through empathic listening and supportive feedback, I utilize a strengths-based approach to create a safe environment that encourages the process of change. I work from a relational framework and work collaboratively with my clients to identify goals for treatment and a pathway to achieve them.

Gauri Khurana

Psychiatrist, MD, MPH

Gauri Khurana, MD, MPH, is a child, adolescent & adult psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of ADHD, mood and anxiety disorders. Dr. Khurana provides comprehensive diagnostic evaluation, psychopharmacology when indicated, and psychodynamic psychotherapy. She has a special interest in working with college and graduate students as that is the age when mental illness often first appears and is in the context of great transition. Dr. Khurana also has an interest in working with females with anxiety and PTSD throughout their life span. Dr. Khurana trained in adult psychiatry at Yale University and completed a special year of training at the Department of Health Services working with undergraduate and graduate students at the university. She also completed a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at New York University. Dr. Khurana was the assistant direct of the Harlem Hospital CPEP. She is currently in full time private practice in Union Square and is a clinical instructor at the Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry.

Lara Lorenzo

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MPhil

I am a psychoanalytic psychotherapist with over a decade of experience in the field. I welcome patients of all backgrounds and bring thoughtful attention to issues of identity, power, and belonging.

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.

Allison Abrams

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R

I have been in private practice in NYC for more than a decade. I especially enjoy working with adults and young adults who are struggling with relationships, career, and self-worth. Other issues that I frequently treat include depression and anxiety. Though I am trained in a variety of therapies, I primarily work from a psychodynamic and parts-based perspective. I am also trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS.) As a student of Buddhist meditation for over 15 years, I often integrate mindfulness-based skills into my work when appropriate. I am licensed in NY, NJ, MA, FL.

Sophie Karp

Psychologist, Ph.D.

I am a licensed psychologist providing multiculturally-sensitive psychodynamic therapy for adults in Downtown Brooklyn. I work with individuals struggling with the impacts of early trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, perfectionism and self-criticism, low self-esteem, and more.

Steven Floyd

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Steven Floyd is a psychotherapist licensed in NY and NJ who works with individuals, couples and groups. He has advanced post-graduate training in psychodynamic psychotherapy, Mentalization-Based Therapy , Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Imago Relationship Therapy. His areas of focus include anxiety and bipolar disorder, substance use, parenthood-related concerns, the experiences of adult children of addicted or emotionally immature parents, and career or relationship dissatisfaction. Steven also has specialized experience working with individuals who have had unsafe or damaging treatment experiences and are seeking to rebuild trust in therapy.

Komal Choksi

Psychologist, PhD

In my private practice I offer psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy in which I strive to create a relationship and process in which it is possible to articulate a narrative of your self and your life that can be experienced as resonant and authentic, towards an alleviation of that which ails you. Your personal, historical, and cultural formation is critical in our exploration of who you are and who you strive to become. The state of being anxious or depressed or melancholic is one we will together attempt to understand as a surfacing of a deep and interior self to be understood and integrated.

Kelsey Bates

Mental Health Counselor, LMHC-D, CRC

I specialize in working in with high achieving women navigating complex chronic illness, chronic pelvic pain and women’s health issues as well as the anxiety and grief that come along with it. My clients are striving to find stability with illness all while juggling their career, relationships and family. I absolutely love what I do and am a firm believer that day to day life can get so much better with a support team behind you.

You may be wondering why I niched in women’s health. Simply put, I get it. After living with chronic illnesses for fifteen years, struggling to find correct diagnoses, surgeries and countless treatments, I understand first hand the impact of women’s health issues on your mental health. I empathize with the toll it takes on your body and your most important relationships. I get the grief that comes with the loss of dreams you had for your future, struggling with your identity as a woman and feeling betrayed by your body. My hope is to use my therapeutic skills and real life experience to help you get to the other side.

I founded New York Women’s CBT and expanded to group private practice with the goal of providing niched, expert care for more women in New York. Our clinicians are experts and passionate about working within women’s health issues. We want to walk together through pain and grief you are feeling, help you cope with anxiety and feel the fog of depression lifted. Complex chronic illness and health issues are a part of your story-they do not have to be all of your story.