Provider Directory

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.

Julia L. Pressman

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I am a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in New York City, providing relational psychodynamic therapy to adults and adolescents. I have a special interest in working with students and emerging adults, and specialize in the treatment of anxiety and self esteem issues, relationships, identity exploration, and life transitions.

Karen Gelder

Psychologist, Ph.D., Ed.M., M.A.

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.

Elise Palumbo

Master Social Worker, LMSW

Elise is a NYC psychotherapist based specializing in grief, loss, and life transitions, with a psychodynamic and relational approach. She works with adults, adolescents, and couples seeking support through periods of change and uncertainty, mental health concerns, and challenging relational dynamics. Her practice is located in Midtown, Manhattan as well as virtually.

Tracy K. Ross

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Tracy Ross is a couples and family therapist with over 25 years experience.
Tracy's specialties include discernment counseling, pre-marital therapy, parenting issues, collaborative divorce, and sex therapy, including running Optimal Sexual Experience groups for couples. She has advanced training in EFT, Gottman method, and Relational Sex Therapy. Tracy works with couples to help them "redesign their relationships" going from volatility to versatility, distance to connection, and avoidance to intimacy. She is a certified Discernment Counselor, in this capacity she helps couples on the brink gain clarity about the future of their relationship. Tracy is also a faculty member of the Ackerman Institute's Resilient Families: Special Needs Kids project.

Ariel Blum

Psychologist, PhD

Dr. Ariel Blum is a licensed psychologist with a specialization in pediatric and perinatal mental health.

Sarah Selden

Psychologist, Ph.D.

I am a NY- and CT-licensed psychologist specializing in mood issues, eating disorders, and personality disorders. I incorporate DBT-informed and psychodynamic/relational approaches. I additionally provide neuropsychological testing.

Camilla E. Mager

Psychologist, Psy.D.

I am a clinical psychologist practicing on the Upper East Side. My areas of specialization include Eating Disorders, LGBTQ++, trauma (I am trained in EMDR), Chronic Pain (I am trained in Pain Reprocessing Therapy), mother-daughter relationships and the psychology of women.

Brittany (Becker) Kravat

Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, LPC

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!

Ashley Cooper

, LMHC-D

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor working with individuals in private practice. I hold a Masters in Mental Health Counseling from New York University and am certified in EMDR and tapping and have training in CBT & DBT. I completed advanced Eating Disorder training from the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy’s Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia.

Emily Turecek

Mental Health Counselor

I am an empathetic therapist who specializes in anxiety, parenting, infertility and relationship issues. In treatment I aim to provide a safe, collaborative, and supportive environment for my client. I utilize a goal-oriented, integrative, and relational model in therapy.

Kimarie Knowles

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

As a psychotherapist who has worked in the field of psycho-oncology and mental health for over 17 years, I have extensive clinical understanding of the needs of patients and caregivers throughout the disease continuum, from initial diagnosis, through treatment, to end of life, survivorship, recurrence, chronic illness, bereavement and life transitions. I have advanced training in CBT, psychodynamic psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, complicated grief therapy, and meaning-center psychotherapy and have published or presented on topics such as coping with chronic cancer, survivor guilt, fear of cancer recurrence, dating after treatment, and grief, loss and bereavement. 

Sheila M Torres

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R

I am an LCSW-R with a practice in Garden City, NY. I have more than 20 years of experience with individuals and couples struggling with addiction, anxiety, depression, trauma, life transistion and relationship issues. I offer treatment both remotely and in-person to adults over the age of 20.

Kate Lowe

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I am a NY State licensed psychotherapist with a MSW from Columbia University. Since 2003, I have been helping individuals and families understand and manage anxiety, depression & other mood disorders, stress, relationship difficulties, life transitions, sexual & gender identity, chronic illness, grief & loss. Through a holistic, psychodynamic approach, I combine principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness and stress management. I help my clients feel contained, supported and challenged to enhance awareness and coping skills, reach goals and fulfill their potential.