Provider Directory

I work with individuals and couples on exploring underlying patterns, unresolved conflicts, and deep-seated emotional concerns that have been causing distress in their relationships with themselves and others.

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.

I am the founder of GroupTherapyNY and GroupTherapyLA. I lead a team of highly skilled therapists who work with individuals, children/teens, couples, groups, and families, providing in-person sessions as well as virtual services. The practice is designed to offer personalized and comprehensive therapeutic services tailored to meet the diverse needs of our clients. The practice is designed to offer personalized and comprehensive therapeutic services tailored to meet the diverse needs of our clients. The therapists and psychologists each utilize various modalities, including Psychodynamic therapy, DBT, CBT, EMDR, Brainspotting, Biofeedback, Insight-oriented therapy, Play Therapy, and Somatic Therapy and various Couples modalities. We also offer life-coaching services.

I am a Licensed (NY & PA) Clinical Psychologist with expertise in behavioral and cognitive-behavioral therapies for individuals with problems related to alcohol use, anger, anxiety, depression, relationships, and coping with other life stressors. I practice evidence-based treatment for these conditions, including Motivational Interviewing, Behavioral Self-Control Training, Unified Protocol, and other Cognitive Behavioral Treatment modalities. I have specialized experience working with individuals with alcohol use disorders who are interested in reducing or stopping their alcohol use. I also work with families of individuals struggling with substance related disorders.

Psychotherapist and Psychoanalyst in Private Practice

Affiliated with New York Presbyterian Hospital

I am a psychologist, practicing, teaching and supervising on the UWS for 20 years, specializing in depression, anxiety, trauma and addictions including alcohol and substance abuse, moderation management, harm reduction and relapse prevention. I think psychodynamically but incorporate both analytic and cognitive-behavioral methods in my treatment approach. I utilize techniques tailored to each person's unique needs. I am committed to working with each patient to help build on their strengths while identifying and providing guidance to discover solutions and achieve their goals. My office provides a warm and caring atmosphere where one can accomplish this.

Dr. Brackman is a licensed clinical psychologist in New York City. She works with adults seeking to address the impact of major life changes, loss, and trauma on their sense of self and relationships.

I’ve been in private practice for over 30 years with an emphasis on individual psychoanalytic psychotherapy with adults over 60. I also lead psychoanalytic psychotherapy groups for older adults. I completed the requirements to be a certified group psychotherapist and received this certification in October ‘23.

Dr. Krassner is a board-certified psychiatrist licensed in the states of AZ, CA, NY, and WA. He treats adults ages 18-65 and has extensive experience in treating depression, anxiety, and ADHD. He sees patients remotely, currently practicing telehealth through Skypiatrist.com. Please book an appointment on their website (see below for link) if you would like an evaluation.

With over 30 years of clinical practice, a New York Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, Nationally Board Certified Dance/Movement Psychotherapist, and with a certification in Herbalism, I offer an experienced seasoned holistic approach to therapy. I practice in the Hudson Valley, in Fishkill and Beacon, NY.

Validating the ways that complex humans think, feel, interpret and react to the world can be life changing. Learn to thrive.

People work with me in therapy when when they want to understand themselves better, express themselves more authentically, build stronger social connections, and get through a big life transition. I have openings for therapy sessions and neurodivergence-affirming autism assessments.

I am a clinical psychologist in private practice. I have been practicing psychoanalytic psychotherapy for the past two decades in Israel, in New York, and most recently in Maine. In my academic and clinical pursuits I have explored paths feminist studies, queer studies, and cultural studies as they inform my understnading of society and the people we help. I practice psychoanalytic psychotherapy as well as schizoanalytic psychotherapy, a cross-cultural modality of therapy I have been developing through the interdisciplinary weaving of the clinical and the socio-political. Currently, I teach at John Jay College, supervise at NIP and Adelphi, and am in private practice.

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.