Provider Directory

I’ve been in private practice since 2004, working with adults individually, in couples, and in groups. My style is warm, empathic, and collaborative. I strive to create a non-judgmental space where you can be yourself and share freely. You’ll find me listening intently, asking questions, but also allowing for moments of quiet reflection. My approach is informed by my training in psychoanalysis as well as cognitive behavioral therapies, and I believe that a good therapeutic fit, where you feel truly seen and heard, can be transformative.

Catherine Birndorf, MD is co-founder and medical director of The Motherhood Center of New York. She is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics/Gynecology and founding director of the Payne Whitney Women’s Program at The New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan.

Lauren Williams, M.A., M.Ed. LMHC is a licensed psychotherapist and works with individuals and is Gottman Level 2 Certified for couples therapy in New York City. Additionally, she is a certified Trauma and Complex PTSD therapist.

Hello! I am licensed Clinical Psychologist and owner of Brooklyn Integrative Psychological Services, PLLC, and Mind Brain Body Collective, LLC. My specialties include working with people dealing with serious mental illness, psychosis and personality disorders, neurodivergence/AuDHD, sexual orientation and gender identity, infertility and perinatal life phases, couples/partners, and particularly folx who are stressed-out working professionals who are contending with the above. I am an outgoing therapist who strives to understand your unique mind :)

I am a licensed clinical psychologist offering individual psychotherapy to adults and adolescents.

My work focuses on helping my patients come to know themselves more deeply in order to reduce emotional distress, improve relationships, and gain insight into their current struggles.

I received my Ph.D. from City University of New York and my M.Ed from Harvard Graduate School of Education and I have experience working with individuals across the lifespan. Using an integrated psychodynamic approach, I help my patients feel empowered, more self-aware and more confident in their choices.

Most importantly, I strive to help my patients feel truly heard and known, as that is the foundation upon which long-term meaningful change is built.

Julia Hochstadt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in trauma treatment and crisis intervention. Julia has 15+ years of experience working with survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence (domestic violence) and provides services to survivors as well as secondary survivors of additional types of crime victimization. She maintains a private practice in Midtown Manhattan and is the supervisor of a hospital-based crime victim program in NYC.

Dr. Sarah Bren holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Long Island University. She has dedicated her career to translating the science of attachment into simple, real-life strategies for parents who want to support healthy child development while not losing sight of their own mental health along the way. Dr. Bren is the co-founder and clinical director of Upshur Bren Psychology Group, where she works with parents, children, and families and leads a team of highly specialized therapists and clinical trainees. Her popular parenting podcast, Securely Attached, is ranked in the top 2% of podcasts worldwide and is a go-to resource for parents looking for judgment-free, research-backed information related to pregnancy, toddlerhood, adolescence, and everything in between.

I am a clinical psychologist-psychoanalyst in private practice with a full-time office in New York City, currently working virtually on zoom. My main focus is on providing psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and small groups in both short-term and long-term treatments. I work with all the general areas of difficulty such as anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. My main area if interest, however, is in family building, including (in)fertility, adoption, and third party reproduction. I also have expertise in the areas of eating disorders, compulsions, and addictions. My treatment orientation is interpersonal/relational as well as pragmatic and practical.

I am a NYS licensed psychologist (bilingual Spanish) in private practice working with young adults and adults from an integrative psychodynamic, attachment, systemic, multicultural, and neurobiological theoretical frame. My areas of work include trauma, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, substance use, chronic medical conditions, and immigration adjustment, among others.

Kristin specializes in working with overwhelmed adults and is dually licensed social worker in New Jersey and New York. She spent 20 years working with children, families, and adults in the education & parent coaching industry before becoming a clinician. Kristin focuses on anxiety, depression, work-life balance, rebuilding networks during new stages of life, stepfamilies/blended families. She is a solution-focused & collaborative clinician.

I provide trauma-informed, social justice-oriented, fat positive and LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy to adolescents and adults seeking to break free from diet culture, heal from trauma and develop a more trusting and compassionate relationship with food and their body. I am deeply passionate about supporting individuals in their healing and liberation.

I am a psychotherapist based in Manhattan and licensed in the states of NY, NJ, PA, FL, and TX.  My primary focus throughout my career has been on the treatment of eating disorders, body image issues, and trauma. I am a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and Approved Supervisor/Consultant (CEDS-C) through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), and a trained EMDR therapist. Prior to private practice, I have served in a variety of roles ranging from primary therapist to clinical director at various levels of care including inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient.

I wholeheartedly believe that client's are the expert of their own lives. My aim is to help them create the necessary changes while providing safety and connection in a collaborative relationship. I believe the most important aspect of therapy lies within the therapeutic relationship. My approach is grounded in trauma-informed care to promote an environment of safety, empowerment and healing. I practice utilizing evidence-based treatment modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Enhanced Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-E), Psychodynamic Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Interpersonal Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapist (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) working in a strength-based and relational style. I also trained in Embodied Recovery for Eating Disorders (EDRD) through the Embodied Recovery Institute.

Joni S. Mantell, LCSW is a psychotherapist specializing in donor conception, adoption and infertility, with both personal and professional experience in donor conception. After more than 30 years specializing in these areas, she discovered she herself is donor conceived. She is the Founder and Director of the Infertility and Adoption Counseling Center in New Jersey and New York City, where she works with late discovery and always known donor conceived persons, recipient parents, adoptive parents, birth parents and adoptees. This unique perspective has given her a deep understanding of the lifelong identity, relational, and emotional issues in adoption and donor conception.

She holds a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania and completed a four-year Certification Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy at the Post-Graduate Center for Mental Health in NYC. In addition to her family-building specialization, she works extensively with couples, performing artists, and writers.

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.