Provider Directory

Shira Kafker

Psychologist, PsyD

Dr. Kafker specializes in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), which helps families strengthen relationships and teaches caregivers to be the therapist at home and effectively manage their young children's difficult behaviors. In addition to PCIT, she is highly experienced with and passionate about working with adolescents and adults to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, and trauma.

Sarah Saffian

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R, MFA

SARAH SAFFIAN, LCSW-R, MFA, is a psychotherapist, an author, and a teacher. She counsels individual adult clients and runs support groups in private practice in Manhattan and virtually. Her clinical experience also includes New York University's Counseling and Wellness Services and Spence-Chapin Services. Blending her two main areas of interest and expertise, Sarah has created a model called Therapeutic Writing, using memoir exercises, when appropriate, as a tool for encouraging reflection, processing, and discovery. Sarah earned her BA in English from Brown, her MFA in creative writing from Columbia, and her MSW from NYU. http://saffian.com

Ayla Sitt

Psychologist

I am a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in using cognitive-behavioral therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy to help individuals struggling with anxiety disorders, depression, OCD, low self-esteem, and perinatal issues. I enjoy helping people effectively cope with difficult life transitions and most recently have enjoyed focusing on women's health issues, especially perinatal issues and the transition to motherhood. I believe in working collaboratively with my clients to help them develop and work towards their goals, with a focus on building a more satisfying and rewarding life.

Madelaine Ellberger

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, Ph.D, LCSW, MSEd

Specializing in CBT, DBT, and evidenced-based trauma treatment for adolescents, adults, couples, and families.

Josh Altman

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW, MBA

I specialize in working with young professionals, tech executives and entrepreneurs who struggle with anxiety, life transitions, careers, and relationships.

Rachel R. Frank

Psychologist, Ph.D

I am a Stanford educated Clinical Psychologist with specialties in OCD, ADHD, and Autism. I assess and treat in a neurodivergent-affirming manner and work collaboratively with you to figure out and achieve your goals. I enjoy working with parents of special needs kids, including PDA, (Pathological Demand Avoidance) and have lived experience raising my own neurodivergent children.

Joann P. Galst

Psychologist, Ph.D.

Joann Paley Galst, Ph.D. is a psychologist in private practice in New York City specializing in cognitive-behavioral therapy. She also specializes in reproductive health issues including infertility and pregnancy loss.

Sumati Gupta

Psychologist, PhD

Dr. Gupta specializes in therapy for eating/weight issues, anxiety/stress, and infertility/family building. She practices in NYC and Atlanta and founded Tribeca Psychology in 2012. She served on the full-time faculty at Barnard College, Columbia University, trained at Weill Cornell/NY Presbyterian and earned her doctorate at Columbia University.

Emily Upshur

Psychologist, Ph.D.

Emily Upshur, Ph.D., is a New York State licensed clinical psychologist. Dr. Upshur received her Master's degree in developmental psychology from Tufts University, and holds both a Master’s degree and PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Graduate School and University Center at the City University of New York, an American Psychological Association accredited training program.

Dr. Upshur currently has a faculty appointment at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and is a Supervising Psychologist at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, where she trains psychiatry residents, psychology interns, and psychology externs. She was the Clinical Director of the Center for Child Trauma and Resilience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She has a private practice in Manhattan as well as Westchester, New York.

Dr. Upshur has a decade of experience working in a wide range of clinical settings, including hospital outpatient clinics, in-patient units, psychiatric emergency rooms, college and graduate student counseling programs, private psycho-educational and neuropsychological testing facilities, and faculty private practice. These experiences have given her the unique ability to meet the diverse needs of adults and children.

Lea Cheen

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Lea Cheen is a licensed clinical social worker with experience helping children, adolescents, and adults work through anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, life transitions, and identity and interpersonal challenges. She believes that when people are provided with a safe and nonjudgmental space to explore, reflect, and process, incredible growth and healing can take place.

Shama Goklani

Clinical Social Work/Therapist

I am a first generation Indian American who offers an integrative approach to explore different attachment and interpersonal patterns, along with identity, acceptance and trust. I modify different techniques to meet your needs, which includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamics techniques, Mindfulness, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and EMDR.

Christina Ahn

Psychiatrist, MD

I am a reproductive psychiatrist and psychotherapist with specialty training in women's mental health issues across the reproductive lifespan. I am on the faculty at NYU School of Medicine and also served as Associate Director of the adult psychiatry residency training program. I currently teach the supportive psychotherapy curriculum to NYU psychiatry residents and have a private practice in Greenwich Village and Brooklyn Heights.

Jessica January Behr

Psychologist, Psy.D.

I am a Licensed Psychologist and the Founder and Director of Behr Psychology. We are a group psychotherapy practice based in NYC. We provide individual therapy to adolescents and adults as well as group and couples therapy and psychological testing.

Susie Kozelka

Psychologist, PhD, NCSP

I provide comprehensive neuropsychological assessment to children, adolescents, and adults who present with an array of with learning, attention, and behavior/psychiatric/medical difficulties. I also participate in educational advocacy within the school system as well as with legal advocates to help parents to navigate the labyrinth of the special education system, helping them attain the appropriate school placement, accommodations, and intervention services critical to the child's success. I thoroughly understand the nuances of the neuropsychological evaluation process and the neurocognitive underpinnings that support learning, development, behavior, and social-emotional functioning.