Provider Directory

Dr. Tracy Prout is the co-owner/director of IMPACT Psychological Services. She works with adolescents, adults, families, and couples. Tracy’s therapeutic approach is warm and open. She generally practices psychodynamic psychotherapy but also integrates other therapeutic modalities. Her approach is flexible and tailored to suit the needs of each client. Tracy’s work is informed by her clinical experience and the latest in evidence based research. In addition to her private practice work, Tracy offers individual and group trainings in Regulation Focused Psychotherapy for Children (RFP-C), an evidence based psychodynamic intervention for school-aged children with disruptive behavior problems. She also provides deliberate practice coaching for clinicians across a wide range of disciplines. Tracy is the author of several books and dozens of peer-reviewed papers.

Dr. Nicole Benedicto Elden is a NY state licensed clinical psychologist, supervisor, public speaker, published author, dissertation, career and life coach. She is a 1.5 generation Filipina-American offering in-person and virtual therapy (Wed-Fri). Her therapeutic approach is integrative and she has been trained in interpersonal/relational, emotion focused, relational life, cognitive behavioral, multicultural humility and family systems therapies. She works with individuals, couples and groups impacted by anxiety, depression, intergenerational trauma, life transitions, evolving identities, relational conflict and parents supporting their transgender children.

Dr. Nicole Benedicto Elden's Private Practice:

 Dr.Elden@yahoo.com

917-482-5705

 nicolebenedictoelden.clientsecure.me/

Rachael Hands is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), EMDR Certified Therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200). She specializes in trauma, PTSD, dissociation, and somatic integration, using EMDR and mindfulness-based approaches to support healing. Rachael works virtually with adults navigating anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and life transitions. Her approach is adaptable to each client’s needs while also offering thoughtful challenge to support growth. She provides clinical supervision to emerging therapists and consultation to EMDR clinicians, and is licensed in New York, New Jersey, Florida, and Maine.

I am a clinical psychologist specializing in neuroaffirming care for neurodivergent folks (particularly AD/HD and ASD) in and around the city.

My life work for over 25 years is helping individuals, couples, and families in life cycle transitions that are challenging such as: marital/relationship conflicts; infertility; miscarriage/pregnancy loss; decision making in family building options; and adjustments to parenthood/parenting. As an experienced clinical social worker with private practices in both Manhattan/Brooklyn. My treatment approach combines, interpersonal and cognitive-behavioral techniques, as well as based upon individual patient needs. She has a supportive and interactive communication style. Her practice is located in Greenwich Village near the Union Square area.

I approach Patricia Mendell is an experienced clinical social worker with private practices in Manhattan/Brooklyn.

I see patients through telemedicine at my website, Skypiatrist.com, so there is no need to commute to a clinic. We do medication management and are in network with multiple insurances.

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.

Deeply feeling people who suffer silently often experience inner conflict, torn between their emotions and the need to appear unshaken. They come to me seeking a safe space where they can make sense of their struggles. Together, we can work toward resolving the tensions that keep you feeling stuck, fostering clarity, emotional balance, and self-acceptance.

Dr. Yvette Fruchter is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in OCD, anxiety, and OC spectrum disorders (hoarding, body dysmorphia, body focused repetitive behaviors). She received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University. Dr. Yvette Fruchter utilizes evidence-based treatments including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Her therapeutic style is collaborative, goal oriented, and focuses on skill-building as well as processing and working through life stressors.

Ivy Diamond, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in women's maternal mental health with a focus on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, infertility, perinatal bereavement and life transitions. Ivy has a telehealth private practice.

Emily Farnum is a psychotherapist practicing in New Canaan, CT. She has in-depth training in psychodynamic psychotherapy, couples work (EFT) and Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders.

With a background in social work, I believe that effective psychotherapy involves treatment that includes a bio-psycho-social approach. Clients receive a comprehensive assessment, then collaboratively outline treatment goals. Treatment is always tailored to the individual person, using their strengths in combination with my experience and training, to help them achieve their treatment goals.

I have been working for over 35 years as a clinical psychologist with children, adults and families. Over this period, I have developed expertise as an individual and couples psychotherapist, parent coordinator and educator for divorcing families. I have also provided psychotherapy for clients who live all over the world which has enabled me to develop a strong appreciation for cultural differences.

Jade finds deep meaning in supporting women through healing and trauma recovery. She brings a gentle, compassionate, and collaborative presence to her somatic mindfulness-based approach. Her work is grounded in advanced training through the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute and TIST.