Provider Directory

Risha London Nathan, LCSW, CHHC is a licensed therapist and holistic health coach specializing in anxiety, depression, trauma, and relational health. She supports people navigating life transitions and the mind-body connection through an attachment-informed, whole-person approach. Risha sees clients virtually across New York, New Jersey, California, and Connecticut through her private practice, Well With Risha. She integrates evidence-based therapy with nervous system regulation and gut-mind wellness to help people heal from the inside out.

I am a NYS licensed clinical psychologist and certified school psychologist. I am also certified in perinatal mental health (PMH-C). In my private practice, I work with children of all ages, adolescents, and adults. I have specific interests in anxiety/OCD, family relationships, pediatric sleep, learning and school-related problems, bereavement, perinatal populations and women's issues, parent-infant (dyadic) therapy and young adulthood. I work primarily through a psychodynamic and attachment lens, but utilize cognitive-behavioral interventions depending on the presenting problem.

I am a private psychotherapist interested in coping with issues around loss, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. I take an empathetic, strengths based, client-centered approach. I believe that by creating a supportive space for joint exploration, clients can gain insight in order to address their issues and challenges. I always strive to use a relational approach to help you find meaning in your life and relationships.

I also work for a hospital working with patients and families facing loss, illness, and anxiety/depression.

I am nearing the end of my PhD program at the Institute for Clinical Social Work, specializing in psychoanalytic work and studying issues related to grief and loss. I hope to use my direct clinical experience and academic work to best support you in your journey.

Erica Alter LCSW is a NYS and CT licensed couples and individual therapist, with private practices in Upper Westchester and in Greenwich Connecticut. She hold an advanced certification in couples therapy from the Training Institute of Mental Health and specializes in working with couples at all stages of conflict and chapters of life. Erica has almost a decade of experience helping couples turn their relationship issues into constructive opportunities rather than destructive dynamics. Through EFT, she works with them to identify patterns, reconstruct attachments, and exchange lasting empathy. She also works with individuals who struggle with anxiety, depression, career dissatisfaction, sleep disorders, and the transition to parenting.  Through mindfulness-based therapies and CBT, Erica works with individuals and the power of self-compassion to help clients become their own agents of change.

I am a psychiatrist practicing in New York city. I provide medication management as well as psychotherapy. I trained at Mount Sinai Hospital.

I am a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. In addition to working with individuals and couples in my private practice, I also lead interpersonal process groups. I graduated with a Master’s in Social Work from NYU and a Doctorate in Social Work from Rutgers University (where I currently teach courses on behavioral addictions). I am a graduate of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society and run process groups for psychiatry residents at Mt. Sinai Hospital in NYC.

I specialize in helping individuals who have experienced trauma, cancer/chronic illness, grief, and young adults who are undergoing life transitions, and anxiety. I also have expertise in working with healthcare providers experiencing burnout and women during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

Sarah is a LCSW in private practice and has worked as a therapist for over 10 years. She is trained in CBT and psychotherapy and uses a relational approach with her clients. Sarah intertwines mindfulness into her work in order to help clients become more attuned to their bodies. She has studied CBT-HA (headache diseases) and is eager to apply the techniques from this approach to assist clients with headaches in managing their symptoms as well as lifestyles. Sarah has experience working with a range of ages from youngsters through older adults. She has helped her clients improve their self-esteem while working through the other issues causing them stress in their lives, whether that be due to chronic pain, trauma, grief, illness, relationships or mood disorders.

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.

I am a clinical psychologist and run a small group practice in NYC called City Lights Psychology (www.citylightspsychology.com). I was formerly a staff psychologist at The Motherhood Center of New York. I work primarily with women and their families during the perinatal period and couples across the lifespan. I work from a psychoanalytic framework, specifically object relations, and also have training in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples. My approach is integrative, warm, and direct.

I believe the key to change lies in cultivating a safe, strong therapeutic relationship. Through a developmental lens, I aim to understand each person’s history and how their unique story informs current challenges. I feel passionate about working with patients from diverse backgrounds and utilize a culturally-informed approach when understanding life experiences and associated thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In conjunction with this psychodynamic, relationally-driven approach, I help patients identify a clear presenting concern, develop goals, and integrate appropriate evidence-based practice tailored to their specific needs.

I am a general practitioner licensed in California and New York, with experience working with individuals across the lifespan, treating a range of presenting concerns, including: complex trauma, anxiety, panic, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, body-focused repetitive behaviors, life transitions, minority stress, and family conflict.

I am a board certified addiction psychologist treating individuals with substance use (and co-occurring) concerns, and family members of individuals struggling with addiction. I also specialize in trauma treatments, namely CPT and PE. My practice is currently fully virtual and I am licensed in NY, NJ and IL, and accepting UMR for Mt. Sinai employees.

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.

Dr. Gillian Sternheim, PsyD, PMH-C is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in perinatal mental health, parenting, life transitions, and challenges associated with emotional volatility, depression, anxiety, and trauma in children, adolescents, and adults.