Provider Directory

Isabel Ghisolfi, LMSW is a psychodynamic and relational therapist who works with adults, young adults, and late adolescents. She takes a collaborative, person-centered approach, integrating CBT and DBT as needed to support clients’ goals. Isabel has experience in community mental health and university counseling settings and holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Columbia University, where she built a strong foundation in psychology, neuroscience, and a social justice framework. Having grown up between Italy and New York City, she has a particular interest in working with expats and individuals navigating cultural transitions.

I am a certified psychoanalyst with training in trauma studies and couples treatment. My clients come to me with diverse issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, relationship conflicts, work and academic stress, and phase of life issues.

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 20 years of experience providing therapeutic services for people of all ages, identities, and backgrounds. I provide individual therapy for adults for a variety of issues, including anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and life transitions.

Queer, trauma‑informed therapist supporting adults and couples with identity, intimacy, and relational transitions. Based in NYC, I offer sex‑positive, LGBTQIA+‑affirming care in a warm, curious space.

Cindy Green is a couples specialist treating couples throughout life cycle of relationships. She provides a secure and stable environment to help couples find the best path forward, whether that’s staying together or beginning new lives apart. Cindy's practice models include Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Discernment Counseling for couples considering whether or not to divorce, and psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Jaclyn Ghamar PsyD is a licensed psychologist working at the intersection of psychology, systems, and family structure. She has a unique ability to take complex, messy, or long avoided situations and turn them into clear, manageable, and actionable steps, especially when money intensifies the emotional and structural challenges. Her practice includes clinical treatment, parent guidance, and consultation with fiduciaries, attorneys, and advisors who support families navigating psychiatric complexity, financial transitions, and relational strain. She is known for her ability to integrate emotional insight with practical strategy and for bringing clarity to moments when mental health concerns and family decision making converge.

Dr. Erica Silberstein is a New York State licensed clinical psychologist.
After completing her doctorate at Yeshiva University, she continued to specialize in OCD and anxiety disorders in private practice, as well as serving as an adjunct assistant professor at Yeshiva University. Dr. Silberstein has specialized training in many evidence-based therapies, including traditional cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and compassion-focused therapy (CFT). She has extensive experience using evidence-based treatment therapies to treat a range of psychological problems, with an emphasis on cultivating greater psychological flexibility, self-compassion, and well-being.

Julie Amoretti, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Santa Barbara, California. She also sees patients virtually who are based in NYC. She is trained in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and sees adults struggling with a range of difficulties including depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, and psychosomatic illness.

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 take a warm and collaborative approach to therapy with a strong belief that the therapeutic alliance between the therapist and client is paramount to the client's work. I welcome clients of all backgrounds and lived experiences. I am skilled working with individuals struggling with intense emotions/behaviors, I am effective with clients who have not succeeded in previous therapy. With specialized training through PSI I am uniquely equipped for issues surrounding anxiety, depression, low self esteem, family conflicts as well as individual struggles.

Lucia Vail, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist with offices in midtown Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Vail practices individual and couple therapy with adults. She has been in private practice since 2005. With extensive experience and advanced training in both the cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic traditions, Dr. Vail specializes in helping individuals who struggle in stormy relationships, those who feel lonely or isolated, and those who too often feel frustrated and disappointed by their interactions with others, including in past experiences of psychotherapy. They may have experienced trauma or other early life stress, and may feel anxious and depressed. They may have been diagnosed with mood or personality disorders.

Lani Pawar is a licensed psychoanalyst practicing in the Gramercy neighborhood of Manhattan. She graduated from the Boston Graduated School of Psychoanalysis and completed her clinical training at the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies, where she is a current board member. She specializes in working with people on relationship issues, women's issues and conflicts around parenting.

Providing clients with a compassionate and safe space to heal and discuss deeply personal issues is the basis of my psychotherapy practice. I am a psychodynamic therapist who actively engages with my clients by listening and providing appropriate feedback and reflections. My areas of interest include: addiction & substance abuse, general anxiety, depression, chronic pain, illness and mind-body relationships.

In my work with individuals, couples, and families, my goal is to help you reconnect, or connect for the first time, with your personal sense of meaning in order to carve out a life that is fulfilling.