Provider Directory

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.

Dr. Jago is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in downtown Manhattan. She works with adult populations, and specializes in the treatment of relationship issues, survivors of antagonistic relational stress, eating disorders, and anxiety/compulsive behaviors.

Tracy Ross is a couples and family therapist with over 25 years experience.
Tracy's specialties include discernment counseling, pre-marital therapy, parenting issues, collaborative divorce, and sex therapy, including running Optimal Sexual Experience groups for couples. She has advanced training in EFT, Gottman method, and Relational Sex Therapy. Tracy works with couples to help them "redesign their relationships" going from volatility to versatility, distance to connection, and avoidance to intimacy. She is a certified Discernment Counselor, in this capacity she helps couples on the brink gain clarity about the future of their relationship. Tracy is also a faculty member of the Ackerman Institute's Resilient Families: Special Needs Kids project.

I’m a NYC psychotherapist specializing in anxiety, ADHD, obsessive thinking, and self-esteem. I'm trained in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and use evidence-based methods for effective change.

I specialize in using CBT to assist clients who are having problems with depression and different types of anxiety such as generalized anxiety, OCD, panic disorder as well as other problems getting in the way of feeling happy such as building confidence, adjustment into life after college or moving to New York, weight loss and general stress management.

**Currently unable to accept new patients** I am a board-certified psychiatrist with a relatively eclectic background and a commitment to maintaining a warm, open and non-judgmental space for all individuals I work with. I am experienced and comfortable diagnosing & treating a wide variety of mental health concerns, including trauma-related issues, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, perinatal and postpartum depression/anxiety/psychosis, and adult ADD/ADHD. I am trained and experienced in providing a number of treatments, including medications, psychotherapy (CBT, DBT, Psychodynamic or Insight-oriented psychotherapy, Relational psychotherapy, Somatic & Attachment Focused EMDR), light therapies (e.g. for seasonal mood symptoms), and nutritional/lifestyle modification for improving quality of life and functioning.

Arielle Bailkin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker based in New York City. She specializes in DBT, CBT, and EMDR, with a neurodiversity-affirming approach to working with adolescents and adults. Arielle has particular experience supporting clients with ADHD, autism, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, chronic illness, multiple diagnoses, and those making sense of a later diagnosis. She also offers DBT skills groups and a virtual processing and skills group for postpartum moms with ADHD.

Anne Wennerstrand, MS, MSW, LCSW-R, is a clinical social worker, psychotherapist, supervisor, and educator with more than 25 years of experience working with adolescents and adults across the gender identity spectrum. Grounded in contemporary psychodynamic and feminist-relational perspectives, her clinical interests include eating and body-image concerns, trauma, anxiety and obsessive patterns, identity, relationships, and life transitions.

I'm an individual and couples therapist based in NYC, specializing in LGBTQ+-affirming therapy. I work with teens, adults, and couples who are looking for support navigating relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, OCD, and trauma.

Rosemary Ryan is an LCSW specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders in pregnancy and postpartum, and provides therapeutic support for women coping with the challenges of infertility, pregnancy loss, parenting and menopause.

Dr. Charissa Chamorro is a clinical psychologist and Assistant Clinical Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is an expert in assessing and treating anxiety, OCD, ADHD, and depression in children and adults. Dr. Chamorro integrates her warm and compassionate approach with scientifically supported interventions to help people develop effective coping strategies and achieve greater emotional well-being. She specializes in children’s and women’s mental health, and she often works with parents to support them through the joys and challenges of parenthood.

Lily works individually with clients to identify and meet their goals. Lily has found that therapy works best when there is authenticity in the relationship, and she strives to be her most authentic self. With an active and engaging approach, Lily creates an environment where clients can feel comfortable to be themselves fully.

Using an active and humanistic approach, Lily brings her true self to each session and helps clients to feel comfortable, matching that authenticity. Working in tandem, Lily empowers clients to identify meaningful shifts they would like to make in their lives and supports them in making those changes.

Lily works from a weight inclusive care model. She is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and helps her clients move beyond eating disorders, disordered eating and body image issues through a pursuit of food freedom.

Justena believes that therapy is the most effective way to create profound, lasting change and a life richer in meaning and fulfillment. She will help you identify and transcend the barriers holding you back, and empower you in your journey.

Dr. Larissa Rancier is a licensed clinical psychologist providing integrative psychotherapy to adults in New York. Dr. Rancier specializes in supporting women navigating anxiety, trauma, relational patterns, identity exploration, and caregiver stress, using CBT, ACT, DBT, mindfulness, and somatic-informed practices. Her style is collaborative, grounded, and affirming.