Provider Directory

Melanie Schwarz, M.D. is a private practice psychiatrist focused on reproductive psychiatry and the psychology and medical treatment of women. She has lengthy and diverse experience with patients in this arena dealing with reproductive depression, anxiety, and other issues. 
Additionally, Dr. Schwarz has a history of treating patients with chronic illness such as MS.

I am a dedicated therapist with a specialized focus on perinatal mental health, supporting individuals and families through the emotional complexities of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. With a compassionate and warm approach, I also work with adults navigating challenges such as depression, anxiety, grief, parenting, and life transitions. Taking a balanced approach, I offer gentle support while also being direct when necessary to foster growth and healing. Committed to creating a safe and understanding environment, I strive to empower clients to manage life’s challenges with resilience and confidence.

Dr. Natalia Ng is a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in adult and women’s mental health. She has particular expertise in supporting women throughout their reproductive journeys, including those who are trying to conceive, pregnant, or in the postpartum period. Dr. Ng provides comprehensive care that includes both medication management and psychotherapy, tailored to each patient’s unique needs.

I am a licensed clinical social work therapist, practicing psychotherapy since 2013. I specialize in treating adults with the following conditions: depression, anxiety disorders, trauma, relationship issues, parenting challenges, grief and life-stage transitions. I offer individual, couple and group therapy. I use psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral therapies, relational and mindfulness approaches and Gottman Method. I incorporate dream work, meditation, and breathing and relaxation exercises into my sessions. 

I am fluent in both English and Polish and I provide psychotherapy services in both languages. I am licensed to practice psychotherapy in New York and Illinois.

In addition to psychotherapy services, I have been offering clinical supervision to LMSW and LMHC practitioners since 2022.

Jane Mattes, L.C.S.W. is a seasoned board-certified psychotherapist and the founder of Single Mothers by Choice (SMC). She specializes in parenting, donor families, and assisted reproduction or adoption.

I’m a psychotherapist who works with people navigating anxiety, depression, grief and loss, relationship challenges, parenting, caregiving, and major life transitions. I’m particularly interested in the ways change and loss can affect our sense of identity and how we understand ourselves and our relationships. I mainly work from a psychodynamic perspective and adapt my approach to each client. I see clients in person in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and remotely.

I am a licensed Psychologist in private practice on the Upper East Side.
I work with individuals from college age through older adulthood dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, academic pressures, and professional challenges. I bring a solid understanding of living and parenting in our wonderful, but pressure filled NYC life style. I am passionate about parenting and work to support parents in navigating the challenges that arisedifferent developmental stages. I also specilize in working with families who are transitioning through divorce. Working both with children and parents, I place a strong emphasis on supporting co-parenting strategies and effective communication that are proven to help children adapt more successfully to divorce.

The experience of being a woman is complex and ever evolving. Dr. Mimi Chen is a Mount Sinai trained psychiatrist and psychotherapist specializing in women's mental health across the lifespan, alongside couples therapy, Asian and Asian American mental health, and the care of high-achieving students, professionals, and creatives. Grounded in psychodynamic psychotherapy, she provides thoughtful, individualized care by drawing from multiple therapeutic modalities and integrating psychotherapy with medication management when appropriate. She sees patients in English and Mandarin in her Manhattan office and via telehealth throughout New York.

Dr. Heidi Cox is a licensed clinical psychologist and Director of The Centered Space Psychology Group. Her private practice treats perinatal mental health, anxiety, and relationship issues from a holistic, integrative lens. She supports patients through life transitions, anxiety, depression, grief, and creative blocks. Heidi sees adults aged 18+, from emerging adulthood and college students up to older adults. Heidi's specialization in women's issues includes pelvic and birth trauma, perimenopause and menopause related issues, perinatal mood and anxiety, pelvic pain/trauma, and parenthood.

Julie Sahlein, LCSW-R is a licensed clinical social worker with more than two decades of experience helping adults, teens, and children through individual, family, couples, and group psychoanalytic psychotherapy . She has provided LGBTQ+ affirmative and culturally-attuned treatment and clinical supervision in a variety of settings, including community mental health centers, outpatient hospital clinics and, for more than 15 years, in her private practice. Ms. Sahlein's style is warm, boundaries, and direct. She has particular expertise treating depression, anxiety, and identity concerns.

I am a licensed clinical social worker providing therapy to individuals, couples and families. In my private practice, I work with clients who are feeling unsatisfied or stuck in their lives and who are managing symptoms associated with trauma, depression, or anxiety. I also have extensive training in oncology and treatment related body image issues.

I employ an eclectic treatment approach tailored to a client's goals and individual needs. My style is collaborative and non-judgmental. From short-term crisis intervention to longer term self exploration and growth, I utilize a range of therapeutic interventions including but not limited to CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and EMDR to support the process of change and the enhancement of one's life satisfaction.
I have supervised multidisciplinary clinicians specialzing in the treatment of Substance Use and Mood Disorders, including Trauma informed therapies utilizing EMDR.
My practice hours are Tuesday - Friday with session times ranging from 9am-6pm depending on the weekday.

I am a compassionate, nonjudgmental therapist working with adults and children ages 10+. If you are struggling with grief/loss, trauma, anxiety, or depression, I offer non-judgmental listening and tools to move forward. I have a background in the creative arts and have a special affinity for working with caregivers, HSPs, creatives, and folks concerned with social change.