Provider Directory

Suparna Basu

Psychiatrist

Originally from Delhi, India, Dr. Basu completed her medical training in Nepal before relocating to the United States for a psychiatric residency at North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital. She started the outpatient psychiatric department at Baylor University in Irving, TX, and taught psychiatry to medical students at Texas A&M before moving into private practice.

Dr. Basu believes that building human connection is a critical aspect of practicing successful evidence-based medicine. She sees mental health as more than just the presence of specific symptoms, a diagnosis, or the medication her patients may decide to take. She gives clients the time, space, and non-judgmental attention they need during periods of crisis and enjoys collaborating with fellow clinicians, especially therapists, who she sees as an invaluable part of treatment.

Lauren Gates

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

For long-lasting change to occur in therapy, I believe you must feel truly heard, valued, and cared for in treatment. I continuously collaborate with you to assess the progress of treatment together so that you truly feel you are growing in your therapeutic journey.

I specialize in adults who wish to engage in deep insight-oriented work when struggling with areas such as depression, self-esteem issues, life transitions, or relational challenges. As a clinical social worker, I have been privileged to work with clients of various races, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, and backgrounds. I greatly value the knowledge I receive from my clients’ lives and experiences, and I strive to create a culturally competent space for you.

Hallie Knopf

Psychiatrist, MD

Dr. Hallie Knopf is a board certified adult psychiatrist specializing in women’s mental health and reproductive psychiatry. Dr. Knopf provides treatment for people suffering from mood and anxiety disorders related to different reproductive situations through medication management and psychotherapy. She also provides perinatal psychiatric consultations for women treated by other providers.

Ani Buk

Psychoanalyst, MA, LP, LCAT, CLAT

Ani Buk, MA, LP, LCAT is a Licensed and Board Certified Psychoanalyst and Art Therapist in private practice, working with children, adolescents, adults and couples.

Kimarie Knowles

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

As a psychotherapist who has worked in the field of psycho-oncology and mental health for over 17 years, I have extensive clinical understanding of the needs of patients and caregivers throughout the disease continuum, from initial diagnosis, through treatment, to end of life, survivorship, recurrence, chronic illness, bereavement and life transitions. I have advanced training in CBT, psychodynamic psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, complicated grief therapy, and meaning-center psychotherapy and have published or presented on topics such as coping with chronic cancer, survivor guilt, fear of cancer recurrence, dating after treatment, and grief, loss and bereavement. 

Krista Larson

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20+ years experience providing mental health care to individuals. I have advanced training in relational theory from the Stephen Mitchell Center for Relational Studies and in Relational Family Therapy for couples and families through the Ackerman Institute for the Family. Additionally, I specialize in fertility counseling and have training in Complicated Grief (also known as Prolonged Grief) Therapy from Columbia University School of Social Work.

Victoria De Paula

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

The focus of my practice is treating attachment trauma in both individuals and couples. I am certified in Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples and trained in EMDR, with a focus on treating relational trauma using AF-EMDR and ego state interventions. I love mindfulness-based cognitive therapies like DBT and ACT and incorporate skills to help clients become better able to cope with life's daily challenges and stay regulated as we work on deeper healing.

Jennifer Larson

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I specialize in working with women experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship issues, difficult life transitions, infertility, grief and loss. I have extensive experience working with caregivers of family members with dementia/Alzheimer's disease. My approach is empathic, interactive and supportive. I have advanced training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. I also integrate other treatment modalities to meet the therapeutic needs of each person. I work both long and short term, and foster a therapeutic environment of safety, honesty and integrity that facilitates positive change.

Melissa Gluck

Psychologist, Ph.D.

Dr. Melissa Gluck is a Licensed Psychologist in NYC helping adolescents, college/graduate students, and adults navigate life transitions, relationship difficulties, challenging family dynamics, LGBTQ+ concerns, and self-esteem/relationship with self. She is currently accepting new clients for her remote practice.

Caitlin Gasperetti

Psychologist, Ph.D.

I am a licensed psychologist specializing in adolescent and young adult mental health (ages 14-30). I have extensive experience treating depression, anxiety, suicidality and self-harm, and borderline personality disorder. I currently offer sessions both virtually and in person on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

Lynne Spevack

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

A seasoned clinician, supervisor and educator with over four decades of experience in agency and private practice, Lynne is a “therapist’s therapist,” providing psychotherapy, practice building and clinical consultations on difficult and “stuck” cases for clinician-colleagues. Lynne enjoys the challenge of helping folks with treatment resistant problems, utilizing CBT and other scientifically validated, non-medication approaches to helping adults, teenagers, couples and families to feel and be their best.

Alyssa Berger

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem issues, and relationship conflicts. I help my clients identify troubling thoughts, emotions, and behavioral patterns with the goal of shifting to healthier and more adaptive perspective and decision making. I work with an eclectic, integrative approach and base my practice techniques on the unique needs of the individual, as psychotherapy is not based upon a "one size fits all" approach. I pay close attention to the relationships within a client's life, and incorporate techniques from both cognitive-behavioral therapy and psychodynamic therapy. I provide tools on how to effectively alter maladaptive thoughts and behaviors, while also taking into consideration the individual's history and past experiences.

Crystal Kim

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, NP

I am a Columbia-trained psychiatric nurse practitioner specializing in general psychiatry and women's mental health concerns. I have a warm, empathic, personable style and use my training in psychopharmacology with CBT, dynamic therapy and supportive therapy to approach my patient's mental health concerns. Before starting my practice, I had spent the past 4 years in Columbia Psychiatry's faculty practice and was trained in the Women's Program at Columbia University Medical Center. Prior to this, I practiced as a psychiatric nurse practitioner in several psychiatric emergency rooms in NYC.

Allana F. Stark, LCSW-R, JD

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R, JD

I am a psychotherapist and psychoanalyst working in the Grand Central area. I work with adults with histories of traumatic events and/or relationships, with members of the LGBTQ+, Kink, and Sex Positive communities, with people working in the creative arts, with those needing help with disenfranchised bereavement, and with the special needs of those who have a service animal or emotional support animal.