Provider Directory

I specialize in working with women struggling with anxiety and depression, self-esteem, and grief and loss. As a Certified Perinatal Mental Health specialist, I also provide care to women navigating pregnancy, fertility challenges, loss, and adjustment during the perinatal phase. Therapy with me is a compassionate, collaborative process in a safe, judgment-free space. Through an emotionally-focused framework, with an attachment-focused orientation and an emphasis on the experiential process, I offer steadfast support and a place to put down the heavy things my clients have been carrying. I weave in my training in CBT, DBT and mindfulness practices where useful to provide a robust therapeutic experience that meets clients where they are on their unique journey.

Flora Margolis is a licensed clinical social worker with a private practice in Brooklyn working with pregnant women, new moms & dads, and couples struggling through the early parenting years.

Aditi assists clients with organizing and improving their lives by identifying and differentiating between maladaptive behaviors, thoughts, feelings and patterns, overcoming obstacles, and making manageable but meaningful changes throughout the therapeutic process. Aditi utilizes a multi-cultural framework to work with clients struggling with codependence, relationship conflict, building a healthy self-image and confidence, acculturation and third culture identity formation, and mood fluctuations. As a therapist of color, Aditi recognizes the importance of understanding your values and beliefs with cultural respect.

My clinical work is grounded in disability justice & the neurodiversity paradigm. Taken together, these movements teach us that diversity of bodies & brains are essential to the human experience. I specialize in complex trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship dynamics, identity exploration & transitional stress. I have a particular passion for working with performers, including dancers, actors & other creatives, as well as athletes.

I approach therapy from a relational psychodynamic perspective, meaning I help clients understand how past relationships & early experiences shape their current emotional well-being, relationships & sense of self. My commitment to intersectionality, accessibility & autonomy means that I tailor my approach to each individual’s unique identities & desires.

I am a psychotherapist in NYC with over 30 years experience providing treatment for couples and individuals-
An educator and supervisor in the Family and Couples division of The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, I provide a safe and secure environment in which to explore the issues that keep individuals and couples stuck in unsatisfying patterns of relating.
My related experiences as a meditator, dancer, black belt in Aikido and other non-verbal modalities enable me as well, to be attuned to how the body informs the psyche-

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.

Meredith Carlisle is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over a decade of experience working with adults, children, couples, and families across a variety of settings. With a particular interest in life-transitions, Meredith specializes in the treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Using an integrated, trauma-informed approach, she draws heavily from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness and Acceptance based models to support clients with practical skill building to address anxiety, depression, grief and loss, emotion dysregulation, trauma, and interpersonal conflicts.

Alexis Cate is an accomplished Clinical Social Worker specializing in trauma-focused therapies. Alexis is pursuing certification in EMDR and is extensively trained in TF-CBT, DBT, ACT, MI, and narrative therapy.

I am a licensed Creative Arts Therapist based in Brooklyn, NY. I work with adult clients struggling with generalized anxiety, social anxiety, trauma, and depressive symptoms. I primarily focus on how their symptoms affect their self-esteem, their locus of control, and their personal and professional relationships. My overall approach is strengths-based and collaborative. I also use CBT techniques and the attachment theory modality as a framework with my clients.

I utilize a combination of psychodynamic and CBT approaches, specializing in depression, anxiety, relationship issues, self-esteem, and self-perception challenges, transitions associated with significant milestones, and navigating pre/postpartum and all stages of child rearing.

I am a licensed clinical social worker with a private practice in the Upper East Side. I work with children, adolescents, adults, parent-child dyads and families. I provide evidence-based psychotherapy tailoring treatment to the strengths and needs of each person. I have training in psychodynamic, attachment-based, trauma-informed psychotherapy as well as CBT and play therapy. I am also a certified infant mental health specialist.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MBA
Ferne Traeger, LCSW, MBA is a psychotherapist/psychoanalyst and executive coach whose work is informed by her many years' experience in both clinical practice and business management. She specializes in life transitions, (including the transition to working parent and returning to work after a career hiatus), work/life integration and career conflicts

Rebecca Halperin, LCSW, is an experienced psychotherapist specialized in integrating psychodynamic psychotherapy with Somatic Experiencing and other body based approaches to treatment. Rebecca works primarily with individuals who have experienced trauma - historically/developmentally or recently - as well as individuals facing other stressors and symptoms. Rebecca has fifteen years in the mental health field working with all ages from preschool to geriatric; currently she primarily treats adolescents and adults.

Emily Upshur, Ph.D., is a New York State licensed clinical psychologist. Dr. Upshur received her Master's degree in developmental psychology from Tufts University, and holds both a Master’s degree and PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Graduate School and University Center at the City University of New York, an American Psychological Association accredited training program.

Dr. Upshur currently has a faculty appointment at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and is a Supervising Psychologist at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, where she trains psychiatry residents, psychology interns, and psychology externs. She was the Clinical Director of the Center for Child Trauma and Resilience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She has a private practice in Manhattan as well as Westchester, New York.

Dr. Upshur has a decade of experience working in a wide range of clinical settings, including hospital outpatient clinics, in-patient units, psychiatric emergency rooms, college and graduate student counseling programs, private psycho-educational and neuropsychological testing facilities, and faculty private practice. These experiences have given her the unique ability to meet the diverse needs of adults and children.