Provider Directory

Holly McNaughton

Master Social Worker, LMSW

Holly, LMSW (she/her) grounds her work in the belief that authentic human connection and deep introspection are essential ingredients for leading a meaningful life. She works from a psychodynamic lens, believing that formative relationships and early experiences shape our current emotional world. In addition, she is trained in EMDR and brings a trauma-informed perspective to every session. Holly primarily works with young adults in their 20s and 30s who are grappling with questions about who they are, what they value, and how they make meaning in their lives.

Kara Grayson

Clinical Social Work/Therapist

Kara is a licensed clinical social worker trained through New York University specializing in cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal, and supportive therapies. She is a SPACE-trained provider with expertise in helping parents of anxious children, as well as certified in Perinatal Mental Health. She is compassionate and a highly skilled provider who specializes in supporting women through every stage of life.

Elizabeth Ballard

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I am an LCSW in private practice providing psychodynamic therapy to adults, adolescents, and families. I specialize in areas of self and identity, LGBTQ identities, parenting, infertility, relationships, trauma, grief and loss, depression, and anxiety.

I Wang

Psychologist, Ph.D.

I Wang, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist in New York State. She provides psychotherapy and psychoanalysis for individuals and couples in English or Mandarin. She is an Adjunct Clinical Supervisor in the Clinical Psychology PhD Program at The City College of New York and a post-degree candidate of Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis at NYU. Dr. Wang’s specialties include working with anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, perfectionism, cultural and identity issues, and relationship and family conflicts. Her style is genuine, empathic, and interactive. She is sensitive to cultural histories that may include trauma and is attuned to racialized interactions and microaggressions.

In couples work, Dr. Wang assists couples in improving communication, helping each person to listen in a way that can lead towards conflict resolution and repair of the relationship. Attending to relationship dynamics and client’s family histories, Dr. Wang guides couples to address each partner’s attachment needs and facilitate true emotional engagement.

Juliet Cooper

Psychologist, Psy.D

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.

Christina Hollingsworth

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP-BC

Christina holds two Master’s Degrees from Columbia University in Psychiatry (MSN) and Advanced Clinical Practice (MSW) with a sub-specialty in addiction. She is a board certified, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) who treats adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

Jennifer Blanco

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

I am a Nurse Practitioner of Psychiatry and the founder of Nested Perinatal Psychiatry. I offer specialized medication management to preconception, pregnant and postpartum women in both CT and NY. I have extensive training and experience providing specialized mental health care to women across the reproductive lifespan, including both psychotherapy and medication management at Columbia University Women's Mental Health team, embedded within The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, at perinatal and parental mental health centers in NYC, and training at Zucker Hillside Hospital in the Department of Perinatal Psychiatry.

Ivy Diamond

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Ivy Diamond, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in women's maternal mental health with a focus on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, infertility, perinatal bereavement and life transitions. Ivy has a telehealth private practice.

Carly Solon

Psychologist, PhD

Dr. Carly Solon is a New York State and Connecticut licensed clinical psychologist (Connecticut license pending) treating adults and couples. She specializes in trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, grief and loss, and reproductive mental health.

Nadia Yánez

Mental Health Counselor

Nadia Yánez, LMHC, is a bilingual (English/Spanish) licensed therapist specializing in perinatal mental health and early parenting. She works with adults, parents, and children, with a strong focus on anxiety, relational dynamics, and life transitions. Her approach is integrative, trauma-informed, and developmentally informed, combining evidence-based modalities with a relational and attachment-focused lens.

Kathryn Moreno

Psychoanalyst, LP-D, LCAT, LMHC

Hi, I’m Kathryn. I provide compassionate and effective mental health counseling and art therapy. I believe in the potential of therapy to inspire awareness and safe exploration of feelings, thoughts, behaviors, and patterns. What brings you to therapy or what may come up in the process might seem daunting, but I’m here for you and ready to go on the journey through the challenges with you.

Kait Towner

Mental Health Counselor

Kait Towner, LMHC, PMH-C is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Certified Perinatal Mental Health provider serving women throughout New York. She specializes in pregnancy, postpartum, birth trauma, pregnancy loss, infertility, mom rage, anxiety, and the emotional challenges of modern motherhood. Kait provides compassionate, trauma-informed therapy to help women better understand themselves, regulate their nervous systems, and navigate motherhood with greater confidence, self-compassion, and support.

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 infertility, life transitions, and relational challenges.

Katherine Casey

, LCSW-R

Kat (She/they) is a skilled therapist specializing in trauma, peripartum mental health, and complex differential diagnosis including: CPTSD, OCD, ADHD, and high-functioning ASD. They integrate evidence based therapies - CPT, DBT, IFS, Narrative, CBT, EFT, MBSR, and The Gottman Method - with body-based awareness to help clients build self-understanding, emotional regulation, and sustainable relational well-being.