Provider Directory

My Private Practice is located in near Gramercy Park NYC, and travel to clients location when needed (home visits or traveling ).
At Multicultural CBT-DBT/ The Flying Psychotherapist. I offer individual (adolescent and adult), couples, family psychotherapy and groups as well as assessment services to help individuals heal emotionally and regain normal functioning. In addition, I offer services to foster an individual’s personal growth in order to reach their full potential, emotionally, and in the family and business life.

My diverse background has allowed me to help individuals around the world to reach their personal goals and guide them, step-by-step, to achieve higher levels of success.

I am a psychotherapist specialized in helping those struggling with daily stressors, depression/anxiety, relationship difficulties, perfectionism, procrastination, chronic pain, and problems associated with certain life stages (e.g. career, college), eating issues, substance abuse, as well as suicidal and non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors. I have particular expertise in working with individuals from a multicultural perspective, including but not limited to, LGBT populations and providing psychotherapy in Spanish.

I was one of the founding clinicians of the first Spanish-Speaking DBT Programs in the United States at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and I am currently the Coordinator of the International Spanish DBT Programs worldwide. I also have expertise in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for a wide range of difficulties, received training from Dr. Edna Foa, the world’s foremost expert in Prolonged Exposure (PE), an evidenced based treatment model for the treatment of anxiety disorders, and have been further trained in Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) for chronic depression, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a problem-focused and empirically supported treatment for depression, anxiety disorders, relationship conflicts, and addictions. I have intensive training in interventions reflecting up-to-date research advances incorporating CBT with mindfulness and emotion regulation strategies including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy DBT, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy ACT and Prolonged Exposure PE.

Currently I consult with agencies around the world on DBT Spanish Programs and have given international talks to multidisciplinary mental health professionals in countries as diverse as Turkey, Argentina, Spain and Peru. I am currently a Diplomat of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy.

My nature as a therapist is authentic and open. I like to build an honest, vulnerable and trusting dynamic with you, where we collaborate on exploring and maintaining a curiosity about your life experiences that inform who and how you are (in the way that you think, feel and behave). I specialize in working with folks who struggle with Anxiety, OCD, and relational issues. I have extensive experience working with the LGBTQ+ community and I foster a safe and inclusive space for all of my clients. I'm licensed to practice in New York, New Jersey and Florida, am currently seeing clients in person in New York and virtually.

I'm a psychotherapist, and owner of Light Within Therapy. I practice through a social justice, trauma-informed, and Health at Every Size (HAES)® lens. This is a courageous step and I am looking forward to connecting with you.

Nicole Ohebshalom, LPCC is a licensed psychotherapist serving clients in Palo Alto, Los Altos Hills, Woodside, Menlo Park, and surrounding Peninsula communities, with services available via secure telehealth throughout California. She is certified in EMDR, Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples and Individuals (EFCT/EFIT), sex therapy, and maternal mental health.
Nicole specializes in working with high-functioning individuals and couples navigating anxiety, relational trauma, attachment injuries, intimacy challenges, vaginismus, desire discrepancy, and complex relationship dynamics. Her clinical work integrates trauma-informed EMDR, attachment-based EFT, sexuality-focused therapy, somatic integration, and neuroplasticity-informed interventions to support deep, lasting change.

Grounded in an attachment and relational framework, Nicole helps clients identify and transform entrenched emotional and relational patterns, moving beyond symptom relief toward greater emotional regulation, secure connection, and relational resilience. Her approach is directive, deeply relational, and tailored to clients seeking sophisticated, evidence-based therapy.
Nicole maintains a private practice serving the Peninsula and greater Bay Area, offering discreet, high-quality care for individuals and couples seeking meaningful psychological and relational transformation.

Shannique Richards, PhD, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in New York State and New Jersey and an Instructor in Medical Psychology in Psychiatry at the at Columbia University Medical Center.

Hello. I am pleased to join the Women's Mental Health Consortium and look forward to collaborating with colleagues going forward.

I am a seasoned LCSW-R, with expertise in Child and Adolescent therapy, psychotherapy for individuals and families experiencing acute and chronic illness and therapy for intergenerational trauma.
I am licensed in New York State and maintain both in-office and virtual hours.

I am a NY State licensed psychotherapist with an MSW from NYU. I specialize in supporting adults through relationship challenges, narcissistic abuse, life transitions, anxiety, and depression. I also have extensive experience working with people who have autism or an intellectual disability, as well as providing support to their family members.

Yana Elbert is a licensed psychotherapist who is psychodynamically-oriented and is integrative in her approach. She provides in-person and virtual therapy at this time.

In my private practice I offer psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy in which I strive to create a relationship and process in which it is possible to articulate a narrative of your self and your life that can be experienced as resonant and authentic, towards an alleviation of that which ails you. Your personal, historical, and cultural formation is critical in our exploration of who you are and who you strive to become. The state of being anxious or depressed or melancholic is one we will together attempt to understand as a surfacing of a deep and interior self to be understood and integrated.

I am in private practice on the Upper East Side, and work with adolescents, adults and couples dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, adjustment issues and relationship problems. I have a general practice and also work with families who have children with special needs.

I have been a practicing Psychoanalyst for over 30 years with a particular interest in helping people find something life partners and create families. I specialize in working with people who are pursuing donor assisted reproduction toward that end.

My name is Nneka Symister, and I am a licensed clinical social worker with over two decades of experience in social services, including more than ten years in private practice. I have worked with diverse populations throughout New York.

I specialize in supporting individuals navigating perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, infertility, grief and loss, relationship challenges, and life stressors. My work integrates CBT, EMDR, interpersonal therapy, mindfulness, stress management, and meditation.

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, Brooklyn Parent Support, and training at Zucker Hillside Hospital in the Department of Perinatal Psychiatry.