Provider Directory

Having worked in medical and oncology social work for many years, I have helped individuals, couples and families make sense of and cope with the messiness of life. particularly helping those dealing with chronic illnesses, such as cancer. Having been trained in cognitive behavioral therapy, I will work with a client to develop positive coping mechanisms for anxiety and depression whether they are related to chronic illness or not.

Dr. Judith Brisman was the Founding Director of the Eating Disorder Resource Center for over 35 years. She is co-author of Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends, is an associate editor of Contemporary Psychoanalysis and is on the editorial board of the journal Eating Disorders. She is a member of the teaching faculty of the William Alanson White Institute and she maintains a private practice in New York City.
Dr. Brisman is known internationally as among the first in her field to develop a treatment program for bulimic patients. She has published and lectured extensively regarding the interpersonal treatment of eating disorders.

Jennifer Kaiser is a Gestalt Therapist and Multicultural Counselor who is trained in EMDR. She specializes in Women's Issues including Maternal Mental Health, Grief and Loss, Identity Related Issues, Existential Crisis, Highly Sensitive People, and Trauma. She creates a supportive and non-judgmental environment with the use of her innate empathy, intuition, and highly sensitive nature.

In my practice I strive to create an open, empowering, and creative atmosphere so clients can gain comfort in self-expression. I firmly believe therapy is most effective when there is a collaborative relationship based on trust, curiosity, and growth. Drawing from both science and art, I flexibly and openly provide interventions grounded in research and empirically-supported treatments. I consider myself an integrative therapist with a specialization in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).

Linda is on the faculty of the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy in the Family And Couples Training Program where she teaches Infidelity, Parenting, and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). She runs workshops for clinicians interested in the treatment of Infidelity.

I am a creative art therapist, working with those who have anxiety, developmental/intergenerational trauma and high sensitivity (HSP). My practice weaves together mindfulness, trauma-informed practices and creative, embodied practices to help my clients feel more confident, able to move out of stuck patterns, and more connected to themselves and others.

Dr. Sharon Batista, MD, is a psychiatrist in private practice. She enjoys working with patients suffering from anxiety and depression, consulting with patients with medical illness concerns, career and relationship stress. Dr. Batista provides care across the lifespan including to patients seeking consultation pre-pregnancy planning, during pregnancy, and postpartum.

Hannah Yves Knafo, Ph.D. is a New York State Licensed Clinical Psychologist.Dr. Knafo earned her doctoral degree from The New School for Social Research in New York City and she completed her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral training at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center.

Dr. Knafo currently works as a clinical psychologist at the Rose F. Kennedy Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY where she conducts family therapy, individual psychotherapy (with parents), dyadic therapy (parent and child), and play therapy.

Dr. Knafo has a private practice located near Union Square in NYC where she provides individual psychotherapy for adults, as well as family therapy and dyadic therapy for parents and their children.

I'm Liza Gold, and I treat adolescents and adults in their 20s and 30s (i.e. Generation Z and Millennials). My areas of expertise include trauma, mood and anxiety disorders, relationships and family conflict, dating, substance use, and addiction recovery.

Ellie Gelman, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and in Rye, New York. Areas of interest include early loss and lasting grief, life transitions, relationship difficulties, and work inhibitions.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of depression, anxiety, relationship and identity issues, grief, and trauma. I have found that a collaborative, down-to-earth relationship paired with a tailored treatment approach paves the way for lasting therapeutic success. I offer individual psychotherapy to adults of all ages and am trained in CBT, EMDR, and Motivational Interviewing modalities.

Dr. Katie Morel is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in NYC. She specializes in maternal mental health, particularly perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, reproductive issues, and perinatal loss. She also specializes in working with children, adolescents, and young adults with anxiety, trauma, attachment/relationship challenges, and depression. Dr. Morel uses an integrative approach, conceptualizing psychodynamically and integrating techniques from DBT and CBT. She graduated from Stanford University and received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Long Island University, Brooklyn.

I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who received her MA from CUNY Hunter College and I provide individual and couples therapy. Speciality in treating anxiety, depression and difficulties in sexual functioning in adults. Fluent in Spanish and I pull from a variety of treatments that include attachment theory, CBT, interpersonal therapy and solution focused interventions.

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