Provider Directory

Brynn Bottalico, LMHC-D

Mental Health Counselor, LMHC-D

I have experience working in both substance use treatment and private practice settings. I work primarily with adults and couples navigating anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and life transitions, using a compassionate and collaborative approach to help clients feel supported and empowered. My goal is to help people better understand themselves and their relationships, while building tools to manage everyday stress and emotional challenges.

david pezenik

Clinical Social Work/Therapist

"for over 30 years, david has treated creative and gifted people from around the world, engaging in deep, rich cognitive and analytic work with movers and thinkers from over sixty countries. His expertise converges on issues of anxiety, performance anxiety, depression, relationships, creative blocks and identity-building. Intertwining analytical and cognitive styles while firmly rooting in developmental models, he brings a positive warmth and distinctive strength towards his work with a diverse group of backgrounds, hearts and minds."

Natalie Schreter

Clinical Social Work/Therapist

As a licensed clinical social worker and private psychotherapist, I am interested in supporting individuals, couples, and families coping with such issues as anxiety, depression, infertility, relationship challenges, and life transitions. I have extensive experience working with those facing chronic illness, end-of-life- challenges, and bereavement and have completed advanced clinical training in family therapy at the Ackerman Institute for the Family. I take a client-centered, relational approach and strive to create a safe, warm, and supportive space for joint exploration, in which clients can feel comfortable exploring and addressing their thoughts and challenges.

Kate Kirschner

Master Social Worker, LMSW, MFA

As a psychotherapist, I work with parents throughout the life cycle using an integrative approach combining Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, and psychodynamics to feel more grounded, calm, and confident as they navigate the challenges of life, particularly those brought up through parenting. I specialize in perinatal mental health, including anxiety, depression, pregnancy and labor trauma, infertility, grief, and loss. The transition to becoming a parent is one of the biggest, most monumental shifts we undertake in our lifetimes, and yet most of us receive the message that we should innately know what to do. I provide a warm, judgement-free space to explore all the feelings, fears, and frustrations that come up at each stage developmental stage, as well as offer parent coaching to face specific behavioral challenges.

Hila Sachs

Psychologist, Psy.D

Dr. Hila Sachs is a NY + FL- licensed clinical psychologist. She is the founder of Bloom Parenthood- a private practice providing therapy for intentional motherhood.

Her mission is to create a safe space for all, assisting women/birthing individuals in successfully adapting to the unique challenges of the perinatal period and building resilience on their journey through parenthood.

Dr. Sachs received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from PGSP-Stanford Consortium and completed her pre-doctoral internship at North Central Bronx Hospital, focusing on working with complex trauma in women and marginalized populations. She has also received extensive training at Stanford University School of Medicine and The Seleni Institute, where she cultivated her passion for guiding women through intentional transitions to motherhood.

Esra Atamer

Psychoanalyst, Ph.D.

Esra Atamer is a licensed psychoanalyst in New York City, specializing in anxiety, depression, intimacy and relationship issues, life transitions, and trauma. She has extensive experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds, identities, and cultures.

Katie Morel

Psychologist, PhD

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.

Ashwin Gautam

Psychologist

I’m a licensed clinical psychologist with a focus on anxiety, insomnia, identity concerns, and culturally responsive care. I bring deep experience supporting South Asian and immigrant clients, and often work with individuals navigating complex family or relationship dynamics involving male partners.

Samantha Vasquez

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, OSW-C

I support individuals, families, and groups navigating a wide range of human experiences, including depression, anxiety, life transitions, parenting challenges, relationship concerns, women's issues, work-related stress, trauma, chronic illness, cancer diagnoses, survivorship, loss, and grief. In addition, I have a deep understanding of cultural and racial identity, immigration experiences, and the ongoing process of acculturation and integration honoring one’s own roots and values. I provide psychotherapy, supervision and consulting services. I am a bicultural and multilingual therapist welcoming individuals from all backgrounds and walks of life.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in NYS and hold an Oncology Social Work Certificate. I have extensive experience in healthcare settings—both inpatient and outpatient— in non-profit organizations and in private practice. My therapeutic approach is mindful, holistic, and strength-based. I tailor care that is effective and aligned with who you are.
I work with people across the lifespan — adults, young adults, adolescents, and children — with a warm, honest, and collaborative approach. I believe that therapy is a shared space where we commit to showing up as our authentic selves to accomplish progress. Together, we create a foundation of safety and trust, allowing for meaningful growth in the areas you choose to explore.

Melissa Stanger

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I am a psychodynamically oriented therapist based in Manhattan specializing in the treatment of adults and adolescents struggling with anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, depression, family/relationship conflict, identity issues, and other life stressors.

Pia Scaglione

Psychologist, Psy.D.

Clinical psychologist specializing in women's issues across the lifespan. Specific areas of expertise include depressive disorders, perinatal mood disorders, parenting, adjustment difficulties, bereavement, fertility issues, and challenges related to college or graduate school. Dr. Scaglione is an LGBT-affirmative therapist and her perspective is strength based and anti-racist. Her approach to treatment is strongly rooted in psychodynamic and relational therapy, with a supportive and collaborative style.

Orly Moshell Arviv

Psychologist

I specialize in the treatment of unresolved emotional injuries from childhood, post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety and grief using Somatic Psychotherapy.

Jessica Alger

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R

I am a psychotherapist (LCSW-R) with over 20 years of experience, specializing in couples therapy and individual therapy for adults. I have extensive experience in treating anxiety, depression and relationship problems, and working with clients struggling with the transition to parenthood 0r work-related concerns. I offer both short- and long-term therapy, and provide sessions in English or German.

Deanna Doherty

Clinical Social Work/Therapist

I am a psychotherapist who specializes in grief (including sudden/ traumatic loss), anxiety, childhood trauma, life transitions, perfectionism and more. I am trained in EMDR and IFS and utilize both of these modalities in my practice. I am the founder of Shifting Tides Therapy. I also offer grief groups, and provide supervision/consultation for EMDR, IFS, grief, trauma and more.