Provider Directory

Emily Brackman

Psychologist, PhD

Dr. Brackman is a licensed clinical psychologist in New York City. She works with adults seeking to address the impact of major life changes, loss, and trauma on their sense of self and relationships.

Sarah Kalmenson Pinson

Psychologist, Ph.D.

Dr. Sarah Pinson is a clinical psychologist who supports individuals and couples navigating fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum challenges. She also specializes in treating individuals with complex trauma. Dr. Sarah Pinson integrates exploration and evidence-based techniques in her sessions. Her style is warm yet direct.

Alyssa (Ashenfarb) Gilbert

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I am a psychotherapist with a hybrid private practice based in Manhattan. My focus is on adults with relational and developmental trauma histories, including attachment trauma and ruptures that were not able to be repaired. I work psychodynamically, relationally, and integrate mindfulness and CBT when appropriate.

Julie Stonberg

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I am a licensed clinical social worker with a private practice on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. I work with women of all ages and stages of development, as well as families and couples. My areas of special focus include relationships, family and life transitions, parenting, adoption, depression and anxiety, adolescent development, grief/loss and complex families. I have been in practice since 2008, and I also offer supervision for new LMSW's and other clinicians. Married for 30 years and a parent to three young adult children, I bring years of personal and professional experience to my work.

Laura Schneebaum

Mental Health Counselor

Laura Schneebaum is a licensed mental health counselor and a national certified counselor. She takes a client centered, strengths based, and relational approach to working with clients. She places great importance on learning about the client’s identity, culture, and environment to create an individualized approach for each client. She believes the therapeutic process and relationship can be inherently healing and empowering for her clients.

Joan Lavender

Psychologist, Psy.D.

I am a psychologist and psychotherapist with over thirty years experience as a clinician, supervisor, writer and presenter. Three elements that distinguish my work are the emphasis on Experiential Process (which has been shown to be an essential factor in the psychological change process) and the appreciation of Relational experience (the client's significant relationships, as well as our relationship, of client and therapist.)
My initial training in dance therapy has taught me that nonverbal behavior can be a path inviting us to a deeper exploration in sessions.

Siena Vaccara

Mental Health Counselor, Ed.M, M.A, LPC, LMHC-D

I am a trauma-informed Psychotherapist & LGBTQIA+ affirming Reproductive Well-Being specialist, who believes that clients are experts in their own experiences. My goal is always to build a safe, inclusive healing environment where individuals can nurture their identities, and build community. I am versed in Person-Centered, Narrative, Feminist, CBT & Somatic treatment interventions.

Christina Faletti

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R, ACT

Christina Faletti is a certified cognitive therapist with the Academy of Cognitive Therapy in private practice since 2005. She has extensive experience working with individual adults and couples with a variety of life situations, including anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, career/workplace concerns, sexual dysfunctions, aging, and parenting issues.

Elizabeth Candela

Master Social Worker, LMSW, MA, CASAC-T

I’m Elizabeth (she/her), a second-career social worker specializing in relational challenges, trauma, addiction, communication, and identity. My practice is LGBTQ+-affirming, sex-positive, trauma-informed, and I welcome clients from all backgrounds and life experiences for short-term and long-term therapy.

Kelsie Smagler

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, DBT-C

I am a psychodynamic therapist who believes the client-therapist bond is an essential part of the healing process. I specialize in anxiety and relationship issues and use a variety of therapeutic modalities to fit my clients' individual needs. My clients and I work together to recognize and harness their strengths, which empowers them to tap into their resilience. I aim to create a safe, warm, and trusting atmosphere where clients feel comfortable being themselves!

Ferne Traeger

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MBA

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

Stacia Thiel

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I am an experienced NY/NJ licensed integrative clinical social worker offering a trauma informed approach to treat adult individuals, couples and families. I am EMDR certified, hypnotherapy certified, and have extensive experience and training in marriage & family therapy incorporating EFT for couples, attachment based interventions and Discernment Counseling Certification for Couples. I work collaboratively and holistically with my clients to address personal and relational challenges specializing in anxiety, depression, OCD, grief, behavioral struggles as well as unresolved emotional injuries from childhood. Equally, I work with and provide support for couples & families navigating life transitions and challenges such as; parenting, health diagnosis, retirement, divorce, grief/loss, intimacy, parenting and, infidelity. I frequently work with artists, designers, writers & actors and support creative exploration and the mind/body connection as a path toward healing.

Gisele M. Liakos

Mental Health Counselor, LHMC-DP

I am a Psychodynamic therapist that works collaboratively with my clients on their healing journey. I pull from many therapeutic styles depending on what will be the most beneficial to the individual I am working with including DBT, CBT and IFS. I am a sex and kink-positive therapist who works with individuals looking to improve their self-awareness, heal from past traumas, and better handle life’s challenges.

Richard Collie

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R

I have been in private practice since 2006, specializing in trauma and addiction. I am certified in EMDR, Presence Psychotherapy, and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), and integrate somatic approaches and Internal Family Systems (IFS) into my work. I work with individuals and couples both in person and online, and facilitate two in-person psychotherapy groups for men in Greenwich Village.