Provider Directory

I have been in private practice since 2005. I am Board Certified in Psychiatry and I am also trained in Psychoanalysis. At this time I am only seeing patients for medications. I am currently providing tele-psychiatry to patients in NY, NJ and FL.

I am a Doctoral trained Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with 20 years of health care experience and 18 years of psychopharmacology and psychotherapy expertise. I received my Doctorate and Master’s degrees from the prestigious Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) IHP in Boston. I provide a safe environment and partnership with my clients. I customize pharmaceutical and therapy solutions based on individual needs.

Justena believes that therapy is the most effective way to create profound, lasting change and a life richer in meaning and fulfillment. She will help you identify and transcend the barriers holding you back, and empower you in your journey.

Tamara is a psychotherapist based in NYC working with individuals struggling with betrayal trauma, love and sex addiction, parental enmeshment that impact adult relationships and other painful attachment patterns, whether people-pleasing, struggles with boundaries or other self-esteem issues. She integrates tools from her CSAT training (Certified Sex Addiction Therapist), IFS, EMDR, somatic work and inner child work, and also provides ketamine preparation and integration. Her therapeutic style is warm, compassionate and grounded.

Kat Safavi has nearly 20 years of experience working with patients experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma and grief. She has extensive experience working with patients diagnosed with ALS, Parkinson’s and movement disorders, brain tumors and Glioblastomas, epilepsy, dementia, MS, and other neurological disorders who are adjusting to diagnosis and disease progression. Kat is well-versed in palliative and hospice care and end of life planning and bereavement counseling. Kat has worked with patients who are seeking gender-affirming care. Kat’s approach to therapy is psychodynamic and trauma-informed and she tailors therapy to individual needs drawing from her training in CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness

Dr. Michelle Drapkin is a board certified psychologist who owns/runs the Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) Center and has worked in behavioral science for over 20 years. She is the author of The Motivational Interviewing Path to Personal Change: The Essential Workbook for Creating the Life You Want from New Harbinger Publications. She held various roles as a Behavioral Scientist in industry, including leading the development and deployment of behavior change interventions at Johnson and Johnson. She held a national Motivational Interviewing training position at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and was on faculty at the University of Pennsylvania.

I am a licensed clinical social worker offering both in-person and remote therapy to adults and adolescents residing in NY. I also offer remote therapy to residents of California. I have been in practice for 15 years and specialize in the treatment of trauma with an emphasis on survivors of sexual abuse and adult children of narcissists.

Art Psychotherapist in Union Sq, NYC, with 20+ years experience working with adults struggling with trauma, depression, anxiety, self-esteem; have a particular focus on relationships/attachment struggles; also work with individuals on life and career transitions, as well as blocks to creativity. Trained in IFS, AF-EMDR, AEDP, ISP, and coaching through CTI. Additionally, I create/facilitate arts based workshops, and am a practicing visual artist.

I am a psychodynamic psychotherapist who has been seeing patients since 2002. I specialize in working with mothers, especially mothers or children with special needs.

I am a New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor and specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders. I practice in midtown Manhattan and work with young adult and adult populations. I also treat clients with relationship issues, stress and work difficulties.

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.

I am a Columbia-trained Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner specializing in medication management for women’s-related psychiatric issues ranging from menses to menopause and everything in-between. I also see dads for male PMADs. Additional areas of interest include adult ADHD/executive dysfunction in adult professionals, acute mania, impulse control and psychotic disorders. In my private practice, Mindful Medication Psychiatry, I provide care virtually to patients in NY and NJ. In-person sessions can be arranged on an as-needed basis at locations throughout NY & NJ.

My ideal patient is one who is struggling in their day to day lives and is looking to make a change. That change can be in the form of therapy, medication, or a second opinion- I provide my medical recommendations and suggestions, while respecting your choices and autonomy. Making that first phone call, typing out that first email, making it to that first appointment are tremendous steps that are often the most difficult to make. Why not make the rest of your journey easier with someone who you can trust?

Michelle A. Bell, Psy.D., is an Adjunct Professor and the Clinic Director of the Bronx Telehealth Counseling Center at Lehman College and the owner of Inwood Family Guidance & Psychological Services, PLLC. She is a bilingual (English/Spanish), bi-cultural, licensed psychologist with a specialty in the area of family systems and family-of-origin focused family therapy. In addition to her teaching and clinical work, Dr. Bell is an American Psychological Association Representative to the United Nations.