Provider Directory

Jessica Albertson

Psychologist

I am a licensed clinical psychologist offering individual psychotherapy to adults and adolescents.

My work focuses on helping my patients come to know themselves more deeply in order to reduce emotional distress, improve relationships, and gain insight into their current struggles.

I received my Ph.D. from City University of New York and my M.Ed from Harvard Graduate School of Education and I have experience working with individuals across the lifespan. Using an integrated psychodynamic approach, I help my patients feel empowered, more self-aware and more confident in their choices.

Most importantly, I strive to help my patients feel truly heard and known, as that is the foundation upon which long-term meaningful change is built.

Erika Bach

Psychologist, Psy.D.

Dr. Erika Bach is a clinical psychologist seeing patients in New York, Connecticut, and
Florida. She specializes in trauma and relationships, seeing individuals and couples. She is trained in psychodynamic, trauma-informed, CBT, DBT, ACT, and mindfulness-based therapies.

Lauren Steffel

Psychologist, Psy.D.

I draw from DBT, CBT, mindfulness and acceptance-based strategies to address mood and anxiety disorders, PTSD & trauma, OCD, emotion dysregulation, substance use, relationships problems, career/academic stress, and life transitions.

Elena Offerman

Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, LCAT, RDT

I'm a licensed creative arts therapist, registered drama therapist, and EMDR trained practitioner who works with adults, teens, and couples. I specialize in anxiety, depression, trauma, identity development, life transitions, relationship concerns, and LGBTQIA+ affirming care. My approach is relational, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, liberation focused, and affirming. My style with clients is warm, curious, and engaged.

Mimi Chen

Psychiatrist, MD, MPH

The experience of being a woman is complex and ever evolving. Dr. Mimi Chen is a Mount Sinai trained psychiatrist and psychotherapist specializing in women's mental health across the lifespan, alongside couples therapy, Asian and Asian American mental health, and the care of high-achieving students, professionals, and creatives. Grounded in psychodynamic psychotherapy, she provides thoughtful, individualized care by drawing from multiple therapeutic modalities and integrating psychotherapy with medication management when appropriate. She sees patients in English and Mandarin in her Manhattan office and via telehealth throughout New York.

Alena Gerst

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RYT

As a licensed psychotherapist and certified yoga instructor, I specialize in integrative health and the mind/body connection.

Laura B. Kestemberg

Psychologist, Ph.D.

My career in mental health as a licensed psychologist spans more than 25 years and includes various professional roles which include running my private practice, working as a university professor, and at different points, as a clinician, clinical supervisor or director in various NYC hospitals, schools, and community clinics. My professional background of direct service, scholarly work, and teaching at the graduate and doctoral level has given me a well-rounded perspective when working alongside my patients. I feel fortunate that due to my training I can provide the most effective, cutting edge, and evidence-based techniques to my patients. I work hard to empower individuals to effectively reach their goals and gain insight into what is most concerning them. On a personal level, I am multilingual and multicultural, and I often work with clients who are navigating the intersections of their various identities related to their family of origin, culture, and religion, as well as their race, gender and sexual identity. My style is warm, down-to-earth, direct and interactive. I work with children, adolescents, and adults of all ages, either in person or through virtual sessions. I work with couples as well as individuals.

Sari Cooper

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, AASECT Sex Therapist, LCSW-R, AASECT Supervisor, Media Expert, Writer

Sari Cooper is Founder and Director of The Center for Love and Sex in NYC, she’s a licensed individual & couples therapist and an AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist, sex coach, writer, Educator, supervisor and media expert. She and her team of therapists at CLS specialize in working on issues such as sexual disorders, sexual avoidance, discrepant desire, couples communication, affairs, separation, depression, anxiety, non-monogamy and alternative sexual interests.
Ms. Cooper is nationally recognized as a relationship and sexuality expert and has been a regular commentator on television shows like CBS This Morning, and Dr. Oz to discuss relationship issues. Sari is the host of Sex Esteem® with Sari Cooper on Youtube and offers private Sex Esteem groups to women and parents on the topic of sexuality. Her blog Sex Esteem can be found on her site, and she is a featured writer for HuffPost and PsychToday. Sari is continually called upon to discuss issues in modern relationships in the press including The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Greatest, Vice, Bustle, Cosmo, Men’s Health, Shape, Brides Magazine, Barron’s, New York Post, and Marie Claire. Her website is now www.centerforloveandsex.com.

Sydney Pollock-Tobert

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, PMH-C

I am a licensed clinical social worker working with children of all ages, families, and adults. I have experience working with those who have experienced traumatic events, grief and loss, anxiety, depressive symptoms, divorce/separations, behavioral concerns, family conflicts and life transitions. I have advanced training in working with those who have experienced trauma, family therapy, and perinatal and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, and perinatal loss.

Kiley Callahan

Psychologist, PhD

I’m New York-based psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

I work individually with adults and adolescents and specialize in anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, and insomnia/sleep difficulties. I also work with clients on relationship challenges, life transitions, lifestyle changes, grief and loss, and academic or work stressors. I have a special interest in supporting healthcare workers, parents of adolescents and young adults, and individuals whose loved ones are experiencing mental health difficulties.

I have formal training in evidence-based treatments, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). In addition to private practice, I currently serve as a psychologist for the Center for Stress, Resilience, and Personal Growth at Mount Sinai where I provide mental health services to healthcare workers and their families.

I earned my bachelor’s degree at Boston College and my doctorate at Loyola University Chicago. I completed an APA-accredited predoctoral internship at a therapeutic day school in Chicago, IL and my post-doctoral fellowship at MindWell NYC, a group private practice in New York, NY specializing in DBT treatment.

Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco

Psychologist

Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco, Ph.D. is a NJ and NY State licensed (and PSYPACT-certified) clinical psychologist and writer specializing in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety, parenting, relationship challenges, women's health issues, perimenopause, and difficult life transitions. She is the Founder/Director of the North Jersey Center for Anxiety and Stress Management in Summit, NJ and a Diplomate of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. She is the author of Mom Brain: Proven Strategies to Fight the Anxiety, Guilt, and Overwhelming Emotions of Motherhood--And Relax Into Your New Self.

May Steinberg

Mental Health Counselor

May is a prelicensed professional who works with adults, centering intersectional identities in her work, and is committed to honoring the complexities that they hold within a white-centered, patriarchal society. Despite the seriousness of this mission, she is quick to find humor in all things and, through experience, uses it as a tool to explore injustice, emotions, and even trauma. She is trauma-informed and uses a client-centered approach that prioritizes the strength of the therapeutic relationship as a route to emotional tolerance and positive change.

Ellen Lourie, LCSW

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Ellen Lourie is an LCSW in private practice in Brooklyn, NY. She has advanced training in Transactional Analysis, Redecision Therapy, The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy and The Institute for Relational Intimacy. Ellen works with individuals and couples on reducing anxiety and depression, improving self esteem and developing relationship skills.

Zoe Nelson

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

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.