Provider Directory

Salina Grilli, LCSW is a Columbia-trained psychotherapist who helps 20/30-something New Yorkers tackle the tough stuff—whether you’re feeling stuck in life, frustrated with dating, or navigating the rollercoaster of becoming a mom. My approach is warm, down-to-earth, and holistic, focusing on healing from the inside out for real, lasting change.

Salina utilizes an integrative mind-body approach and has extensive training in therapeutic techniques, including advanced Perinatal Mental Health training through the Selini Institute, and ongoing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) certification. Salina is in the process of pursuing a PMH-C.

Sarah McCaslin, MS, LCSW, MDiv is a licensed psychotherapist and the Executive Director of the Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute (PSI) in New York City. With a background in both clinical social work and theology, Sarah works with individuals, couples, and families navigating complex emotional landscapes—grief, identity, trauma, and spiritual struggle among them. Her approach integrates systemic thinking with a deep respect for the sacred dimensions of healing. She holds degrees from Columbia University School of Social Work and Union Theological Seminary, and completed post-graduate training at the Ackerman Institute for the Family.

The Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute (PSI) is an interdisciplinary, interfaith collective of mental health professionals offering spiritually-informed psychotherapy, clinical training, and consulting for individuals, couples, families, spiritual communities, nonprofits, and businesses.

Catherine Birndorf, MD is co-founder and medical director of The Motherhood Center of New York. She is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics/Gynecology and founding director of the Payne Whitney Women’s Program at The New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan.

I'm a behavioral therapist practicing in New York and California. The backbone of my practice is Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), supplemented with strategies from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), I assess and treat my clients in the context of their environment, and I practice with a nonjudgmental, anti-racist, sex-positive, and gender/identity/lifestyle-affirming stance.

I am a full-time teletherapist and licensed mental health clinician in the state of New York. I practice integrative therapy which allows me to tailor treatment plans to an individual's unique needs and preferences. Areas of expertise include relationship issues, family conflict, self-esteem, trauma, depression and anxiety. I have a strong affinity for helping women of all ages navigate life transitions.

I'm a clinical psychologist based in the state of New York. My approach is collaborative, heart-centered, and grounded in the conviction that healing and growth emerge through insight and meaning.

Nancy Freeman-Carroll is a clinical psychologist-psychoanalyst in private practice in Manhattan. Areas of interest include: Lifespan development for women, transition to motherhood, response to infertility, disclosure of assisted conception, early infant development; general clinical concerns of depression, anxiety, trauma, struggles with self definition, choices in work and relationships. A supervising analyst at the WAWI, Dr. Freeman-Carroll is available for supervision with candidates, graduate students and mental health professionals. Consultations are also available for potential recipient parents of assisted conception, known and anonymous donors, and surrogates. Support for parental anxiety regarding school admissions--from nursery programs to college--is also an area of expertise.

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.

Julie Amoretti, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Santa Barbara, California. She also sees patients virtually who are based in NYC. She is trained in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and sees adults struggling with a range of difficulties including depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, and psychosomatic illness.

Samantha Gambino, PsD, is a New York State Licensed Psychologist with a private practice in New York City. She has extensive experience working with adolescents, adults, and families on a wide range of mental health and general wellness topics.

While I have over 20 years of experience working with children and adults with a wide spectrum of mental health and life adjustment issues, I specialize in issues relating to couples and families including pre-partnership/marital counseling, infertility, pre-and post-partum mental health, adoption home studies/post-adoptive family therapy, attachment challenges, and ending relationships in a mindful and more productive manner (especially when there is concern about children). My focus expanded to women empowerment during the pandemic when Asian women who were traumatized by the anti-Asian backlash desperately reached out to me for help.

Building a family and making sure everyone’s needs are being recognized and addressed can be painful no matter how much love there is in a family. I am here to welcome you and your families to my practice.

I am a clinical psychologist with B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the New School for Social Research. My research background in attachment theory and child development has fueled my interest in early childhood trauma and how these experiences impact the way we relate to ourselves and others. Additionally, I specialize in working with women’s issues (body image, self esteem, relationships, identity, perinatal/postpartum struggles), emerging adulthood, and those struggling with immigration and acculturation challenges.

I am a NY state and NJ licensed clinical social worker who specializes in working with individuals with mood disorders, problematic substance use, chronic illness/pain, and living losses. Through empathic listening and supportive feedback, I utilize a strengths-based approach to create a safe environment that encourages the process of change. I work from a relational framework and work collaboratively with my clients to identify goals for treatment and a pathway to achieve them.

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!