Provider Directory

Dr. Michelle Humi , a New York State licensed clinical psychologist, provides a warm and empathetic approach to her individual therapy sessions with preteens, adolescents, young adults, and adults. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety, depression, mood difficulties, learning challenges, and relationship issues. She also has expertise in therapeutic parenting work, which enables her to effectively improve family dynamics and child behavior. Dr. Humi builds rapport and a collaborative partnership with her clients, making them feel both comfortable and truly understood while integrating Cognitive Behavioral and psychodynamic therapeutic techniques.

I have extensive experience in crisis intervention and helping people to reach a point of stasis after an event that disrupts their life: a relationship break up, a job loss, a traumatic event, or other life transition. As a psychotherapist my clinical focus is on substance use disorders/addictions, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, trauma, anxiety, and depression, utilizing a relational, psychodynamic approach informed by CBT and DBT while utilizing a relational and supportive approach. With 6 years’ experience working in the hospital setting, 3 years on a Substance Use Disorder Unit, 2 years on the Borderline Personality Disorder Unit, and 1 year working on a Young Adult Mood Disorder Unit. I see the therapeutic relationship as a partnership and my practice attitude is collaborative, warm and empathic.
I am currently offering virtual tele-health appointments.

After closing my Brooklyn office, I relocated to Ithaca, NY, but see clients from NYC and throughout NY State via telehealth. My psychotherapy practice focuses on individuals and couples, ranging in age from young adults (18 and up), adults, and elderly. I strive to create a safe environment in which to explore life stressors, patterns of relating with others, and how past experiences impact the present.

Areas of professional practice include:
• Mood disorders such as anxiety, depression, and bipolar
• Alcohol and drug use, harm reduction
• Relationships, separation and divorce
• Sexual issues and concerns
• LGBTQ
• Chronic pain and illness, including HIV
• Grief and loss
• Women's reproductive health
• Career issues
• Financial concerns

I am a mental health counselor serving adults 18-90+ in New York and Florida. I offer individual, family, and group therapy for bereavement, medical trauma, caregiver burnout, religious trauma, and trauma from experiences in higher education.

Sue Sugarman, MSW, LCSW-R, BCD, is a licensed clinical social worker with a rich background of over 25 years dedicated to working with children, adolescents, and families. Sue also has a subspecialty in working with youth athletes. She played a pivotal role in co-authoring the inaugural master's-level course in social work focused on the mental health of athletes. Since the spring of 2022, she has been imparting her expertise through the course "An Introduction to Mental Health in Athletes and Clinical Social Work" at NYU Silver School of Social Work. When collaborating with athletes, Sue places a strong emphasis on cultivating a high-performance mindset, recognizing its potential to be the defining factor between success and failure. This mental skill set encompasses goal setting, diligence in training, sustained motivation, and maintaining a positive outlook in the face of challenges or unmet expectations—all crucial components for fostering resilience.

I am in private practice on the Upper East Side, and work with adolescents, adults and couples dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, adjustment issues and relationship problems. I have a general practice and also work with families who have children with special needs.

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.

Psychiatrist & Interpersonal Psychoanalyst.

Alyssa Freeman is a clinical social worker based in Brooklyn, NY working with patients in-person and virtually. Her practice spans a diverse group of adults, adolescents and children each of whom, based in personal experience, come
to treatment. She begins psychotherapy by thinking
about presenting difficulties and the context. She works with people who struggle with anxieties, mood disorders, trauma and relationship
difficulties, all of which, when not deeply thought about,
interfere with a stable sense of self. She has a long-standing
specialization working with adults and children who are
living with and impacted by illness, divorce and all the
associated complications of blending and loss. She work with
mothers and parents who are at risk for perinatal and post-partum
depression and /or anxiety, offering parent-infant therapy to
support early bonding and secure attachment.

Dr. Meredith Singer is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Brooklyn and SOHO, specializing in parent/infant work, women's mental health, anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorders, and cognitive behavioral therapy.

Jacqueline Hermida has over two decades of experience teaching, healing, and counseling individuals of all ages and abilities. Through a whole-person approach and the integration of various cultural teachings that subtly culminate into a unified paradigm, individuals are guided and empowered to heal, transform, and self-actualize.

Lea Cheen is a licensed clinical social worker with experience helping children, adolescents, and adults work through anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, life transitions, and identity and interpersonal challenges. She believes that when people are provided with a safe and nonjudgmental space to explore, reflect, and process, incredible growth and healing can take place.

I am LCSW in California and New York.

I specialize in working with young people and grief, mostly; other areas include life transitions, ADHD, and LGBTQ+/sexuality. My private practice is filled with young female-identifying people (ages 12-25 year olds). After many. years in direct MSW care in healthcare settings I specialize in young people and grief.

I am passionate about the field of Social Work and its advocacy. I look forward to connecting with you all.

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