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I work with adults navigating life transitions and struggling with anxiety, depression, stress, perfectionism, and shame. I also specialize in helping people make peace with their bodies and heal their relationships with food and exercise.

I am a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. In addition to working with individuals and couples in my private practice, I also lead interpersonal process groups. I graduated with a Master’s in Social Work from NYU and a Doctorate in Social Work from Rutgers University (where I currently teach courses on behavioral addictions). I am a graduate of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society and run process groups for psychiatry residents at Mt. Sinai Hospital in NYC.

As a certified relational psychoanalyst, I help patients build whole selves, healthy relationships, and full lives.

I've been in private practice since 1999, working with adolescents and adults of all ages in individual, couples, and group therapy. I have a special interest in working with college students, recent college graduates, and emerging adults. I also provide clinical supervision to psychotherapists at varied stages of practice and experience, including candidates pursuing psychoanalytic training, LMSWs working toward New York State licensure, and seasoned social workers, psychologists, and psychoanalysts.

I hold a Doctorate of Social Welfare (DSW) and Master of Social Work (MSW) from New York University’s Silver School of Social Work, where I also became certified in social work field instruction. I holds a Certificate in Psychoanalysis from the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center (PPSC), and am a graduate of The Women’s Therapy Centre Institute (WTCI), which trains clinicians to help women with eating problems and body image issues.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist based in New York City and the owner of Centered Living Psychological Services PLLC. I have a trauma-focused integrative approach with particular expertise in women’s mental health. I work with a variety of evidence-based interventions such as DBT, mindfulness, EMDR, CBT, interpersonal psychotherapy, and relational therapy. I am a certified perinatal mental health provider and parenting facilitator. I have expertise in the areas of perinatal mental health, trauma, attachment and parenting, culturally inclusive interventions, racial identity development, and transracial adoption.

I am a bilingual and bicultural therapist in the state of New York. I have been seeing clients for over 15 years. Before starting my private practice, I worked with a diverse set of clients in various clinical settings: college counseling, outpatient substance abuse program, crisis call center, and hospitals.
I support young women going through major life transitions such as
starting a relationship or dealing with the breakup, having work-related
stress, climbing the career ladders, becoming an entrepreneur, or getting
through the competitive graduate school.
I also provide support to millennial women who are in various stages of
parenthood journey: dealing with infertility, healing after a miscarriage,
experience anxiety about becoming pregnant or experiencing postpartum
anxiety and depression.

As a clinical psychologist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, my area of specialty is somatic psychotherapy. In my previous role as Director of Counseling Services at Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center, I created the Postdoctoral Psychology Training Program in University Counseling: Trauma and Somatic Studies that focuses on issues of embodiment and intersectionality in psychotherapy with an eye toward the impact of trauma, whether that be acute trauma, developmental trauma, and/or structural trauma, such as racism, transphobia, and the like. I offer an embodied psychotherapy approach which anchors therapeutic work in awareness of sensation and uses the body as a touchstone in guiding the process.

I provide compassionate clinical support to individuals navigating significant medical events throughout their lives, recognizing the unique emotional and psychosocial challenges that often accompany chronic illness. My approach is tailored to empower clients at every stage, helping them find strength and resilience through their health journeys.

I have worked as a Marriage and Family therapist in New York for over 25 years. I work with individuals, couples and groups.

Dr. Austern is a licensed psychologist in New Jersey, New York, and across the US via PsyPact. She sees patients across the lifespan, specializing in couples and family therapy, parenting skills, and individual therapy for adolescents, teens, college students, and young adults. Her areas of expertise include anxiety and depression, relationship and interpersonal difficulties, family and/or peer conflict, behavioral concerns, adjustment difficulties, and life transitions. Currently, Dr. Austern is seeing patients exclusively via teletherapy.

Nadia Yánez, LMHC, is a bilingual (English/Spanish) licensed therapist specializing in perinatal mental health and early parenting. She works with adults, parents, and children, with a strong focus on anxiety, relational dynamics, and life transitions. Her approach is integrative, trauma-informed, and developmentally informed, combining evidence-based modalities with a relational and attachment-focused lens.

Deeply feeling people who suffer silently often experience inner conflict, torn between their emotions and the need to appear unshaken. They come to me seeking a safe space where they can make sense of their struggles. Together, we can work toward resolving the tensions that keep you feeling stuck, fostering clarity, emotional balance, and self-acceptance.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist offering individual psychotherapy. I specialize in helping adults who are struggling with anxiety, PTSD/trauma, OCD, panic attacks, phobia, anger, and relationship challenges. My approach is compassionate, person-centered, culturally-affirming, and trauma-informed.

I’m a Licensed Master Social Worker working with teens and adults navigating anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, and life transitions. My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in helping you better understand yourself and feel more steady in your day-to-day life. I aim to create a space where you can be real, feel supported, and grow at your own pace.