Provider Directory

Ruthie Kalai

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over twenty years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. I have always loved helping others. My passion for working with people in their 20s and 30s stems from years of working with children and adolescents in schools. I’ve helped students find their own path into adulthood and see my current work as a continuation of offering that guidance and support. Previous clients describe me as very kind, empathetic, non-judgmental, and caring. Counseling is in my blood, it's all I have ever done and I feel as passionate about it today as I did when I started.

Liz McInnes

Clinical Social Work/Therapist

My intention is to provide you with a safe, nonjudgmental, and affirming therapeutic space. We will identify your strengths and explore strategies that can facilitate the effective changes that you are seeking. We will discuss ways for you to engage in self-acceptance and self-compassion. Consider me a collaborator as well as your therapist. We will work together to identify and develop insightful and practical tools that can help you reach your goals.

Alex Roth

Art Therapist

I'm a licensed and board-certified psychodynamic therapist in New York state, treating adults virtually in private practice. I also run therapy groups in inpatient psychiatry at Mount Sinai Hospital, and facilitate various integrative wellness workshops both virtually and in my local community in Brooklyn, NY.

Pia Wallgren

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Currently accepting new clients. I am trained in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), which has roots in and resonances with many disciplines, including attachment theory, the neuroscience of feelings and body-focused approaches. It seeks to undo your aloneness and foster new and healing experiences through in-depth processing of difficult emotional and relational experiences. I am also certified in EMDR.

Nicole Ohebshalom

Mental Health Counselor, RN, LPCC, PMH-C, Ph.D

Nicole Ohebshalom, LPCC is a licensed psychotherapist serving clients in Palo Alto, Los Altos Hills, Woodside, Menlo Park, and surrounding Peninsula communities, with services available via secure telehealth throughout California. She is certified in EMDR, Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples and Individuals (EFCT/EFIT), sex therapy, and maternal mental health.
Nicole specializes in working with high-functioning individuals and couples navigating anxiety, relational trauma, attachment injuries, intimacy challenges, vaginismus, desire discrepancy, and complex relationship dynamics. Her clinical work integrates trauma-informed EMDR, attachment-based EFT, sexuality-focused therapy, somatic integration, and neuroplasticity-informed interventions to support deep, lasting change.

Grounded in an attachment and relational framework, Nicole helps clients identify and transform entrenched emotional and relational patterns, moving beyond symptom relief toward greater emotional regulation, secure connection, and relational resilience. Her approach is directive, deeply relational, and tailored to clients seeking sophisticated, evidence-based therapy.
Nicole maintains a private practice serving the Peninsula and greater Bay Area, offering discreet, high-quality care for individuals and couples seeking meaningful psychological and relational transformation.

Andrew J. Gerber

Psychiatrist, MD, PhD

Dr. Gerber is a child and adolescent psychiatrist whose career combines his work as a clinician, scholar, research scientist and executive. He completed his medical and psychiatric training at Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Hospital and Weill Cornell and Columbia medical schools; he completed his PhD in psychology at University College London and the Anna Freud Centre.

Prior to joining Silver Hill, Dr. Gerber was Director of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Program at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia Medical Center and Medical Director and CEO of the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Among his many affiliations, he serves as associate clinical professor in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center and as associate clinical professor at the Child Study Center, Yale University.

Paula Carino

Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, LPC

Paula Carino is an LMHC working at the intersection of somatic psychology, attachment theory, and contemplative practice.

Nava C. Solomon

Psychologist, Psy.D.

Nava Solomon, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety and depressive disorders. For more than 15 years, Dr. Solomon has been working with college/graduate students, adults, and expecting/new mothers cope with various symptoms of stress, avoidance, and low mood.

Michelle Litwer

Psychologist

I am a licensed clinical psychologist practicing virtually in PA, NY, and the PSYPACT states. I am passionate about helping adolescents and adults (16+) manage anxiety, depression, perinatal/postpartum concerns/fertility issues, emotion dysregulation, increase pleasure and mastery, and feel more confident engaging in their everyday lives. I have intensive training in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). I utilize evidence-based treatment approaches such as CBT, DBT, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and trauma treatments such as prolonged exposure (PE) and cognitive processing therapy (CPT) to help clients live more fulfilling lives, become unstuck, and build a life worth living.

Simon Bresler

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CGP

I am a warm, engaged, and emotionally attuned psychotherapist who works from an interpersonal and experiential lens. My approach integrates AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy) and IFS (Internal Family Systems), and Modern Analysis to support patients in developing deeper self-understanding while facilitating meaningful emotional growth and change.

I am a bilingual therapist and offer individual and couples therapy in both English and Spanish. In addition to my individual and relational work, I am a Certified Group Psychotherapist with a strong belief in the transformative power of group therapy.

I maintain offices in New York City and just outside of Seattle.

To learn more about my work, please visit: https://GrowingWithTherapy.com/

Joey Ackerman

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R

Joey Ackerman, LCSW-R, is a skilled psychotherapist specializing in Cognitive Behavioral and Psychodynamically Oriented Therapy. Her client-centered approach emphasizes collaborative, constructive goal-setting aimed at enhancing overall well-being. Joey provides a safe therapeutic space for young adults, professionals, and creatives, addressing issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, attachment challenges, bereavement, relational difficulties, OCD, and various phobias. She holds a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts and an MSW from NYU’s Silver School of Social Work, with post-master training in mindfulness, eating disorder treatment, DBT, CBT, OCD, and more.

Sydney Shope

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, DNP, PMHNP-BC

Dr. Sydney Shope, DNP, PMHNP-BC, is a psychiatric nurse practitioner who works with children, adolescents, and adults to address a wide range of social, emotional, and behavioral issues. Through evidence-based, patient-centered care, Sydney provides the best care for patients. By using a practical, solution-focused, holistic, empathic, and collaborative approach, Sydney effectively treats mental health conditions to meet each client’s unique needs.

Suparna Basu

Psychiatrist

Originally from Delhi, India, Dr. Basu completed her medical training in Nepal before relocating to the United States for a psychiatric residency at North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital. She started the outpatient psychiatric department at Baylor University in Irving, TX, and taught psychiatry to medical students at Texas A&M before moving into private practice.

Dr. Basu believes that building human connection is a critical aspect of practicing successful evidence-based medicine. She sees mental health as more than just the presence of specific symptoms, a diagnosis, or the medication her patients may decide to take. She gives clients the time, space, and non-judgmental attention they need during periods of crisis and enjoys collaborating with fellow clinicians, especially therapists, who she sees as an invaluable part of treatment.

Lucy Hutner

Psychiatrist

Dr. Hutner is a specialist in reproductive psychiatry, an emerging medical specialty focused on women's mental health. She is on the leadership team of the National Task Force for Women's Reproductive Mental Health. Her private practice is located in Union Square and midtown.