Provider Directory

Lisa Wallner Samstag is a licensed clinical psychologist, a psychoanalyst, and a tenured professor in the Department of Psychology at the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University. In addition to her clinical practice of adult psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and psychotherapy supervision/consultation, Dr. Samstag conducts research on psychotherapy process-outcome and personality-developmental issues. Dr. Samstag received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the City University of New York (1998), and her Certificate in Psychoanalysis from the William Alanson White Institute (2009). She is also a graduate of Queen’s University (B.A. Honors in Psychology, 1986) and the University of Toronto (Institute of Child Study, Dip.C.S., 1988). Dr. Samstag has been on faculty in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program at LIU-Brooklyn since 1999, where she is currently Director of Psychotherapy Research.

I am a passionate psychotherapist with a decade of experience helping those with a variety of issues. I have significant experience working with addiction, grief and loss, attachment issues, depression, anxiety, and trauma. As a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, I use SE often when working with any of the above issues. I bring empathy, genuineness, and curiosity to my clients and believe that a strong therapeutic relationship involves trust and safety, as they lay foundation for growth and insight.

Janet's Upper Eastside, Yorkville practice provides Individual & Couples Therapy. She uses a relational approach, working with those suffering from anxiety, mood disorders, relationship or employment issues, trauma and life transitions. In addition, Janet is a Tipi provider. Clients range in age from 13 to 80+.

Dr. DeMairo received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the New School and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the Motherhood Center of New York. She received a Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C) and specializes in loss and infertility as well as mother-infant psychotherapies. She is licensed in NY, NJ, CT, and FL and offers virtual and in-person services in Manhattan and Westchester.

I am a clinical psychologist specializing in working with adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other forms of anxiety. I provide Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), treatments that to reduce symptoms and improve wellbeing by cultivating flexibility in our thinking and behavior.

Dr. Heidi Esterman is a psychologist in private practice and a Supervising Psychologist at The Motherhood Center of New York.

Dr. Esterman has experience working with the perinatal population in both outpatient and inpatient settings. She has provided psychological services for a wide range of diagnoses and presentations in the context of the perinatal period, including trauma, personality disorders, and severe and persistent mental illness. She has expertise working with women recovering from postpartum psychosis, depression, anxiety, and perinatal loss.

Dr. Esterman also has specialized training in couples therapy through the William Alanson While Institute. Treatment is directed at helping couples navigate conflict, improve communication, and strengthen their relationship.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years experience, specializing in the treatment of emotional states that get expressed through the body. This can include eating and body image issues, anxiety, and trauma. I also have extensive experience helping clients navigate personal and professional life transitions . I work collaboratively, with an emphasis on exploring one’s past as a way of understanding present issues and concerns.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20+ years experience providing mental health care to individuals. I have advanced training in relational theory from the Stephen Mitchell Center for Relational Studies and in Relational Family Therapy for couples and families through the Ackerman Institute for the Family. Additionally, I specialize in fertility counseling and have training in Complicated Grief (also known as Prolonged Grief) Therapy from Columbia University School of Social Work.

I'm an individual and couples therapist based in NYC, specializing in LGBTQ+-affirming therapy. I work with teens, adults, and couples who are looking for support navigating relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, OCD, and trauma.

I treat adult individuals and couples for anxiety disorders, relationship difficulties, recovering from infidelity and sexual problems. A RIE® Associate, I consult with parents of children from birth to 2 years old to facilitate respectful care for infants and toddlers.

My name is Leyla Fonseca, and I’m a licensed therapist based in New York. I have over six years of experience working in special education schools across the city, during which I've gained valuable knowledge and insights. I specialize in working with children, adolescents, and young adults who are navigating challenges related to anxiety, depression, and autism spectrum disorder.

Providing teletherapy to individuals (18 yo +) in NY, I primarily help those struggling with anxiety, stress, low-self esteem, and life transitions. I work with adults across the lifespan and have a specialty working with young adults. Having worked in a college counseling center for several years, I have a great deal of experience helping emerging adults navigate coming into their own while managing the challenges that accompany that stage of life.

I work with adults & young adults in midtown Manhattan. The basis of my work is in attachment theory and psychodynamic therapy, often incorporating the use of EMDR to process trauma and access non-verbal states to resolve treatment resistant issues. I use Emotionally Focused Therapy to help couples to increase communication and improve intimacy in relationships.

When people come to a fork in the road around a life transition, I am open to working intensively and collaboratively to help formulate new goals and a new language for their experience. This includes life transition crises around work, relationships and family. I specialize in psychodynamic treatment with people from their late teens to mid 30's on both a short and long term basis.

I have had the privilege of enjoying a thriving private practice for 15+ years and approach my work with commitment, compassion, and confidence.