Provider Directory

Shannique Richards, PhD, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in New York State and New Jersey and an Instructor in Medical Psychology in Psychiatry at the at Columbia University Medical Center.

I am an LMFT and owner of Artful Couples Therapy, a telehealth practice in NY specializing in creative and performing artists.

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor specializing in alcohol and substance use issues and individual adult therapy. I see clients in my Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, office and virtually on zoom.

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

My name is Sarah Williams, and I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in both Connecticut and New York. I received my Masters in Social Work from Boston College in 2009. I have experience working with substance use disorders, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, and life transitions including pregnancy and postpartum. I am a psychotherapist who is trained in evidence-based best practice treatments including CBT and DBT. I was initially drawn to social work because I love helping and nurturing others.

Healing doesn't happen alone. I specialize in affirming therapy for creative people who feel stuck and are struggling with transitions in their personal lives and careers, utilizing traditional techniques such as DBT and CBT as well as art and mindfulness practices.

I provide psychotherapy to adult individuals and couples. My areas of special interest and expertise include perinatal mental health, concerns of older people and healing from trauma. Each client is unique, so I bring a variety of approaches to our work together, based on your needs and goals.

Sara Kotzin is a licensed clinical social worker, trauma-therapist and an assistant professor of social work at Lehman College. She has a private practice in New York City, with the option of Telehealth. She is committed to supporting resilience within a trauma-informed, antiracist lens.

Julie Spitzer, LCSW-R, Licensed Psychoanalyst
333 West 57th Street, Suite 1-C
New York, NY 10019
Contact Info: 212-245-0533
julesspitzer2@gmail.com
Modalities: Group adult psychotherapy. Supervision provided to licensed psychotherapists in group formats. Individual adult psychotherapy (not accepting new patients at this time.) I am an out of network private practitioner serving the tristate area and the LGBTQ Community for over 35 years.

My style of work is active and collaborative. I respectfully challenge you to self-reflect on your habitual ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving, with the goal of recognizing both the positive and negative consequences on you as an individual and on your relationships. While listening to the content of what you speak about, I am simultaneously paying attention to your dynamics and patterns of thought, tone and body language. Together we find effective additional ways for you to self reflect and make changes.

MSN, BSN, RN
Nurse Navigator at Ember Health
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Kat Safavi has nearly 20 years of experience working with patients experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma and grief. She has extensive experience working with patients diagnosed with ALS, Parkinson’s and movement disorders, brain tumors and Glioblastomas, epilepsy, dementia, MS, and other neurological disorders who are adjusting to diagnosis and disease progression. Kat is well-versed in palliative and hospice care and end of life planning and bereavement counseling. Kat has worked with patients who are seeking gender-affirming care. Kat’s approach to therapy is psychodynamic and trauma-informed and she tailors therapy to individual needs drawing from her training in CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness

I am an experienced, warm, and dedicated therapist who is committed to empowering those in their family growing years, especially individuals suffering from intense post-partum emotions and overwhelm. I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York State, as well as a certified perinatal mental health practitioner (PMH-C).

I am a licensed clinical psychologist, specializing in working with high functioning professionals who are living with a chronic medical condition (usually an invisible illness), as well as counseling women on women-specific concerns (such as body image concerns, fertility/infertility, miscarriage, peri/post partum issues, family-planning, and female sexuality). I provide therapy to both adult individuals and couples.