Shara M. Brofman

My clinical work centers around reproductive and perinatal psychology, including supporting people before, during, and after pregnancy, the postpartum period, birth trauma, pregnancy loss, termination, infertility, and navigating family building through Assisted Reproductive Technology (e.g. IVF), third-party reproduction (e.g. egg, sperm, and embryo donation and surrogacy), adoption, fertility preservation, and family building without children. I emphasize and value the important and rich role that diversity and culture play in our life experiences and welcome people representing diverse backgrounds, experiences, identities, and family structures.

I provide assessment, short-term and long-term psychotherapy, counseling, and coaching for adults struggling with depression, anxiety, relationships, career and social pressures, and life transitions. I also teach educational workshops and offer clinical consultation in the areas of reproductive and perinatal mental health.

I have supported individuals, couples, and families in public, private, inpatient, outpatient, and school settings across the Greater New York Area since 2008, including in full-time staff psychologist roles within New York Health + Hospitals and at the Seleni Institute. From 2016-2018, I served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Counseling and Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, where I built and taught a master's level course on perinatal mental health.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

B.A., Child Development & Spanish (cum laude), Tufts University

Psy.M., Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University

Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University

Pre-doctoral Internship (Adult and Adolescent Psychology), Mt. Sinai St. Luke's (Mt. Sinai Morningside) and Roosevelt (Mt. Sinai West) Hospitals

Post-doctoral Fellowship (Adult Outpatient Psychology), Mt. Sinai St. Luke’s (Mt. Sinai Morningside) and Roosevelt (Mt. Sinai West) Hospitals

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

New York State Licensed Psychologist (2014)