Provider Directory

I specialize in treating personality disorders, as well as extensive experience treating schizophrenia, chronic pain, substance abuse issues, stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief, and coping with life changes. My treatment modalities are CBT and DBT Therapy, receiving advanced training in both at Upstate Medical University Syracuse NY.

Karen Perlman, LCSW is a seasoned clinician, with over 3 decades of experience, who works with individuals, couples, families and groups. Her early training from NYU Silverman School of Social Work, and Ackerman Institute for the Family informed her treatment as a family systems therapist. In more recent years, she has incorporated an evidenced based approach using CBT to treat depression and anxiety, as well as a relationship model that helps her clients disentangle from power struggles and learn skills for more effective communication. Professionally trained as an ADHD coach, she often uses coaching in combination with CBT for her clients with executive function challenges. With expertise as an integrative nutrition coach, she naturally employs a holistic approach to her understanding and treatment of a variety of emotional and health oriented issues. Currently, she is deepening her expertise in helping patients with OCD using Exposure Response Prevention (ERP). She is guided by her keen intuition and strong knowledge base in a variety of therapies, deep empathy and sense of humor, when helping her clients achieve their therapeutic goals and ultimate potential. As a therapist with a disability, she has a deep appreciation for life's challenges, pain, loss and suffering and has learned the art of "transforming obstacles into opportunities,"

Alison Kalfus is the Co-Director of the Family and Couples Treatment Service, a division
of the Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy, in NYC. She is also in private practice, treating individuals and couples. Sub-specialties include post-partum issues, parenting, and addictive disorders.

Nancy Freeman-Carroll is a clinical psychologist-psychoanalyst in private practice in Manhattan. Areas of interest include: Lifespan development for women, transition to motherhood, response to infertility, disclosure of assisted conception, early infant development; general clinical concerns of depression, anxiety, trauma, struggles with self definition, choices in work and relationships. A supervising analyst at the WAWI, Dr. Freeman-Carroll is available for supervision with candidates, graduate students and mental health professionals. Consultations are also available for potential recipient parents of assisted conception, known and anonymous donors, and surrogates. Support for parental anxiety regarding school admissions--from nursery programs to college--is also an area of expertise.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist and I have almost 20 years of training and experience working with both adults and teenagers. Currently, I am based out of the Upper East Side in Manhattan and Westchester County, New York.

I'm a licensed clinical psychologist practicing remotely and in Long Island City. Areas of special interest to me include: depression, anxiety, problems related to sexuality, relationship issues, trauma, women’s health issues, couples work, expanding creativity/artist treatment, and individual work with adolescents and adults.

Areas in which I’ve received specialized training include: attachment theory and research; differential diagnosis; contemporary psychoanalytic theory; CBT and DBT protocols; and attitude research and theory, particularly attitudes about sexuality and sexual identity.

I received my undergraduate degree from Brown University and my Ph.D. from the Derner Institute at Adelphi University; completed my internship at North Central Bronx Hospital; and completed my Postdoctoral Fellowship at The New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in both New York State and Connecticut. I earned my Masters degree at The Silver School of Social Work at New York University.

Prior to joining Perennial Wellness, I was a clinical social worker at the Rebecca School, an independent therapeutic day school in New York City. In this role, I utilized evidence-based treatments in my work with children and adolescents who had difficulties communicating and relating. In addition, I provided clinical intervention and coaching for mothers confronting the multifaceted demands of raising a child with special needs.

In my clinical practice, I am passionate about working with parents around a broad continua of parenting-related concerns. I have specialized training in supporting parents who have a child with a developmental disability or who is on the autism spectrum.

I also have a special interest in women’s mental health. I have a particular interest in working with women in their 20’s and 30’s who are navigating shifts in identity, life transitions, and career and relationship concerns. I also specialize in treating the anxiety and mood disorders that emerge for women in these contexts.

I am also passionate about working with women in the peripartum period. I have advanced training in the treatment of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders through the Seleni Institute in New York City. I also serve in the capacity of Mental Health Specialist for Expectful in their Mother’s Circle program. In this role, I co-facilitate support groups for new mothers wherein I cover topics pertinent to postpartum adjustment and mental health.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem issues, and relationship conflicts. I help my clients identify troubling thoughts, emotions, and behavioral patterns with the goal of shifting to healthier and more adaptive perspective and decision making. I work with an eclectic, integrative approach and base my practice techniques on the unique needs of the individual, as psychotherapy is not based upon a "one size fits all" approach. I pay close attention to the relationships within a client's life, and incorporate techniques from both cognitive-behavioral therapy and psychodynamic therapy. I provide tools on how to effectively alter maladaptive thoughts and behaviors, while also taking into consideration the individual's history and past experiences.

Veronica M. Rojas, M.D is a Double Board Certified of the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry in General and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. She holds a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at New York University as a voluntary faculty. Dr Rojas’s area of psychiatric expertise is diverse. She works with all the developmental stages in life starting with children & adolescents, college women transitioning into young professional women, motherhood and families. Over the last ten years, she has added the expertise in adolescents/young adults with substance use disorders.

I am a licensed Clinical Psychologist in New York practicing evidenced-based therapies including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Processing Therapy. I work with children and adults, and have a special interest in working with women navigating the perinatal period including infertility, pregnancy loss, infant loss, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, and adjustment to motherhood.

I am an Asian American therapist in the Upper West Side who specializes in helping women in dating and relationships. If you have clients or referrals who are single, divorced, or going through a bad breakup, I am your person!

I see couples looking to repair/renew their relationship with their partners and individuals wanting to improve their relationship with themselves. Major themes include: communication issues, separation, limerence, emotional unavailability, and self-judgment. My office is in the Flatiron area, and I also conduct sessions via zoom.

Dr. Jessica A. Renz is Co-founder of MindWell NYC and a licensed clinical psychologist. She provides compassionate individual and group psychotherapy services to adult clients experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression in addition to challenges with life transitions and stressors. She specializes in helping women learn skills to incorporate resilience and confidence in their daily lives. She leads MindWell NYC's The Daring Way program based on the work of Dr. Brené Brown and is a Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator (CDWF).

Dr. Racheli Miller is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in mindfulness and compassion-based therapies for anxiety, perfectionism, and body image concerns. She is the founder and director of The Compassion Practice, a private practice and training center based in New York City.