Provider Directory

I am a psychotherapist and psychoanalyst working in the Grand Central area. I work with adults with histories of traumatic events and/or relationships, with members of the LGBTQ+, Kink, and Sex Positive communities, with people working in the creative arts, with those needing help with disenfranchised bereavement, and with the special needs of those who have a service animal or emotional support animal.

Dr. Sharon Batista, MD, is a psychiatrist in private practice. She enjoys working with patients suffering from anxiety and depression, consulting with patients with medical illness concerns, career and relationship stress. Dr. Batista provides care across the lifespan including to patients seeking consultation pre-pregnancy planning, during pregnancy, and postpartum.

I offer individual and couples therapy for late teens through late life which incorporates relational, analytic, and CBT oriented techniques in a supportive and collaborative framework.

I provide trauma-informed, social justice-oriented, fat positive and LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy to adolescents and adults seeking to break free from diet culture, heal from trauma and develop a more trusting and compassionate relationship with food and their body. I am deeply passionate about supporting individuals in their healing and liberation.

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.

I am a clinical psychologist who specializes in treating mood disorders, PTSD and the concerns of older adults. My practice combines psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral approaches.

I employ an eclectic treatment approach tailored to a client's goals and individual needs. My style is collaborative and non-judgmental. From short-term crisis intervention to longer term self exploration and growth, I utilize a range of therapeutic interventions including but not limited to CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and EMDR to support the process of change and the enhancement of one's life satisfaction.
I have supervised multidisciplinary clinicians specialzing in the treatment of Substance Use and Mood Disorders, including Trauma informed therapies utilizing EMDR.
My practice hours are Monday - Friday with session times ranging from 9am-6pm depending on the weekday.

I am a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. In addition to working with individuals and couples in my private practice, I also lead interpersonal process groups. I graduated with a Master’s in Social Work from NYU and a Doctorate in Social Work from Rutgers University (where I currently teach courses on behavioral addictions). I am a graduate of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society and run process groups for psychiatry residents at Mt. Sinai Hospital in NYC.

Erica Alter LCSW is a NYS and CT licensed couples and individual therapist, with private practices in Upper Westchester and in Greenwich Connecticut. She hold an advanced certification in couples therapy from the Training Institute of Mental Health and specializes in working with couples at all stages of conflict and chapters of life. Erica has almost a decade of experience helping couples turn their relationship issues into constructive opportunities rather than destructive dynamics. Through EFT, she works with them to identify patterns, reconstruct attachments, and exchange lasting empathy. She also works with individuals who struggle with anxiety, depression, career dissatisfaction, sleep disorders, and the transition to parenting.  Through mindfulness-based therapies and CBT, Erica works with individuals and the power of self-compassion to help clients become their own agents of change.

I am in private practice in Midtown Manhattan. I am an Attachment-based psychotherapist who specializes in working with adults, ages 25-40, struggling with anxiety, depression, managing emotions, relationship challenges, and life transitions. I have specialized training in grief/loss, emotional regulation and spiritually informed practices.

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

Lauren Blau, PhD is a clinical psychologist. Her background is in health psychology and perinatal mental health. She has experience assessing for and treating perinatal anxiety and depression and coping with chronic illness, pain, and sleep disorders. She is trained in perinatal mental health by the Beck Institute and Postpartum Support International.

I am a Columbia-trained Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner specializing in medication management for women’s-related psychiatric issues ranging from menses to menopause and everything in-between. I also see dads for male PMADs. Additional areas of interest include adult ADHD/executive dysfunction in adult professionals, acute mania, impulse control and psychotic disorders. In my private practice, Mindful Medication Psychiatry, I provide care virtually to patients in NY and NJ. In-person sessions can be arranged on an as-needed basis at locations throughout NY & NJ.

I work with children, parents, and individuals to bring awareness to underlying conflicts while providing tangible support. My advanced training in psychodynamic theory as well as cognitive-behavioral therapy guides my work.