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NYC based psychotherapist specializing in working with individuals and couples at quarterlife (roughly in their 20s to late 30s).

I work with clients experiencing anxiety issues in all its forms including depression, perfectionism, avoidance, eating disorders, obsessive/compulsive behaviors and self esteem issues. My approach to therapy is simple: a relationship built on trust and value can change your life. I have worked with clients for nearly 10 years to build these kinds of relationships, inside and outside of the room. Using this relationship I help clients manage difficult and big emotions, and help navigate new or sudden changes as they arise.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Life Coach & a Level 3 trained Gottman therapist, that has been in private practice for over ten years. I offer a solution focused approach while utilizing different behavioral practices, psychodynamic perspective and mindfulness.

Dr. Alpern is the founder of Center Psychology Group, a small group practice specializing in EMDR and integrative trauma therapy with locations in midtown Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York. She is an EMDR clinician certified by EMDRIA, the organization dedicated to upholding the modality’s standards. She is also a graduate of the EMDR Clinical Affiliate Program at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP) Trauma Treatment Center in New York City. Dr. Alpern is an EMDRIA-approved consultant and provides individual and group consultation to EMDR therapists. She also runs continuing education trainings through Center Psychology Group focused on EMDR and trauma-informed psychotherapy.

Dr. Alpern completed specialized training in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders from Postpartum Support International, and she is a special adjunct clinical professor at Long Island University’s Brooklyn campus, where she earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Rosemary Furman Counseling Center at Barnard College, where she specialized in late adolescence, early adulthood, and trauma. Dr. Alpern holds a B.A. in Psychology and Art History from Georgetown University.

Beyond her clinical work, Dr. Alpern offers trauma-related psychoeducation through her TikTok and Instagram accounts. Dr. Alpern has been quoted in Glamour UK, NPR, Rolling Stone, and The New York Times.

I specialize in working with emerging and young adults using techniques drawn from psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, as well as my experiences with yoga and meditation. In addition to talk therapy, I also have additional experience and training in yoga and how it can assist in the treatment of trauma. I received my 200-hour yoga teacher certification as well as certification in trauma-sensitive yoga.

After a career teaching English in private and public New York City schools, I became a psychotherapist to promote healing and growth in children, adolescents, and adults. My unique perspective on the school/family/student relationship allows me to help parents and children social, relational, and behavioral development.

Dr. Kroll-Taubenfeld takes a collaborative approach to help individuals meet their therapy goals. Her expertise includes anxiety and mood related disorders, trauma, OCD, and phobias. She has a particular interest in reproductive and perinatal mental health.

Dr. Kathleen Springer is a clinical psychologist specialized in treating depressive, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders.

Working with presence and a here-and-now framework, I view therapy as a collaborative process.
Approaching each person’s process with deep respect, I believe that we all carry our own answers within.
Together, we will deepen awareness around what might be affecting your day-to-day peace of mind and happiness.

Anna R. Edwards, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders and related conditions. Her areas of expertise include the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder, agoraphobia, and depression

I am a clinical psychologist in private practice. I have been practicing psychoanalytic psychotherapy for the past two decades in Israel, in New York, and most recently in Maine. In my academic and clinical pursuits I have explored paths feminist studies, queer studies, and cultural studies as they inform my understnading of society and the people we help. I practice psychoanalytic psychotherapy as well as schizoanalytic psychotherapy, a cross-cultural modality of therapy I have been developing through the interdisciplinary weaving of the clinical and the socio-political. Currently, I teach at John Jay College, supervise at NIP and Adelphi, and am in private practice.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist and trained psychoanalyst and I see my role as helping you to understand and resolve the conflicts that are making you feel unsatisfied. I work with adults, adolescents, couples and families. My treatment approach is informed by my psychoanalytic training, though I draw on many different orientations and models. I specialize in working with people facing, loss, life transitions and early and midlife career changes. I also have worked with many 2nd and 3rd generation Holocaust survivors. I have a strong interest in the impact of the transmission of trauma from one generation to another, about which I teach, present and write.

I'm a psychotherapist, business consultant, and clinical supervisor. I practice through a social justice, trauma-informed, and Health at Every Size (HAES)® lens. I specialize in working with folks who have a disrupted relationship with their body for reasons such as trauma, eating disorders, chronic illness/disability, gender/sexuality dysphoria, and things of the like.

Private Practice – Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Couples, Career (middle management career advancement groups)
I entered the field of mental health after a career in the business world spending 7 years as a Human Resources employee. This was an opportunity to learn about the many personalities in the world of finance which led me to explore another world - that of psychotherapy. I have been working in this field for over 25 years learning much about the human soul (there was a lot to learn) and can say I have grown along with the human souls with whom I work.