Provider Directory

I am a clinical psychologist-psychoanalyst in private practice in Tribeca. I work with individuals ranging in age from young to older adulthood and have particular expertise in treating mother-daughter enmeshment. My approach is a blend of mindfulness and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. I supervise, teach on the interface of spirituality with psychoanalysis, have published papers and presented internationally.

I am a Manhattan-based "thera-coach" specialized in ADHD & the variety of coexisting conditions that accompany it. Whether clients are struggling with executive functioning, anxiety, relationships, family dynamics, career or academic challenges, substance misuse or general life transitions, I take a kind, collaborative, supportive yet direct approach to therapy. My goal is to empower clients with the tools and confidence to understand their past without judgment, take ownership of their present and take positive steps towards their ideal future.

I blend elements from various types of evidence-based therapy and tailor treatment to clients' individual needs as they evolve. I draw most from CBT, DBT, Mindfulness-based practice, Motivational Interviewing, Gottman and Structural Family Therapy.

I work with adults, teens, couples and families, primarily virtually.

I specialize in trauma recovery and stress resilience. I have a decade of experience and received cutting-edge training in evidence-based treatments for trauma (EMDR, CPT, PE, IFS), depression and anxiety (ACT, CBT-D, MBSR), sleep (CBT-I, IRT), couples (CBCT, IBCT) and reproductive health. Whatever challenges you are facing, we will work together to deploy empowering, research-based strategies that foster resilience and promote healing.

Alexa is a dedicated therapist who takes a client-centered holistic approach to support individuals in becoming the best version of themselves!

As a seasoned Psychotherapist, my private practice is unique, in that all services are determined by the specific needs of the individual, couple and/or family that reaches out for assistance. Areas of special interest include: anxiety, depression, addiction of any kind, mood and personality disorders, couples therapy, college students and teenagers. Both in-person and virtual services are available. I am certified to supervise LMSW students.

Licensed clinical psychologist with a decade of clinical experience working across a lifespan who provides integrative, trauma-informed and culturally responsive treatment. I have specialized training in helping individuals with chronic illnesses, trauma survivors and parents. Regarding my own journey to and through motherhood, I am passionate about supporting women struggling with perinatal & postpartum concerns and work-life balance.

I am trained in both the Gottman Method for Couples Therapy and Collaborative Couples Therapy, two evidence-based approaches that equip me with the tools to help couples communicate more effectively. I aim to help couples feel heard and understood, have better conversations, and create space for compromise. Together, we work on strengthening their connection, friendship, trust, and intimacy and rediscovering play and fun. These relationship skills also benefit my individual clients, as the same principles apply to personal growth and emotional health.

I am the founder of The Center for Intimacy Recovery which focuses primarily on intimacy and relationships. What I have found is that without a sense of intimacy with oneself, people can’t fully experience intimacy with someone else. Our hearts are fragile, so we develop strategies to keep them safe and avoid getting hurt. Often, these strategies later become maladaptive and hold us back from achieving the connection and intimacy we are actually seeking. The Center for Intimacy Recovery helps clients to find ways to have the intimacy and connection in life that they are seeking. To gain a better understanding around healthy sexuality and treatment for compulsive and destructive sexual behaviors and the trauma created through intimate betrayal, have studied at the Modern Sex Therapy Institute where I have studied healthy sexuality. I have also studied with the International Institute of Trauma and Addiction Professionals where I became a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist.

Tanya Bannister, Ph.D. is the Director and Founder of Cognitive Therapy for Women Psychological Services, the first CBT group psychotherapy practice to specialize solely on the treatment of women's mental health. She is a seasoned psychologist with over 23 years of expertise in women’s mental health, as well as a coach and consultant.  She works with therapy clientele in NY, CT, and FL, and with coaching and consulting clients nationally.

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

Melissa Fulgieri, LCSW is a psychotherapist, professor and author, licensed in New York and New Jersey. Melissa works with adults and couples navigating anxiety, depression, relationship wounds, and life transitions. Her work is relational, trauma-informed, and rooted in helping clients reconnect with their inner clarity, worth, and capacity for meaningful connection. Melissa offers a thoughtful, compassionate space where insight and emotional healing unfold together.

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 Tuesday - Friday with session times ranging from 9am-6pm depending on the weekday.

Courtney Santucci, PhD is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in evidence based treatments for children, adolescents, and adults. She also provides parent coaching. She is licensed in NY, CT and PSYPACT. She assists clients experiencing anxiety, depression, OCD, life stressors, and disordered eating.

Gauri Khurana, MD, MPH, is a child, adolescent & adult psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of ADHD, mood and anxiety disorders. Dr. Khurana provides comprehensive diagnostic evaluation, psychopharmacology when indicated, and psychodynamic psychotherapy. She has a special interest in working with college and graduate students as that is the age when mental illness often first appears and is in the context of great transition. Dr. Khurana also has an interest in working with females with anxiety and PTSD throughout their life span. Dr. Khurana trained in adult psychiatry at Yale University and completed a special year of training at the Department of Health Services working with undergraduate and graduate students at the university. She also completed a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at New York University. Dr. Khurana was the assistant direct of the Harlem Hospital CPEP. She is currently in full time private practice in Union Square and is a clinical instructor at the Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry.