Provider Directory

Julia L. Pressman

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I am a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in New York City, providing relational psychodynamic therapy to adults and adolescents. I have a special interest in working with students and emerging adults, and specialize in the treatment of anxiety and self esteem issues, relationships, identity exploration, and life transitions.

Alea DiGirolamo

Clinical Social Work/Therapist

Alea DiGirolamo, LCSW is the Founder of ATD Therapy. Her specialty is couples therapy helping couples build stronger, more resilient, and deeply fulfilling relationships. With a foundation in Gottman Level Three training, she blends authenticity, compassion, and realism to guide couples toward sustainable success.

Kalya Castillo

Psychologist, Ph.D.

Dr. Kalya Castillo is a licensed counseling psychologist in New York City. She specializes in treating anxiety, depression, and has a background in trauma-informed psychotherapy.

Dana Brownstein

Psychoanalyst

Psychoanalyst - Licensed in NY, Certified in NJ
EMDRIA-certified EMDR practitioner
In-person appointments in NYU-area
Remote appointments available as well.
Sessions available Sunday - Thursday.

Suhadee (Su) Henriquez

Clinical Social Work/Therapist

My Private Practice is located in near Gramercy Park NYC, and travel to clients location when needed (home visits or traveling ).
At Multicultural CBT-DBT/ The Flying Psychotherapist. I offer individual (adolescent and adult), couples, family psychotherapy and groups as well as assessment services to help individuals heal emotionally and regain normal functioning. In addition, I offer services to foster an individual’s personal growth in order to reach their full potential, emotionally, and in the family and business life.

My diverse background has allowed me to help individuals around the world to reach their personal goals and guide them, step-by-step, to achieve higher levels of success.

I am a psychotherapist specialized in helping those struggling with daily stressors, depression/anxiety, relationship difficulties, perfectionism, procrastination, chronic pain, and problems associated with certain life stages (e.g. career, college), eating issues, substance abuse, as well as suicidal and non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors. I have particular expertise in working with individuals from a multicultural perspective, including but not limited to, LGBT populations and providing psychotherapy in Spanish.

I was one of the founding clinicians of the first Spanish-Speaking DBT Programs in the United States at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and I am currently the Coordinator of the International Spanish DBT Programs worldwide. I also have expertise in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for a wide range of difficulties, received training from Dr. Edna Foa, the world’s foremost expert in Prolonged Exposure (PE), an evidenced based treatment model for the treatment of anxiety disorders, and have been further trained in Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) for chronic depression, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a problem-focused and empirically supported treatment for depression, anxiety disorders, relationship conflicts, and addictions. I have intensive training in interventions reflecting up-to-date research advances incorporating CBT with mindfulness and emotion regulation strategies including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy DBT, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy ACT and Prolonged Exposure PE.

Currently I consult with agencies around the world on DBT Spanish Programs and have given international talks to multidisciplinary mental health professionals in countries as diverse as Turkey, Argentina, Spain and Peru. I am currently a Diplomat of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy.

Jennifer Uhrlass

Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

Jennifer Uhrlass, LMFT, is an experienced couples and individual therapist known for her warm, attuned, and deeply effective approach to healing. With over 15 years of clinical experience, Jennifer specializes in helping clients navigate relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, traumatic stress, major life transitions including the transition to parenthood, and family-of-origin dynamics. Her work is grounded in evidence-based modalities and shaped by advanced training from the Ackerman Institute for the Family, the New York Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Syracuse University’s Marriage & Family Therapy program.

Jennifer is particularly recognized for her ability to create a calm, emotionally safe environment where clients feel understood and supported from the very first session. She blends practical tools with meaningful relational insight, helping people make changes that stick. Clients consistently report noticeable relief within the first few sessions and meaningful improvements in clarity, communication, and emotional well-being within the first few months.

In addition to long-term psychotherapy, Jennifer offers Modern Accelerated Programs (MAPs)—specialized, short-term intensives designed for individuals and couples facing acute stress, relational ruptures, or major life shifts. Her holistic and contextual approach honors each client’s lived experiences and integrates the latest research in attachment, trauma, and relationship health.

Jennifer is a clinical fellow of the American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (AAMFT) and a certified Gottman Bringing Baby Home Educator. She is passionate about helping people create lasting change, deepen connection, and rebuild trust in themselves and their relationships.

Shari Melman

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I am a psychoanalyst working with individuals for over 20 years. I integrate psychodynamic therapy with mindfulness and somatic treatment modalities to meet the therapeutic needs of each person.

Ruthie Kalai

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over twenty years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. I have always loved helping others. My passion for working with people in their 20s and 30s stems from years of working with children and adolescents in schools. I’ve helped students find their own path into adulthood and see my current work as a continuation of offering that guidance and support. Previous clients describe me as very kind, empathetic, non-judgmental, and caring. Counseling is in my blood, it's all I have ever done and I feel as passionate about it today as I did when I started.

Holly McNaughton

Master Social Worker, LMSW

Holly, LMSW (she/her) grounds her work in the belief that authentic human connection and deep introspection are essential ingredients for leading a meaningful life. She works from a psychodynamic lens, believing that formative relationships and early experiences shape our current emotional world. In addition, she is trained in EMDR and brings a trauma-informed perspective to every session. Holly primarily works with young adults in their 20s and 30s who are grappling with questions about who they are, what they value, and how they make meaning in their lives.

Kimarie Knowles

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

As a psychotherapist who has worked in the field of psycho-oncology and mental health for over 17 years, I have extensive clinical understanding of the needs of patients and caregivers throughout the disease continuum, from initial diagnosis, through treatment, to end of life, survivorship, recurrence, chronic illness, bereavement and life transitions. I have advanced training in CBT, psychodynamic psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, complicated grief therapy, and meaning-center psychotherapy and have published or presented on topics such as coping with chronic cancer, survivor guilt, fear of cancer recurrence, dating after treatment, and grief, loss and bereavement. 

Lisa R. Cohen

Psychologist, Ph.D

Dr. Lisa Cohen is a licensed clinical psychologist with offices on the Upper West Side and Union Square/Greenwich Village whom specilaizes in the treatment of Anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress, Mood and Eating Disorders. She also focuses on helping people with challenges they face while developing personal and professional identities, negotiating their relationships and adjusting to life transitions. She has been practicing for over 17 years, and works with adults, adolescents and couples using a collaborative and flexible approach. She uses cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), as well as interpersonal, psychodynamic and mindfulness-based approaches, taking into consideration the interrelationship between the mind and body in emotional well-being.

Nancy Serling

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, R

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.

Ting Mandel

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I focus my practice on managing anxiety, depression, anger, relational conflict, substance abuse, personality disorders, trauma, and impulsive behavior. I specialize in populations affected by minority stress, including stigma associated with ethnic, gender, and sexual identities. I take a non-judgemental and compassionate stance with my clients. By attuning to their unique needs, I help clients understand the cause of their suffering and pain and work to help them facilitate change in pursuit of a life that feels authentic, valued, and worth living. I am fluent in English and Mandarin.

Samantha Bennahum

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

I am a New York based psychotherapist with over 15 years experience working with adults coping with loss, trauma, life limiting medical diagnoses, chronic illness, fertility challenges, relational difficulties, and life-stage transitions.