Therapists in New York

Matthew Willner
Matthew Willner
I’m a licensed therapist in New York specializing in men’s mental health, with advanced training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) — an approach that helps you understand the different parts of yourself that drive your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I work with men navigating depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, and life transitions, using a collaborative, non-judgmental approach that meets you where you are.
Taking the first step can often be the hardest, so I offer no-cost consultation calls to discuss what therapy together can look like.

Evan Moore
Evan Moore
As the world becomes more complicated day by day, maintaining presence and a sense of self is more important than ever. If you are looking to find renewed purpose in life and stronger connections with the loved ones in your life, schedule a phone consult with me.

Monica Gavilanes
Monica Gavilanes
I have a blended approach with my clients pulling from psychoanalytic, trauma-informed, cognitive behavioral, DBT, and somatic modalities. Additionally, I take a client-centered approach ensuring that I am conceptualizing the client holistically and learning what styles would benefit them best while holding the therapeutic relationship in high regard. I work with adult 18+ and teens and focus on issues of childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD/ADD, relationship issues, substance abuse, lack of motivation, and self-esteem.

Dr. Eliezer Mayer
Dr. Eliezer Mayer
Openly gay, kink-friendly clinical psychologist located in Brooklyn. Non-judgmental, warm, sincere, genuine with over 35 years of experience.

Scott Nacovsky Jr
Scott Nacovsky Jr
Therapy can profoundly impact your life by helping you improve self-esteem, feel empowered, gain clarity, and create meaningful change. I’m here to support you with these goals. I can help address a variety of challenges including: stress, anxiety, depression, fears, self-esteem, academic challenges, addictions, and adjustment difficulties. You are not alone. If you’re on the fence about starting therapy, remember that taking this step demonstrates your strength, courage, and commitment to change. Embrace this opportunity and let’s work together to transform your life and build a brighter future.

The Gender & Sexuality Therapy Center
The Gender & Sexuality Therapy Center
For anyone, beginning therapy can be filled with a range of feelings, from fear to excitement to uncertainty. As therapists, we hope to guide, support, empower and be with you during this process of growth, exploration, and self actualization. We want to work with you to realize a life you find fulfilling on your own terms.
The Gender & Sexuality Therapy Center is a New York City based group of psychotherapists providing a wide range of services, including psychotherapy, supervision, workshops, and consultation focusing on gender, sexuality, sex and relationships.
We believe that taking the first step and beginning therapy is nothing short of courageous, is self-caring, and deeply rewarding, and we’re so glad you’re here.

Werking
Werking
At Werking, we believe men’s mental health deserves the same attention as physical health. Too often, men are told to “push through” or stay silent, but real strength comes from doing the work of healing. Our approach combines therapy and medication management to help men build resilience, balance, and confidence.
We know it takes effort to face challenges head-on, and we’re here to meet you where you are, walk beside you, and put in the work with you. Because when you show up for yourself, therapy truly starts Werking

Diana Soler
Diana Soler
Together we will engage in an empathetic, genuine, and caring way, making my approach non-judgmental, eclectic, and safe. We will focus on where you are in the moment and what you want to develop in the process. My clients often go through overwhelming life transitions, from events such as moving away from home to losing a loved one. I also work with people who have faced challenges in the workplace, including people of color, women, and people who are LGBTQ.

Dr. Daniel Kessler
Dr. Daniel Kessler
A trusted advisor to leaders, founders, and professionals managing complex roles, Dr. Kessler has 30 years of experience and is sought by those navigating major inflection points – from mental/emotional overload and performance plateaus to relationship recalibration.
Dr. Kessler is focused, directive, and works to help clients clarify their goals, strengthen performance, and reclaim emotional energy. No psychobabble, just focused, outcome-driven work, customized to your needs.
He focuses on issues common to men, such as sleep, resolving communication and distancing issues in relationships, decreasing performance-based anxiety and stress, and smoothing life transitions and self-doubt.

Tara Gilliard
Tara Gilliard
Tara brings a warm, empathetic, and collaborative presence into the therapy room, grounded in evidence-based practice and deep respect for each client’s lived experience.
Her work focuses on anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, and major life transitions, with an emphasis on resilience and self-discovery. She integrates clinical training with genuine human connection to help clients create lasting, meaningful change.

Jonathan Vargas
Jonathan Vargas
I’m passionate about helping clients understand the stressors and roadblocks in their lives and develop skills and tools to ensure change is possible and sustainable.
My approach is shaped by my own healing journey through belonging, intergenerational trauma, and people-pleasing. I show up with curiosity, understanding, and a commitment to advocacy against prejudice.
My work often focuses on identity, anxiety, self-esteem, environmental stress, and life transitions. If you want honest conversations about identity, emotions, and the roles we’ve been taught to play.
If you are looking for therapy that feels human, collaborative, and built for real change, I would love to connect.

John Price
John Price
John is a licensed clinical social worker in New York and Massachusetts. As a provider of mental health services in a variety of settings over the past seventeen years, John’s depth of experience allows for a unique perspective with a high level of empathy. John’s practice, Turtlehead Wellness, began as an idea on the Appalachian Trail somewhere between Vermont and Maine in between bites of beef jerky, peanut butter, and chicken of the sea. As a mental health professional, runner, hiker, and amateur explorer, John has long recognized the deep connection between mental and physical well-being. Turtlehead Wellness was started to approach mental health with a clinical mindset and a focus on holistic health.

William Main
William Main
I work on helping young men reclaim their stories and navigate their emotions through the works of Creative arts therapy and talk therapy. I specialize in helping young men with anxiety, depressive, trauma, and anger management. I also have work with those recently influenced by the Manosphere and political trauma.
Creative arts therapy is a humanist tool where we listen to the client and work to find a groove and project that best suits the clients needs and meet them where they are at. We will work together to help find your own voice and break stigma to help find the man you want to be and find your path.

Marc Diener
Marc Diener
You have a lot of choices in selecting a therapist and psychologist. What’s different about me and my practice? (1) You’re getting an expert: I have a PhD in Clinical Psychology, I completed advanced training in my postdoctoral fellowship, and I trained at prestigious institutions. (2) I am an internationally recognized scholar in psychotherapy research, personality assessment, and psychotherapy integration. (3) I have a number of specialty areas in my practice, including therapy for substance abuse, depression, anxiety, and relationship difficulties, as well as testing for Learning Disorders, ADHD, personality assessment, and comprehensive diagnostic evaluations.

Mr. Steven Herbst
Mr. Steven Herbst
Steve brings over 11 years of experience providing psychotherapy and bio/psycho-education in mental health clinics and substance abuse treatment centers. Steve has vast experience providing treatment to individuals of all ethnicities, sexual orientations, and socio-economic backgrounds. He has worked with individuals ranging in age from their late teens to geriatrics dealing with a wide array of mental health challenges including depression, anxiety, adjustment issues, agoraphobia, self-esteem, interpersonal relationships, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Contact
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Therapists listed in the HeadsUpGuys Directory are required to hold relevant professional training (Master’s level or equivalent), experience working with men’s mental health, and active membership or licensure with a recognized therapy body in their region.
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