Find a Therapist

Sam Steinbock

I welcome adolescents and adults who are experiencing mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, mood instability, and trauma. I am particularly attuned to the difficulties men face in understanding, experiencing, and expressing our emotions. I approach my work with compassion and warmth, along with deep respect for each individual’s experience and identities. I primarily use relational and psychodynamic modalities. This means I place an emphasis on the therapeutic relationship, and collaborate with my clients to identify, explore, and change relationship and behavior patterns. I believe a therapist can be a “friendly mirror,” gently guiding us to see and accept all parts of ourselves.

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.

Dr. Melanie Love

Dennaé Harshaw

I am a collaborative psychotherapist who enjoys integrating CBT, IFS, mindfulness treatments, trauma-informed practices, somatic treatments, and psychodynamic psychotherapy in my work to offer the best care possible for my clients. I believe sexual health, understanding, and connection are vital. I know the importance of mind/body integration. I am a practitioner who truly believes that everyone heals in different ways and everyone deserves access to that healing.

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.

Dr. Joanne Heith

Welcome. I’m an individual, couples and group therapist, offering sessions in person in downtown Brooklyn, NY. I offer 30 years of experience in the field. I’m also a professor of Exercise Science and Psychology.

I would like to encourage men to consider interpersonal group therapy. Men need and want what we all want, that is to feel connected. No tools to learn, handbooks to read, no feelings to ‘manage’ or ‘regulate’. Thoughts and feelings are not bad or good, they provide information about dynamics, current and past. Consultations regarding membership in this diverse, inclusive, in person, Downtown Brooklyn group, is free of charge.

Gabriela Tilevitz

I specialize in working with individuals and couples looking to explore issues related to relationships, sex and sexuality. Often times shame, guilt, anxiety and sadness are the core emotions at the center of our distress. Together we can work towards facing some of these negative and uncomfortable feelings in order to lead you towards a path of healing and empowerment. In understanding yourself and your needs better I hope you can begin to feel more confident in making decisions, letting go of the things you may have been holding onto, or feeling more connected to yourself and others.

Real Talk Therapy

Finding the right therapist can feel daunting because it is crucial to find a good comfortable fit. Knowing this, we aim to create a strong therapeutic relationship with an emphasis on trust and acceptance. Our therapists bring unique interests, experience, and advanced training to support you in figuring out what’s working and what’s next for your life.

These are unusual and uncertain times. World events can leave us feeling powerless. Now more than ever connection is critical. Let’s join together and embrace our shared human experience. We hope that amidst the pain, confusion, and despair, our counselors can help you feel more awake and alive.

Louis Luba

Grow through life with support and guidance. I’m Louis, a compassionate therapist dedicated to helping you navigate life’s challenges, build healthy relationships, and deepen your self-understanding. Using a trauma-informed, integrative approach, we’ll work together at your pace to foster clarity, confidence, and lasting change in a safe, welcoming space.

Kat Vollono

Are you feeling stuck? Ready to feel more peace? More joy? Ready to take the next step towards stronger relationships, self love, laughing more, and finding your sense of purpose? My intent as a therapist is to become a mirror, reflecting your deepest desires, life purpose, and the patterns that keep you from living your fullest life.
I utilize trauma- informed evidence-based practices that help the therapy move quickly such as EMDR and CBT helping you identify core beliefs and resolve inflexible patterns of thoughts- feelings- and behaviors. I look forward to connecting with you!

Dr. Matthew Mandelbaum

Sometimes men need an empathic, strong male therapist to gain customized, practical tools to build a good life. I help highly-sensitive, highly-intelligent people, including professionals in business, healthcare, the arts, education, emerging adults, and university students. They might have achieved success in some domain and now feel stuck, as past treatment modalities may have been ineffective. Many of these kind, caring, and strong individuals have survived significant trauma; I work to help them regain and improve agency, autonomy, competence, and relatedness through dialectical behavior therapy, teaching and learning, and social entrepreneurship, so they can live full lives with resilience, joy, and peace.

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.

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.

Jason Reno

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I specialize in supporting men as they navigate the complexities of modern masculinity, high-stress careers, and emotional resilience.

Christopher Lashomb

My practice is deeply empathetic and intuitive, utilizes unique life experience and is rooted in the psychodynamic and attachment theory modalities. I also apply trauma-informed care, CBT, and other evidence-based practices, which allows clients to see real and actual positive changes in their lives. For me, process and progress go hand in hand.