Therapists in New York

Dr. Peter Haugen
Dr. Peter Haugen
In my experience, few individuals come to therapy feeling that “typical” treatment categories adequately capture their difficulties, hopes, and fears.
Instead, the individuals I work with sometimes describe feeling preoccupied by aspects of important relationships, blocked in their ability to express themselves authentically, or lacking self-confidence. Initially, some may even have trouble finding the right words to describe the changes they’d like to make. Finding these words—the right words—to describe what’s wrong and what relief would look like is a central part of treatment.

Sam Steinbock
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.

Dr Jeffrey Motter
Dr Jeffrey Motter
I specialize in providing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for adults who are experiencing depression, anxiety, phobias, and panic attacks. I use brief, evidence-based treatments to help you feel better quickly. My style is empathic, realistic, and optimistic. I view therapy as a collaborative process, mainly focused on the here-and-now, where we work together to enable you to overcome the barriers between you and your goals.
You are the expert in you – we’ll create a plan that is personalized to your specific values, identities, and experiences. We’ll practice new skills and strategies so that you feel confident using them on your own to get better results at work, home, and in your relationships.

Dr. Matthew Mandelbaum
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.

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.

Dr. Kelly Wise
Dr. Kelly Wise
Sex, sexuality, and intimacy are concepts that we spend a lot of time pondering, but have few places or people in our lives where these topics are acceptable to bring up. The truth is everyone has sexual and intimacy concerns, but society doesn’t help us sort this stuff out. Messages about sex are everywhere in advertising, but real honest sex education is lacking. This leaves us to feel that we are isolated and alone. This can cause inner turmoil for people, and I want to create a safe environment where people can discuss their desires, fears, dreams, and beliefs about themselves. I believe that personal growth and self reflection come from support, guidance, and nurturance.

Teresa Thompson
Teresa Thompson
My practice takes a holistic approach to psychological and emotional wellness, informed by my understanding of the need to incorporate an understanding of a person’s social and environmental surroundings to accurately assess and address their mental health. My clinical approach draws from a number of modalities including Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and is also influenced by postcolonial theory.

Julian Cabezas
Julian Cabezas
As a psychotherapist (LCSW), I support people through a non-pathologizing approach by offering the compassion and connection we all need to heal. I affirm your gender, sexuality, culture, race, neurodiversity, and the backgrounds that blend to make you who you are today.
I utilize a variety of modalities based on the person(s) in front of me. Relational work is embedded within every intervention.
Methods include Internal Family Systems, Somatics, Perinatal and Postpartum Mental Health focused on dads & fatherhood, Emotionally Focused Therapy, the Gottman Method, Relational Life Therapy, Brainspotting, and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP).
I see our sessions as a time to guide you and a place to teach you so that when you leave the office, you will have those skills within yourself. I meet with clients virtually weekly and bi-weekly in California and New York. I am an out-of provider and can provide superbills if you are interested in submitting them for reimbursement. We also have therapists in training—graduate mental health interns—who provide therapy to expand access.
Additionally, I provide clinical consultation, supervision, and training for those interested in learning additional skills outside of a psychotherapy relationship. Please let me know in your message if this is of interest.

Mary Ellen Kundrat
Mary Ellen Kundrat
You are the expert of your own life, yet somehow you have lost the thread. My work with you will help you find your way back again. Our work together will likely include a variety of approaches that will be determined by your needs at the time. There may be strategies we will learn, concepts to explore and, sometimes, even homework. This is your time to heal, restore and rebuild yourself. I will be your guide. I am currently licensed in New York, South Carolina and Florida and I am completely online.
I offer free consultations so you can decide for yourself if you think we might be a good fit to work together.

Ms. Jillian Kaufman
Ms. Jillian Kaufman
Jillian Kaufman is a clinical social worker with over a decade of experience working with adults and adolescents through a holistic, humanistic, and somatic lens. Her areas of focus include anxiety, men’s mental health, helping professionals, PTSD, self-image, stress, trauma, and healing survivors of sexual violence. As a relatable clinical social worker, advocate, and human being, Jillian believes that clients heal most effectively when treated as a whole person and not as their diagnosis. Her work is driven by a socially-just, intersectional, and trauma-informed perspective.

Nicole Barman
Nicole Barman
Seeking therapy is not an easy step, but you are taking the first step to make meaningful change. Life can be stressful, painful, and frustrating. I am here to help relieve some of that frustration by creating a supportive space for you to be your true self. My approach to therapy is to help you understand your thoughts and behavior through a new lens, unraveling the root of your difficulties. I am eclectic in my work and have adapted a very holistic approach. I am relational in my work as I see people as social beings, with a lot of issues stemming from interpersonal struggles. Through our work together you will gain insight, learn how to deal in a more adaptive way to your struggles and become more in touch with your thoughts and feelings

Elias Moor
Elias Moor
I approach therapy from the perspective that we have the capacity to find answers within ourselves and evolve as people. I work with individuals in a collaborative, strengths-based, emergent process. Together, let’s identify and challenge disruptive thoughts, behaviors, and feelings in a safe, confidential, supportive environment.

Heartspace Therapy
Heartspace Therapy
Heartspace Therapy was founded to increase access to anti-oppressive therapy for diverse clients. We see ourselves as fierce social justice advocates and draw from our own experienced oppression to connect with and fully see YOU. We specialize in working with with people from diverse sexual and gender experiences, including LGBTQ+, HIV+, non-binary and gender-creative folx, sex workers, poly/CNM, BDSM/kink, and minor-attracted people, among others. We cherish the relationship with our clients and love them unconditionally. Your story matters and we are thrilled to witness your growth. Join Us in Celebrating YOU! We can’t wait to enter this Heartspace with you.

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.

Aaron Kogel Smucker
Aaron Kogel Smucker
I specialize in trauma and working with people who are impacted by stress, depression, anxiety, addiction, isolation, control issues, relationship issues, abusive relationships, anger management issues, and internalized oppression. If your spirituality is important to you, I’m trained and experienced incorporating people’s spiritual experiences and beliefs.
I will tailor our sessions to who you are and what you need so that our time together encourages personal growth, healing, and positive changes that ripple out across your life. If you are interested in learning more or are ready to make an appointment, then I encourage you to reach out.
Contact
Call and request an initial appointment by phone or email. Once you get to your appointment, explain your symptoms and what’s going on in your life.
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