Our specialties
Therapy works best when your clinician has walked this particular road many times before. Our 13 licensed New York therapists specialize across the full range of what brings people to care — and we match you to the right specialist on your very first call. Every specialty below is treated with evidence-based methods, by secure video, with most in-network clients paying only a copay.
Anxiety
Anxiety rarely announces itself as anxiety. It shows up as the 3 a.m. mental rehearsal, the racing heart before a meeting, the ’what ifs’ that follow you through an otherwise fine day, or full panic attacks that seem to come from nowhere. It’s the most common reason people reach out to us — and among the most treatable.
We use CBT to catch and rework the thought spirals, exposure-based methods to shrink avoidance, and mindfulness skills to calm a nervous system stuck in high alert. Clinicians to know: Constance Grey (40+ years with anxiety and panic), Elizabeth Han, and Alessandra Scalia.
Depression
Depression is more than sadness — it’s the gray filter that drains color from things you used to love, the exhaustion that sleep doesn’t fix, the inner voice that narrates everything you do wrong. Many high-functioning New Yorkers carry it invisibly for years, mistaking it for burnout or personality.
Treatment pairs behavioral activation — small, deliberate steps that restart momentum — with CBT for the self-critical thinking underneath, and emotion-focused work where grief or loss is in the picture. If your plan covers it, most clients pay only their copay. Clinicians to know: Tamlyn Freedman, Bryonna Perperian, and Maria Cicchilli.
Trauma & PTSD
Trauma is what happens when the past refuses to stay in the past — flashbacks, nightmares, a body that braces at nothing, relationships kept at arm’s length. Whether it stems from a single event or years of accumulated harm, the symptoms are your mind’s attempt to protect you long after the danger has ended.
Our trauma-focused clinicians work gently and at your pace, drawing on trauma-informed CBT, psychodynamic approaches that connect past to present, and parts-based work (IFS). Clinicians to know: Ally Nektalov, Barbara Hoffmann, and Sophia Alan for teens.
Eating disorders
An eating disorder is never really about food — food is where anxiety, perfectionism, and old pain surface. Anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and the gray areas between them all deserve specialized care, because general talk therapy often misses what’s underneath.
Our approach blends Internal Family Systems — getting curious about the protective ’parts’ behind the behavior rather than fighting them — with practical CBT and DBT skills for the hard moments at the table. Read Sarah Kitt’s essay on this approach. Clinicians to know: Sarah Kitt, Barbara Hoffmann, and Abigail Harrison.
Substances & addiction
Addiction thrives in shame and isolation — which is why judgment has no place in our recovery work. Whether you’re questioning your drinking, working on sobriety, or supporting a family member, you’ll find clinicians here who treat addiction as something to understand, not a character verdict.
This is one of our deepest benches: our Director and two other clinicians hold the Master CASAC credential — New York’s advanced certification in substance-use counseling. We combine motivational interviewing, CBT, relapse-prevention skills, and trauma work, because substance use rarely travels alone. Clinicians to know: Ally Nektalov, Barbara Hoffmann, and Alessandra Scalia.
Young professionals
The first decade of a career in New York asks a lot: imposter feelings in rooms you earned your way into, the always-on pressure of being reachable, comparison as a background hum, and the quiet question of whether this is even the life you want. High-functioning does not mean fine.
Therapy here is practical and fast-moving — boundary-setting, perfectionism, decision paralysis, work identity — with evening and weekend sessions that fit around your calendar rather than competing with it. Clinicians to know: Ally Nektalov, Tamlyn Freedman, and Elizabeth Han.
Not sure where you fit?
Most people don’t arrive with a label — they arrive with a feeling that something needs to change. That’s enough. Tell us what’s going on and we’ll match you with the right specialist. You can also meet all 13 of our therapists or explore our services.