Therapists in New York, NY

Dr. Esther Lee approaches psychotherapy as collaborative work between the therapist and the individual seeking holistic well-being and meaning in life. Her clinical experience at Columbia University Medical Center gave her a broad scope of mental health treatments and a special interest in working with women who are expecting or recently postpartum. Furthermore, through her work at the counseling centers at Baruch College and Columbia University she developed a passion for helping young adults navigate the demands of academia and pursuit of their professional aspirations.

A graduate of Yale University, NYU Graduate School of Social Work, and NPAP, I feel very blessed to love my work even more today than when I first entered private practice some 30 years ago. Every day brings wonderfully rewarding emotional and intellectual challenge, newness, growth and "realness" in my deeply involved work with my patients.

It is my responsibility to provide an environment where my patients feel comfortable so that I can figure out what they need to get better and together we can understand what gets in the way. Patients who have been in therapy with other therapists often tell me that they find our work together to be more helpful. They find that I am a good listener and therefore I respond in ways that patients find meaningful.

Dr. Charnas treats adults and young adults with depression, anxiety, social, occupational, and interpersonal difficulties, relationship and adjustment problems, phase-of-life issues, and maladaptive behaviors. Additionally, she works with couples in all relationship phases (dating, engaged, married, divorced). Her training background is in psychodynamic psychotherapy but she works in an integrated fashion, blending theory and utilizing techniques from Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical-Behavioral Therapy (DBT).

To others it may appear that you have it all together, but deep down there are things weighing on your heart or mind. You may feel a sense of anxiety, doubt, sadness or frustration without quite understanding why it persists. Or perhaps you have concerns about different areas of your life or the quality of your relationships, knowing well you want them to be different. Wherever you feel a sense of uneasiness, it is my goal to create a safe space for you to talk about and explore these areas, to honor your feelings and to be present as you foster self-awareness.

I am a NYS Licensed Social Worker who specializes in working with people who struggle with anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other mental health issues. I received my graduate degree from the Fordham School of Social Service. I draw from a variety of therapeutic techniques and treatment modalities and personalize them to fit the individual or couple. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and more-traditional psychodynamic modalities. The intention of my work is to help the individual or couple achieve a sense of harmony and happiness in their lives.

I bring almost 40 years of experience, substantial training, and compassion to my work. My work helps people find their authentic voice. I focus on developing a greater sense of awareness and presence. I believe that we all want to be understood and accepted at a deep level. My therapy process values the therapeutic relationship, the search for wholeness and authenticity and is a collaborative interactive experience. I create a safe, accepting and caring environment that I hope is also challenging and enlivening to my clients.

I have helped many clients address issues that include depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship problems, family conflict, identity issues, cultural and intergenerational issues. My specialty is working with PTSD, attachment issues, grief and loss, illness and chronic pain. I am compassionate, nonjudging, and collaborative, and my commitment is to offer a safe space for clients so that they can feel accepted, curious, respected, and understood.

Do you have a yearning for your life to work more effectively; to connect? As a psychotherapist for 17 years, I have helped clients create more meaningful relationships, and work sucsess. Using a strength based model we explore new ways that you may utilize your inate capacities to overcome core negativities. This is a mutual process, it is important that you do the work, so that together will can let the process of healing and self understanding to unfold. I foster a safe enviroment, one in which you can begin to move into a more flexible, contented sense of self.

I work with people who are grieving. Grief can show up due to a variety of circumstances, including after a sexual assault, breakup, the loss of a job, or the death of a loved one. I also help clients struggling with identity and transitions, or who’ve had negative experiences impacting how they see themselves and the world. Sitting with difficult emotions after these events can be isolating. It's normal to feel lonely, scattered, anxious, depressed, or disconnected in the aftermath. Wherever you are on your journey, I'm here to support you along the way.

I genuinely enjoy working with diverse groups of people and age ranges. I started my career working in a therapeutic foster care agency in the South Bronx. This is where the foundation of my practice began. From there, I worked in a hospital setting that was directly related to community outreach. Simultaneously, I worked for an outpatient mental health clinic, providing individual, couples, and family therapy. I am very person-centered and develop genuine connections with my clients in order to create a sense of safety and trust while navigating their reason for coming to treatment.

In my current virtual practice I am working with many age groups dealing with the anxiety of trying to cope: with getting ready for college; with city life and roommates; with relationship partners; with making decisions to move ahead with relationship commitment, or not and if so, how; all ages attempting to cope with remote work and cramped living arrangements; and the pain and changed nature of our current city life. I help patients seeking relationships, fixing them and leaving them.

Couples therapy. I am trained in the Gottman method. I can help you to develop tools and strategies to manage life transitions, decisions to be made, parenting and relation challenges. Working together, we can find ways to alleviate your stressors and help you to cope better. If you have faced a trauma, I can help you.I am an experienced therapist who will help you navigate career, family and life transitions as you move from one period of life to the next. I will assist you in thinking about how to maximize the positives in your life; and work with the difficulties facing you.

I'm a NY/ NJ Licensed Psychologist specialized in working with young to middle-age adults, particularly graduate students and young professionals. As a therapist of color, I recognize the importance of honoring and respecting the intersectionality of your identities. Many of my clients struggle with multicultural challenges, anxiety, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, life transitions, and identity development. I aim to create a space where you can grow and will tailor my approach to your emotional and mental needs.

Do you feel stuck in the same old situation? Are you unsatisfied in (or out of) a relationship? Disappointments and obstacles happen in life, but you don't have to remain stuck. I work with individuals and couples to reconnect with their spontaneity and to discover a full range of creative choices towards a richer, more engaged life. Therapy must be a safe place to talk about difficulties, but to open up new possibilities, therapy must also be experiential.

Have you ever wondered why other people seem to get ahead in relationships and on the job, while you feel stuck or left behind? Do you worry that you make choices that are not always in your best interest? If so, you might benefit from a brief or longer term therapy which focuses on understanding the ways in which people trip themselves up, and which offers concrete strategies for making better choices and achieving personal goals.

Feeling anxious, lost, alone, disconnected from yourself, partner, family, or peers? I can help. I am a therapist with over 10 years of experience and training working with diverse individuals and families experiencing a range of mental health challenges. I have treated mood disorders, anxiety, grief/loss, trauma, attachment ruptures, communication, and relationship challenges. I bring a trauma- informed, strengths-based, culturally competent, anti-oppressive, and intersectional lens to my professional practice.

I am a Manhattan-based psychotherapist with more than two decades of experience working with adults, adolescents, children and their families. I have a strong passion and commitment to helping my patients improve the quality of their lives. I am trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy with training in play therapy, hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioral strategies. I provide compassionate care creating a hopeful and productive therapeutic environment and believe a good match between the therapist and patient is vital. My style is interactive and pragmatic. I help patients deepen their self-awareness, identify their concerns and establish realistic goals for therapy.