Feminist Therapists in Brooklyn, NY
With experience in EFT, CBT, Mindfulness, and Feminist orientations, I utilize an integrative approach, with humor and curiosity, designed to meet the specific needs of the individual or couple.
You may have found yourself here because something isn’t working anymore. Whether in your relationship, your job, or negative thoughts that you can’t seem to redirect, it may feel like your typical coping skills or support systems aren’t enough. That’s ok. Take a breath and know that untangling this right now is not something you have to do alone. In my practice, I work with adults navigating interpersonal relationships, career stress, self-esteem and personal growths. I have experience with eating disorders, substance abuse, and trauma, and a special interest in working with the unique struggles of creative and performing artists.
With experience in EFT, CBT, Mindfulness, and Feminist orientations, I utilize an integrative approach, with humor and curiosity, designed to meet the specific needs of the individual or couple.
You may have found yourself here because something isn’t working anymore. Whether in your relationship, your job, or negative thoughts that you can’t seem to redirect, it may feel like your typical coping skills or support systems aren’t enough. That’s ok. Take a breath and know that untangling this right now is not something you have to do alone. In my practice, I work with adults navigating interpersonal relationships, career stress, self-esteem and personal growths. I have experience with eating disorders, substance abuse, and trauma, and a special interest in working with the unique struggles of creative and performing artists.
Sarabeth Linden
Pre-Licensed Professional, LMHC, MS Ed
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11222 (Online Only)
I welcome all backgrounds and identities, and cater to each individual, while focusing on feminist therapy, internal family systems and other specific techniques such as mindfulness, DBT, CBT, and motivational interviewing.
Beginning the healing process can feel quite daunting and understandably so. The good news is that narratives can be unlearned! I challenge my clients to turn inward and learn how to consciously trust their natural intuition while gaining awareness towards a deeper sense of self. Here, we will explore the body and mind connection, and how it relates to your current coping and behavior. Whether you have spent years in therapy or if this is your first time, you can anticipate a judgment-free space informed by creativity, humor, and compassion.
I welcome all backgrounds and identities, and cater to each individual, while focusing on feminist therapy, internal family systems and other specific techniques such as mindfulness, DBT, CBT, and motivational interviewing.
Beginning the healing process can feel quite daunting and understandably so. The good news is that narratives can be unlearned! I challenge my clients to turn inward and learn how to consciously trust their natural intuition while gaining awareness towards a deeper sense of self. Here, we will explore the body and mind connection, and how it relates to your current coping and behavior. Whether you have spent years in therapy or if this is your first time, you can anticipate a judgment-free space informed by creativity, humor, and compassion.
Victoria Licandro
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11242 (Online Only)
As an individual and couples therapist, I draw upon Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and feminist theory.
I believe that embedded in each of us are the tools and knowledge for self-reflection, growth, and healing. I work with clients to develop the insight and skills necessary to manage anxiety, depression, overwhelming emotions, relationship struggles, and to resolve past traumas. I understand that everyone’s path forward is unique; therefore, I am dedicated to forming an authentic relationship with each of my clients and learning from them in the process. My goal is to actively engage with my clients—while putting them at ease and offering support—as they find their best path forward.
As an individual and couples therapist, I draw upon Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and feminist theory.
I believe that embedded in each of us are the tools and knowledge for self-reflection, growth, and healing. I work with clients to develop the insight and skills necessary to manage anxiety, depression, overwhelming emotions, relationship struggles, and to resolve past traumas. I understand that everyone’s path forward is unique; therefore, I am dedicated to forming an authentic relationship with each of my clients and learning from them in the process. My goal is to actively engage with my clients—while putting them at ease and offering support—as they find their best path forward.
Brooke Hatfield
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11217
I work from a feminist, anti-racist, LGBTQ affirming and health at every size perspective as I am fully aware as to how these systems oppress and impact my clients.
*I am unable to take on new clients at this time. Reach out to be added to waitlist* As a licensed psychotherapist I provide individual psychotherapy to adult and adolescent clients. I aim to create a warm, non-judgmental and collaborative space where clients can safely explore and process their emotions. My clinical focus has been around treating anxiety, depression, self-esteem, trauma and women's issues. Working from a psychodynamic lens, I use self-compassion, mindfulness and inner child work and interventions to aid clients in healing inner wounds, working towards fostering internal self-worth and radical self-acceptance.
I work from a feminist, anti-racist, LGBTQ affirming and health at every size perspective as I am fully aware as to how these systems oppress and impact my clients.
*I am unable to take on new clients at this time. Reach out to be added to waitlist* As a licensed psychotherapist I provide individual psychotherapy to adult and adolescent clients. I aim to create a warm, non-judgmental and collaborative space where clients can safely explore and process their emotions. My clinical focus has been around treating anxiety, depression, self-esteem, trauma and women's issues. Working from a psychodynamic lens, I use self-compassion, mindfulness and inner child work and interventions to aid clients in healing inner wounds, working towards fostering internal self-worth and radical self-acceptance.
My practice includes Gestalt, Internal Family Systems, Mindfulness, Relational, Feminist, and Integral approaches.
Are you looking for a more embodied, connected, and fulfilling life? If you are seeking lasting, holistic growth, consider my integrated mind-body-soul approach that draws from lineages of experiential, relational, and somatic psychotherapy. I can help you develop a stronger relationship with yourself; cultivate more joy and stability in your relationships with others; balance your nervous system; tend to unprocessed grief; understand inner conflicts, mood and energy changes, unexpressed creativity, soul longings, and more. I work with both individuals and couples.
My practice includes Gestalt, Internal Family Systems, Mindfulness, Relational, Feminist, and Integral approaches.
Are you looking for a more embodied, connected, and fulfilling life? If you are seeking lasting, holistic growth, consider my integrated mind-body-soul approach that draws from lineages of experiential, relational, and somatic psychotherapy. I can help you develop a stronger relationship with yourself; cultivate more joy and stability in your relationships with others; balance your nervous system; tend to unprocessed grief; understand inner conflicts, mood and energy changes, unexpressed creativity, soul longings, and more. I work with both individuals and couples.
Therapy may be new for you and I appreciate the bravery it takes to embark on this journey. I believe the work of the therapist is not to provide magical answers, but to help people find their own answers and inner strength. I'm Robin (she, her) a Brooklyn based therapist with over 18 years of clinical experience. I love watching people grow and evolve. I am guided by social justice and feminist principals. Affordable mental health care is a social justice issue. Everyone deserves to have a meaningful life.
Therapy may be new for you and I appreciate the bravery it takes to embark on this journey. I believe the work of the therapist is not to provide magical answers, but to help people find their own answers and inner strength. I'm Robin (she, her) a Brooklyn based therapist with over 18 years of clinical experience. I love watching people grow and evolve. I am guided by social justice and feminist principals. Affordable mental health care is a social justice issue. Everyone deserves to have a meaningful life.
I customize my approach, working from a psychodynamic and multicultural-feminist framework to deepen self-understanding while incorporating CBT and DBT to help alleviate symptoms.
I work with individuals and couples struggling with life transitions, overwhelming emotions, and feeling stuck with where they are. My clients often find themselves disconnected from others due to fear that they won’t be understood. Some have dealt with years of anxiety, depression, and trauma, making it difficult to imagine feeling better. Whatever you are going through, you don’t have to do it alone. Our work can help with finding your way through challenging times with greater appreciation of your own innate strength and a newfound perspective of what it means to create a life that is fulfilling and worth living.
I customize my approach, working from a psychodynamic and multicultural-feminist framework to deepen self-understanding while incorporating CBT and DBT to help alleviate symptoms.
I work with individuals and couples struggling with life transitions, overwhelming emotions, and feeling stuck with where they are. My clients often find themselves disconnected from others due to fear that they won’t be understood. Some have dealt with years of anxiety, depression, and trauma, making it difficult to imagine feeling better. Whatever you are going through, you don’t have to do it alone. Our work can help with finding your way through challenging times with greater appreciation of your own innate strength and a newfound perspective of what it means to create a life that is fulfilling and worth living.
I incorporate many different orientations, from psychodynamic to cognitive-behavioral to feminist.
I am not currently accepting new clients. Are you struggling with anxiety & depression? Feeling stuck? Have relationships in your life that you need to talk through? Are things just not feeling "right?"
I incorporate many different orientations, from psychodynamic to cognitive-behavioral to feminist.
I am not currently accepting new clients. Are you struggling with anxiety & depression? Feeling stuck? Have relationships in your life that you need to talk through? Are things just not feeling "right?"
Alison Duffey
Licensed Professional Counselor, LMHC, LPC
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11201 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
My therapeutic approach stems from a sex-positive, feminist perspective that highlights the collaborative relationship between the therapist and client.
Attending therapy can be both beautiful and challenging, similar to life. A job promotion can lead to imposter syndrome, having a baby can lead to emotional exhaustion and frustration, or beginning a relationship can feel exciting and ignite fears of abandonment. As your therapist, I am here to support you in developing coping skills so the challenges in life feel more manageable. In working together, we can both give space to the more difficult moments and feel excitement for the beautiful things around you.
My therapeutic approach stems from a sex-positive, feminist perspective that highlights the collaborative relationship between the therapist and client.
Attending therapy can be both beautiful and challenging, similar to life. A job promotion can lead to imposter syndrome, having a baby can lead to emotional exhaustion and frustration, or beginning a relationship can feel exciting and ignite fears of abandonment. As your therapist, I am here to support you in developing coping skills so the challenges in life feel more manageable. In working together, we can both give space to the more difficult moments and feel excitement for the beautiful things around you.
You are the expert in your own experiences, but I’m here to offer warm acceptance and support, along with strategies to help you clarify what you want and how to get there. My priority is to build a strong relationship with you in which you can feel safe to explore your emotions, try new approaches to your relationships, and work towards positive change. I approach therapy with a client-centered and radically accepting lens, incorporating intersectional feminist, emotionally-focused, and psychodynamic therapies.
You are the expert in your own experiences, but I’m here to offer warm acceptance and support, along with strategies to help you clarify what you want and how to get there. My priority is to build a strong relationship with you in which you can feel safe to explore your emotions, try new approaches to your relationships, and work towards positive change. I approach therapy with a client-centered and radically accepting lens, incorporating intersectional feminist, emotionally-focused, and psychodynamic therapies.
Lilly Kaplan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11217 (Online Only)
I draw from trauma-informed, LGBTQ+ affirming, psychodynamic, feminist and anti-racist treatment frameworks.
Therapy can help bring awareness to our patterns of thought and behavior, allow space to feel the emotions we don’t always give ourselves time for, understand the impact of trauma and heal from it, and learn skills to emotionally regulate, communicate more intentionally, see new perspectives. Therapy is a place to be free of stigma and fear of judgment. It’s a place where you don’t have to present yourself as a finished product; in therapy, we get to stay in rough draft.
I draw from trauma-informed, LGBTQ+ affirming, psychodynamic, feminist and anti-racist treatment frameworks.
Therapy can help bring awareness to our patterns of thought and behavior, allow space to feel the emotions we don’t always give ourselves time for, understand the impact of trauma and heal from it, and learn skills to emotionally regulate, communicate more intentionally, see new perspectives. Therapy is a place to be free of stigma and fear of judgment. It’s a place where you don’t have to present yourself as a finished product; in therapy, we get to stay in rough draft.
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I aim to empower clients to achieve mental wellness by providing therapy through a multi-cultural, strength based and feminist perspective.
I work with couples who are committed to improving their relationships and individuals whose goals are to heal from personal or intergenerational traumas, minority related stress such as BIPOC, LGBTQIA and Non-Monogamous identity or relationship stressors. Their ideal goals would be to improve their relationship, learn effective communication skills, manage emotional triggers and learn how to regulate their mood. The objective would be to develop the insight, self-confidence, and concrete skills to shift from feelings of shame, guilt or anger to feelings of empowerment, confidence and love to have healthier lives and relationships.
I aim to empower clients to achieve mental wellness by providing therapy through a multi-cultural, strength based and feminist perspective.
I work with couples who are committed to improving their relationships and individuals whose goals are to heal from personal or intergenerational traumas, minority related stress such as BIPOC, LGBTQIA and Non-Monogamous identity or relationship stressors. Their ideal goals would be to improve their relationship, learn effective communication skills, manage emotional triggers and learn how to regulate their mood. The objective would be to develop the insight, self-confidence, and concrete skills to shift from feelings of shame, guilt or anger to feelings of empowerment, confidence and love to have healthier lives and relationships.
Patricia Ross
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11222 (Online Only)
Feelings of anxiety, depression, or “stuckness” can be debilitating, isolating and feel permanent. We can work together to build the skills you need to feel empowered and able to cope with and overcome the emotions that may currently feel unbearable. I can support you through life transitions - from grief and loss, to figuring out how to best communicate with a loved one or set boundaries with family, friends or coworkers. My practice is founded in tenets of intersectional feminist counseling and liberation therapy theories, and is mindfulness-focused and trauma-informed - sensitive to your individual needs, goals and strengths.
Feelings of anxiety, depression, or “stuckness” can be debilitating, isolating and feel permanent. We can work together to build the skills you need to feel empowered and able to cope with and overcome the emotions that may currently feel unbearable. I can support you through life transitions - from grief and loss, to figuring out how to best communicate with a loved one or set boundaries with family, friends or coworkers. My practice is founded in tenets of intersectional feminist counseling and liberation therapy theories, and is mindfulness-focused and trauma-informed - sensitive to your individual needs, goals and strengths.
My practice draws from relational, psychodynamic, and feminist modalities to create a holistic approach best suited to your needs.
There are times in life when the work of being a person in the world can feel utterly unmanageable, if not downright impossible. Therapy should be a place of respite and recovery from these challenges - it is here that we can slow down, process, laugh, cry, heal, and grow. Everyone deserves a therapeutic space where you can be seen in the way you want to be seen, and heard in the way you want to be heard. In my work, I seek to create a collaborative space based on values of affirmation, trust, and compassion, in which we can explore and address the adversity that prevents you from leading the life you want to lead.
My practice draws from relational, psychodynamic, and feminist modalities to create a holistic approach best suited to your needs.
There are times in life when the work of being a person in the world can feel utterly unmanageable, if not downright impossible. Therapy should be a place of respite and recovery from these challenges - it is here that we can slow down, process, laugh, cry, heal, and grow. Everyone deserves a therapeutic space where you can be seen in the way you want to be seen, and heard in the way you want to be heard. In my work, I seek to create a collaborative space based on values of affirmation, trust, and compassion, in which we can explore and address the adversity that prevents you from leading the life you want to lead.
Alicia Abbaspour
Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11222 (Online Only)
I draw from multiple disciplines, as well as my own experiences as a queer person of color, and emphasize an anti-oppressive, feminist, and queer-affirming approach to my practice.
I believe that therapy is a place to practice a discipline of hope—while we examine past traumas and current challenges, together we'll also create a space that makes healing possible. With curiosity and care, we'll delve into your emotions and connect them to behaviors, explore the past and its impact on the present, analyze your relationships and roles within your community, and carve out opportunities for change. When you enter the therapeutic space, you bring a unique set of experiences shaped by the world at large, so together we'll acknowledge and work through the external contexts that impact your life.
I draw from multiple disciplines, as well as my own experiences as a queer person of color, and emphasize an anti-oppressive, feminist, and queer-affirming approach to my practice.
I believe that therapy is a place to practice a discipline of hope—while we examine past traumas and current challenges, together we'll also create a space that makes healing possible. With curiosity and care, we'll delve into your emotions and connect them to behaviors, explore the past and its impact on the present, analyze your relationships and roles within your community, and carve out opportunities for change. When you enter the therapeutic space, you bring a unique set of experiences shaped by the world at large, so together we'll acknowledge and work through the external contexts that impact your life.
Maggie Dunleavy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11238
My therapeutic practice is informed by critical race theory as well as queer and feminist theory and grounded in an understanding that as a white therapist, cultural humility and anti-racist practice are essential to my work with all clients.
Hi, I'm glad you're here! In my therapeutic practice, I work to support all clients in their exploration and healing around issues of gender identity, sex and sexuality, loss and grief, depression, anxiety, cultivating healthy relationships, and self-acceptance. I specialize in therapeutic work with queer and trans clients. I believe that the most important aspect of therapeutic work is the creation of an affirming and safe relationship between therapist and client. In this way, my approach as a therapist is one that first and foremost is warm, kind, and authentic.
My therapeutic practice is informed by critical race theory as well as queer and feminist theory and grounded in an understanding that as a white therapist, cultural humility and anti-racist practice are essential to my work with all clients.
Hi, I'm glad you're here! In my therapeutic practice, I work to support all clients in their exploration and healing around issues of gender identity, sex and sexuality, loss and grief, depression, anxiety, cultivating healthy relationships, and self-acceptance. I specialize in therapeutic work with queer and trans clients. I believe that the most important aspect of therapeutic work is the creation of an affirming and safe relationship between therapist and client. In this way, my approach as a therapist is one that first and foremost is warm, kind, and authentic.
These experiences have led me to view the world from a feminist and decolonial lens, and I am building a person-centered, psychodynamic, and trauma-informed approach to counseling.
As an intern at Closetless Mental Health Counseling PLLC, I work primarily with the LGBTQ+ community. I am also passionate about working with polyamorous folks, sex workers, and members of the kink community. If you have been considering therapy, but have trouble finding a nonjudgemental, sex positive, or LGBTQ affirming therapist, this is the space for you!
These experiences have led me to view the world from a feminist and decolonial lens, and I am building a person-centered, psychodynamic, and trauma-informed approach to counseling.
As an intern at Closetless Mental Health Counseling PLLC, I work primarily with the LGBTQ+ community. I am also passionate about working with polyamorous folks, sex workers, and members of the kink community. If you have been considering therapy, but have trouble finding a nonjudgemental, sex positive, or LGBTQ affirming therapist, this is the space for you!
Samantha Williams
Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11225 (Online Only)
I draw from various therapeutic approaches, including psychodynamic, internal family systems, cognitive and dialectical behavioral therapy and feminist frameworks.
Feeling overwhelmed by the weight of grief and loss? It's understandable to feel lost in the midst of life's unpredictable challenges. In my practice, I offer a compassionate and understanding space where you can freely express your emotions. I'm here to validate your feelings and help you navigate through the confusion, gently guiding you toward clarity. My aim is to support you in taking meaningful steps forward, honoring your values and aspirations along the way. Together, we'll explore coping strategies and techniques to help you manage grief in your daily life, finding moments of solace within the pain.
I draw from various therapeutic approaches, including psychodynamic, internal family systems, cognitive and dialectical behavioral therapy and feminist frameworks.
Feeling overwhelmed by the weight of grief and loss? It's understandable to feel lost in the midst of life's unpredictable challenges. In my practice, I offer a compassionate and understanding space where you can freely express your emotions. I'm here to validate your feelings and help you navigate through the confusion, gently guiding you toward clarity. My aim is to support you in taking meaningful steps forward, honoring your values and aspirations along the way. Together, we'll explore coping strategies and techniques to help you manage grief in your daily life, finding moments of solace within the pain.
Avery Klotsche
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11215 (Online Only)
My specializations include sex therapy, trauma, and grief and my therapeutic orientation is relational, feminist, and behavioral.
Life transitions often lead us to feel overwhelmed. While people close to us may be supportive, we may not always feel able to share with them our doubts and discomfort. Whether we’re holding our own or a loved one's sexuality or gender identity; navigating changes in our primary relationships, or reflecting on adverse experiences, having a safe space to reflect and process is invaluable. My practice serves adult clients who have struggled with anxiety, live with trauma or grief, or who experience the world as members or allies of the LGBTQ+ community. My approach is conversational, strengths-based, and results-oriented.
My specializations include sex therapy, trauma, and grief and my therapeutic orientation is relational, feminist, and behavioral.
Life transitions often lead us to feel overwhelmed. While people close to us may be supportive, we may not always feel able to share with them our doubts and discomfort. Whether we’re holding our own or a loved one's sexuality or gender identity; navigating changes in our primary relationships, or reflecting on adverse experiences, having a safe space to reflect and process is invaluable. My practice serves adult clients who have struggled with anxiety, live with trauma or grief, or who experience the world as members or allies of the LGBTQ+ community. My approach is conversational, strengths-based, and results-oriented.
James Vivienne Naicker
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11209
Waitlist for new clients
I am a Feminist Experiential Depth psychotherapist. I specialize in trauma resolution, attachment wounds, identity, grief support, and coming into one's own. I support my clients in an “individuation of the heart, that opens one to qualities of life and levels of consciousness previously unknown.” My life’s work is to midwife the unborn in the born—to continuously birth new expressions of self that are authentic, integrated, and empowered. The “midwifery tools” I work with to facilitate this “birth after birth” are: Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems, Feminist Therapy, Depth Psychology, and Interpersonal Neurobiology.
I am a Feminist Experiential Depth psychotherapist. I specialize in trauma resolution, attachment wounds, identity, grief support, and coming into one's own. I support my clients in an “individuation of the heart, that opens one to qualities of life and levels of consciousness previously unknown.” My life’s work is to midwife the unborn in the born—to continuously birth new expressions of self that are authentic, integrated, and empowered. The “midwifery tools” I work with to facilitate this “birth after birth” are: Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems, Feminist Therapy, Depth Psychology, and Interpersonal Neurobiology.
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Feminist Therapists
How does feminist therapy work?
Feminist therapy sessions are not only personal but often cultural or political in nature, as the approach is based on the belief that people are affected by, and often struggle with, cultural and societal norms and biases, and need to move beyond those external pressures or stressors to tap their own confidence and engage more fully in their own identity. Sessions may therefore include discussions of sexism, diversity, and gender issues and talk of steps toward greater empowerment for patients who believe they have been silenced and seek to raise their voices.
What are examples of feminist therapy techniques?
Along with traditional talk therapy and analysis, a feminist therapist may employ techniques such as role-playing and assertiveness training to help clients build their self-esteem so that they feel they can act freely, and not based on cultural expectations or gender roles dictated by others. A feminist therapist may also engage in bibliotherapy, offering suggested readings on gender identity or social power inequities as they work toward viewing mental-health concerns through a broad cultural lens before focusing on how they affect the individual. Somatic therapy techniques, with an emphasis on body awareness, self-compassion, and mindfulness practices are also often part of feminist therapist practice.
How long does feminist therapy last?
As with most forms of talk therapy, there is no set duration or end point for feminist therapy; people who believe that they are making progress typically continue until they feel they’ve addressed the issues that had been holding them back. It may take some time to become comfortable discussing personal issues, but once a client feels they can do so, they could expect therapy to last for a number of months, typically including at least 12 sessions.
Does feminist therapy work?
As a relatively recent therapeutic technique, there is not yet a body of evidence proving the efficacy of feminist therapy. However, the approach is based on proven core principles of talk therapy, with a particular emphasis on developing a therapeutic relationship based on equality and authentic connection between therapist and client and discovering and building on clients’ personal strengths to help them gain a greater sense of personal power and agency.