Highmark BCBS of Western New York Therapists in Upper West Side, New York, NY
Nikki Klein
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023
If you are feeling anxious, depressed, restless, or just stuck, and are unsure how to feel better, know you're not alone. Navigating complexities such as anxiety, life transitions, relationship issues, and (re)discovering your purpose can be daunting, but it doesn't have to be a solo endeavor. I'm here to support individuals of all ages and walks of life, with particular attunement to young adults adjusting to and managing the stressors of college, post-grad, and the unique challenges of city life.
If you are feeling anxious, depressed, restless, or just stuck, and are unsure how to feel better, know you're not alone. Navigating complexities such as anxiety, life transitions, relationship issues, and (re)discovering your purpose can be daunting, but it doesn't have to be a solo endeavor. I'm here to support individuals of all ages and walks of life, with particular attunement to young adults adjusting to and managing the stressors of college, post-grad, and the unique challenges of city life.
It can be challenging to process all sorts of mixed emotions, as they wear you down in your personal and professional life. You may even begin to have self-doubts, struggling to move forward with your goals. The process of navigating these challenges on your own can be confusing, drowning, and overwhelming. I will work with you to build a collective space where we explore your concerns together, understand your emotions, and help you reestablish meaningful connections with others. I see therapy as interactions where you will be empowered to confront reality and appreciate yourself as a whole.
It can be challenging to process all sorts of mixed emotions, as they wear you down in your personal and professional life. You may even begin to have self-doubts, struggling to move forward with your goals. The process of navigating these challenges on your own can be confusing, drowning, and overwhelming. I will work with you to build a collective space where we explore your concerns together, understand your emotions, and help you reestablish meaningful connections with others. I see therapy as interactions where you will be empowered to confront reality and appreciate yourself as a whole.
Natalia Rosenberg
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023
My practice is for those who are looking for a safe and affirming space to search for solutions to life’s challenges. To me, there can never be a one-size-fits-all approach to humans, and therapy should be uniquely tailored to individual history, needs, and goals. Together, we will take a closer look at the interplay of forces and experiences that shaped your sense of self. We will look for the root causes of your challenges, untangle lasting negative patterns and zero in on your unique strengths. Together, we can tackle the feelings of worthlessness, disconnection, loneliness, guilt, and grief.
My practice is for those who are looking for a safe and affirming space to search for solutions to life’s challenges. To me, there can never be a one-size-fits-all approach to humans, and therapy should be uniquely tailored to individual history, needs, and goals. Together, we will take a closer look at the interplay of forces and experiences that shaped your sense of self. We will look for the root causes of your challenges, untangle lasting negative patterns and zero in on your unique strengths. Together, we can tackle the feelings of worthlessness, disconnection, loneliness, guilt, and grief.
I believe therapy offers a space to understand the complexity of your emotions, allowing you to reflect on patterns and make conscious decisions about your life. Whether you are navigating stress, trauma, life transitions, or relationship difficulties, therapy can help you reconnect with yourself and build resilience. My aim as a therapist is to create a safe, supportive environment where you feel heard, understood, and empowered.
I believe therapy offers a space to understand the complexity of your emotions, allowing you to reflect on patterns and make conscious decisions about your life. Whether you are navigating stress, trauma, life transitions, or relationship difficulties, therapy can help you reconnect with yourself and build resilience. My aim as a therapist is to create a safe, supportive environment where you feel heard, understood, and empowered.
Cecilia Gerson
Pre-Licensed Professional, MFA, MA
Verified Verified
Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023
I work with adolescents and adults from diverse backgrounds, addressing concerns like anxiety, depression, and addiction. I also help with issues around careers, desire, and creative work. Many experience feelings of shame, guilt, and a lack of direction, which often affect their relationships with others and their work, family, and romantic lives. My sessions involve focused talk therapy. By unpacking personal narratives—including day-to-day feelings—we aim to understand the underlying forces in these stories. I use a psychoanalytic approach influenced by Lacan and Freud, focusing on how the unconscious shapes behavior.
I work with adolescents and adults from diverse backgrounds, addressing concerns like anxiety, depression, and addiction. I also help with issues around careers, desire, and creative work. Many experience feelings of shame, guilt, and a lack of direction, which often affect their relationships with others and their work, family, and romantic lives. My sessions involve focused talk therapy. By unpacking personal narratives—including day-to-day feelings—we aim to understand the underlying forces in these stories. I use a psychoanalytic approach influenced by Lacan and Freud, focusing on how the unconscious shapes behavior.
Gabrielle Jensen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023
Today, life often presents us with an unsettling tension between overwhelming uncertainty or loss, and a relentless demand to be productive, happy, and to have a strong sense of identity or purpose. Whether one is exploring psychotherapy due to crisis, impasse, troubling symptoms, or relational concerns, all people can benefit from a space where they can make meaning of their experiences and thoughts in a collaborative way. Though psychodynamic treatment requires vulnerability and curiosity, it is an opportunity for transformative self-exploration and healing that will be contained in a space of attentive listening and care.
Today, life often presents us with an unsettling tension between overwhelming uncertainty or loss, and a relentless demand to be productive, happy, and to have a strong sense of identity or purpose. Whether one is exploring psychotherapy due to crisis, impasse, troubling symptoms, or relational concerns, all people can benefit from a space where they can make meaning of their experiences and thoughts in a collaborative way. Though psychodynamic treatment requires vulnerability and curiosity, it is an opportunity for transformative self-exploration and healing that will be contained in a space of attentive listening and care.
At various points in our lives, we come across hurdles that can leave us feeling overwhelmed and discouraged. Whether you are coming to therapy due to life transitions, loss, relational issues, identity challenges, or distressing symptoms, my aim is to make you feel seen and heard as you navigate the complexities of life and work to undo patterns that are making you feel stuck. I honor the importance of the therapeutic relationship and lead with curiosity to cultivate an individualized, collaborative, and nonjudgmental space for you to engage in self-exploration.
At various points in our lives, we come across hurdles that can leave us feeling overwhelmed and discouraged. Whether you are coming to therapy due to life transitions, loss, relational issues, identity challenges, or distressing symptoms, my aim is to make you feel seen and heard as you navigate the complexities of life and work to undo patterns that are making you feel stuck. I honor the importance of the therapeutic relationship and lead with curiosity to cultivate an individualized, collaborative, and nonjudgmental space for you to engage in self-exploration.
Batya Srolovitz
Pre-Licensed Professional, MSW
Verified Verified
Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023
Therapy can be the turning point in your life—allowing you to confront your challenges and unconscious habits in order to more mindfully choose your behaviors, relationships, and life path. As a psychotherapist, I work to help my clients find fulfillment, serenity, confidence, and true happiness. I accompany individuals and couples through a process of examining who they are, how they came to be, and where they ultimately want to go. I collaborate with clients to heal issues such as anxiety, depression, addiction, eating disorders, and trauma.
Therapy can be the turning point in your life—allowing you to confront your challenges and unconscious habits in order to more mindfully choose your behaviors, relationships, and life path. As a psychotherapist, I work to help my clients find fulfillment, serenity, confidence, and true happiness. I accompany individuals and couples through a process of examining who they are, how they came to be, and where they ultimately want to go. I collaborate with clients to heal issues such as anxiety, depression, addiction, eating disorders, and trauma.
While I believe that the soul can be a locus of pain, vulnerable to devastation – I also believe that in tending to the many truths of this pain with curiosity and therapeutic collaboration that the soul can also become a locus of transformation where healing takes place. I provide an empathetic and non-judgmental setting where issues of anxiety, depression, challenging relationships, traumatic history, existential loneliness, longing, and belonging can be intricately tended to and shifted.
While I believe that the soul can be a locus of pain, vulnerable to devastation – I also believe that in tending to the many truths of this pain with curiosity and therapeutic collaboration that the soul can also become a locus of transformation where healing takes place. I provide an empathetic and non-judgmental setting where issues of anxiety, depression, challenging relationships, traumatic history, existential loneliness, longing, and belonging can be intricately tended to and shifted.
Alexandra Dickinson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023
Transitions are triggers, and when you are in the midst of a major life transition, it is easy to lose yourself. As a parent, you may struggle to balance your own needs with the demands of parenting. Women's issues, such as gender roles and expectations, can add an extra layer of complexity. How do you cope when others are asking for so much from you?
Transitions are triggers, and when you are in the midst of a major life transition, it is easy to lose yourself. As a parent, you may struggle to balance your own needs with the demands of parenting. Women's issues, such as gender roles and expectations, can add an extra layer of complexity. How do you cope when others are asking for so much from you?
Amelia Buchanan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023
Life is full of abundant opportunities that are within your reach. However, there are times when it can feel as though you are watching the world go by from a passenger seat - perhaps you find yourself not acting in your own self-interest or are overloaded by the noise of a cluttered mind. In these moments, it can feel challenging to regain a sense of self and select the most fulfilling path forward. I invite you to co-create a space of holistic healing that fosters self-exploration, allowing you to feel more at home in your mind and body, and continue forward from a place of authenticity and empowerment.
Life is full of abundant opportunities that are within your reach. However, there are times when it can feel as though you are watching the world go by from a passenger seat - perhaps you find yourself not acting in your own self-interest or are overloaded by the noise of a cluttered mind. In these moments, it can feel challenging to regain a sense of self and select the most fulfilling path forward. I invite you to co-create a space of holistic healing that fosters self-exploration, allowing you to feel more at home in your mind and body, and continue forward from a place of authenticity and empowerment.
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Life today can create a chronic sense of overwhelm resulting from constant stimulation and expectations. It may feel difficult to keep up with the pressure to maintain productivity, composure, and a steady sense of self. The therapeutic space can serve as a place to explore these anxieties and release yourself from external pressures. Our symptoms can arise out of the conflict between what we feel we are expected to be vs. who we really are. I work with children, teens, and adults and I am dedicated to hearing my clients in way that can alleviate suffering and promote long-lasting change.
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Julia Bainbridge
Licensed Master Social Worker
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023
Many of us worry that we'll never be found by the world or by another person in the way that we want to be. There is a word for this: loneliness, and I believe it's at the root of addiction, depression, stress, anxiety, and our struggle to feel that we matter. In my first year of training, for example, I worked with refugees and other forced migrants; every area of their lives was impacted by their unmooring. But we are all owed a sense of mattering, and we deserve to feel that we belong.
Many of us worry that we'll never be found by the world or by another person in the way that we want to be. There is a word for this: loneliness, and I believe it's at the root of addiction, depression, stress, anxiety, and our struggle to feel that we matter. In my first year of training, for example, I worked with refugees and other forced migrants; every area of their lives was impacted by their unmooring. But we are all owed a sense of mattering, and we deserve to feel that we belong.
My aim as a therapist is to get to know you and your unique personality and to facilitate a space where you can authentically show up to discuss your feelings and desires. Circumstances in life can be distressing and isolating, but you do not have to navigate that alone. I believe exploring these feelings and experiences in depth can provide a clearer understanding of oneself and the ability to navigate such stressors. I currently see children, adolescents and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, relational issues, and loneliness.
My aim as a therapist is to get to know you and your unique personality and to facilitate a space where you can authentically show up to discuss your feelings and desires. Circumstances in life can be distressing and isolating, but you do not have to navigate that alone. I believe exploring these feelings and experiences in depth can provide a clearer understanding of oneself and the ability to navigate such stressors. I currently see children, adolescents and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, relational issues, and loneliness.
I believe therapy is a space where you can unlock new understandings of your life and the world around you. Often, we find ourselves struggling with the recurring emotions, thoughts, and relational patterns. Through therapy, you can gain a stronger grasp of who you are and approach life with increased awareness. I specialize in working with adolescents and adults who are experiencing interpersonal and internal difficulties, navigating issues of gender and sexuality, coming-of-age, and life transitions. I also work with people who are struggling with substance use, mania, depression, and anxiety.
I believe therapy is a space where you can unlock new understandings of your life and the world around you. Often, we find ourselves struggling with the recurring emotions, thoughts, and relational patterns. Through therapy, you can gain a stronger grasp of who you are and approach life with increased awareness. I specialize in working with adolescents and adults who are experiencing interpersonal and internal difficulties, navigating issues of gender and sexuality, coming-of-age, and life transitions. I also work with people who are struggling with substance use, mania, depression, and anxiety.
The New York Counseling & CSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R
Verified Verified
Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023
Therapy can empower you by affirming your strengths and expanding your capacity to deal with problems more effectively. In short, therapy can lead to a more fulfilling life. Our mission is to provide affordable, quality care to all those who make up our diverse and vibrant community. For the past fifty years, we have built our reputation by providing individualized psychotherapy in a warm, supportive, empathic, authentic, and compassionate environment.
Therapy can empower you by affirming your strengths and expanding your capacity to deal with problems more effectively. In short, therapy can lead to a more fulfilling life. Our mission is to provide affordable, quality care to all those who make up our diverse and vibrant community. For the past fifty years, we have built our reputation by providing individualized psychotherapy in a warm, supportive, empathic, authentic, and compassionate environment.
Feruze Zeko
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Upper West Side, New York, NY 10025 (Online Only)
Embarking on the journey of therapy takes courage and self-awareness. It's a path of self-discovery, where you navigate your innermost thoughts and emotions in a safe and supportive environment. You are in the right place if you are looking for a compassionate and understanding therapist, like myself, who will empower you to explore your vulnerabilities, confront challenges, and foster personal growth. Remember, seeking help is not a sign of weakness, but rather a brave step towards healing and becoming the best version of yourself.
Embarking on the journey of therapy takes courage and self-awareness. It's a path of self-discovery, where you navigate your innermost thoughts and emotions in a safe and supportive environment. You are in the right place if you are looking for a compassionate and understanding therapist, like myself, who will empower you to explore your vulnerabilities, confront challenges, and foster personal growth. Remember, seeking help is not a sign of weakness, but rather a brave step towards healing and becoming the best version of yourself.
Lola Guerrero Larrea
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is about cultivating a capacity to think and work through the difficult areas in our emotional and psychic lives. Perhaps you are feeling overwhelmed, unmotivated in your daily life, wanting more from your relationships. You might be looking for a space from which to begin reflecting on painful or jarring experiences. By elaborating and asking questions of our trauma, anxiety, depression, isolation, and loneliness, we can begin to observe how we move through our lives, to figure out how to evolve and grow. In all this, there is also room to be playful and creative, to reconnect with our desires.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is about cultivating a capacity to think and work through the difficult areas in our emotional and psychic lives. Perhaps you are feeling overwhelmed, unmotivated in your daily life, wanting more from your relationships. You might be looking for a space from which to begin reflecting on painful or jarring experiences. By elaborating and asking questions of our trauma, anxiety, depression, isolation, and loneliness, we can begin to observe how we move through our lives, to figure out how to evolve and grow. In all this, there is also room to be playful and creative, to reconnect with our desires.
Often, despite knowing what they "should" or "could" do to achieve personal growth, people feel stuck in similar patterns. Others feel lost or that they don't feel content. So many of life's challenges evoke painful feelings, including sadness, fear, anxiety, frustration, loneliness, and isolation. I see therapy as a space where I can help my patients understand those feelings and how they relate to their personal, familial and cultural narratives. With that in hand, patients gain freedom and confidence in how they choose to navigate the world.
Often, despite knowing what they "should" or "could" do to achieve personal growth, people feel stuck in similar patterns. Others feel lost or that they don't feel content. So many of life's challenges evoke painful feelings, including sadness, fear, anxiety, frustration, loneliness, and isolation. I see therapy as a space where I can help my patients understand those feelings and how they relate to their personal, familial and cultural narratives. With that in hand, patients gain freedom and confidence in how they choose to navigate the world.
Whether seeking therapy to address acute symptoms (panic attacks, depression, etc.) or from a more subtle sense of discontent, confusion, or disillusionment, the therapeutic encounter provides a safe and non-judgemental space in which to explore the often difficult but fascinating complexity of internal life. I work together with patients to make meaningful associations between past and present, illuminating the tension between the known and unknown desire often at the source of various forms of dissatisfaction or stagnation.
Whether seeking therapy to address acute symptoms (panic attacks, depression, etc.) or from a more subtle sense of discontent, confusion, or disillusionment, the therapeutic encounter provides a safe and non-judgemental space in which to explore the often difficult but fascinating complexity of internal life. I work together with patients to make meaningful associations between past and present, illuminating the tension between the known and unknown desire often at the source of various forms of dissatisfaction or stagnation.
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