Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum Therapists in New York, NY

Starting therapy can be a very personal choice and a transformative journey toward self-reflection and creating change. You may be struggling with anxiety, depression, the lingering effects of trauma, feeling alone in your experiences, seeking solace and understanding. For those experiencing the unique challenges of perinatal and maternal mental health, or experience of a traumatic event my expertise provides a gentle and nurturing sanctuary.

My goal as a therapist is to create a warm environment where you will feel heard, understood, and supported. Building a trusting therapeutic relationship will encourage you to engage in meaningful exploration of the issues impacting your well-being. By creating a safe space where you can process your emotions, I hope we can work together to develop the best possible coping strategy and tools to overcome your obstacles. Together, we will navigate the challenges of your journey and create achievable and meaningful goals that will promote your healing and personal growth.

Whether you are expecting a child, a new parent, or a parent seeking guidance in understanding and supporting the development of your child or yourself, I work to address the needs of both parents and children to most effectively support the family as a whole. My approach is integrative and treatment is tailored to the individual needs of each person.

You’re an empathic, sensitive and creative woman who is finally ready to motivate and find meaning, but stuck in a negative spiral and struggling with emotions. Many creative and empathic women struggle with highly sensitive temperaments and appear typical on the outside but often feel like a hot mess and struggle in their relationships, parenting, careers, health. We can’t get rid of emotions, nor do we want to! It’s what makes us human! Anyone can benefit from learning ways to better regulate or express emotions. Anxiety and emotions can suck, but I can help you cope better.

A supportive therapeutic relationship can have a deeply positive impact on individuals experiencing life changes or interpersonal challenges. I aim to create a space for clients to process what they are experiencing in a way that centers them and allows them to be vulnerable and honest, leading to healing and growth. My approach is eclectic, collaborative, supportive, and focuses on the client's goals and strengths. My style is direct, warm, and solution-focused. My work is rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy, relational dynamics and psychodynamic exploration.

I completed my undergraduate studies at Oberlin College, my post-baccalaureate studies at Columbia University, and my doctorate at LIU, Brooklyn. I have provided therapy and assessments to kids, teens, adults, and couples in varied settings, including urban inpatient/outpatient programs, VA hospitals, community clinics, and psychoanalytic institutes. Currently, outside of my private practice, I am engaging my passion for attachment and maternal/infant/early childhood mental health as a Perinatal Psychologist at The Motherhood Center or NY. I provider therapy to women and couples who are trying to conceive, pregnant, and postpartum.

Something called you to search for a therapist. Based on my clients, if you are asking yourself one of these questions, then today is a good day to follow through on what’s calling you- Why am I not as happy as I think I should be? Why am I stuck? Why is my relationship with (my partner/my kid/my parent/my friend/my colleague) so challenging? How do I take control of what I'm feeling? These questions are completely normal. Life is difficult but there is hope. Together we might be able to find some answers. We all deserve to experience joy and meaning in our lives.

Hey there, I'm Allie! As a millennial, I have a unique understanding of the pressures we are all facing today. Social media, having kids (or not), career goals, relationships, friendships, family planning... it can feel overwhelming! My clients work with me to manage their emotions and feel more in control of their life; whether that's throughout pregnancy and postpartum, between themselves and their young child, or figuring out the path they want their life to take next. By working together, we improve your confidence and self-esteem, strengthen your relationships, and reduce anxiety, depression, and stress.

Are you struggling to feel the way others believe you should feel? Do you feel alone in this new transition to motherhood? Changes in life can be difficult, especially when a new identity of becoming a parent is thrown into the mix. Although motherhood can be an exciting new journey, it can sometimes feel isolating and difficult. Everyone expects you to be happy during this new stage of life but sometimes you don’t feel that same happiness that everyone is thinking you should feel and that is when the guilt sets in. As a licensed therapist who specializes in perinatal mental health, these overwhelming feelings of isolation, struggle

I believe therapy is a singularly powerful space for deep exploration, connection, and healing. I utilize a psychodynamic, relational framework, emphasizing the therapeutic dyad, and working towards cultivating a curiosity and warmth towards the therapeutic process as a whole. I work with adults who come to therapy for a wide-range of reasons, such as anxiety, depression, relational trauma, divorce, loss, and other big life transitions. I am particularly passionate about working with folks navigating family planning, pregnancy, and the postpartum period.

Have you ever felt rooted in one spot unable to pull your feet out of the heavy mud and move forward? Maybe you had a recent disappointment? Perhaps you or your child have experienced a tragedy or loss? Or possibly, you have great ideas just waiting to surface! My goal is to create a safe space where you can develop your creative problem solving skills, renew your sense of adventure, and strengthen your sense of self. I believe in the importance of our mind-body connection and the healing nature of self expression and communication through art making.

I provide evidence-based treatments for adults with OCD, perinatal OCD, and anxiety disorders. Having OCD makes it hard to be present in your life. You may be having anxious thoughts about contamination, the health of your baby, or something bad happening to someone you care about. You may be having scary, intrusive thoughts that don’t make sense and feel like the opposite of who you are. You find yourself repeating behaviors or reviewing situations in your mind to alleviate anxiety, but the thoughts and anxiety always return.

Partnering with a therapist is a unique experience, and one that I am honored you're considering me for. I find that a strengths based, solution focused approach describes my style best. I am warm yet direct and can help you identify patterns of behavior which may no longer be serving you.

I am a licensed psychologist specializing in the treatment of a range of relational, behavioral, regulatory, and developmental challenges that parents and infants may face in the first few years of life. As a trained parent-infant therapist, I can help parent-infant pairs who have gotten off to a difficult start or who have developed difficulties later.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist and certified school psychologist specializing in helping children, adolescents and their families. I am deeply committed to providing a range of therapeutic supports to children and their families; I am trained in play therapy, CBT and psychodynamic therapy. I also work with adults seeking to improve their parenting relationships with infants, children and adolescents. A particular area of focus is in supporting individuals facing fertility, pregnancy loss and postpartum challenges.

The path to therapy varies greatly from person to person: a quest for a deeper understanding of the self and the world around you, a response to an immediate crisis or life transition, or a desire to overcome ongoing obstacles that stand in the way of your goals and life satisfaction. Whatever your journey to therapy may be, I provide a comfortable, non-judgmental environment in which to explore long-standing patterns, personal perceptions, family experiences and current situations, offering the opportunity to increase self-awareness and pursue greater personal fulfillment in your relationships, career, and other areas of life.

Teaching you how to rise and flow on the journey of parenthood is my passion. I help you learn tools to support yourself so that parenting feels connected and joyful. My own entry into motherhood was a journey in itself—miscarriage, medical complications and postpartum anxiety. It was this experience that inspired me to work with others on their journey of parenthood. I'll work with you to manage challenges, build greater awareness of thoughts and feelings and improve balance in your life. I love to take an individualized approach to therapy based on your needs, and I see myself as a guide along a journey where you are the expert.

Life can be difficult. It can throw us for a loop. We can suddenly find ourselves feeling alone, bewildered. Life's transitions and changes can easily overwhelm us and it feels as though it is more than we can handle. But I can help you. I am here to encourage you, to support you. With an objective, non-judgmental ear and an open mind, I can give you another perspective. Sometimes, all it takes is another perspective to make life's challenges feel less intimidating.

I am a NY and NJ licensed psychologist with 15+ years of clinical experience in treating adults of all ages and adolescents (14 years old and up) struggling with various emotional difficulties. I am particularly interested and experienced in working with: ANXIETY (generalized anxiety, separation anxiety), DEPRESSION, PERINATAL MOOD DISORDERS (Post-Partum Depression, Loss and Grief, Infertility), INTERPERSONAL DIFFICULTIES (peers, co-workers, family), STRESS MANAGEMENT, SELF-ESTEEM & MOOD REGULATION ISSUES, and TRAUMA (early childhood relational, sexual abuse, social trauma).