Psychodynamic Therapists in New York

Support can be hard to come by. In times of stress it can be helpful to have a space where you can process the challenges that you experience in life. The hardest part of the process in seeking therapy is in making initial contact. Having a therapist that can work collaboratively from a nonjudgmental and compassionate place. It is important for the client to feel comfortable in order to engage in a meaningful and authentic way. With 10 years of clinical, assessment, and research experience, in addition to my lived experience as a person with multiple intersecting identities, I can utilize these experiences to help bring context to clients in our session. Increasing the client’s capacity for self-reflection is foundational to my work and I place great emphasis on respect and transparency. Through our work together it is my hope that we can work towards growth and empowerment while gaining the skills to navigate the hardships that you face in life.

I am a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist who provides individual psychotherapy to adults of all ages. I support individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma and relationship problems. I help individuals by helping to reduce or resolve distressing symptoms while addressing root causes of their problems so that they can lead fuller, more satisfying and vibrant lives.

As a dual board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health and Family Nurse Practitioner, I bring a rare and powerful combination of psychiatric and oncology expertise to my practice. With years of experience as an Oncology Nurse Practitioner, I deeply understand the emotional impact of serious medical illness — not just clinically, but personally. I provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and thoughtful medication management for anxiety, depression, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, mood disorders, sleep disorders, and caregiver stress. My approach is warm, confidential, and patient-centered — creating a safe space where you can feel heard, understood, and supported without judgment. I have a special focus on individuals facing cancer. Whether you are navigating chemotherapy, struggling with fear of recurrence, adjusting to survivorship, or supporting a loved one through treatment, I offer specialized psychiatric care tailored to the unique emotional challenges of cancer and caregiving.

I’m a therapist who cares deeply about meeting you where you are. My practice is a space where you can finally slow down, feel seen, and be heard without judgment. Together, we explore what’s weighing on you and find gentle, practical ways to help you feel calmer, stronger, and more like yourself. I am in-network with Aetna, CDPHP, Cigna and Evernorth, Fidelis, and MVP Health Care.

I’m Dr. Michael Tom — Harvard- and Columbia-trained, board-certified in both Psychiatry and Community & Public Psychiatry. I’ve worked with clients who seem to have it all together on the outside but feel stressed, anxious, or disconnected on the inside. I’ve been there, and I know how exhausting it can feel to keep pushing forward without relief. My approach is grounded in experience and compassion. I provide a supportive space to help you make sense of the stress, understand your patterns, and develop strategies that truly work for your life. I am also a contributing author to the American Psychiatric Association's practice guidelines, so I bring a broad perspective and up-to-date knowledge to every session. Your goals: sleep that restores, focus that lasts, stronger relationships, and a career that's part of, but not all, of a meaningful life. I offer confidential therapy with or without medication management. We work on a plan that fits your schedule and the life you want, so you can get back to feeling like yourself.

I work with high-functioning professionals across New York who look steady from the outside and are running on empty underneath. Attorneys, founders, finance and tech professionals, healthcare workers, and the people everyone else leans on. If you are managing anxiety by overworking, or you have hit burnout and cannot slow down without feeling like you are failing, that is the work. I specialize in anxiety therapy, burnout recovery, self-esteem, and men's mental health. All sessions are virtual, so you can meet from your office, your apartment, or between calls. Sessions are direct and structured. You will not spend fifty minutes narrating your week to silence. We identify the pattern driving the problem, whether that is avoidance, perfectionism, or the internal critic that never lets up, and then we build skills you can actually use on a Tuesday afternoon. I draw on ACT, CBT, and DBT, along with Stoic-informed frameworks that tend to land well with people who think analytically. Expect me to challenge you and to be straightforward about what I am seeing. Expect homework. Expect to leave most sessions with something concrete to try.

Moshe Maness is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor from Brooklyn, NY but now online in NY. CT, MA, PA, FL, AK and WA. Moshe is passionate about showing individuals that their mental health doesn’t have to control their lives. Moshe helps clients who face depression, anxiety, stress, and difficult emotions that hold them back from living full lives. These individuals might also face perfectionism or burnout. Their mental health may get in the way of succeeding in the workplace, building healthy relationships, or feeling confident in themselves. Many of Moshe’s clients also experience overwhelming and at times confusing feelings of anger, frustration, loneliness, or regret. Moshe’s approach to therapy is psychodynamic, person-centered, and emotionally-focused. Clients talk openly about what’s on their mind, including their past, recent or current emotions, situations that made them react in a certain way, or ideas that came to them since the last session. Moshe helps clients make connections between the past and the present. He also teaches clients how to pay close attention to how they’re feeling, both emotionally and physically. Clients practice mindfulness to develop a keen sense of awareness that can help them better understand their reactions. Moshe also helps clients align their lives closer to their values and what’s important to them so that there’s no dissonance between how they live and how they want to live. He encourages them to consider existential questions about their life’s purpose and what it means to them to be fulfilled. Moshe earned a Master’s degree from Columbia University. He empowers clients to live confidently and with a sense of worthiness, even if they’re facing mental health challenges. He values creativity, compassion, and acceptance in his work with clients and strives to build a strong, trusting therapeutic relationship from the very first session.

Hi, I'm Darcy Cahill, LCSW. I approach therapy through a deeply relational lens — my work is grounded in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Hakomi's core tenet of loving presence, which means showing up for my clients with real attunement, not just technique. Self-compassion is at the heart of how I practice; I believe lasting change happens when we can finally turn toward ourselves with the same kindness we so easily offer others. I'm especially passionate about the transitional seasons of a woman's life — the biopsychosocial-spiritual shifts of new motherhood, perimenopause, and everything in between — as well as couples work, burnout in motherhood, and the family dynamics that show up around addiction and codependency. As a mother of two young children myself, I understand these transitions from the inside, not just from a clinical perpective. My own journey of healing and transformation is part of why I do this work — I've seen firsthand what's possible on the other side of struggle, and I bring that sense of possibility into the room with every client. More than anything, I love being a therapist. I'm a lifelong learner, always in training, reading, and deepening my own understanding. What clients often tell me sets me apart is that I really get them — they can tell me anything without judgment, and they feel genuinely connected to and seen by me.

You have a story about yourself — about who you are, what you're capable of, what you deserve. Chances are, you didn't write all of it. Parts came from your family, your culture, old wounds, expectations you never agreed to. And chances are, some of that story no longer fits. I come to psychotherapy from an unusual place: a background in literature and literary theory, and twenty years of teaching and counseling before I ever became a therapist. That means I listen differently. I pay close attention to the language you use, the stories you tell about yourself, and the larger narratives — familial, generational, cultural, even unconscious — that have been shaping you long before you had a say in the matter. Together, we co-author something new. Not by erasing your history, but by loosening its grip — finding the parts of the old story that were never really true, and uncovering resources you didn't know you had to build the life you actually want. Sexuality often has a central role in this work; it's rarely peripheral to who we are and who we're becoming, and I make room for it accordingly. I work most often with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, personality disorders, and relationship conflict — but more than any diagnosis, I'm interested in the story underneath it, and in helping you become its author instead of its subject. If this resonates, I'd love to talk.

Hi, I’m Lucielle, a licensed clinical social worker who enjoys working with college students and young professionals as they navigate transitions, relationships, and the pressures of balancing it all. My goal is to provide a supportive space where you feel heard, understood, and equipped with tools to manage stress and move toward the life you want.