Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Chiropractor providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dentist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dermatologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ophthalmologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Podiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
I take an integrative approach to therapy, providing affirming, non-judgmental care and work with clients to achieve their goals and navigate life’s challenges with empowerment.
I believe that growth and well-being come from the work of learning to understand ourselves in new and deeper ways that allow us to reflect on the impact of our world and the intersectionality of our unique identities. Our therapeutic relationship is built collaboratively and creates a space that supports an accepting, inclusive, non-judgmental and trusting environment where, together, we will explore and gain new insights into you - empowering you in your daily life, while fostering personal growth and well-being. My work is person-centered, holistic, and takes an integrative approach, informed by neuroscience, attachment theory, somatic work and trauma-informed modalities.
I work with individuals, couples and alternative relationship structures, informed by my work with kink/BDSM, ENM/CNM, poly, queer/non-straight, and GNC communities. Topics to touch upon in therapy can include anxiety, low mood and depression, life stressors and transitions, family challenges, relationship challenges, attachment injuries, maladaptive coping, LGBTQIA+ challenges, difficulties with loneliness and isolation, sexual challenges, intimacy issues, dating, ENM/CNM and polyamory, difficulties with communication, codependency, grief and trauma.
** Lily is available for both virtual and in-person sessions!
My vision of therapy is captured by a quote by Ram Dass; “We’re all just walking each other home.”
This “home” is a knowing; a peace and sense of safety and security within ourselves and within the world around us. While this journey home is beautiful and unique, at times, it can be treacherous and lonely, as we all face obstacles and barriers along the way. As your therapist, I see myself as your guide – someone to help you identify, navigate, and overcome whatever obstacles you face on your journey.
Using an integrative approach, I blend more traditional psychodynamic and relational therapies with evidence-based modalities, including but not limited to, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy. I am specially trained in trauma-informed approaches, as well as early child development. I use attachment and play-based approaches to help arm new and current parents with insights and techniques to tackle the challenges of parenting children with and without developmental differences and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
I work with adults to address anxiety, depression, relationship issues, body image and self-esteem, life transitions, trauma, social and work place challenges, and postpartum and perinatal issues. My style is warm, compassionate, and affirming; however, I challenge my clients as well. I can walk your path with you but not for you. Together we can help you realize, grow, and learn to utilize your own internal strengths and innate resilience as you make your way home.
"I believe one of the bravest things you can do is begin to understand your own story. I work to create an environment where you can explore and relate to yourself and your experiences in new ways, process your past and present, build new tools, and enable a reimagined and empowered life.
My clinical perspective is integrative, humanistic, and highly individualized. My goal is to guide each of my clients in creating a compassionate, authentic, and agentic voice that enables you to lead the life you envision for yourself.
My style is warm, interactive, and collaborative. I work with individuals and couples using holistic, innovative, and progressive clinical approaches that suit your unique needs. I have advanced training and experience in evidence-based techniques that address trauma, relationships, negative emotions, low self-esteem, grief, life transitions, and much more.
I am an LGBTQIA-affirming, anti-oppressive, inclusive, and social justice-oriented therapist who recognizes the diversity and uniqueness of all people. I am clinically licensed and accepting patients in both NY and MA!
I work with clients to achieve their short- and long-term goals, including handling their professional and personal life, anxiety, and depression. I focus on young adults and adults both in-person and virtually. My practice is founded on Integrative Psychotherapy, an approach that embraces multiple views of improving human functioning. As a result, I use different treatment modalities for each client based on their preferences and needs, incorporating techniques from psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavioral, and somatic therapies.
I will create an honest, supportive environment to help you clarify and pursue your goals with confidence. Our work will always be collaborative because I see you as the expert on your own life. I have experience working with youth and adults on a wide variety of issues, including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, family issues, adoption/fostering.
I welcome clients of all genders, sexual orientations, religions/spiritualities, and abilities. I love providing therapy and endeavor for my clients to enjoy and grow from the work as much as I do.
While our personal histories may inform our current struggles, it does not define who we are, or who we may become.
I use an integrative, client-centered approach and believe strongly in the power of self-efficacy, attachment theory, developmental psychology, family systems and neuroscience. I guide my practice with trauma-informed care, and I assist clients in developing their unique resilience story. This begins with relational connection, warmth, and radical self-acceptance co-created in the therapeutic environment.
I have completed training in EMDR and utilize this in my practice as a unique and integrative tool to assist clients in achieving deep healing. I have helped both adolescent and adult clients with anxiety-based disorders including but not limited to; generalized anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and eating disorders.
Using empathy, acceptance, compassion, humour and transparency I aim to create a secure environment for clients to develop and explore their unique self. Having a background in dance, I strongly believe in the importance of mind-body connection and its impact on emotional experience. I invite clients to join me in co-creating an atmosphere of understanding where growth and emotional resilience develops, leading to a life of wholeness and personal fulfillment.
I offer an affirming, warm, compassionate therapy style for teens and adults who are experiencing a range of issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, as well as with individuals with special needs and their loved ones. I integrate cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), relational therapy, and trauma-informed care to help my clients gain insight, develop coping strategies, and achieve personal goals.
I have a particular interest in treating college students and young adults who are in a transitional or chaotic stage in their lives. I use an empathic and pragmatic approach in my work to help people gain access to negative thoughts and emotions. I prioritize a client-centered approach, where I adapt therapeutic interventions to meet your unique goals and needs based upon how you want to evolve.
My belief is that we all have the strength to overcome and grow through life’s challenges, even when they seem impossible to overcome. I am passionate about de-stigmatizing mental health care and building strong, long-term relationships with clients in order to join them on their healing journey. I view therapy as a partnership and look forward to getting to know you.
My therapeutic approach is grounded in the idea of a deep connection between the mind and the physical body, and the intrinsic ability in all people to heal, grow, and make positive change through the transformative power of their own mind. This ideology is informed by my time at Columbia University’s Spirituality Mind Body Institute, where I received my Master’s in Clinical Psychology and Spirituality. There I learned the science of mindfulness and the ways in which our thought patterns are capable of both positively and negatively effecting not only one’s emotional/ mental state but the physical body as well.
I specialize in working with individuals who have experienced/experience trauma, anxiety, depression, and OCD, and help clients work through the impact these issues can have on their interpersonal relationships, career, social life, motivation, and sense of self. I also work with clients experiencing dating, relationship, and intimacy issues.
In my practice I utilize a wide range of therapeutic techniques, and appreciate the benefit of integrating traditional psychotherapeutic modalities with less traditional methods which utilize my alternative background. I have training in CBT, DBT, mindfulness and meditation, the Alexander Technique from Ted Dimon, founder of the Dimon Institute, and trauma-informed therapy from Dr. Bessel van der Kolk’s Trauma Research Foundation.
As a therapist I believe that everyone is on a unique path and journey towards self-actualization, therefore there is no real textbook approach to therapy. As a clinician I make space for the individual and prioritize fostering a safe, open, empathic, and flexible environment for my clients to explore, navigate, and better comprehend both their inner and outer worlds. I show up for my clients with compassion and non-judgment, and perhaps more importantly, I encourage my clients to show up for themselves with the same compassion and non-judgment.
Whether you’re new to therapy or have been in therapy for many years, I will work with you toward reaching your goals, getting “unstuck,” and gaining a better understanding of yourself and your interpersonal relationships.
No matter where you are on your path, I’m here to support you in cultivating the inner and outer world you seek!
I am currently accepting clients for both virtual and in-person sessions.
The society we live in doesn't always suit our needs and it can be enough to create a great deal of anxiety in anyone. We don't all think the same way or walk the same path, and we are learning more and more how diverse our brains and experiences can be. A society which is tailored to fit the needs of few can be traumatizing for those who think differently.
I deeply value the rapport we can build together, and would feel honored and humbled if you shared your story with me. Meeting you where your journey is now, I support and encourage all communication styles, individual ways of thinking, and all varieties of emotional expression in therapy. With your permission, allow me to listen and help as you develop your own understanding in your own words. We can map where you want your path to take you next and what tools can help along the way.
Seeing so many struggle to meet their needs under the burdens which modern life imposes on us all, I was drawn to therapy with a lens for consent, justice, and equity. I am experienced at working with clients who may be new to therapy, and I go through what to expect and I ask for consent before opening up any traumatic memories. It takes more than just our minds to process anxiety, depression, or trauma which we feel in our heart and body. We can do grounding exercises together in session to help your body process what you are feeling so it can be released.
I want to be there for you to find your way of being your authentic self while navigating social pressures.
To make sure I meet your needs, I offer 15 minute meet and greet consultations by phone or video call, to see if I am a good fit for you. I want you to have a therapist who you click with and who understands you. Please email me to schedule a consultation if you are curious or interested.
I think therapy benefits from an attitude of kindness and curiosity. Approaching exploration of yourself in a nonjudgmental and open manner can make it easier to increase your understanding of yourself. This understanding can create comfort and/or create grounds to make change.
My approach to therapy utilizes a narrative framework to explore what stories or perspectives are creating your reality. We can collaboratively examine which narratives feel most appropriate to prioritize exploring, based on factors like which ones are most distressing, interesting, or impactful.
Understanding a narrative that serves you and gives you strength can give you the knowledge to reinforce that presence in your life. Understanding a narrative that causes you strife, gives you an understanding of where your troubles are coming from, allowing you to choose to act and perceive otherwise. Together, we can explore and build your framework of narratives.
At her private psychiatry practice on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, Eileen DiFrancesco, MD, cares for people ages 12 and older in a welcoming, compassionate setting.
Dr. DiFrancesco is a skilled, board-certified psychiatrist who also specializes in neurology. She takes a traditional, integrative approach to treating patients for common mental health conditions. Her philosophy is that a healthy brain is key for well-being, balance, and optimal functioning. Making an accurate diagnosis is the most important first step in treating patients. Treatment must be tailored to the needs of each individual. She recognizes that both genetics and environment contribute to mental health and illness; genetics predispose individuals to certain mental disorders; however, parenting, peer integration, environment, and life experiences all factor in to determine the outcome. An assessment of all of these factors is used to create a treatment plan for each individual.
She graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Dr. DiFrancesco received her medical degree at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia, where she had additional training in neurology and psychology.
She completed residency training at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Afterward, she worked as a medical director of the Learning Laboratory, a private facility in Connecticut.
Dr. DiFrancesco offers comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, genetic testing, brain imaging, psychotherapy, and more. As part of her consultative services, she provides a complete analysis of a patient’s brain health to minimize environmental and genetic contributors to mental illnesses. As a medical doctor specializing in psychiatry and psychopharmacology, Dr. DiFrancesco is able to prescribe medication for mental disorders. The decision to medicate a patient is very serious and requires an intensive understanding of the individual and the underlying neurobiology.
Dr. DiFrancesco is active in her community and has received many awards for outstanding leadership and commitment to the psychiatry profession. She’s an honored member of the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP).
She received Top Doctor of the Year in Psychiatry and Neurology, Top Female Visionary of the Year, Top Female Executive and has been featured in Top Industry Professionals Magazine, Humanitarian of the Year, Top Doctor of the Year, Top 10 Doctor by State, Patients’ Choice Award, Most Compassionate Doctor Award, Outstanding Professional of the Year, and many other esteemed lists.
Dr. DiFrancesco is also a lifetime member of America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals based on achievement, leadership, and dedication to her profession.
Schedule an evaluation with Eileen DiFrancesco, MD, by phone or request one online today.
Marc H. Epstein, DO, is an adult psychiatrist with specialties in addiction and psychotherapy. At his Greenwich Village, New York City practice, which offers two locations, Dr. Epstein helps patients grappling with mental and addictive disorders take back control, allowing them to live happy, well-adjusted lives for years to come.
Dr. Epstein has extensive training in several different therapies and tailors each of his treatments to best suit the patient. While Dr. Epstein is trained to treat all adult psychiatric disorders, his areas of expertise include mood and anxiety disorders, sleep disturbances, OCD, and addiction disorders, with an emphasis on both psychotherapy and psychopharmacology. From anxiety and depression to problems with substance use and addiction, Dr. Epstein provides his patients with the right tools to break the vicious cycles that imprison them.
His interest in the human mind was fostered at an early age and shaped his education through college and into medical school. Dr. Epstein obtained his medical degree at Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Davie, Florida, and then completed his adult psychiatry training at Columbia University’s teaching hospital, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt, in New York.
After completing his residency, Dr. Epstein completed a fellowship in addiction psychiatry at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York.
Dr. Epstein is licensed to prescribe Suboxone, a specialized medication used in the treatment of opioid dependence. In addition to Suboxone, Dr. Epstein uses other medications, including Vivitrol® and naltrexone, to address addiction disorders.
If you are already seeing someone for talk therapy, Dr. Epstein is happy to collaborate with your therapist to ensure that you’re getting the quality comprehensive mental health treatment you need.
Edward Malecki MS, MHC, PMHNP-BC (He/Him) is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. He is skilled in psychopharmacology as well as psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral therapies across the lifespan. Mr. Malecki believes in compassionate, holistic, collaborative care through a scientific and research based approach. He believes in a solid foundation of practice that utilizes a teamwork modality, and will involve therapists and collaborating health care providers to provide his patients with an optimal treatment experience. He is excited to be a part of the dynamic, patient focused team at Modern Integrative Psychiatry, and is dedicated to providing a safe environment for healing and wellness.
“Edward is the best! Great listener and works WITH YOU on how you want to move forward instead of just telling you what to do. I have had horror stories with past doctors and Edward is nothing like that! Highly HIGHLY suggest him to anyone!”
Christina Ercole, MSN, PMHNP-BC is a board certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, who specializes in psychopharmacology across the lifespan. Ms. Ercole received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Fairfield University, where she studied psychology. She then went on to complete her advanced nursing degree at the Yale University School of Nursing.
Ms. Ercole worked for years as the main psychiatric provider for the Bronx office of a foster care agency. She most recently worked in a private practice outpatient setting, where she provided medication management, and psychotherapy to an adult population. Ms. Ercole strongly believes in an integrative and interdisciplinary approach to mental health and empowers her patients to be active participants in their health care. She is excited to be a part of the dynamic patient focused team at Modern Integrative Psychiatry.
Alex Straaik, MA, MS, PMHNP-BC (She/Her) is a board certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner specializing in psychopharmacology. She is extremely passionate about providing empathetic and empowering care that respects and values our unique life experiences and truths. Ms. Straaik takes a collaborative, intersectional, and person-centered approach, mindfully crafting a safe and supportive space for all. Ms. Straaik is an LGBTQ+ affirming provider with training and experience working with the community and is deeply committed to providing culturally and structurally competent care. In her free time, she enjoys all things literary, studying Spanish, and exploring the great outdoors. She is excited to be a part of the dynamic patient focused team at Modern Integrative Psychiatry.
“AMAZING. Been to a few psych folks in the past and I have never met a more empathetic practitioner. She is validating without coddling, knowledgeable, efficient. Could not recommend more highly.”
Rona Bernadette, MD is an Adult Psychiatrist who specializes in psychopharmacology. Her practice, located in New York City, is open for consultations and psychopharmacologic treatment of patients with psychiatric and mental illness. Dr. Bernadette has a special interest in treating patients with mood disorders, psychotic disorders and anxiety disorders. Dr. Bernadette has expertise in treating patients with psychiatric illness that is caused by, or exacerbated by, medical problems and illnesses.
Dr. Bernadette empowers her patients and their families to take an active role in their psychiatric treatment and overall health.
