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Therapists for college students near New York, NY

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Matthew Willner
Pre-Licensed Professional
New York, NY

The decision to seek out therapy often happens during a particularly difficult moment in life. Whatever led you to pursue therapy, it should feel like a safe environment where you are treated as the greatest expert of your own life experience. I bring extensive knowledge of LGBTQ+ communities, as well as expertise on the unique issues faced by non-monogamous people, sex workers, and kink/BDSM-aligned individuals. Therapy with me is a collaborative, relational process, where it is my goal to provide you with support and tools to navigate life's challenges. I have an eclectic therapy style, but primarily employ Internal Family Systems (IFS), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and psychodynamic theory to support our work. The process of finding the right therapist can feel overwhelming. My goal is to ensure that you have the best support you can get, wherever that may be. I invite you to reach out to me to schedule an initial consultation call, and to see how I can best support you as you walk down this path of healing. You've already taken the first step.

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Water & Stone, a Creative Arts Therapy PLLC
Group practice
New York, NY

Water & Stone is a group practice focused on bringing a contemplative approach to mental health. Together we are here to find you a therapist you connect with and are comfortable working with, so you can get the most out of your experience and feel fully supported and engaged in the process. We work with people from diverse backgrounds and can offer a few options based on your needs and budget (individual work, groups, etc.) We offer traditional talk therapy, creative arts therapy, and bring many contemplative and mindfulness practices into session, personalizing the approach based on what you are comfortable with. Your first step will be a brief 10 min phone call with our founder and director Emery to discuss what you are looking for, answer any questions you might have, and hear about which therapist might be a good fit. You'll also get a chance to discuss your options for therapy and how the services match with your budget. No pressure and, if it feels good to you, you can decide when to take the next step.

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Matt Johnson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
New York, NY

My work is primarily catered toward issues such as acute stress, interpersonal difficulties, and challenges involving mood and anxiety. While I welcome individuals of all backgrounds, I am particularly invested in working with clients with marginalized identities, acting as a welcoming ally to queer and trans identified individuals and people of color. As a therapist, I have close to a decade of experience working with a range of at-risk populations in a number of professional settings. Many of my clients arrive feeling like they move from one stressor to the next. Getting out of bed is difficult, creativity and passion fade, and scrolling on a screen replaces human contact. My practice aims at helping individuals uncover, clarify, and address substantial barriers which block pleasure and satisfaction. The work I do involves a deep exploration of historical, interpersonal, and emotional factors in conjunction with the development of practical skills aimed at fostering wellness.

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Sarah Martin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
New York, NY

Hello, my name is Sarah. Do you know that feeling of being sad or down most of the time? Or feeling so anxious and you’re not even sure why? I know I do, I think most of us have from time to time. I’m here to work collaboratively with you to start making the changes in your thoughts and behaviors that will allow you to feel relief and be present for yourself. I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania. I’ve had the privilege of working with adults of all ages who are struggling to find balance and stability within themselves and their relationships. My treatment modality includes drawing from mindfulness-based techniques as well as advanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approaches. We will work to expose and challenge your unhealthy or negative thoughts in order to get you feeling better, fast! Through incorporating psychotherapy homework into your week, you will learn how to improve your mood without my help. My specialties include Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, various types of Anxiety, Sadness/ Depression, Communication problems, and Relationship concerns. I am also passionate working with individuals a part of the LGBTQ+ community who have experienced discrimination, rejection, and labeling. I deeply care about providing an inclusive space for you to receive help and support. I believe our emotions show awesome and wonderful qualities about ourselves that I hope to uncover with you. I look forward to meeting you and getting started.

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Brianna Mora
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
New York, NY

My therapeutic approach is rooted in a blend of modalities, each chosen to uniquely address the emotional, psychological, and situational needs of my clients. Grounded in a foundation of compassion and empathy, I strive to meet my clients exactly where they are in their life’s journey. This personalized approach allows us to foster a supportive and open environment, where clients can safely express themselves, explore deep-seated emotions, and engage in reflective conversations about navigating the complexities of life’s challenges. It is my goal to create a safe space that promotes personal exploration, growth, and healing. I specialize in working with young adult women and members of the BIPOC community, navigating anxiety, depression, significant life transitions such as education, career shifts, and relationship building. My practice focuses on addressing interpersonal relationships, self-esteem, and life stresses, offering tailored strategies to enhance resilience and well-being. Collaboration is key in my therapeutic practice. By working closely with my clients, I empower them to actively engage in their healing journey, fostering personal growth and building resilience. If you are seeking support to navigate personal or emotional challenges, I invite you to reach out and start this journey together.

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Rachel Holtz Therapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
New York, NY

Taking the step to start therapy shows incredible courage and strength, and I’m here to support you through it. I create a warm, welcoming space where you can reflect and heal, whether you're dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma, or the ups and downs of life as a student. My approach is all about collaboration—working together to understand what you're going through and identifying your strengths. College life can be overwhelming at times, and therapy is a chance to unpack those feelings, make sense of your experiences, and find your way to a more balanced, empowered you. Whether this is your first time or you’re experienced with therapy, I’d love to chat and see if we’re a good fit. Let’s work together to help you navigate this chapter and create meaningful change for your future.

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Next Level Mental Health Counseling
Pre-Licensed Professional
New York, NY

College can feel like a performance—keeping up with classes, friends, and family while hiding stress behind a smile. But you don’t have to carry that weight alone. In counseling, you can drop the mask and be yourself. I work with college students facing anxiety, self-esteem struggles, and identity questions—whether around culture, family, or relationships. My approach is warm and supportive, using CBT to ease anxious thoughts, break unhelpful patterns, and build real coping tools. Together, we’ll explore your story and create changes that feel true to you. Reach out today to schedule a consultation!

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Chris Bakes (Sol Health)
Pre-Licensed Professional
New York, NY

I love the privilege of working with creative, insightful individuals looking to better understand themselves. Based on what you find useful, we’ll incorporate existential, artistic, spiritual, and humanistic approaches. From me, you can expect warmth, investment, and- where appropriate- humor to support increased perspective. This highly personalized process is one of the best efforts any of us can make for our health. Experienced in treating ADHD, PTSD, bipolar disorder, depression disorders (MDD, PDD), and generalized anxiety. Healing is nonlinear, therapy is best when it’s unrushed, and it’s really important that it happens at your own pace. I am a final-year clinical student at Columbia, focusing on treatment for young adults and adolescents, and did my BA at Yale. "It was what I was born for—to look, to listen, to lose myself inside this soft world." —Mary Oliver, "Mindful"

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Priya Sooklall (Sol Health)
Pre-Licensed Professional
New York, NY

Welcome! My name is Priya. I am a therapist in training dedicated to improving the lives of others. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, relationships, personal growth, or self-love I’m here to help you develop the resilience you need to thrive. I believe that every day we can wake up and choose to be different. I hope to guide, support, nurture, and take this journey with you. Therapy is close and personal, I believe that all clients deserve an authentic connection with their therapist. As a team, we may explore root causes, coping mechanisms, and factors of resilience. My Bachelor's degree in Health Promotion and Wellness has taught me to view people holistically and dynamically. As an integrative practitioner, I aim to do just that. By mastering multiple modalities including, but not limited to, dialectical behavioral therapy, existential therapy, and solution-focused therapy I can honor your goals, individuality, and needs. With this opportunity, I hope to facilitate healing for you and for all. As we give back, we give to each other, and thus unto the world. Priya is a therapist in training at Sol Health. Sol health is a digital health startup that offers $30 therapy to Gen Zs by connecting them with therapists in training accruing clinical hours.

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Ceylonese Wellness
Group practice
New York, NY

Do you ever ask yourself why you react the way you do to certain situations? Are you feeling overwhelmed with everything that you are feeling? Do you feel like you have tried therapy before and nothing seems to be working? Do you feel hopeless and on the brink of giving up? I would like to tell you that not all hope is lost. If you are looking to find ways to address your concerns, find hope and meaning again, we are here to support you. Our approach with you is non-judgmental, empathic, strength-based, and collaborative. Our therapists foster a warm and safe environment in which you can share whatever is troubling you. Our unique approach focuses on utilizing Polyvagal Theory interlaced with Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Trauma informed treatment, Mindfulness techniques, Motivational Interviewing, and Crisis Management through a neurological lens. Our overall person-centered approach have left our clients feeling supported and filled with hope. We believe that you are the expert of your life and our therapists are there as a source of support. Together we can unpack your stressors and develop coping skills so you can enjoy life and have meaningful relationships. Congratulations on taking the first step and seeking therapy. Ceylonese Wellness Therapists are here to support and empower you in the direction you choose to go.

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Full Spectrum Creative Arts Therapy
Group practice
New York, NY

Welcome to Full Spectrum. We are a multidisciplinary group of therapists who provide affirming and holistic psychotherapy for young people and adults. Our therapists all have creative arts therapy backgrounds and weave art-making, drama, movement, music, writing and other creative modalities into traditional talk therapy. Our team practices trauma-informed care and specializes in work with transgender and nonbinary communities, although all are welcome.

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SOL Mental Health
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
New York, NY

Rayner A. Berrios, PMHNP-BC is a bilingual Columbia trained Spanish-speaking Board Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who understands the importance of providing culturally competent care. He is also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 10 plus years of experience working in hospitals and clinical settings. Mr. Berrios tailors treatment to the individual based on evidence based practice in psychopharmacology along with supportive, solution therapy. Working with Rayner, patients can expect a warm, participatory and respectful style that empowers them to work towards their mental health goal.

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McGarril Mental Health Counseling, P.C.
Group practice
New York, NY

At McGarril Mental Health Counseling, we believe that therapy works best when it's honest, well-informed, and deeply human. We founded this practice because we saw too many people struggling to find therapists who were both clinically excellent and genuinely present. Too often, mental health care feels either coldly clinical or lacks the evidence-based foundation that creates lasting change. We work with clients 18 and over, dealing with depression, anxiety, substance use, relationship issues, grief, eating disorders, and much more. We use EMDR, DBT, IFS, ACT, and CBT approaches. We're committed to offering something different: relational and trauma-informed therapy that combines rigorous training with authentic connection. We show up fully—bringing our expertise, our continued learning, and our humanity to every session.

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Jennifer Griesbach
Group practice
New York, NY

We help young adults who are dealing with anxiety, depression or trauma, including trauma around identities, intersectionality, and intergenerational trauma feel better and find more happiness and success in their lives. Asha Kadir, our newest therapist, has a specialty working with Muslim young adults and works with young people on life transitions and providing skills and support for anxiety and people with a history of trauma in their lives or families; Jennifer specializes in working with adoptees.

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Crystal H (Sol Health)
Pre-Licensed Professional
New York, NY

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New York City Psychotherapy Collective
Pre-Licensed Professional
New York, NY

Are you struggling with anxiety or depression? Are you proud of your achievements but still feel there is a disconnect between how you want to live your life and how things are shaping up for you now, almost like you are watching a movie or living someone else’s life? It can be hard to even start a conversation about how to alleviate the way you’re feeling, when you are unsure about how the disconnection occurred and what exactly the disconnect is. I’m here to help you figure that out. I am passionate about empowering clients to figure out their own unique truth, joy, and fulfillment in life. Therapy can be the space for you to do exactly that. Sometimes the anxiety or depression we face is a symptom of a disconnection from our deeper selves, so a large focus of my work with clients is to empower them to find their voice, their truth, and to deepen their sense of congruence. I was drawn to therapy from my prior career having seen firsthand the enormous value therapy can bring us in improving both the quality and enjoyment of our lives. My approach is supportive, curious, and collaborative so that you can explore your experiences in a safe and culturally sensitive environment. Every client’s needs are completely unique, and no one is defined by their symptoms or challenges, so I adapt my approach based on your goals and objectives. I believe that honesty and directness are essential skills for therapists so that our clients can recognize patterns that don’t serve them well. I will share the truth of what I’m seeing with kindness and respect. Sometimes this means exploring uncomfortable experiences or feelings, and I will be your partner as you come to a deeper understanding of these experiences, and free yourself of their hold on you. I invite you to start by imagining what the best outcome could look like for you, and we will go from there.

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Vanessa Zinke, LCSW
Group practice
New York, NY

I am the co-founder and psychotherapist of Reaching Resilience Therapy, a private therapy practice in New York City specializing in trauma, loss, grief, immigration, advocacy, mindfulness & strength based services with adults, adolescents, and children. I provide virtual therapy for New York and Florida residents. We at Reaching Resilience Therapy believe in meeting clients where they are at and supporting individuals and families of all communities, regardless of immigration status. We believe in equitable, collaborative, and humanistic mental health treatment. Also, we take a holistic approach to each client to ensure their needs and goals are met. We believe that every individual has innate resilience and strength. My role is to empower our clients in recognizing these qualities in order to improve their relationships, functioning, and overall well-being.

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Taproot Therapy
Group practice
New York, NY

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Jacqueline Penn
Psychiatrist
New York, NY

I am a board-certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist, currently practicing and licensed in New York and California. I have a virtual private practice. I am also an attending child and adolescent psychiatrist/Clinical Assistant Professor at New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Medical Director of the Mental Health Team at the Nicholas Scoppetta Children's Center, and the Medical Director of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Association for Children's Services. I completed my child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. I was born and raised in New York City, where I also completed my medical education at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine and my adult psychiatry residency at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. I enjoy working with each individual to find out what the needs are. No family, child, adolescent, or adult are the same, and everyone exists within a system. It is important to see a person as a whole, including the family they come from, school, job, community, and much more, in order to treat properly. My approach, when treating a child or adolescent, is to consider the community they are in, come from an attachment-based lens, and meet the youth where they are. Involvement of the parents will be important, especially depending on the age of the youth. My approach, when treating an adult, is to meet that adult where they are, understand their unique situation and treat accordingly. Personally, and professionally, I am interested in attachment theory and mind-body connection. I have received training in mindfulness-based stress reduction, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, family therapy, parent management training, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic psychotherapy. ​My main areas of focus: anxiety disorders, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, ADHD, trauma, behavioral issues, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD), self-esteem, family, parenting, interpersonal dynamics, and school issues. However, each person is unique, so I am happy to speak to anyone and see if we are a good fit.

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NYC Therapeutic Wellness
Group practice
New York, NY

There’s a reason you’re visiting our web page. Maybe work has stressed you out to the max. Perhaps your relationship is fizzing and you don’t know why. It could be that you’re been trapped in a cycle of overwhelm and you don’t know how to break it. You might be wondering who you are, how you got where you are, and what you really want out of life. We totally understand where you’re coming from. You’re not the first person to struggle with these issues (and you definitely won’t be the last). Our experienced clinicians will help you get clarity about what matters and put an actionable plan in place that will help you find meaning and achieve your goals. We’re here to help you take meaningful steps towards becoming your best self.

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