Therapists for college students near New York University

Many of my clients are young adults, college students, graduate students, and working professionals who appear successful on the outside but feel overwhelmed on the inside. They may be struggling with anxiety, depression, chronic stress, burnout, low motivation, self-doubt, or difficulty navigating life transitions. Together, we identify the patterns keeping them stuck, build practical coping skills, and create meaningful, lasting change. My approach is collaborative, supportive, and goal-oriented, helping clients develop greater self-awareness, emotional resilience, and confidence in themselves and their future. I specialize in anxiety, depression, stress management, motivation, and self-esteem. Drawing from DBT, mindfulness-based practices, and Adlerian therapy, I help clients better understand their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors while developing practical tools for everyday life. My goal as a therapist is to create a space where you can exhale, a place where you don’t have to hold everything together. Healing begins with compassion and connection, and real change happens when we feel understood without judgment. I don’t see my clients as diagnoses or problems to be fixed, but as whole people with complex stories.

Hi, I’m Melissa Ruiz, a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with 20 years of healthcare experience. As the founder of Renewal Wellness Center, I provide compassionate care through therapy, medication management, and telehealth services. I specialize in supporting adults from diverse backgrounds in NY who value mental health care. My goal is to create a safe, welcoming space where you feel heard and empowered to achieve your wellness goals. Let’s take the next step together!

I work with adolescents, young adults, and women navigating anxiety, trauma and PTSD, grief and loss, and significant life transitions. My therapeutic style is client-centered, supportive, and encouraging, while also direct and honest. I strive to create a safe, collaborative environment where clients feel comfortable being themselves, speaking openly, and working toward meaningful change. Therapy begins with taking the time to get to know you and understand your experiences, concerns, strengths, and hopes for the future. Together, we will identify clear, realistic goals and develop a personalized treatment plan that reflects your individual needs. I will listen with compassion and without judgment, while also helping you recognize patterns, confront challenges, and explore difficult topics when needed. Using evidence-based interventions, honest feedback, and ongoing encouragement, my goal is to help you feel empowered as you build effective coping skills and take meaningful steps toward your personal goals. I work with adolescents, young adults, and women navigating anxiety, trauma and PTSD, grief and loss, and significant life transitions. I help clients better understand what they are experiencing, develop effective coping strategies, and move toward meaningful personal growth. My therapeutic style is supportive, encouraging, and client-centered, while also direct and honest. I strive to create a safe, collaborative environment where you feel heard, respected, and comfortable being yourself. I won’t shy away from difficult conversations or simply tell you what you want to hear. Instead, I will compassionately help you confront challenges, recognize patterns, and take meaningful steps toward change. Therapy begins with getting to know you and building a trusting connection. I want to understand your experiences, concerns, strengths, and what you hope will be different in your life. Together, we will identify clear and realistic goals and develop an individualized treatment plan that reflects your needs. Throughout the process, I will use evidence-based interventions, encouragement, and honest feedback to support your progress. I work with adolescents, young adults, and women experiencing anxiety, trauma and PTSD, grief and loss, and life transitions. My approach is client-centered, supportive, and motivational, with an emphasis on helping clients feel empowered to make meaningful changes. I incorporate evidence-based interventions tailored to each client’s individual needs and goals. What should a client know about working with you: I strive to create a safe and collaborative environment where you feel comfortable speaking openly and honestly. I am supportive and encouraging, but I am also direct and clear in my communication. I will listen without judgment while helping you examine difficult experiences, patterns, or choices that may be holding you back. When a tough conversation is needed, I will approach it with honesty, compassion, and respect. Our work begins with taking the time to get to know one another and build a trusting therapeutic relationship. I want to hear your perspective and understand both the challenges you are facing and the changes you would like to make. Together, we will identify realistic goals and create a personalized treatment plan to help you reach them. As therapy progresses, we will regularly revisit those goals, recognize your growth, and adjust our approach based on what is most helpful to you.

Therapy is an important and significant decision. I believe it is one of the most important choices a person can make. A therapist must be skilled, empathic, kind and generous. I feel that I am all of these things and am fully committed to each and every patient in my practice. Our work together is a partnership in which we explore the things that are holding you back and keeping you from enjoying your life. Whether you are suffering from depression or trying to break unhealthy relationship patterns, I will work with you to improve your life and unravel difficult patterns. I follow a relational psychodynamic perspective, incorporating behavioral and eclectic approaches. I strive to provide a safe, respectful, and empowering space for my patients to help them overcome their barriers to experience life in more fulfilling ways. Please feel free to reach out to me. I look forward to accompanying you on your journey towards a happier and more satisfying life.

I have an eclectic approach to therapy. I am person centered with an emphasis to meet clients where they're at. It is very imperative to build trust, rapport, reliability and consistency while embarking on this journey for healing, and self discovery. Understanding that clients should identify the different roles in their lives in relation to themselves, community, work, family and friends. I am a therapist at Octave, a behavioral health practice creating a new standard for mental health care that’s both high-quality and accessible. To learn more about my availability, please reach out to our Client Experience team by emailing or calling.

I have been practicing for over 38 years in the field of addiction and mental health. I specialize in trauma based and person centered care. I am a good listener with all cares and concerns brought to the therapeutic environment.

I am an advocate for the holistic health and overall quality of life of my clients. I believe that humans are dynamic and full of potential. It is never too late to create effective change! My therapeutic practice is based on my personal belief in inclusivity, human connection, and, human resiliency. I believe all people deserve to be seen and heard. As your therapist, I am committed to creating a safe space where you can better understand yourself and the world around you. Using psychodynamic approaches we can tap into not only how you can cope with life’s challenges but also, design a plan to help you feel empowered to create the life you desire. I am also experienced in working with issues such as depression, anxiety low self-esteem, grief, race, relationships, and mental health.

I believe in community care, liberation, growth, joy, resilience, healing, and justice. The trauma we experience can make us feel so disconnected and dissociated while also craving connection and warmth. I am here to invite and support you in exploring connections to yourself, your communities, and the world around you. Through understanding our intersectional identities, we can start to process and unpack the ways we struggle to show up for ourselves and each other. Healing is a process that takes time, authenticity, and gentle care. My experiences and work are shaped by my identities, how I create and sustain joy, and community. I find it incredibly fulfilling to continuously build relationships through empathy, curiosity, and compassion. My areas of focus include trauma, relationships, life transitions, grief, polyamory/non-monogamy, kink/BDSM, and other alternative lifestyles. I am a queer, trans/nonbinary, neurodivergent, 2nd generation Chinese American. My approach is rooted in liberation and relational work through anti-oppressive and social justice lenses. I draw from modalities such as psychodynamics, somatic work, narrative therapy, and mindfulness. Please reach out for a free consultation to see if we would be a good fit.

I have experience practicing in many settings, including inpatient and outpatient hospital and agency settings, high school settings, private practice, and both for-profit and non-profit agencies focusing on mental health and substance abuse disorders, and university counseling centers. My style is relaxed, engaging, and collaborative. I am not a “how does that make you feel” clinician. I utilize therapeutic techniques and exercises to help my clients learn and grow in life, between our sessions. I believe that no one needs to walk this life journey alone. My goal is to help my clients be who they desire and who they are designed to be in this world, to work through issues in a way that enhances their strengths and experiences, and to explore thinking, feeling, and behavioral patterns. I am a therapist at Octave, a behavioral health practice creating a new standard for mental health care that’s both high-quality and accessible. To learn more about my availability, please reach out to our Client Experience team by emailing or calling.

Life can feel overwhelming these days, and meaningful relationships, joys and values can be hard to sustain. The coping patterns we adopt often get in the way of feeling better, and connected with others. My practice fosters an empathetic environment where clients are at ease exploring emotions and concerns. Collaboratively, we address issues such as anxiety, depression and self-esteem struggles, and tackle problems such as relationship difficulties, life transitions, loss and school-related stressors. Jointly, we will define concrete goals, develop real-life coping skills and become more aware of underlying barriers to well-being. I am an LCSW (NYU) with a psychodynamic approach. I also draw on techniques from mindfulness-based therapies and trauma-informed methodologies. A former art history professor and undergraduate advisor (B.A. & M.A., Williams; Ph.D. U.Chicago), I understand the particular challenges college students face. Often, the hardest step about therapy is the decision to begin. I welcome the opportunity to meet you and explore how I can be helpful to you.

The Gender & Sexuality Therapy Center (G&STC) is a psychotherapy group focusing on providing LGBTQ+, kink, and poly competent therapy. We offer therapy to individuals, couples, multi-partner relationships and families, and are an LGBTQ+ & alt sex affirming psychotherapy center grounded in body positivity, sex positivity and pleasure positivity. For anyone, beginning therapy can be filled with a range of feelings, from fear to excitement to uncertainty. As therapists, we hope to guide, support, empower and be with you during this process of growth, exploration, and self actualization. We want to work with you to realize a life you find fulfilling on your own terms. We believe that taking the first step and beginning therapy is nothing short of courageous, is self-caring, and deeply rewarding. All of you is welcome here. Our therapists have specialized training and expertise in working with: gender, sexuality, poly/non-monogamy, kink, BDSM, taboo and/or stigmatized forms of BDSM and role play, fetishes, sexual functioning, sexual anxiety, compulsive sexual behaviors, relationship conflict, infidelity, desire differences in relationships, pregnancy, birth and postpartum, familial conflict, asexuality, aromanticism, body dysmorphia (with regards to body size, gender identity, trauma, race-based beauty standards and more), parenting and blended families, parents with LGBTQ or questioning children, conflicts of faith and/or spirituality with gender and sexuality, depression, anxiety, chronic illness/pain, body image (employing a HAES perspective), addiction, and HIV/AIDS. Each individual therapist also has additional specialized training education and training - please see each individual therapist's page for more info! At G&STC, our rates range between $100-265 depending on the therapist, therapist experience and length of session.

Therapy with me is about understanding who you are, where you come from, and honoring what’s alive in you. Our work together is a collaborative unfolding. With a creative, holistic approach, I open the space to move beyond surface problem-solving and into the heart of your story—where healing, growth, and expansion can take root. Think of therapy less as a straight line and more as a spiral: each turn bringing deeper insight, greater clarity, and new ways of being. Together, we’ll create a grounded, compassionate space where your wholeness is remembered and your complexity is celebrated.

My name is Patricia Bryant-Reid, and I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 25 years of experience. I am skilled in providing therapy to adults impacted by various issues such as unresolved trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, attachment issues, work-related stress, and life transitions. I am a warm, empathic clinician that is a strength-based, client-centered, racial justice, and LBGTQ+ allied. The therapeutic modalities and interventions that I commonly use are supportive psychotherapy, insight-oriented therapy, brief Psychodynamic therapy, Solution-Focused therapy, Cognitive Behavioral therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. My therapeutic orientation is informed by respect, cultural humility, and a genuine interest in providing my clients with a safe space to share their authentic stories and the complexities of their lives. I'm a therapist with Octave and Evernorth Behavioral Care Group. Octave is a mental health practice providing high-quality care covered by multiple insurances. Evernorth Behavioral Care Group is a behavioral health provider group in-network with Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth. For my availability, please reach out to Octave’s team by emailing or calling.

In my practice of psychotherapy, I have found that many patients are anchored to the difficult aspects of their pasts while frantically worrying about the future. I am a committed and engaged psychotherapist who empowers clients with supportive counseling that is tailored to the unique challenges and strengths of each individual. Using an integrative approach, I incorporate collaborative techniques with empathic listening to address your concerns. Taking an active and investigative role in exploring the difficulties you face, I demonstrate genuine regard and enthusiasm for each individual I counsel. Uniting you with the present moment, my psychotherapeutic approach reflects a belief that individuals are capable of committing to change when they learn to accept their struggles and identify their strengths. I am excited to embark on this journey of radical and transformative self-acceptance with you! I am a therapist at Octave, a behavioral health practice creating a new standard for mental health care that’s both high-quality and accessible. To learn more about my availability, please reach out to our Client Experience team by emailing or calling.

I offer a highly personalized approach in a comfortable and supportive atmosphere. Each treatment plan is tailored to my client's individual needs to help attain the personal growth they strive for. I help clients achieve self-empowerment by utilizing an eclectic approach and by incorporating components of Cognitive Behavioral and Solution Focused Therapy. I also offer practical feedback to address current life challenges and longstanding issues. By providing sensitivity and compassion in a confidential setting, I help clients find a resolution to a wide range of personal concerns and psychological challenges. I'm a therapist with Octave and Evernorth Behavioral Care Group. Octave is a mental health practice providing high-quality care covered by multiple insurances. Evernorth Behavioral Care Group is a behavioral health provider group in-network with Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth. For my availability, please reach out to Octave’s team by emailing or calling.

I use a strengths-based approach and believe that each person is their own best therapist. I collaborate with clients to understand their counseling goals and the methods for transformation that work best for them. Together we will add skills and tools to help navigate life with more ease. I invite the whole person to participate in our work together so we can be informed by the wisdom of the mind, body, and heart. I believe that as people reclaim their sense of self, they are empowered to heal and grow. I work with individuals and couples, including those navigating demanding and competitive high-profile careers in finance, law, healthcare, and the arts. I also work with couples/partnerships using relationship-positive and sex-positive approaches informed by Barry McCarthy, The Gottmans, and Stan Tatkin. I specialize in alternative lifestyles including consensual non-monogamy, BDSM, and kink. I also have specialties in supporting clients who find themselves in psychologically abusive relationships and clients who are exploring changes in their spirituality. I have taught science, am involved in the arts, and study a breadth of psychological approaches. As a lover of learning, I continue to enrich my practice with continued education in these areas and more. I'm a therapist with Octave and Evernorth Behavioral Care Group. Octave is a mental health practice providing high-quality care covered by multiple insurances. Evernorth Behavioral Care Group is a behavioral health provider group in-network with Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth. For my availability, please reach out to Octave’s team by emailing or calling.

Trauma can be an invisible wound that can affect many parts of our lives we don’t even realize. I work with clients with depression, anxiety, adoption triad concerns, and trauma-related issues. Change can be hard. Having the courage to reach out and discuss your inner pain and anxiety is the first step. I want to help you work through your past painful experiences, feelings of shame, and traumatic events so that you can create a new life path. I believe each person has their own pace, and am willing to find therapies and strategies that work for you. My approach is open-minded, trauma-based, cognitive, and holistic. I started my career in psychology and counseling when I experienced a suicide in my family. It gave me the courage to make changes for myself, and help people around me who were also suffering grief, loss, and depression. I’m an advocate of mental health issues, a proud adoptee, and a supporter of the arts. **I only accept insurance in the state of North Carolina**

My counseling style is pretty laid back. I have been described as supportive, caring, and compassionate, with a pretty good sense of humor. I like to focus on identifying your strengths and helping you to maximize them to overcome your obstacles. I'm here to help you sort through the things that are difficult right now and offer you a safe place to be open and honest without fear of judgment. I am a therapist at Octave, a behavioral health practice creating a new standard for mental health care that’s both high-quality and accessible. To learn more about my availability, please reach out to our Client Experience team by emailing or calling.

I’m a licensed psychologist based in New York City, working with young adults, adults, and couples who want to feel more grounded and connected in their lives. People often come to me for help with anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, substance use, or the effects of past trauma. Others are simply looking for a better understanding of themselves and the patterns that keep showing up. As a gay therapist, I bring both personal and professional experience to my work with the LGBTQ+ community. I offer a space that’s affirming, open, and free of judgment—where you can be fully yourself. We’ll go at your pace, using evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches that fit you as a person. My goal is to make therapy feel safe, collaborative, and genuinely helpful—so you can move toward greater clarity, confidence, and self-understanding.

I work from a holistic approach to therapy where I collaborate with my clients and provide treatment best suited to individual needs. I act as a guide to help you grow towards healing, emphasize your strengths, and make meaningful changes. I will help you learn new skills you can use to effectively deal with everyday problems or overcome the struggles you have been dealing with for years. Learning how to deal with your problems and having a greater understanding of yourself will allow you to feel more confident and enable you to re-focus on what is important. I'm a therapist with Octave and Evernorth Behavioral Care Group. Octave is a mental health practice providing high-quality care covered by multiple insurances. Evernorth Behavioral Care Group is a behavioral health provider group in-network with Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth. For my availability, please reach out to Octave’s team by emailing or calling.