I am a trained short-term therapist ( LCSW) who approached treatment from a solution focused lens. I focused on assessing patient from strength perceptive, acknowledging that each individual is an expert of their problem. Collaborating with the patient in figuring out the solution for a desired outcome. Throughout my experience, I have refined my practice values and interests to include harm reduction, empowerment, crisis intervention, and community- building among culturally diverse at-risk populations. I have also utilized diverse strategies, such as motivational interviewing, structural family theory, and CBT-to-crisis intervention and have adapted various clinical intervention modalities. My background includes over 7 years of experience in multiple mental health service delivery settings, including an inpatient unit, outpatient, a Mobile crisis unit, substance use, jail setting and a health home program for chronically ill patients.

I received my MSW from New York University, clinical focused track in 2013 and I am currently a candidate at Psychoanalytic Training Institute of the Contemporary Freudian Society.

Randi Berdon, LCSW-R has a private practice in Hartsdale and New York City. She sees couples and adults as well as older adolescents. She completed her psychoanalytic training at the Westchester Center for the Study of Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis (WCSPP) and has certificates from WCSPP adult psychotherapy program and the couples and family therapy training program from the Ackerman Institute for Families and Couples. She is currently an advance candidate at the Contemporary Freudian Institute. Randi has been in a study group with Suzanne Iasenza since 2012 where she continues to expand her interest in and understanding of sexuality. Prior to opening her private practice, she worked at Family Services of Westchester as a staff psychotherapist seeing families, couples and individuals. Randi is a 2008 graduate from NYU’s School of Social Work.

Hello and welcome. I'm Mona Browne, a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC), national certified counselor (NCC) and certified dietitian nutritionist (CDN). I offer online psychotherapy for adults struggling with anxiety, depression, emotional distress, relationship issues, separation/divorce/infidelity, parenting concerns and difficult life transitions. “Talk therapy” can reduce emotional distress, alleviate suffering, lessen anxiety and decrease depression. Therapy encourages personal growth and opens up new life possibilities. I am a compassionate therapist who provides a nurturing, safe online space to bring symptom relief and healing.

My Approach. I believe the past lives on in the present. Our earliest life experiences and important relationships provide a model for how the world works. Many times, we continue to apply old patterns to new situations, even when they no longer work or cause great pain. It’s natural to keep doing what we know. Working online together offers the chance to explore, understand and change your life.

Background and Experience. I received a Master of Arts degree in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness from New York University in 2012. I currently work as an online psychotherapist after making the switch from a traditional private practice. I worked and trained as a clinician at the Metropolitan Center for Mental Health and the Karen Horney Clinic, two well-known mental health organizations in Manhattan. I have completed specialized clinical training in the treatment of postpartum depression and anxiety with the Postpartum Stress Center, Postpartum Support International and the Seleni Institute. I have also completed coursework at the Metropolitan Institute for Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (MITPP) and the American Institute of Psychoanalysis (AIP).

Earlier in my professional career, I worked as a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist in a community hospital, for a nutrition education organization and in my own consulting business. My passion was translating nutrition science into practical advice for healthy food choices as part of a wellness lifestyle. I wrote for women’s magazines and the popular press, and advised food companies and trade groups.

Online Therapy Tips. How can you get the most out of online therapy? When it’s time for your session, situate yourself in a private space with a computer, tablet or smartphone. Choose a talking space that is comfortable, secure and reasonably soundproof with a lockable door to protect your confidentiality. We will be able to see and hear each other during our live online video session.

*Online therapy is only available to New York state residents to comply with regulatory, licensure and practice requirements.

Because I treat people and not diagnoses, I help people with a broad range of problems. By listening to people and paying attention to what develops, I collaboratively assist them to understand feelings, thoughts, body experiences, and behaviors. This may remove barriers to living life to the full. We often create these barriers early in life and then continue them through habitual thought, feeling-management, and relationship patterns. Healing occurs in a safe, new kind of relationship. Within this relationship, people may recognize and talk about things they have known and not known. Since the therapeutic relationship is a unique kind of relationship, therapy can feel challenging or painful. Those clients who openly share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences (including a hesitation to share certain things) are often able to move toward their goals.

I treat adults, adolescents, children, and couples using a psychodynamic approach & am a Candidate at the PTI of Contemporary Freudian Society- DC (since 9/2015). With adults & adolescents, therapy is usually talk-based. With children, I use play/art/talking. Parent consultations are an important part of my work with children & adolescents.

Scott Graybow, PhD, LCSW, completed the psychoanalytic psychotherapy program at the Contemporary Freudian Society. He is now a candidate in the adult psychoanalytic program there. He is a member of the International Erich Fromm Society and on the advisory board of the American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work. He is editor of Progressive Psychoanalysis as a Social Justice Movement (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017) and the author of articles about the political economy of mental health. His office is located in the Flatiron area of New York City.

Margaret Laracy, PsyD is a clinical psychologist with experience in community based and group practice settings working with individuals, couples and groups. She is now in private practice in Bethesda, MD.

I specialize in helping those with anxiety disorders and eating issues such as anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, orthorexia, disordered eating, and chronic dieting. I also help with transitions in young adulthood. I work. with those with body image issues, like body dysmorphic disorder. I also specialize in helping those with depressive disorders, impulsivity, and personality disorders.

I am caring and non-judgmental. I listen not just to what you say, but to what you mean, and to what you feel. Together, we will identify - and you will implement - solutions to your most intractable problems. I have a longstanding mindfulness meditation practice, which informs my practice of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis.