Therapy in Manhattan, Miami Beach & online
How long have you wanted change?
You don’t have to figure it all out alone. Meet with someone who can help you make sense of what you’re feeling, understand what you need, and find a way forward.
NYC Counseling
Therapy should feel personal. We take the time to understand your experiences, relationships, challenges and goals, and work together to find an approach that feels right for you. We draw from a range of approaches, including CBT, DBT, psychodynamic and family systems therapy, while keeping the focus on you and your needs.
How we help
Every plan is built around you, mixing practical skills with a deeper look at the patterns that keep you stuck.
Anxiety, stress & burnout
- Worry, stress and anxiety that won't let up
- Sadness and depression
- Anger and high-conflict situations at work or home
Relationships
- Repairing after a fight
- Arguing fairly and communicating better
- Dating, marriage and divorce
Feeling stuck
- Feeling disconnected
- Success that doesn't feel fulfilling
- What's holding you back at work and in life
- Identity and loss
How We're Different
Justena brings over 20 years of clinical experience, much of it with people in demanding, high-pressure careers. She trained with Esther Perel and Terry Real, among others, and is a nationally recognized expert in coercive control, high-conflict relationships and post-traumatic growth.
Our clinicians built careers in media, business, finance, healthcare, academia and the arts before becoming therapists. That lived experience shapes how they work with clients building full lives in fast-paced cities like New York and Miami
Justena Kavanagh
Founder, NYC Counseling
Meet some of our therapists
Book straight into a therapist’s calendar, or let us match you.
Samantha Gellert LCSW
Young adults and couples. Trauma and relationships.
Sandra Harris LCSW
Trauma specialist, certified in EMDR.
Sabrina Rothschild LMFT
Addiction and recovery, anxiety, couples.
Valerie Herman MSW-I
Children, teens and young adults.
Not sure who fits? Book a Free Consult and we’ll match you.
Personalized Therapy tailored to you
We offer free 15-minute consults with our therapists to ensure the right fit for you.
Fees & Insurance
Most of our clients use their out-of-network benefits, and some are reimbursed for the full session fee. Our billing partner, Thrizer, files the claims for you. Sliding-scale fees are available for clients with financial need.
We don’t take in-network insurance, Medicare or Medicaid. Questions? Ask on your free consult.
FREQUENTLY ASKED questions
Do you take insurance?
We’re out of network, so you pay for each session and your plan may reimburse you. Thrizer files the claims for you. See Payment & Insurance for fees, the sliding scale and other ways to use your insurance.
Do you offer sessions in person or online?
Both. We have offices at 220 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and 1111 Lincoln Road in Miami Beach, and we see clients online anywhere in New York, New Jersey and Florida. You need to be in one of those states at the time of your session. Clients come to us from across Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, and from Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables and Brickell.
How do I get started?
Book a free 15-minute consult. We’ll hear what’s going on, match you with a therapist who fits your needs, schedule and budget, and you’ll do your intake paperwork online before your first session.
How do you decide which therapist I see?
We match rather than assign, based on what brings you in, who the work is for, when and how you want to meet, and what you can invest. If the match isn’t working after a session or two, tell us and we’ll move you.
What kinds of therapy do you offer?
Individual, couples, family, child and teen therapy, plus therapy groups. People come to us for anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, substance use and recovery, life transitions, burnout and relationship difficulties.