Individual Therapy in NYC & Brooklyn | Find the Right Therapist | BIPS
Brooklyn Integrative Psychological Services · Individual Therapy

Finding the right therapist
in New York City is hard.
We make it easier.


At BIPS, we do the matching work for you — connecting you with a therapist whose training, approach, and availability fit what you're actually dealing with. In Brooklyn, Manhattan, and across New York via telehealth.

Why finding a therapist in NYC feels impossible

The search itself can be
its own kind of exhausting

Scrolling through directories, trying to decode who specializes in what, wondering if this person will actually understand your life — it's a lot. Especially when you're already dealing with something hard.

At BIPS, we take that burden off you. Our intake team listens carefully to what you're looking for and matches you with a clinician who fits — someone whose training, lived experience, and schedule actually align with what you need. You don't have to guess. We've done the work of building a team we trust, and we match you to them thoughtfully.

Most of our therapists are supervised by licensed clinical psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, and licensed mental health counselors who receive ongoing specialized training and case consultation — staying current with the research, invested in their clinicians' development, and committed to a high standard of care. We're a practice that takes learning and growing seriously, and we think that makes a meaningful difference for the people we work with.

How it works

From reaching out to
your first session

We've made getting started as simple as possible. You shouldn't have to work hard to get help.

01
You reach out

A brief message is enough. Our intake coordinator follows up within 24–48 business hours — no forms to fill, no pressure.

02
We match you carefully

We pair you with a therapist whose clinical approach, background, and availability fit your situation — not whoever happens to have an opening.

03
A free 15-minute call

Before committing to anything, you speak with your matched therapist. No obligation — just a chance to see if it feels right.

04
You begin

Sessions are 45–60 minutes, typically weekly. We go at your pace. We're not going anywhere.

What brings people to individual therapy in New York

Whatever you're navigating,
we've worked with it before

Our therapists work with a wide range of concerns. You don't need a diagnosis or a clear presenting problem to start — a sense that something isn't working is reason enough.

Anxiety & Worry

Generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic, and the kind of worry that never quite turns off — even when things look fine from the outside.

Depression & Low Mood

Including the quiet, functional kind — where you're managing but not really living. You don't have to be in crisis to deserve support.

Trauma & PTSD

Childhood trauma, relational trauma, complex PTSD. Including things that happened so long ago you're not sure they still count — they do.

Identity & Self

Questions of who you are, where you belong, and how to live in a way that feels true — including racial, cultural, gender, and sexual identity.

Relationships & Attachment

Patterns in how you connect — or disconnect — from the people in your life. Intimacy, conflict, dependency, loneliness, and family dynamics.

Grief & Loss

Losing someone, yes — but also losing a relationship, a sense of self, or a future you had imagined. Grief takes many shapes.

Life Transitions

Moves, career shifts, new parenthood, divorce, emerging adulthood. Even good change can be disorienting. Therapy helps you navigate it with intention.

OCD & Intrusive Thoughts

Treated with evidence-based ExRP by therapists with specialized training — not just familiarity.

ADHD & Neurodivergence

Therapy focused on understanding yourself — not on forcing compliance with expectations that were never designed with you in mind.

How we work

Approaches chosen for you,
not applied as a formula

Most BIPS therapists work from a psychodynamic foundation and layer in specialized modalities based on what you're actually dealing with. They go deep in their areas of training — and many hold advanced certifications beyond their license.

01
Psychodynamic Therapy
Foundation · Depth-focused

We explore the patterns, relationships, and unconscious processes connecting your past to your present. Because understanding what's actually driving things is usually the first step toward changing it.

02
EMDR
Trauma-focused

For trauma and distressing memories that feel stuck. EMDR helps the brain fully process what it hasn't been able to — reducing the emotional charge of painful experiences at their root.

03
IFS — Internal Family Systems
Parts work · Self-compassion

Works with the different "parts" of your inner world — the critic, the protector, the part that shuts down — building genuine self-compassion rather than fighting yourself.

04
AEDP
Emotion-focused · Relational

Healing through the therapeutic relationship itself — using emotion and connection to create corrective experiences in real time, especially for people who have felt unseen or misunderstood.

05
CBT & ExRP
Evidence-based · Skills

Practical, structured approaches for reshaping unhelpful thought patterns and treating OCD. ExRP is the gold-standard treatment for OCD — and our therapists who use it are trained in it specifically, not just familiar with it.

Our orientation

Therapy that takes
your whole life seriously

Our therapists bring their own humanity to this work — including real lived experience across race, culture, gender, sexuality, immigration, and identity. They understand what it means to navigate the world in a body and community that isn't always treated equally.

At BIPS, how power and systemic context shape mental health isn't a side conversation — it's part of how we practice. We think that matters. We also think it's not something to make a big deal about. It's just how good therapy works.

BIPS is affirming across
Race & ethnicity — including racialized stress, intergenerational trauma, and immigrant experience
Gender identity & expression — non-pathologizing, WPATH-informed, welcoming for trans and gender-diverse clients
Sexual orientation — LGBTQIA+ affirming at every level, without assumption or performance
Relationship structure — ENM, polyamorous, kink-aware, all configurations welcome without qualification
Culture & religion — navigating multiple cultural worlds, faith communities, and family expectations
Body & disability — weight-neutral, body-accepting, disability-affirming care
People who come to BIPS for individual therapy

You don't need to be in crisis.
Curiosity is enough to start.

Our clients are adults at all stages of life. What they share is a sense that something could be different — and a willingness to explore it.

People of color

Therapists who understand racialized stress, cultural identity, and the weight of systemic experience

LGBTQIA+ adults

A space that is genuinely affirming — you shouldn't have to educate your therapist about your life

First-generation Americans

The particular complexity of navigating between cultures, family expectations, and your own sense of self

People who've tried therapy before

And want something deeper, more specialized, or simply a better fit this time

High-functioning people who are struggling

Looking fine from the outside while the inside is a different story entirely

Adults navigating big transitions

New city, new relationship, new loss — change that is bigger than it looks

People who aren't sure they need therapy

That uncertainty is a perfectly fine place to start. Many of our best relationships begin there.

Anyone tired of searching

If the process of finding a therapist has already worn you out — that's exactly what we're here for

People navigating fertility & family building

The emotional weight of infertility, ART, IVF, donor conception, and family planning decisions — in a space that holds all of it without judgment

Let us do the
hard part for you.

Reach out and tell us a little about what you're looking for. Our intake team will take it from there — carefully, and without any pressure.