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Break Free From Anxiety!

Struggling with anxiety, OCD, or stress? You're not alone—and you don't have to go it alone. We specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), an evidence-based approach to help you face challenges, build confidence, and create lasting, meaningful change. Our style is warm, collaborative, and results-focused. We offer concierge services to connect you with trusted providers—psychiatrists, couples therapists, nutritionists, and more—so your support team is as comprehensive as your goals. Sessions are available in person (NYC) and virtually in over 40 states.

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Learn More About Our Services

  • We teach you strategies for letting go of worries, coping with uncertainty, making decisions more easily, and becoming more assertive. We help you practice emotion regulation skills and mindfulness. To learn more, please go here.

  • We focus on exposure therapy to help you gradually, but steadily confront the situations that make you feel panicky and anxious. We help you let go of clutches that might give you a false sense of safety in anxiety provoking situations. We teach you breathing exercises, acceptance, and mindfulness to free yourself from panic. To learn more, please go here.

  • We teach you “exposure and response prevention (ERP)” so that you can break the vicious cycle of obsessions and compulsions. We address many forms of OCD, including “pure O” and relationship OCD. To learn more, please go here.

  • We teach you “habit reversal training” (HRT), which consists of identifying triggers that lead to skin picking, hair pulling, and other body-focused repetitive behaviors. HRT also entails developing competing responses to reduce the time spent on pulling and picking and learning to manage stress more effectively. To learn more, please get in touch!

  • We help you identify how anxiety holds you back in social situations, such as public speaking, dating, or meeting new people. We teach you how to reframe anxious thoughts so that you can break the vicious cycle of anxiety and avoidance. We walk you through exposure exercises so that you can face your fears and build a stronger social life. To learn more, please go here.

  • We help you gain a clearer understanding of how ADHD symptoms impact your daily life, routines, and relationships. Through a collaborative approach, we develop personalized strategies and practical tools to enhance focus, attention, and productivity. We also provide guidance and support for managing the emotional challenges that often accompany ADHD. To learn more, please get in touch!

 
 
 
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Meet The Director

 
 

Dr. Amelia Aldao, Ph.D.

Practice Director - Anxiety & OCD Specialist

Welcome! And congratulations on taking this step towards working on your mental health! I have 18 years of experience practicing

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure Therapy for generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, health anxiety, ADHD, and eating disorders

  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD

  • Habit Reversal Training (HRT) for body-focused repetitive behaviors, such as skin picking and hair pulling

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Mindfulness-Based approaches for stress management

I used to be a management consultant for a “Big 3” firm, so I also specialize in stress management for high performers. I do therapy in English & Spanish

Education: Yale University (Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology), Weill Cornell Medical School (Psychology Residency), University of Pennsylvania (B.A. in Psychology)

Teaching & Supervising: Mount Sinai Hospital and Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology (current). Teachers’ College at Columbia University and The Ohio State University (past)

Research Interests: 60+ research publications on emotion regulation in anxiety & mood disorders (see Google Scholar) and 100+ presentations at academic conferences

Professional Organizations: Education Chair of the Women’s Mental Health Consortium, Member of NYC-CBT Association, past Member of the Continuing Education Committee of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), past Member of the Clinical Guidelines Workgroup of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Media coverage: Psychology Today Blog “Sweet Emotion”. Regularly featured in major media outlets, such as the Huffington Post and NPR (read more)

Licensing & Certifications: Licensed Clinical Psychologist in New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, and authorized to see patients in all the states covered by PSYPACT

 

Media Coverage

 
 
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My Podcast: Why You Feel So Guilty When You're Not Working
My Podcast: Why You Feel So Guilty When You're Not Working

On this episode of NPR’s Life Kit, I chatted with Celeste Headlee, author of Do Nothing, about techniques to learn to work a little less and relax a little more.

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Do You Have a Case of the ‘September Scaries’?

Late August can be a time of sleepy summer pleasures — and pit-in-the-stomach dread for what’s coming after Labor Day. Here’s how to manage all the feelings.

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5 Overlooked Signs of Social Anxiety Disorder
5 Overlooked Signs of Social Anxiety Disorder

Close to 15 million American adults suffer from a social anxiety disorder. But despite this high prevalence, there are many misconceptions about what it really means to have this condition. 

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Meet Our Team

 
 
 

Dr. Allison Love, Ph.D.

Staff Psychologist - Children & Adolescents

Hello!I am a child psychologist and specialize in anxiety and trauma in children and adolescents. I also focus on behavior management strategies for parents

Education: University of Hawaii at Manoa (Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Residency (Postdoctoral Fellowships), Baker Center for Youth and Children (Harvard affiliate, Postdoctoral Fellowships)

Teaching & Supervising: National trainer for the Managing and Adapting Practice (MAP) and Modular Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Conduct (MATCH-ADTC)

Research Interests: 10 publications related to trauma and/or quality improvement in youth mental health care systems; 20+ presentations at academic conferences

Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association (APA), Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)

Licensing & Certifications: Licensed Clinical Psychologist in NY and FL; credentialed therapist in MATCH-ADTC, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and credential-eligible in Parent Child Interaction Therapy

 
 

Dr. Caitlin Stamatis, Ph.D.

Staff Psychologist - Adults

Hi there! I specialize in anxiety disorders, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorders, and sleep challenges. I also focus on couples therapy. Along with my clinical work and academic research in these areas, I have led clinical research and product teams in various technology companies, both FAANG and smaller start-ups—so I have expertise in helping high performers manage stress and burnout.

Education: University of Miami (Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology), Weill Cornell Medical School (Psychology Residency), Columbia University (B.A. in Psychology)

Teaching & Supervision: Adjunct Faculty, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Research Interests: 40+ research publications on mechanisms and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders (Google Scholar), with an emphasis on technology-enabled health solutions; 60+ presentations at academic conferences

Professional Organizations: Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII), Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology (SSCP), International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), Society for Digital Mental Health (SDMH), Coding Advisory Group for the American Psychological Association

Licensing & Certifications: Licensed Clinical Psychologist in NY and NJ and able to see patients in states covered by PSYPACT

 
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Dr. Michelle Worthington, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Fellow - Adults

Hello and welcome! I specialize in trauma recovery, navigating relationship challenges, and helping to overcome feelings of stagnation that occur in anxiety and depression to create meaningful life changes. I have a diverse background in both clinical practice and research, specializing in individual and family-based approaches for a range of presentations from stress and anxiety to serious mental illness.

Education: Yale University (Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology), Yale School of Medicine (Psychology Residency), Teachers College, Columbia University (M.A. in Clinical Psychology), Columbia University (B.A. in Psychology and Music)

Research Interests: 25+ research publications and conference presentations on targeted screening and intervention for serious mental illness, including using digital technology to enhance mental health screening and treatment (Google Scholar).

Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association (APA), Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS), Society for Digital Mental Health (SMDH)

Licensing & Certifications: Post-Doctoral Fellow (under Dr. Aldao’s supervision) in NY.

 

Student Therapists

Our student therapists are currently pursuing PsyDs in Clinical Psychology and receiving CBT supervision at Together CBT. They work directly under the supervision of Dr. Aldao and offer their services at a lower fee.

 
 
 

Andrew Floersheimer

Hello and welcome. My approach to therapy is warm, authentic, and collaborative. I believe it is important for us to connect and build a collaborative relationship that meets you where you are at. Then, working together, we will aim to deepen your understanding of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as well as the connections between them in order to help you feel better and get closer to living the life you want to live.

Education: I am currently a Psy.D. student in Clinical Psychology at Yeshiva University and hold a master's degree in Clinical Psychology from the same program. I have also obtained a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Amherst College.

Research Interests: My research interests include experiences of authenticity and shame as they relate to psychopathology and I am currently working on a project related to patient perceptions in therapy.

Professional Organizations: Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (APA Division 29)

 
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Moises Hernandez

Welcome, I specialize in the practice and development of treatments for anxiety and depression. My therapy approach is warm and empathetic. I use techniques from emotion regulation, cognitive-behavioral, acceptance and commitment, and dialectical-behavioral therapies. You may opt to work with me in-person or via telehealth. I also provide therapy in English and Spanish. 

Education: I am currently a Ph.D. student in Clinical Psychology at Columbia University. I hold a master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from St. John’s University.

Research interests: My research focuses on the development and testing of evidence-based treatments for anxiety and depression, with a bio-psycho-social lens. This is a holistic approach to treatment that seeks to address your physical, emotional, and social well-being.

Professional Organizations: I am an active member of the Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR), the Association for Psychological Science (APS), the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)

 
 

Clara Law

Hi! I specialize in treating individuals with anxiety disorders and OCD. Utilizing techniques from cognitive-behavioral therapies, I hope to create a collaborative environment where I can support clients in identifying and achieving their treatment goals. You can choose to work with me either in-person or via telehealth.

Education: City University of New York (Health Psychology and Clinical Science, Ph.D. Student), Northwestern University (M.A. in Clinical Psychology), University of California – Irvine (B.A. in Psychology).

Research interests: Understanding ways to improve treatment and access to care for individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety-related disorders.

Professional Organizations: Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)

 
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Daniel Morton

I particularly enjoy working with anxiety disorders, stress management, and relationships. My approach is collaborative and warm to foster a strong relationship. I aim to understand your experience, provide support, and join you in working towards your goals.

Education: I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University. Before my graduate studies, I served in the US Army for six years. I obtained a B.S. in Economics and Supply Chain Management with a minor in Psychology from Arizona State University.

Research interests: Exploring the relationship between resilience, emotional flexibility, and mental health issues, particularly within the military population. As a member of the Loss, Trauma, and Emotion Lab at Teachers College, I actively contribute to the development of evidence-based treatments for anxiety and depression among military veterans and service members.