Intuitive Healing Therapists

Rachel Chada, MHC, MA, EdM
Staff Therapist
Pronouns: she/her

Rachel is a passionate queer therapist dedicated to making therapy a warm and inviting space for each of her clients. Trust isn’t built in just one session, but over time, you can expect to feel comfortable bringing your whole self into the room without fear of judgment. 

Rachel appreciates working collaboratively with couples and individuals wishing to navigate difficult life transitions, identity, sex and sexuality, workplace stress, trauma, and the impact of each on our mental health. Rachel integrates psychodynamic theory with social justice frameworks. In therapy with Rachel, you’ll explore the unconscious motivations that inform your actions while gaining a deeper understanding of the systems of oppression in which we exist. Coming from a background in comedy, Rachel is open to creative approaches to therapy and welcomes humor into the therapy space. 

Rachel completed her MSEd in Mental Health Counseling from Hunter College and trained in LGBTQ+ affirming therapy prior to joining the Intuitive Healing team. Outside of her work as a therapist, Rachel is a performer, a home cook, a Bravo devotee, and a proud cat mom.

Beginning with new clients May 2024

Anya Ahuja, Advanced Clinical Fellow
Staff Therapist
Pronouns: she/her

Anya believes that as human beings, we have the capacity to change the stories we tell ourselves, and that we can create our own more compassionate and realistic narratives. She maintains faith in each of her clients’ ability to transform their own lives. Anya brings a warm, attuned, and understanding approach to help clients feel truly seen. 

Anya’s approach is rooted in a psychodynamic theoretical foundation and integrates focus on attachment theory and parts work. Anya uses her intuition and sensitivity to connect with clients, and to empower them on this journey of greater self-understanding. Her areas of interests include grief, codependency, body image and perfectionism, or whatever else clients need to bring to session. 

As a first-generation Indian American woman, Anya intimately understands feeling anxiously apart from others. Her goal is to help clients form a secure attachment to themselves, and to feel at home within themselves, wherever they are. Additionally, Anya uses her strong academic background, extensive traveling experiences, and her post-graduate experience as an investment banker in New York City to help validate clients in the pressures and intensity of the city and world we all live in. 

Anya is currently completing her Masters in Mental Health Counseling at Northwestern University and holds a Bachelor of Arts in English, Psychology, and Jewish Studies from Georgetown University. Outside of session, Anya can be found on traveling adventures with her golden retriever, Moose; planning her next ski trip; or playing tennis with her family. Her simple pleasures include listening to Taylor Swift while on a walk, a warm almond milk latte, and laughing with her friends.

Beginning with new clients June 2024

Erin Johnson, Advanced Clinical Fellow
Staff Therapist
Pronouns: she/they

Erin Johnson brings a dynamic approach to therapy, blending relational and psychodynamic perspectives with mindfulness, existentialism, and Internal Family Systems. Holding an MFA from the University of California, Berkeley, Erin's background in psychodrama, art, and filmmaking infuses creativity into her therapeutic practice. Johnson has a deep interest in sexuality and gender, as well as fostering a therapeutic environment where individuals can openly share their experiences. She lives in Brooklyn with her partner and dog, and is a Master's candidate in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of the Cumberlands. 

Beginning with new clients June 2024

Milou Haskin, MHC, MA
Staff Therapist
Pronouns: she/her

Milou is passionate about helping others cultivate a well of inner resources and tools to navigate the challenges of life. With a background in mindfulness and Buddhist practice, she brings a depth of presence and genuineness to each session. She believes that it is from this space of authenticity and connection within supportive relationships that healing is possible. 

Milou takes a holistic and psychodynamic approach to therapy, pulling tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Polyvagal Theory, Buddhist Psychology, and Mindfulness to support individuals navigating trauma, depression, anxiety, self-worth, relational, and identity challenges. She enjoys supporting clients navigating their 20’s and 30’s as well as those working on their relationships with others. She is particularly passionate about working with mixed-race individuals, those who identify as 1st generation, and survivors of sexual abuse. 

Whether you have a spiritual practice or not at all, she works collaboratively with you to tailor therapy to your individual needs. As a multicultural therapist, she values bringing a culturally sensitive and liberationist framework that welcomes all aspects of your identity into the room. 

Milou holds a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Denver. She is a Certified Mindfulness Instructor (MNDFL) and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (Evergreen Certifications). When she’s not in the office she loves traveling, going on meditation retreats, getting lost in museums, and attempting to learn the names of all the plants in Prospect Park. 

Kate Jamison, MHC, MA
Staff Therapist
Pronouns: she/they

Meet Kate Jamison, a proud queer therapist committed to bringing warmth and authenticity into the therapy room. Their expertise in LGBTQ+ affirmative mental healthcare and supporting folks with disordered eating was honed at NYU’s Counseling for Mental Health & Wellness Program.

Drawing from relational and emotionally-focused approaches, Kate conducts her work through an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and neurodivergence-affirmative perspective. Recognizing the systemic roots of many presenting problems, Kate validates the past experiences of clients who have felt like therapy wasn’t for them and recognizes the roles of privilege and politics in mental health. In her therapy space, clients are radically accepted, valued, and empowered to explore their strengths and inner resources.

Specializing in queer and trans-affirmative care, OCD, and eating disorders, Kate collaborates with individuals, couples, and families. They have successfully guided clients in developing emotional regulation skills, coping tools for anxiety, building meaningful relationships, and processing and healing from trauma. Kate focuses on supporting clients in building self-compassion and gaining insight, often incorporating parts of strengths-based and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Receiving honest feedback from clients is invaluable to Kate’s work. She develops treatment goals with her clients aimed at improving their quality of life. Kate's background in social services equips her with knowledge of resources that she often shares with clients to help them advocate for themselves and their loved ones.

Kate's commitment to mental healthcare and social justice extends beyond the therapy space. With a background in nonprofit work and a focus on societal impacts on mental health, Kate advocates for queer-affirmative practices and strives to enhance understanding of mental health across diverse communities.

Outside of sessions, Kate enjoys experimenting with makeup looks, expressing herself with watercolors, and looking for new favorite coffee shops and bakeries.

In essence, Kate's work is grounded in the belief that every individual possesses the innate capacity for growth, resilience, and healing. Recognizing the courage it takes to prioritize mental health, Kate would be honored to walk alongside you on your journey to building a brighter path forward.

Kailey Thompson, MHC, MA
Staff Therapist
Pronouns: she/her

Kailey Thompson is a therapist dedicated to creating a therapeutic space that fosters self-discovery, healing, and transformation. Specializing in mental health support for ambitious, creative individuals, she collaborates with clients on navigating challenges such as anxiety, depression, discontentment, identity development, sex & sexuality, self-worth, feelings of “enoughness,” and dating & relationships. Kailey’s clients are typically deep thinkers and dreamers seeking healing and a deeper understanding of themselves.

Kailey believes therapy is your space to figure out who you are and ask questions about what life means, where you’ve been, and where you’re going. Her work is sex and kink affirming, LGBTQ+ affirming, and actively inclusive and welcoming to all identities. No matter the day, the occasion, or the need, she strives to create a space where you feel like you’re coming home to yourself and leaving shame behind.

She draws on an integrative psychodynamic approach, where together you will explore the roots of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Your work together will create space for vulnerable moments, profound realizations, and — most likely — periodic belly laughs.

Kailey holds a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University and received clinical training providing individual and group therapy to refugees and immigrants in the nonprofit sector, where she enjoyed collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure comprehensive care for diverse clientele. When she’s not seeing clients, you can catch her checking out a local wine bar, catching up on Bravo shows (her non-guilty pleasure), or listening to live music.

Nicolette Illiano, Advanced Clinical Fellow
Staff Therapist
Pronouns: she/her

Stepping into the therapy room is an act of courage, and Nicolette believes genuine healing begins with this brave choice. Her passion lies in creating a safe, supportive space and fostering collaborative relationships where clients feel truly seen, heard, and understood.

With a focus on attachment theory, inner child healing, parts work, mindfulness, and somatic techniques, Nicolette brings a holistic approach to counseling, rooted in the interconnected realms of the mind, body, and soul. Emphasizing the importance of nervous system regulation, she recognizes that feeling safe in our bodies is essential for creating a sense of safety in the world around us.

Nicolette has a knack for skillfully unraveling the complexities of attachment, guiding clients through a journey of self-discovery and helping build secure and meaningful relationships, both with themselves and others. By compassionately exploring our past, we can initiate healing in the present and make lasting changes for the future.

Working with clients experiencing anxiety, depression, complex trauma, and relational and familial issues, Nicolette’s goal is to empower her clients to feel in control and grounded in their lives. She is inspired by the profound resilience, healing, and transformation that already exist within each of us. Nicolette’s counseling style is warm, compassionate, down to earth, and realistic - while she can’t promise that the path to healing will be easy, she promises to walk with you side by side and find the pieces of light along the way.

Nicolette is currently completing her Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at St. Bonaventure University and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Quinnipiac University. Outside of session, she can be found on her local beach with a good book, in the gym with her favorite playlist, or hanging out with her pup, Pretzel. Her simple pleasures include long walks, belly laughs, a quality cup of coffee, and making core memories with friends and family.

Lane Rogers, Advanced Clinical Fellow
Staff Therapist
Pronouns: she/her

Lane is inspired by the human capacity for growth, healing and change at all stages of life. She knows it can be easy to feel stuck in patterns that leave you feeling frustrated and disempowered. Therapy is a powerful tool for individuals to reconnect with themselves and become “unstuck.”

Lane takes a psychodynamic and experiential approach to counseling, where she partners with clients to explore their inner world and how past experiences may be shaping current challenges. Lane believes in the power of humor, spontaneity and an authentic collaborative relationship between therapist and client as tools to foster healing. She is passionate about creating a safe and non-judgmental environment for clients to explore all parts of themselves and to develop self-compassion and a deeper understanding of self.

Lane is currently completing her Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Northwestern University, and she holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan. Lane also has extensive experience working in various corporate Human Resources roles and uses this experience to inform her work supporting individuals navigating burnout, anxiety, career transitions and demanding professional environments. Lane's other areas of interest include life transitions, dating, relationship & intimacy issues, trauma and body image. 

In her free time, Lane enjoys trying new restaurants with friends, live music and playing tennis. Lane looks forward to hearing from you and embarking on this courageous journey together.

Ayaka Omoto, MHC, MA
Staff Therapist
Pronouns: she/her

As a Japanese-Chinese American woman who has lived and worked in Tokyo, Los Angeles, and New York City, Ayaka understands the complexity of navigating various cultural identities, as well as the challenge of navigating life in the corporate sector as a young professional.  Ayaka has found success in working with individuals and couples from various ages and backgrounds, particularly high-achieving adults and interracial/intercultural couples in their 20s and 30s.

Ayaka provides culturally sensitive and mindfulness-based care to address various issues including but not limited to: perfectionism, people-pleasing tendencies, relationship challenges, and trauma. She draws from several therapeutic orientations, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

Ayaka believes that experiences of safety, empathy, and attunement in therapy can be a transformative and healing process. She is committed to helping clients understand how their issues came to be, accept how things are without necessarily approving of them, and discover how best to reach a place they hope to be.

Ayaka holds a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling from New York University. When she’s not in the therapy room, she enjoys walking her Papillon dog in the park, seeking out the best sushi in town, or perusing the cookbook section in her local bookstore.

Kimmy Wu, MHC, MA
Staff Therapist
Pronouns: she/her

Kimmy is a passionate Taiwanese-American psychotherapist and mental health advocate who provides trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and sex and kink-affirming therapy services. She approaches therapy with an intersectional and psychodynamic framework to help individuals and couples from all walks of life navigate life transitions and face challenges related to self-worth, perfectionism, identity, shame, sexuality, career, relationships, and overall well-being. 

Kimmy believes that the foundation for effective therapy is a brave space that embodies curiosity, safety, compassion, empathy, accountability, and, most importantly, hope. While she acknowledges that therapy isn’t going to be comfortable at all times, she meets her clients’ discomfort with a nuanced balance of mindfulness and comradery. 

Kimmy received her M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Northwestern University. She previously held a career in corporate marketing, hospitality, and nonprofit work. As an immigrant and career changer, her life journey of shifts and pivots informs her belief in humans’ capacity for change and growth—which plays a significant role in her belief in your potential and resilience. 

If you are seeking a therapeutic partner to foster deeper explorations of your life experiences, reach out to Kimmy today! 

Michelle Vanegas, Advanced Clinical Fellow
Staff Therapist
Pronouns: she/her

Michelle understands that therapy can be daunting, and she welcomes you to a non-judgemental space of support, self-discovery, and empowerment. Michelle's approach to therapy embraces a holistic style that validates a client’s worldview and she collaborates with them to discover a healing plan in alignment with what suits them best. Guided by the principles of person-centered therapy, social justice, and inclusivity, Michelle values embodying warmth, passion and authenticity in her practice. Utilizing narrative, feminist, cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and mindfulness approaches, Michelle aims to help clients to progress from protective behavioral patterns towards responsive choices based on their well-being. 

Michelle's areas of interests include complex trauma, identity issues, inner child work, anxiety, depression, intergenerational conflict, career transitions, and relationship complexities. As a biracial woman, Michelle intimately understands the subtle impacts of societal oppression, offering a safe space for clients navigating diverse and intersectional worldviews. Drawing from her background as an actor, dancer, and yoga teacher Michelle strives to nurture the creative spirit within everyone, ultimately perceiving vulnerability as a source of strength. 

She is currently pursuing her Master's in Mental Health Counseling from Teachers College, Columbia University, and holds a BFA from Sam Houston State University. Hailing from Houston and calling New York City home for over 15 years, Michelle deeply understands the challenges of urban life. In her downtime, Michelle finds solace in Fort Tryon Park with her husband, relishes true crime podcasts, and cherishes snuggles with her feline companion, Harvey.

Julia Van Sickle, Advanced Clinical Fellow
Staff Therapist
Pronouns: she/her

Julia views therapy as a collaborative and safe journey. She focuses on building a solid relationship with clients and working together to create the therapeutic journey that best suits each individual. She is warm, empathetic, and compassionate, and believes in an authentic approach to therapy, free of judgment. Julia feels that a holistic approach is important, and is possible when healing happens in all parts of a client’s life. Her practice is rooted in mindfulness and focuses on the mind-body-spirit connection. She feels that awareness and acceptance are key to achieving growth.

Julia uses her insight and intuition to connect with clients and help them see things that lay outside of their awareness. It is important to Julia that the client-therapist relationship feels natural and comfortable, and that sessions are something to look forward to. She understands the fear and resistance to therapy, and experienced this herself before finding her own therapist and discovering therapy’s benefits firsthand. She is eager to provide relief to those experiencing adjustment issues, depression, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, dissociation, codependency, lack of purpose, stuckness, and grief. Though, she is comfortable and interested in assisting with whatever needs clients bring to each session.

Julia mixes cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, psychodynamic, and existential perspectives to create an approach focusing on the past, present, and future. She also incorporates external areas such as relationships, culture, environmental factors, nutrition, physical health, and daily lifestyle. Julia believes that each individual has the power and resources to heal, and she is there to support you in getting there. She focuses on identifying and breaking patterns that leave individuals feeling stagnant as well as increasing self-love. Additionally, she stresses separating the individual from their struggles and emphasizes the value of feeling our feelings. 

Julia is currently studying at Teachers College, Columbia University in their Master’s program for Mental Health Counseling. She enjoys refueling through photography, dance, exercise, exploring nature, yoga, meditation, and spending time with friends and loved ones.

Lydia Bell, MHC, MA
Staff Therapist
Pronouns: she/her

Lydia is a warm and engaged therapist with a background in art and dance. She believes in a process-oriented approach to therapy, in which therapist and client collaborate to uncover unconscious patterns and motivations. Whether you are anxious, depressed, struggling with a life transition, or just trying out therapy, Lydia will provide an open space for shared curiosity. 

Lydia works from a psychodynamic perspective, incorporating childhood experiences, relational dynamics, dreams, cultural/social factors, and any other material the client brings into the room. She has a personal interest in seeing people from creative backgrounds, new parents, and clients navigating intersectional identities and/or relationships. Lydia has immediate availability for sessions with adults and couples. 

Lydia received her Masters in Mental Counseling from Brooklyn College and completed her clinical internship at the Training Institute for Mental Health, a psychoanalytic institute. She is from the Pacific Northwest originally and has made Brooklyn her home for the past 15 years. 

Mehar Ahuja, MHC, MA
Staff Therapist
Pronouns: she/her

Mehar's approach as a therapist is to encourage curiosity in a collaborative environment. She aspires to guide you towards personal growth and self-exploration without judgment. In her sessions, she seeks to cultivate self-acceptance while working towards your therapeutic goals. Each individual is capable of bringing about the changes they desire, and she aims to help you uncover that potential and channel it towards a path that leads to a more fulfilling life.

Mehar sees both individuals and couples in her practice. As a Dialectical Behavioral Therapist, she specializes in working with people from diverse backgrounds who struggle with anxiety, depression, multicultural identity issues, life transitions, interpersonal challenges, suicidal ideation, self-defeating behaviors, and low self-esteem. When working with couples, Mehar recognizes the importance of communication and intimacy, and she uses Humanistic and Cognitive-Behavioral approaches to foster stronger intimate and sexual relationships.

Mehar recognizes the importance of individual diversity in the therapy room. Factors like our culture, ethnicity, spirituality, sexual orientation, and gender identity shape our sense of self and our needs. With her open mind and quirky in-session analogies, working with Mehar is like having a co-pilot in your therapeutic journey.

Joyce Quitasol, MHC, MA
Staff Therapist
pronouns: she/her

Joyce believes in the transformative power of safe, supportive relationships. She brings warmth and curiosity into the therapeutic space to co-create a client-centered experience that fosters opportunities for growth and change. 

Joyce is devoted to providing a down to earth, non-judgmental space to foster self-acceptance and honor an individual’s protective defenses. As with all her meaningful relationships, she prioritizes open communication and empathy with her clients. She will hold the space for them to place their pain, joy, anger, laughter, confusion, and tears with respect for each person’s emotional process. She uses a personalized, holistic approach to understand and guide each client towards building new skills to make mindful choices that feel right for them.

She has worked with clients in managing anxiety, depression, mid-life transitions, male identity, and LGBTQ+ identity. Joyce has a personal interest in issues relating to intergenerational conflict, parenthood, divorce, and relational struggles. She takes her time to understand her clients from a multicultural perspective, exploring factors such as racial/ethnic expectations, gender roles, and early childhood relationships as they ponder, “Who is my authentic self?” and “How do I want to show up in future relationships?”

Joyce holds a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Northwestern University, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biopsychology from Vassar College. She is a native New Yorker who enjoys the small town/big city life of her Brooklyn neighborhood. In her free time Joyce hones her ceramics skills, dances to 80’s music, and takes every opportunity to try new bakeries with her family.

Becca “Bec” Havian, Advanced Clinical Fellow
Staff Therapist
pronouns: she/they

You may associate the word “therapy” with a cold, clinical atmosphere. Bec seeks to redefine that understanding by creating a warm, comfortable and inviting environment that clients look forward to returning to each week.

Her approach is largely humanistic, with the goal of creating an open and trusting therapeutic relationship with her clients. She conceptualizes this dynamic as a thought partnership, working with clients collaboratively to determine a path towards healing that is built around their unique needs and preferences. While Bec welcomes clients of all identities, she is particularly passionate about working with adolescents and individuals in their early twenties experiencing anxiety and challenges with adjustment to adulthood.

Bec is currently completing her Masters in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness at New York University. Originally from the Bay Area, she completed her undergraduate degree at Bates College, where she studied rhetoric. Outside of work, Bec enjoys playing cards with friends in cozy cafes and “refilling her tank” with trips to the outdoors.

Eileen Chiu, LMHC, MA, EdM
Staff Therapist
Clinical Supervisor
pronouns: she/her

Eileen is passionate about practicing and encouraging self-expression and self-kindness. She believes that people do not necessarily need to walk in the exact same shoes to practice and experience empathy and compassion. Eileen is bilingual, and has an international and multicultural background, which has cultivated her curiosity and ability to adapt to new diverse perspectives and concepts. She believes in second chances and in providing a safe, collaborative and nonjudgmental space for clients to explore their capacity for recovery and healing. Eileen strives to help clients transform experiences that may feel bad into powerful triggers for growth. Eileen is passionate about helping clients find their voice and intentionality, and create more moments of meaningfulness in their lives. She also believes that it is natural to experience some resistance along the therapeutic journey. Eileen views this is an opportunity for her and the client to build the tools together to navigate this difficult space in a nurturing and empowering way.

Eileen has extensive experience working in different settings and with adults, couples, and families from all walks of life. Eileen has a professional investment in, among them, clients going through significant life changes; healing with trauma, pain and grief; building healthy lifestyles; developing racial and cultural identity; processing and improving relationship and intimacy issues; and recovery with increased self-esteem / self-confidence.

Eileen holds an Ed.M. in Mental Health Counseling and an M.A. in Psychological Counseling from Teachers College, Columbia University. Eileen’s hobbies includes being on her musical instruments, talking to her two fur babies, swimming, and exploring a new waterfall!

Lily Boyar, MA, MHC
Staff Therapist
pronouns: she/her

Lily strongly believes in the benefit and impact of therapy, but she knows that beginning the process can sometimes feel intimidating. She is best known for her ability to connect and build rapport with clients quickly and provide relief and understanding. She helps clients separate their symptoms from their sense of identity and self worth. Lily is skilled at identifying patterns, translating complex information into simple truths, and getting to the heart of the matter. 

Lily is warm and relational, direct, curious, and uses humor and metaphor with clients. She is passionate about helping people feel seen, illuminating their strengths and empowering them to develop solutions to the challenges they face in their lives. She approaches therapy collaboratively and tailors her approach to each individual. Lily is comfortable with a variety of client concerns but she is especially interested in helping couples communicate more intentionally, guiding men in exploring healthy expressions of masculinity, supporting individuals in exploring and developing their unique identity from their community, and helping people cope with life transitions and heal from past trauma. 

As a therapist, Lily believes much of the way we have internalized the world and our beliefs about ourselves stem from early childhood experiences, attachment patterns, as well as socialized and societal factors. She balances uncovering the past with understanding what is here and now, and discussing cultural considerations. She believes therapy can be a catalyst for change, and that the relationship between therapist and client can be healing and transformative. Lily is committed to a social justice approach and providing culturally informed, non-oppressive therapy.

Lily is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. She received her undergraduate degree from Northeastern University in Boston before beginning her career in Recruiting. She later went on to pursue a Masters in Counseling Psychology from The Wright Institute in Berkeley, California. When she isn’t working, Lily enjoys learning about other cultures, hosting her family and friends for a home cooked meal, and exploring comedy, film, food and art in the city.

Katarina Williams, MHC, MA
Staff Therapist
pronouns: she/her

Kat creates a safe space for self-discovery, healing, and growth, guiding you to connect with your true self, explore your inner world, and understand your relationships. She specializes in body image, perfectionism, anxiety, codependency, and relationships helping you find your voice, coexist with uncertainty, build healthy boundaries, and cultivate self-compassion. Through transformative work, Kat empowers you to live authentically and experience fulfilling relationships, most importantly the one you have with yourself. She also helps couples cultivate greater emotional intimacy to build secure partnerships.

Kat brings a passionate and collaborative stance to therapy, believing the answers you have been searching for externally lie within you. She gently challenges limiting beliefs and encourages healthier communication, while ensuring your full acceptance and autonomy. Her hope is that you can rediscover your intuition and make choices for a truly aligned life. Her work is grounded in psychodynamic, emotion-focused, and mind-body approaches.

Kat holds a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Fairfield University and is trained in Jungian Sand Tray levels 1-3. Her previous background is in corporate Human Resources as well as experience working with teens in eating disorder recovery. Outside of her work, she enjoys exploring the city’s cozy cafes or rewatching her favorite romantic comedy with a cup of tea.

Adrian Acevedo, MHC, MA
Staff Therapist
pronouns: she/her

Come in, get comfortable—you are welcome here! Adrian’s primary aim in working with you is to create a warm and collaborative space where you’re invited to come as you are. Together, you will explore your values and the characteristics of your authentic self, and consider how you can bring these more fully into all areas of your life. Adrian utilizes a relational approach to therapy that is both compassionate and challenging. This means she deeply values the connection between you, and will also help push you at times to see patterns that limit your thriving, impact your relationships, and keep you from being fully present and engaged in your life. Adrian’s therapeutic style will help you explore your past history and relationships as you seek to identify core beliefs that influence your sense of self and how you move through the world. Together, you will also work to build emotional awareness and regulation skills, engaging with difficult emotions while grounding yourself in the present using mindfulness practices. 

Adrian specializes in counseling individuals from diverse backgrounds who struggle with anxiety, negative self-image, and difficult life transitions. She enjoys working with clients to explore personal identity and complex family of origin and relationship issues, and helps them pursue healthier ways of being. She also has extensive experience working with New York City youth and enjoys supporting adolescent clients as they navigate the unique challenges of their life stage. Adrian is dedicated to providing antiracist and culturally affirming therapy to all clients, recognizing the many strengths to be found in positive cultural identity, as well as the impacts of oppression and marginalization on clients’ life experiences. 

Beginning therapy can feel overwhelming—Adrian will be here to partner with you every step of the way. She seeks to embody the values of hospitality, humility, curiosity, and acceptance for every person she has the privilege of getting to know in this space. Adrian has always been passionate and curious about people—how they become the way they are, how they relate to one another, and how they change. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Delaware, where she received her B.A. in Interpersonal Communication as well as a minor in Human Development and Family Studies. After returning home to New York City, she completed her Masters in Mental Health Counseling at Hunter College. She is excited to continue providing therapy to new and longtime New Yorkers from all walks of life. In her spare time, Adrian loves spending time outside, cooking for her friends and loved ones, arranging flowers, and enjoying time at home with her husband and their fluffy cat, Beso.

Ilana Pilcz, MHC, MA
Staff Therapist
pronouns: she/her

Connection is the essence of a meaningful life - connection with self and connection with others. Ilana works collaboratively, from a place of grounded openness and non-judgment, to help you understand yourself better. This will allow you to connect deeply, create positive change, find balance, and step into your most authentic you.  No one gets through this beautifully complicated life unscathed. Ilana is passionate about helping you develop resilience, self-acceptance, and self-awareness as we explore your past, help you live in your present, and maximize your future.  

Through her MA in Counseling at Northwestern University, Ilana has a theoretical foundation in psychodynamic theory and integrates a strong focus on attachment with a particular interest in mindfulness. As a relational therapist, she believes that the process of therapy must be customized to fit the unique needs of each person and that the trust, safety, and connection built through the therapeutic relationship is central to any goal. An ally to all, she strives to approach each client with cultural humility, curiosity, and multicultural awareness.

Through her undergraduate degree in music from Berklee College of Music and a decade of performing experience, she has acquired an active and creative approach. Ilana has worked extensively as a professional organizer, collaborating closely with individuals, couples, and families to help them streamline their space, consciously let go of what was not serving them, and realize their potential. This rich and varied background gives her a unique creative lens, a depth of empathy, and a finely tuned ability to intuitively understand others.

 Ilana sees adults, couples and individuals, at Intuitive Healing Psychotherapy Practice. She has completed Level 1 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy and has found a niche in couples work. Ilana believes in integrating an eclectic blend of healing tools and has completed Sandplay Training levels 1-3.

Alex Mammadyarov, LMHC, MA
Staff Therapist
Clinical Supervisor
pronouns: she/her

Alex helps you to get clear on what is leading you to feel stuck, lost, or far from yourself by
being interactive in the room and applying an eclectic approach, uniquely formed for you. Together you can gently peel the lid back, take a look inside, and carve a new path that appreciates the truth of the past and remains soft and open to the hope of the future. Alex works from a psychodynamic and humanistic perspective, seeking to understand the full context of what has shaped you in life since early childhood and taking care to warmly greet you as a whole person of several interlocking identities, experiences, and complexities. Other modalities Alex infuses into her work include CBT and mindfulness.

Though comfortable working with a variety of presenting concerns, Alex is particularly
passionate about walking alongside those facing grief, anxiety, depression, trauma, life & young adult transitions, and relationships. Alex works with adults and couples.

Alex graduated from New York University with a B.S. in Communicative Sciences & Disorders and from Teachers College, Columbia University with an Ed.M. in Counseling Psychology and an M.A. in Mental Health Counseling. Prior to moving into private practice, Alex worked with a diverse population of clients in the community mental health and college counseling settings. Outside of the therapy room, you’ll likely find her reading in the personal growth and biography sections, scouring record stores for hidden gems, or walking her sweet pitbull mix, Dwight, through Riverside Park.