8 NYC Interpersonal Psychotherapists Ready for Hire

Struggling with relationship patterns that keep repeating? Whether it's miscommunication with your partner, boundary issues with family, or feeling disconnected from friends, our interpersonal therapists understand that healing happens through understanding how we connect with others. At New York City Psychotherapy Collective, we help you break unhelpful relationship cycles and build the fulfilling connections you crave.

Meet our therapists

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Johanna Bellorin, LMSW

  • Johanna brings a down-to-earth approach to interpersonal therapy, specializing in how cultural transitions and major life changes impact relationships. As a Venezuelan immigrant, she deeply understands how moving between worlds affects our connections with others and ourselves, helping clients navigate relationship challenges through both Spanish and English.

    • Credentials: Licensed Master Social Worker

    • Clientele: Adults & couples

    • Location: New York City, NY

    • Virtual therapy: Yes

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Lily Ostler, LCSW

  • Lily creates a judgment-free space where all relationship structures are welcomed and understood. As a Certified Sex Therapist and queer woman, she brings specialized insight to interpersonal dynamics, helping individuals, couples, and polycules explore intimacy, navigate relationship transitions, and strengthen their connections.

    • Credentials: Licensed Clinical Social Worker, AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist 

    • Clientele: Adults, couples, & polycules

    • Location: New York City, NY

    • Virtual therapy: Yes

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Maggie McCarthy, LMSW

  • Maggie combines warmth with practical tools to help women and LGBTQ+ individuals and couples break free from unhelpful relationship patterns. Her collaborative, strengths-based approach focuses on helping clients understand why relationships feel draining, uncover what they truly need, and build connections that feel genuine and empowering.

    • Credentials: Licensed Master Social Worker

    • Clientele: Adults & couples

    • Location: New York City, NY

    • Virtual therapy: Yes

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Allie Soss, LMHC

  • Allie specializes in helping adults break free from the overthinking and anxiety that can sabotage relationships. Through her collaborative CBT and person-centered approach, she helps clients develop better communication skills, build self-worth, and create healthier relationship patterns by addressing the negative self-talk that often gets in the way of connection.

    • Credentials: Licensed Mental Health Counselor with Diagnostic Privilege

    • Clientele: Adults

    • Location: New York City, NY

    • Virtual therapy: Yes

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Greta Weiss, LMSW

  • Greta helps highly sensitive young adults transform their relationship with their own emotionality and use it as a strength in connections with others. Her warm, authentic approach honors emotional depth while building practical skills for navigating breakups, family dynamics, and the pressures of relationships in today's world.

    • Credentials: Licensed Master Social Worker

    • Clientele: Young adults

    • Location: New York City, NY

    • Virtual therapy: Yes

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Remi Reich, LMSW

  • Remi creates a compassionate space for college-aged women and recent graduates to navigate relationship shifts. She helps clients build resilience and self-awareness during major life transitions, focusing on how changing identity affects relationships with family, friends, and romantic partners.

    • Credentials: Licensed Master Social Worker

    • Clientele: College students & young adults

    • Location: New York City, NY

    • Virtual therapy: Yes

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Julia Laplaza, LMHC

  • Julia brings her lens as a bilingual Latinx therapist to help college students and young professionals navigate relationship pressures from family, work, and society. She specializes in helping clients who struggle with people-pleasing and perfectionism learn to set boundaries and communicate their needs authentically.

    • Credentials: Licensed Mental Health Counselor with Diagnostic Privilege

    • Clientele: College students & young adults

    • Location: New York City, NY

    • Virtual therapy: Yes

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Laina Mason, LCSW

Book with Laina

  • With over 15 years of experience, Laina helps individuals build meaningful connections with themselves and others while healing from trauma and life transitions. Her intersectional feminist approach focuses on understanding how past experiences impact current relationships, with specialized expertise in working with LGBTQIA+ individuals and trauma survivors.

    • Credentials: Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Clinical Supervisor

    • Clientele: Adults

    • Location: New York City, NY

    • Virtual therapy: Yes

Step 1: Schedule a free consultation

Book a free introductory call to discuss your needs and see if we're a good fit.

Step 2: Complete intake paperwork

Fill out forms about your history and what you hope to achieve in therapy.

Step 3: Attend your first session

Meet your therapist and begin exploring your relationship patterns and goals.

Step 4: Commit to the process

Engage in regular sessions and practice new skills between appointments.

Common reasons why people start interpersonal therapy

  • Repeating the same relationship conflicts over and over

  • Difficulty setting and maintaining boundaries with family or friends

  • Struggling to communicate needs clearly 

  • Feeling disconnected or misunderstood by important people in your life

  • Navigating major relationship transitions like breakups, marriage, or moving

  • Dealing with family dynamics that affect your adult relationships

  • Learning to trust others after betrayal or trauma

  • Improving conflict resolution and communication skills

  • Breaking patterns of people-pleasing or codependency

  • Processing grief from relationship losses or major life changes

FAQs about interpersonal therapy

  • Interpersonal psychotherapy focuses on improving relationship patterns and communication skills to address depression, anxiety, and other challenges. It's particularly helpful for people who notice their emotional struggles are connected to relationship conflicts, major life changes, grief, or difficulties with social connections. This approach helps you understand how your relationships impact your mood and mental health.

  • In interpersonal therapy, you'll explore your relationship patterns, communication styles, and how past experiences shape current connections. Sessions focus on identifying specific interpersonal problems and developing practical skills to address them. You can expect homework assignments to practice new communication techniques and regular check-ins about your progress in relationships outside of therapy.

  • Our practice is ideal if you're looking for culturally competent, evidence-based therapy that honors your unique identity and experiences. We specialize in working with young adults, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people from diverse backgrounds who want to improve their relationships while navigating anxiety, depression, or life transitions. We prioritize finding the perfect therapist match for your specific needs, taking care to pair you with the right clinician for what you’re going through.

  • Simply fill out this form to book a free consultation call where we'll discuss your concerns and help you connect with the right therapist. During this call, we'll learn about your relationship goals, discuss our approach, and answer any questions about the therapy process. If we seem like a good fit, we'll schedule your first full session and send intake paperwork.

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