Find balance and success on your terms with therapy for young professionals & entrepreneurs in NYC.
Focus on Client Needs: We emphasize understanding a client's past, present, and future goals to create a personalized treatment plan, not just labeling with a diagnosis just for the sake of it. Success in therapy is built on a strong therapeutic relationship and partnership, so clients’ voices are always centered in the process.
Accessibility: We offer online therapy throughout New York City and State, creating a more comfortable environment for clients to seek therapy from the places they feel most at ease. You’re busy. We get that. We offer convenient online therapy throughout New York City and State. All you need is a quiet space and an internet connection. Our platforms are completely secure, HIPAA compliant, and easy to access from anywhere, including laptops, phones, and tablets.
Specialized Approach: We were founded on the principle of combining two main therapy modalities: Psychodynamic Therapy (more reflective about the origins of your habits and mindsets) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (also known as CBT - more action-oriented work). This combination involves a more open-ended approach to discussing past and present experiences and emotions and working on how to change them for the better.
Convenience: We offer online therapy throughout New York City and State, eliminating the need for sweaty commutes, awkward waiting rooms, and washing your face in a public bathroom after you’ve cried. Just expert support to meet you wherever you are, from the comfort of your home, office, or any other private space you have access to. Being a busy professional means that you don't always have time to get to an office for therapy, so we bring the office to you, virtually.
Experts in the Field: We're professionally licensed therapists who know how important it is to succeed in your career while also feeling like you're living an authentic and meaningful life. Since we began our work as therapists, we've worked with clients for over 75,000 hours combined, and that number climbs every day. When we say we understand all of the ways anxiety and stress about your professional life can show up for you, we really mean it.
Personalized Matching: We prioritize finding the right therapist for each client, going beyond impersonal algorithms and using our knowledge of each therapist to create a good fit. Feeling like your therapist understands you, knows how to help you, and has your back is essential to getting the most out of your work together. Whether you're a business owner, an entrepreneur wearing multiple hats every day, or a high performing professional, we make sure that your therapist understands your unique challenges.
Top Rated Therapy for Professionals NYC
Takeaway: Building a career and navigating the professional world (especially in NYC) can be overwhelming. If you’re experiencing stress, anxiety, or self-doubt as a young professional, you’re not alone. Our therapists are here to offer nonjudgemental support to help you thrive in all aspects of your life. Contact us today to get started.
About the New York City Psychotherapy Collective
The New York City Psychotherapy Collective is a diverse team of expert therapists dedicated to helping high performing professionals create more fulfilling lives through personalized mental health care in a judgment free space. Our philosophy centers on the belief that finding the right therapeutic match is crucial for success – much like dating, we prioritize creating authentic connections between clients and therapists who truly understand their unique challenges.
We specialize in serving busy professionals through convenient online therapy across New York City and State. Our therapists combine various approaches, including psychodynamic therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy, to help you understand past experiences, improve decision-making, and build stronger relationships. Whether you're dealing with anxiety, depression, low self esteem, relationship challenges, or professional stress, our culturally diverse team offers expertise in multiple languages and therapeutic styles.
As in-network providers for major insurance plans including Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Empire, Optum, Oscar, and United Health, we make quality therapy accessible on your busy schedule. Our HIPAA-compliant virtual platform allows you to connect with your therapist from any private space, eliminating the hassle of commuting while maintaining the highest standards of professional care.
Meet 8 of the best NYC therapists for entrepreneurs & young professionals
1. Anjna Arun, MHC-LP
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Anjna specializes in helping professionals find balance between workplace demands and personal authenticity. She understands how high-pressure careers can lead to burnout and depression, offering strategies to maintain performance while prioritizing wellbeing. Using a blend of psychodynamic, CBT, and Gestalt approaches, she helps clients navigate workplace dynamics, set boundaries, and develop sustainable success practices. Anjna particularly understands the unique challenges faced by professionals dealing with cultural expectations and corporate pressures.
2. Julia Laplaza, LMHC
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Julia excels in supporting early-career professionals through workplace transitions and career development challenges that are spilling over into their personal life. She helps clients manage workplace stress, imposter syndrome, and professional relationships while building leadership confidence. Her approach combines practical CBT techniques with deeper insight work, helping young professionals create work-life balance and advance their careers without sacrificing mental health.
3. Maggie McCarthy, LMSW
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Maggie partners with corporate professionals to address workplace stress and career satisfaction. She specializes in helping clients who feel disconnected from their professional purpose, using mindfulness and CBT to rebuild motivation and workplace engagement. Her holistic approach considers both individual career goals and broader organizational and societal dynamics, helping professionals thrive in demanding environments.
4. Laina Mason, LCSW
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With over 15 years of experience, Laina uses a trauma informed lens to help executives and senior professionals navigate high-stakes career transitions and workplace toxicity. She specializes in supporting professionals in demanding leadership positions who work long hours and struggle with the immense pressure placed on them. Through evidence-based techniques, she helps clients maintain professional performance while developing resilience and authentic leadership styles.
5. Gabriella Giachin, LMSW
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Gabby specializes in supporting mid-career professionals through career transitions and workplace identity challenges. She helps clients examine professional patterns that may be holding them back from a fulfilling life, helping them focus on cultivating relationships and building leadership presence. Her accepting space allows professionals to explore career doubts, set strategic goals, and develop executive presence.
6. Allison Soss, LMHC
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Allie specializes in helping employees overcome imposter syndrome and navigate workplace relationships. As a therapist for young professionals, she excels in supporting clients dealing with workplace stress, team dynamics, and career transitions. Her warm, practical approach helps professionals develop emotional intelligence, set workplace boundaries, and build confidence to achieve their greatest potential.
7. Greta Weiss, LMSW
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Greta supports professionals balancing corporate success inside organizations with personal fulfillment and self care outside of work. She helps clients maintain high energy and productivity while managing workplace stress and depression, combining psychodynamic insights with practical CBT strategies. Her approach is particularly effective for professionals struggling with work-life boundaries and corporate cultural challenges.
8. Remi Reich, LMSW
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Remi specializes in supporting professionals and entrepreneurs navigating career transitions and workplace challenges. Her direct, strategic approach helps clients align professional goals with personal values while managing stress and depression. She offers both high-level career strategy and practical tools for managing workplace dynamics, particularly valuable for those in creative industries or leadership positions.
How to get started
Fill out our contact form. Share some information about you so that we can match you with the perfect therapist for your needs. You can submit your insurance information prior to the call so we can verify your benefits and copay.
Book a free consultation. After you fill out our form, have a low-pressure, 20-minute call with your therapist to make sure they are the right fit.
Start anxiety therapy. Schedule your first session and start on your journey to feeling better right away.
Why work with us
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Our therapists specialize in supporting busy professionals through workplace challenges, career transitions, and leadership development. Each member of our team brings to traditional therapy a deep understanding of corporate dynamics, imposter syndrome, and work-life balance challenges that modern professionals face. Whether you're a small business owner, running a company, courting investors, advising start ups, or just starting out on your entrepreneurship journey, there's a therapist for professionals here who completely gets it.
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We believe finding the right therapist is crucial for success. Like a successful professional partnership, we prioritize matching you with a therapist who understands your industry challenges, communication style, and career goals. Our diverse team ensures we can match you with someone who truly gets your specific stressors and situation.
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You're busy, we get that. That's why our extremely helpful HIPAA-compliant virtual platform allows you to connect with your therapist from your office, home, or any private space. No commuting means you can easily fit therapy into your busy schedule without sacrificing quality of care. You can take care of your well being on your terms.
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We're in-network with major insurance providers including Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Empire, Optum, Oscar, Oxford, and United Health plans. For other commercial healthcare plans, we're approved out-of-network providers, making quality mental healthcare accessible to professionals who want to use the benefits they work so hard for so they can invest in other areas.
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We combine proven therapeutic techniques like psychodynamic therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with practical workplace strategies for holistic wellness. Our goal is to help you develop both deeper self-awareness of your own psychology and highly effective, actionable tools for professional growth and personal wellbeing.
Most common reasons why people start therapy for entrepreneurs & young professionals
Career Transitions and Uncertainty
Whether you're launching a startup, changing industries, or building new skills to step into a leadership role in your existing job, career transitions can trigger anxiety and self-doubt. Entrepreneur therapy provides a space to process these changes, develop confidence in decision-making, and align your professional choices with your values and long-term goals.
Burnout and Work-Life Balance
The demands of entrepreneurship and high-pressure careers can lead to exhaustion, decreased motivation, and strained personal relationships. Therapy helps you develop the ability to recognize early signs of burnout, establish sustainable boundaries, and create routines that support both physical and mental wellbeing.
Navigating Multiple Roles as a Professional Woman
Professional women often face unique challenges in balancing high-powered careers with family responsibilities, societal expectations, and personal aspirations. Therapy provides support in managing the emotional labor of these multiple roles, addressing guilt and perfectionism, and creating strategies to thrive in both professional and family life while maintaining self-care.
Imposter Syndrome
Feeling like a fraud despite your achievements is common among high achievers. Talk therapy's benefit includes helping you understand the roots of these feelings, challenging self-defeating thoughts, and developing authentic confidence in your abilities and accomplishments.
Leadership and Relationship Challenges
Managing teams, handling difficult conversations, and navigating workplace dynamics require strong emotional intelligence. Therapy provides tools for improving communication, setting healthy boundaries, and developing your leadership style while maintaining professional relationships.
Performance Anxiety and Decision Fatigue
The pressure to consistently perform at high levels while making crucial business or career decisions can be overwhelming, leading to high blood pressure, sleepless nights, and various mental health conditions. Therapy offers strategies for managing anxiety, improving focus, and making decisions with greater clarity and confidence.
Identity and Purpose
Success in your career might not bring the fulfillment you expected, leading to questions about your purpose and identity beyond work. Therapy helps you explore these deeper questions, reconnect with your values, and create meaning in both professional and personal spheres.
When another practice might be a better fit for your needs
You Need Immediate Crisis Support
While we specialize in helping professionals navigate workplace challenges and career-related stress during scheduled business hours, we aren't equipped for emergency mental health crises. If you're experiencing severe mental health issues requiring immediate intervention, we'll help connect you with appropriate crisis services and resources.
You're Seeking Quick-Fix Solutions
Professional challenges often have complex roots that require time to understand and address effectively. While we'll help you develop immediate workplace coping strategies, our approach focuses on creating sustainable, long-term professional success rather than temporary fixes. If you're looking for brief interventions only, another practice might better suit your needs.
You're Looking for Medication Management
Though we collaborate closely with psychiatrists and primary care providers, we focus exclusively on therapy and professional development. If you're specifically seeking medication management, we can recommend trusted providers while working together on professional growth and emotional intelligence strategies.
You're Unable to Commit to Regular Sessions
We understand the demands of professional life can make scheduling challenging. However, our approach works best when you can commit to consistent sessions. If your current work schedule or travel demands make regular attendance impossible, you might benefit from a more flexible care arrangement.
You Want a Single-Method Approach
Our practice combines proven business psychology with various therapeutic techniques to address workplace challenges comprehensively. We customize our approach based on your professional needs and goals. If you're seeking a strictly manual-based or single-method treatment, another practice might be a better match.
You Need Intensive Support
If your situation requires multiple sessions per week or intensive daily support, we can help connect you with excellent intensive outpatient programs better suited to provide that level of care while maintaining your professional commitments.
FAQs about therapy for business professionals in NYC
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Running a business can take a significant toll on mental health, with entrepreneurs facing unique psychological challenges. Research indicates that 72% of entrepreneurs report mental health concerns, significantly higher than the general population. The demanding nature of entrepreneurship or running your own business - including financial uncertainty, isolation, decision fatigue, and the pressure to maintain a successful image - creates particular vulnerability to conditions like anxiety and depression.
Entrepreneurs are twice as likely to suffer from depression, with 30% reporting a lifetime history of depression. The "always-on" nature of modern business, combined with high-stakes decision-making and personal financial risk, can create chronic stress that impacts both mental and physical health. Additionally, many entrepreneurs struggle with work-life boundaries, leading to relationship strain and decreased social support.
What's particularly challenging is that many entrepreneurs feel unable to discuss these struggles openly, fearing it might affect investor confidence or team morale. This stigma often prevents business owners from seeking help until issues become severe. However, research shows that addressing mental health challenges early through professional support can actually improve business performance and decision-making capabilities.
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Our practice offers several evidence-based therapeutic approaches specifically tailored for business owners and entrepreneurs:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Helps entrepreneurs identify and change thought patterns that affect business decision-making and leadership. CBT provides practical tools for managing stress, improving focus, and maintaining confidence during challenging business cycles.
Executive Coaching Combined with Psychodynamic Therapy
This integrated approach helps you understand how past experiences influence your leadership style while developing concrete business strategies. It addresses both immediate challenges and deeper patterns that may impact your business relationships and decision-making.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Particularly effective for entrepreneurs dealing with high-pressure situations, this approach teaches present-moment awareness and stress management techniques that can be applied during intense business situations.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Focuses on immediate business challenges while developing practical solutions. This approach is especially helpful when dealing with specific business situations or transitions.
Somatic Therapy
Helps entrepreneurs recognize and address how stress manifests physically, improving resilience and preventing burnout through body-aware techniques that can be used during demanding business situations.
All our approaches can be customized to your specific business challenges and schedule, with flexible online sessions to accommodate entrepreneurial demands.
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Therapy offers valuable support and strategies for professionals navigating the complex demands of modern business life. Through targeted therapeutic work, you can:
Enhance Decision-Making
Develop clearer judgment and stronger confidence in high-stakes situations by understanding your thought patterns and potential blind spots. Learn to balance analytical thinking with emotional intelligence for better business and career choices.
Build Resilience
Gain practical tools for managing stress, preventing burnout, and maintaining peak performance during challenging business cycles. Develop strategies to bounce back from setbacks while maintaining your professional momentum.
Improve Leadership Skills
Understand your leadership style and strengthen your ability to manage team dynamics, handle difficult conversations, and build authentic professional relationships. Address imposter syndrome and develop genuine executive presence.
Create Sustainable Success
Design work-life integration that supports both professional achievement and personal wellbeing. Learn to set boundaries that protect your energy while advancing your career goals.
Navigate Transitions
Get support during pivotal career moments, whether you're scaling a business, changing industries, or stepping into a more senior role. Process complex emotions while maintaining professional performance.
Develop Self-Awareness
Gain insights into your professional patterns, communication style, and decision-making processes. Understand how your past experiences influence your current professional choices and leadership approach.
Start therapy for young professionals & entrepreneurs in NYC
At the New York City Psychotherapy Collective, we understand the unique challenges faced by ambitious professionals and entrepreneurs in today's demanding business environment. Our team of experienced therapists specializes in supporting you through career transitions, leadership challenges, burnout prevention, and work-life integration.
We combine proven therapeutic approaches with practical business insights to help you:
Make confident decisions in high-pressure situations
Develop authentic leadership presence
Manage stress while maintaining peak performance
Navigate complex workplace relationships
Build sustainable success practices
Ready to invest in your professional and personal growth? Schedule a free consultation to meet with one of our therapists who understands your unique challenges. We'll help you find the perfect therapeutic match for your specific needs and goals.
Take the first step toward creating sustainable success. Contact our therapists for business professionals and entrepreneurs today to schedule your complimentary consultation.