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The AFA Therapist Network

Are you interested in finding a therapist to help you deal with any number of issues, such as infertility, couples counseling, depression or adoption? Click on a link to the right to find a therapist in your area.

Disclaimer

Please note that the information in this network and on available supoort groups does not constitute a recommendation to consult any specific mental health professional or group. Although The AFA makes every attempt to keep the information on members and groups accurate and up-to-date, The AFA cannot attest at all times to the accuracy and completeness of the information provided. We ensure that we do a thorough investigation and ask mental health professionals to provide us with the following information, in order to be considered for the network: *Graduate degree in a mental health field; Licensed/certified for independent mental health practice; Malpractice insurance in effect; Experience in counseling individuals/couples/groups experiencing infertility, pregnancy after infertility, postpartum issues, adoption, and/or parenting children who are conceived through the ARTS or adoption. This information is provided for your reference, however, the responsibility for choosing a therapist or support group and checking their credentials to practice must remain that of the patient.

Pregnancy Loss/Miscarriage

California

Newport Beach

Ellen Speyer, M.A., M.S., M.F.T.
4590 MacArthur Blvd.
Suite 660
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: (949) 252-1525

Email: edvs1@cox.net

Sacramento

Starla Medaris, M.A., L.C.S.W.
3065 Freeport Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95818
Phone: (916) 393-9753

Email: s.medaris@midtown.net

San Francisco

Diane Cote-Chang, L.C.S.W.
220 Montgomery Street
Suite 969
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (415) 279-7668

Email: di@cotechang.com

Peggy Orlin, M.S., M.F.T.
3819 23rd Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
Phone: (510) 528-2750

925 The Alameda
Berkeley, CA 94707

Email: orlin@pacificfertility.com

Renée Spencer, M.F.T.
3236 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 771-5671

Email: reneespencer@mac.com
Web: http://www.reneespencer.com

Shana Levy, M.D.
3061 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
Phone: (415) 820-1420

Fax: (415) 345-8434

Email: shana@shanalevymd.com
Web: http://www.shanalevymd.com

Connecticut

Fairfield

Jill Bachman, L.C.S.W., A.C.S.W.
1305 Post Road
Suite 307
Fairfield, CT 06824
Phone: (203) 550-2555

Email: jabfamilymatters@aol.com

Illinois

Oak Park

Gail Zarbin, L.C.S.W.
815 S. Wisconsin Avenue
Oak Park, IL 60304
Phone: (708) 445-8367

Email: Hefei9@aol.com

New Jersey

Millburn

Laura Alper, M.S.W.
14 Rawley Place
Millburn, NJ 07041
Phone: (973) 376-7173

Email: lauraat89@aol.com

Morristown

Andrea Braverman, Ph.D.
RMA of NJ
111 Madison Avenue
Suite 100
Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone: (973) 971-4600

Email: abraverman@rmanj.com

Ridgewood

Kim A. Weiss, Ph.D.
65 North Maple Avenue
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Phone: (201) 378-7399

Email: kimaltweiss@yahoo.com

Teaneck

Chana Simmonds, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
878 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Phone: (201) 836-1776

Email: chanasimmonds@gmail.com

New York

Brooklyn

Julie Surbaugh, Psy.D.
581 5th Street
Ground Level
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: (917) 974-6733

166 Bunn Street
Suite 102
Princeton, NJ 08540

Email: dr.surbaugh@gmail.com

Laura Summerhill, M.S. Ed., L.C.S.W.
Summerhill Therapy
153 Roebling St.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Phone: (718) 415-6406

Email: laura@summerhilltherapy.com
Web: http://www.summerhilltherapy.com

Forest Hills

Sara Barris, Psy.D.
109-23 71st Road
Ste. 1H
Forest Hills, NY 11375
Phone: (718) 544-0932

Email: sarabarris@aol.com

Larchmont

Carolyn Berger, L.C.S.W.
11 Byron Lane
Larchmont, NY 10538
Phone: (914) 834-6396

16 East 40th Street
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10016

Email: cnberger@optonline.net

New Rochelle

Emily Laitmon, L.C.S.W.
22 Indian Hill Road
New Rochelle, NY 10804
Phone: (914) 633-4224

174 East 74 Street
New York, NY 10021
Phone: (212) 988-2054

Email: laitmon@aol.com

New York

Ann R. Cohen, Ph.D.
Center for Human Behavior
25 West 81st Street
Suite 1D
New York, NY 10024
Phone: (646) 265-0473

Email: arc29@cornell.edu
Web: http://www.centerforhumanbehavior.com

Elizabeth Grill, Psy.D.
The Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine of Weill Cornell Medical College (formerly CRMI)
1305 York Avenue
6th Floor
New York, NY 10021
Phone: (646) 962-3314

Email: eag2001@med.cornell.edu

Izetta Siegal Stern, LCSW, BCD
85 Fifth Avenue
Ste. 906
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 691-1266

Email: ISiegalStern@aol.com

Joann Paley Galst, Ph.D.
30 East 60 Street
Suite 802
New York, NY 10022
Phone: (212) 759-2783

Email: jgalst@aol.com

Judith Greenwald, M.S.W.
252 W. 85th Street
Suite 1A
New York, NY 10024
Phone: (212) 874-4512

Email: judygpsych@aol.com

Patricia Mendell, L.C.S.W., B.C.D
902 Broadway
13th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Phone: (212) 819-1778

90 Eight Avenue
Suite 8A
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: (718) 230-9383

Email: pmendell@aol.com
Web: http://www.patriciamendell.com