Black / African American therapists in Ridgewood, New York NY
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Serving Black / African American
Madailein O' Donnell
Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Madailein O"Donnell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who is currently accepting new patients in the state of New York. Madailein specializes in treating personality disorders, trauma, and mood disorders. She currently accepts the following insurances: Aetna, Optum, Carelon Behavioral Health, Oscar, Cigna, United Healthcare, and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New York.
5 Years Experience
Online in Ridgewood, NY New York (Online Only)
Serving Black / African American
Nadira Jackson - TherapyWithDira
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
As a Black female Licensed Mental Health Clinician with nearly five years of experience, I hold deep respect for the ways culture, identity, and intergenerational experiences shape us. I bring curiosity, compassion, and cultural awareness to our work. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, relationship challenges, self-worth, trauma, or life transitions—this is a space where your whole self is welcome.
Therapy with me isn’t about fixing you—it’s about coming home to yourself. And from that place, building deeper, more meaningful connections in every area of your life.
5 Years Experience
Online in Ridgewood, NY New York (Online Only)
Serving Black / African American
Vesna Cvetkovic
Art Therapist, LCAT, ATR-BC
I believe in therapy and the potential for change. I also believe in the importance of finding support when you need it. As a therapist, I value the therapeutic relationship and try to show up for each client fully and take on the responsibility for their progress. Also, as a therapist, I always try to find potential avenues for growth, whether it's getting a certification in cognitive behavioral therapy or acceptance and commitment therapy, I believe that growing my skillset and sharing it with you is essential. I also encourage you to think deeply about your life and to take actions to create changes that you want to see.
12 Years Experience
Online in Ridgewood, NY New York (Online Only)
Serving Black / African American
Yaffa Dyckman
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Does the past still haunt you? Are you stuck thinking about a difficult experience, a relationship, a memory? Past Traumatic experiences and painful relationships can steal the joy out of life. So can negative self-talk. I can help you live more in the present and look positively towards the future. I bring over 15 years of clinical experience into my virtual and in person practices. I integrate both EMDR and psychodynamic therapy, two therapy approaches that I am certified in. I work with STAIR-NST as well, an approach that integrates both cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment theory. Don’t wait any longer to start feeling better. Let’s begin this journey together.
16 Years Experience
In-Person Near Ridgewood, NY
Online in Ridgewood, NY New York
Serving Black / African American
Dr. Joel J. Stukalin
Therapist, PHD, ABPP, FAACP
For forty years as a respected and trusted psychologist in the Queens and New York regions, Dr. Joel Stukalin has provided quality couples counseling, marriage counseling and individual psychotherapy and psychoanalysis to his clients from many cultures, religions and ethnicities.
39 Years Experience
In-Person Near Ridgewood, NY
Serving Black / African American
Farzana Rahman
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC-D
Having worked for a decade, I have supported clients through the nuanced and demanding areas of interpersonal stress, major life transitions, identity exploration, and the long-lasting impact of early adverse childhood experiences. I hold particular care and awareness towards the cultural, relational, and systemic forces that shape a person’s sense of self. I feel especially attuned to how family histories and early attachments influence adult relationships, therefore, I often invite clients to explore identity, unlearn old narratives, and build relationships that feel grounded and authentic. My unique, yet collective experiences as a child of immigrant parents and a South Asian woman allow me to recognize how family expectations, cultural identity, gender identity, and other parts of ourselves are important in the therapy work.
11 Years Experience
In-Person Near Ridgewood, NY
Online in Ridgewood, NY New York
Serving Black / African American
Daniel Pagano
Licensed Psychoanalyst, PhD, LP, SCC
Asking for help and finding safety with support is not easy, and I honor the courage it takes to begin. I offer a deeply caring and engaged relationship where you can expect a warm, non-judgmental place to freely express yourself, making the process of psychotherapy feel less intimidating. Our work together is a sacred, collaborative journey into the depths of your psyche, compassionately exploring unconscious patterns and shadow aspects to align you with your authentic Self and foster true spiritual wholeness.
33 Years Experience
In-Person Near Ridgewood, NY
Online in Ridgewood, NY New York
Serving Black / African American
Jenn Coonce
Licensed Psychoanalyst, Licensed Psychoanalyst, New York State
Often times, people find that they experience unhappiness, anxiety, or repeated obstacles to getting what they want. This can lead to problems with relationships, work, or other areas of our lives.
Through a cooperative, supportive relationship with a therapist you trust and feel comfortable with, you can learn how to cope with what the "universe" throws your way, and choose behaviors and habits that can help you get more of what you want from life. By talking with someone you trust and feel comfortable with, I believe anyone can learn to know themselves better and to live more consciously and deliberately.
16 Years Experience
In-Person Near Ridgewood, NY
Online in Ridgewood, NY New York
Serving Black / African American
Judith Rapley
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Receive help from someone who relates to you and has been there like you, in many instances. This includes some immigrant, racial, religious and gender issues, that I too have experienced that especially sensitize me to yours. So stop looking! Let's work together!
16 Years Experience
In-Person Near Ridgewood, NY
Online in Ridgewood, NY New York
Serving Black / African American
Pia Roper-Evans
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW-R Therapist
If it feels as if you are repeatedly being inundated with new stressors before you have been able to resolve stressors that were already existing. Therapy can be helpful in making sense of it all. It can be a place to talk through stressors as well as to identify patterns and interactions with loved ones that may stem from core relationships.
Do you want to uncover attributes for personal tendencies that you find stressful and confusing.
17 Years Experience
In-Person Near Ridgewood, NY
Online in Ridgewood, NY New York
Black / African American therapists in Ridgewood, New York Statistics
Black / African American therapists in Ridgewood, New York average 17 years of experience and charge around $203 per session. 95% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (87%), Depression (81%), and Trauma and PTSD (63%).
Average years in practice
17 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$203
Accept insurance
46%
Offer sliding scale
64%
Gender ID
| 59% |
Female |
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| 28% |
Male |
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| 7% |
Non-Binary |
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| 6% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 54% |
In Person and Online |
|
| 41% |
Online Only |
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| 5% |
In Person Only |
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Top Specialties
| 87% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 81% | Depression |
| 63% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 58% | Stress |
| 49% | Loss or Grief |
| 48% | Self Esteem |
| 47% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |
Ages Served
| 95% | Adult |
| 60% | Young Adult |
| 60% | Senior |
| 47% | Teen |
| 25% | Children |
Client Focus
| 100% | Black / African American |
| 92% | Women |
| 80% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 78% | LGBTQ+ |
| 72% | Men |