Emma Beiderman, LCSW

There are times when our usual patterns of thinking, feeling, and being call for deeper attention. Whether you're seeking support during a difficult time, navigating life’s complexities, or managing mental and emotional discomfort, therapy can offer the consistency and companionship needed to create lasting change. Despite the many personal, cultural, and systemic barriers to well-being, the therapeutic process can activate an innate human capacity for growth and healing. My aim is to collaborate with you in creating a space where curiosity, dialogue, and working through things together help uncover new ways of being in the world.

I work with people navigating a range of themes, including relationships (familial, romantic, and social), trauma, anxiety, depression, overwhelming emotions, work/life balance, existential concerns, recurring thought or behavior patterns, gender, racial identity and cultural assimilation, as well as self-esteem. I’m especially passionate about providing affirming care to queer and bi/multiracial Asian American individuals, as well as couples who have struggled to find therapists they feel understood by due to intersecting identities.

My approach to therapy is warm, direct, playful, and engaging. I’m a careful listener and strive to foster an environment of openness and non-judgment. I draw from a psychoanalytic perspective to explore how early experiences, unconscious patterns, and emotional tensions may shape current challenges.

I have additional training in AEDP, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), which allow me to offer a flexible, holistic approach tailored to each client’s needs by integrating insight-oriented, behavioral and trauma-focused modalities.

I hold an M.A. in Social Work from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College and a B.F.A. in Sculpture from Purchase College. I am currently a candidate in psychoanalytic training.