Dr. Ilana Simons

I am a filmmaker and painter, which informs the way I practice therapy. I see therapy as the chance to do what art does: to try a new format, to dare to trust it, to nurture something new until it lives.

Therapy relies on the patience we have to see each other and the courage to try something surprising.

I have PhDs in both literature and psychology and have taught literature and writing at NYU and The New School. I use a Jungian lens.

I come to therapy with a Jungian lens, which means using tools like parts work, with a focus on play. I am queer-affirming and supportive, working to bring out your sense of possibility.

A greater awareness of your style of relating, a greater sense of freedom.