Maya Adler

I work with people facing anxiety and depression at some of life’s most demanding passages. New and expecting mothers figuring out who they are now that everything has changed. People sitting with a diagnosis that has upended their lives. Caregivers who have quietly lost themselves in someone else’s needs. People grieving. Adults deciding what comes next. Anyone in the middle of something hard that doesn’t have an easy name.

Before private practice, I worked at Mount Sinai Hospital supporting transplant, ICU, and acute rehabilitation patients and families. Lives changed overnight, and I learned to stay steady with fear, uncertainty, and loss. I received my MSW from NYU, hold a Designation in Palliative Care from the Center to Advance Palliative Care, and am completing the perinatal mental health certificate course through Postpartum Support International.

I am straightforward and curious, and I pay attention to both what’s said and what isn’t. I am also a mother, a daughter, a wife, and someone who has sat with grief and change in my own life. I see adults by telehealth anywhere in New York State.

My style is eclectic, grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). That means we focus less on eliminating difficult thoughts and feelings and more on building your capacity to be present with what’s hard while moving toward what actually matters to you. I also bring in movement, breathwork, and therapeutic writing when helpful, and I pay attention to the body as part of mental health. I won’t push you toward coping strategies that don’t fit, and I won’t pretend the hard things aren’t hard. We start with what’s actually happening.

Before we meet, you’ll complete a brief intake form covering your personal history and what’s bringing you in. Sessions are 55 minutes over secure video. In our first session we’ll spend time getting to know each other. I’ll ask what’s going on, what you’ve tried before, and what you’re hoping therapy might do for you. You’ll have space to ask questions too. By the end we’ll have a clearer sense of whether we’re a good fit and what working together might look like. There’s no pressure to have it all figured out before we start.