Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Adults on the Upper West Side
CBT gives you practical tools to manage stress and anxiety, changing your behaviors and routines so you feel and function better, not just “cope harder.” We work in person on the Upper West Side and via secure telehealth anywhere in New York, Connecticut, or New Jersey; sessions are collaborative, structured, and geared toward visible progress.
If you’d like a quick primer before we dive in, here’s more about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
How CBT Helps Adults
CBT is useful when stress runs your day, anxiety narrows your choices, panic ambushes you, or low mood and perfectionism stall momentum. Together, we map the feedback loop, understand how thoughts, feelings, and actions reinforce one another, and then change the parts you can control.
The goal isn’t to think “positive”; it’s to test beliefs, design tolerable steps, and build routines so daily life feels more manageable. When sleep is part of the picture, we adjust cues and timing so rest stops fighting you back.
In CBT we identify patterns in your life, and then set goals to achieve the change you want. We work together to help you feel better.
Our Approach (Structured, Skills-Based, Connected)
You’ll always know what we’re working on and why. We set specific goals, choose one or two micro-steps to practice between sessions, and check the data the following week—what helped, what didn’t, and what to adjust.
Progress markers are concrete: how long worry lasted before you re-engaged, whether mornings or evenings are running smoother, if you were able to face a fear or communicate with someone you needed to talk to.
Expect plain language, behavioral experiments, and course corrections that respect your pace without losing momentum.
CBT Tools We Use
We keep our approach practical across various concerns. For anxiety and rumination, we mix with cognitive coping tools and mindfulness skills with exposure and response prevention (or brave behaviors) so you can practice staying with discomfort and then moving on.
For depression, we rebuild momentum with behavioral activation and values-based routines that restart energy before motivation arrives. For panic, we use interoceptive and situational exposures alongside cognitive coping skills to help your body learn when the alarm is false.
When perfectionism and stress are the culprits, we work on setting realistic goals, tolerating uncertainty, and setting healthy boundaries. If sleep is off, we analyze what’s getting in the way and use CBT for insomnia tools that go beyond the basics of just good sleep hygiene.
In-Person on the UWS & Secure Telehealth (NY, NJ, CT)
You can visit us in our Upper West Side office near Central Park, close to the 1/2/3 and B/C lines. Many clients choose a hybrid plan—office visits for hands-on coaching or exposures, telehealth for busy weeks—so consistency doesn’t depend on your commute.
Meet Your CBT Clinicians
You’ll work with licensed psychologists who specialize in evidence-based care for adults. Dr. Gordon individually supervises all clinicians, so you are always getting the benefit of her 20 years of experience.
You can read more about the team on our site’s clinician pages.
Getting Started
A brief call helps us understand what’s hardest right now—worry spirals, burnout, sleep, panic—and choose a place to begin. We’re a private-pay, out-of-network practice and provide superbills for insurance reimbursement; HSA/FSA are welcome.
Feel free to request an appointment or call +1 (917) 972-5671 to talk through the best first step.
Location
241 Central Park W # 1D, New York, NY 10024
Phone: (917) 972-5671
Email: info@gordontherapygroup.com
Hours of Operation
Monday – Friday: 9 AM – 6 PM
Saturday – Sunday: Closed