Our Therapists.
Dr. Grimes currently works with two wonderful therapists. Learn more about them below and click here to contact one of them.
Michael Libonati (he/him)
Michael is a graduate of the Silberman School of Social Work and works with clients on a range of issues including shame, depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, addiction, low-self esteem, and creative blocks. Michael has extensive experience working with people in the LGBTIA+ population as well as NY-based artists, performers, and creatives. He also trained within The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy’s gender and sexuality division (PCGS). His therapy is rooted in the idea that long-term change begins with the chance to be experienced fully. He invites clients to allow all parts of themselves, even those seemingly unacceptable or unloveable, to participate in the process of healing and self-understanding. To learn more about Michael's work, please reach out to him here.
Omer Leshem (he/his)
Dr. Omer Leshem received his doctorate in doctoral clinical psychology from The New School for Social Research. Omer provides both individual and couples therapy, working with individuals who struggle with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and difficulties in their professional and romantic lives. He takes specific interest in helping clients who have experienced trauma and seek to overcome and heal past wounds. Omer strives to be collaborative in therapy and seeks to co-create a safe environment for his clients to introspect, make connections between the past and the present, and gain a wider perspective on their difficulties. Omer often integrates structured methods into his practice to help his patients regulate intense feelings and deepen their work. In sessions, he goes beyond symptom alleviation and to support his clients in a manner that helps them achieve greater independence, freedom, playfulness, and connectedness. Omer was trained in Emotional Focused Therapy, a popular therapeutic modality, which he utilizes in his work with couples.