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Experts in treating

More than just talk therapy, science-backed treatment for children and parents.

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More children than ever are struggling.

Worries are bigger. Tantrums are louder. Moods are up and down.

Get support from highly skilled clinicians who get it.

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Modernizing mental health treatment.

Evidence-based care with measurable results.
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    Evaluation & Assessment

    Diagnosis directs treatment - our clinicians conduct a comprehensive evaluation to inform a personalized treatment plan.

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    Personalized Treatment

    Treatment approaches backed by science that support the whole child & family - individual therapy, intensive treatment, and parenting support.

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    Results-Driven

    We believe therapy is not a forever process - we set goals, track progress and help your child get back to childhood.

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Therapy for Kids?

We create a supportive environment for your child or teen to share big feelings - worries, fears, obsessions - we have you covered! Our care team will evaluate your child, create a personalized plan and use evidence-based treatments that really work.

We combine science with compassion and technology to get your child back to childhood quickly. Your child may become more confident and braver along the way.

Take proactive steps to support your child's emotional health.

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Parents need to be lifted up, too.

Raising children these days is no easy feat. We give parents the support they need to foster strong emotional health in childhood.

Learn skills to combat childhood worries and fears, challenging behaviors and everyday tough stuff.

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Personalized care for your child.

  • Get to Know Each Other
  • Treatment that Works
  • Back to Childhood
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Evaluation and Consultation

Comprehensive evaluation and diagnostic assessments to fully understand the whole child & family. Our expert clinicians assess symptoms and provide treatment recommendations.

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Individualized Treatment

  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
  • Parent Management Training (PMT)
  • SPACE Treatment
  • Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
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Intensive Treatments

For children with interfering symptoms, intensive treatment options involves higher frequency of sessions & groups per week to get your child better faster.

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Get the right care for your child

Expertise in Childhood Anxiety

Anxiety Disorders

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for generalized anxiety, social anxiety, separation anxiety, panic disorder, selective mutism, phobias and fears.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Exposure Response Prevention and SPACE Treatment. Specialists in diagnosing and treating childhood OCD in both individual, group and intensive treatment modalities.

ADHD & Executive Functioning

Behavioral parent training including Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Parent Management Training, and Executive Function Coaching to help your child thrive. We provide school based services that integrate all aspects of a child's life.

Parenting

Supporting children, starts with parents. We provide tailored parenting interventions to help you stay one step ahead of your child's emotional health.

Our Locations

We see children and parents in-person and virtually

Telehealth

We treat residents of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Colorado and Maine via remote telehealth.

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New York, NY

Our modern therapy space is located in the heart of New York City easily accessible by the A, B, C, D, 1, and Q trains.

Address
  • 330 West 58th Street
  • New York, NY 10019
Phone
646-450-3455
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Our Team

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Rachel Shelley, Ph.D.

Founder | Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Rachel is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with extensive training in helping children and parents with anxiety, behavioral and related difficulties. She has received specialized training in cognitive behavioral approaches and completed a fellowship in the treatment of OCD and anxiety at Weill Cornell Medicine. She is all about letting kids be kids while developing essential skills to thrive. In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Rachel is engaged in teaching, advocacy and philanthropy.

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Brittany Beispel, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Brittany is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a focus on helping children, teens, and parents build skills to better cope with ongoing stressors and difficult emotions. She utilizes evidence-based strategies such as CBT and DBT into her practice, where she specializes in working with anxiety and mood disorders. She works with kids to build upon their unique strengths while also helping create new and adaptive ways for them to relate to the world.

Want to work with us? We are hiring

Frequently Asked Questions

In person services are available in New York City and Greenwich. CT.
  • Truly evidence-based care that is shown to be effective for childhood disorders.
  • We offer personalized care that ranges from weekly services to intensive treatments.
  • Parents play an integral role in treatment and learn skills alongside their child.
  • Doctoral-level clinicians with expertise in working with children and families.
  • Therapy that integrates technology and takes the guesswork out of progress.
  • Anxiety disorders, including separation anxiety, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and selective mutism
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Phobias, worries and panic
  • Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Behavioral Problems
  • Parenting Skills
Yes! Our clinicians are specifically trained in parenting interventions for anxiety, OCD and behavioral problems that only involve parents! We provide a treatment called Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) and various other parenting services that can reduce difficulties without your child ever stepping foot in our offices.
Treatment duration and plan is fully individualized to your child depending on diagnosis and severity of symptoms. Following an initial evaluation, we will collaboratively discuss our treatment recommendations and frequency of sessions. As treatment progresses, we can adjust accordingly to best meet current needs. We strongly believe that therapy is not a forever process and our goal is to work together to get your child back to childhood.
Yes! We believe that we are stronger together and with parental permission, will collaborate with external providers to best support your child.
At this time, our area of specialty is children and parents. However, we are growing and expanding so stay tuned for WholeAdult services!
No, we are an out-of-network provider for insurance. We provide all the information necessary to file for out-of-network reimbursement and will walk you through the process.