OCD therapists in Forest Hills, NY

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, MA, MSSW, LCSW

Matthew Cordova Frankel is a licensed clinical social worker in Forest Hills, Queens. He sees children, teens, adults, older adults, couples and families, whether they are new to therapy or have tried it before without lasting change. Common concerns include anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship conflict, grief, OCD, ADHD and self-defeating patterns. His training spans CBT, DBT, mindfulness and psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and he also draws on attachment-based, emotionally focused and family systems work. Before social work he earned a PhD in English literature and taught the humanities at the university level for over a decade, and he now teaches and supervises other therapists. Sessions are available in person in Forest Hills and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Lisa Kallman is a licensed clinical social worker based in Forest Hills, Queens, with 20 years in practice and licenses in New York, New Jersey and North Carolina. She mainly works with adult women facing anxiety, especially perfectionism and people-pleasing, along with depression, OCD and life transitions. She also has experience in maternal mental health, infertility and menopause, and with LGBTQIA+ clients and healthcare workers. Trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, she brings a mindfulness emphasis and a compassionate, affirming stance, and helps clients build assertiveness and boundary-setting skills. Her sessions are offered online only, and she provides a free 15-minute phone consultation to start.