Brooklyn · Manhattan · Online
Psychotherapy for the whole person.
Depth-oriented therapy for adults, couples, teens and families, in Brooklyn, Manhattan, or online. We'll confirm your fee and your therapist match before you commit to anything.
Free 15-minute call. No cost, no commitment.
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Greenpoint, Brooklyn
For clients
Find a therapist who actually fits.
Depth-oriented, affirming therapy with someone who won't need you to explain your identity, your relationships, or your generation before you can start using the session.
- Individual, couples, teen & family therapy
- Gender Care Program & perinatal support
- Whole-Person Care Coordination
- Couples therapy intensives
- Insurance accepted · sliding scale available
- In person in Brooklyn & Manhattan, or virtual
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New clients
Send us some basic information and our intake coordinator will confirm your fee and your therapist match. Tip: check whether your plan's deductible is waived for mental health.
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Existing clients
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Client portalSomething else
Looking for something else?
Support groups, children’s services, psychological evaluations, or a referral to a prescriber. Tell us what you need and we’ll point you to it.
See our referralsWhat makes BIPS different
We take care of our therapists. That's how you get better care.
Most group practices treat clinicians as capacity to fill. We built BIPS the other way around: we invest in the people doing the work, because the quality of your therapy depends on the skill and support behind your therapist.
Union Square, Manhattan
We invest in our clinicians
Supervision by licensed clinical psychologists, real case consultation, caseloads people can sustain, $1,500 a year for continuing education, and benefits that support a whole life.
They seek specialized training
Our therapists pursue advanced training in methods like EMDR, AEDP and sex therapy, and bring that depth into the room with you.
You get the benefit
A therapist with the right tools for what you're bringing, who isn't watching the clock, and who can hold the whole picture of your life.
What we offer
Our services
Care for adults, couples, teens, and families, all of it delivered by licensed clinicians in our own practice, not a referral network.
For clients · looking for therapy
Individual psychotherapy
Depth-oriented work on anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, OCD, grief, and the patterns that keep repeating.
Couples & relationship therapy
EFT-informed work on the cycle underneath the argument. All relationship structures welcome, without qualification.
Children’s group, ages 6–8
Connection Clubhouse, a free 4-week group. Naming feelings, joining in, and repairing after a fight, through play, not sitting and talking.
Mondays, Jan 25 to Feb 15 · 4:00–5:15 p.m.
Gender Care Program
WPATH-informed, non-pathologizing care for trans and gender-diverse clients: evaluations, letters of medical necessity, coordination.
Whole-Person Care Coordination
A 60-day program with a human coordinator alongside your therapist, assembling your health team, making the calls, tracking the plan.
Couples therapy intensives
Half-day and full-day formats for couples who need concentrated progress. With Valarie Merced, LMHC, sexologist and senior psychotherapist.
For psychotherapists · work, supervision or consultation
Supervision for LMSWs and MHC-LPs, LCSW practice-building consultation, and the Special Topics group with Zach Sapolsky, PhD, frequently open to external psychotherapists by RSVP. Early-career clinicians get about eight hours of supervision a month; every clinician gets $1,500 a year for continuing education and full benefits, including prenatal and parental leave, private practice development support, and office space at no cost. Advanced SIFI-certified supervisors for MSW interns from NYU and other city programs.
Our values
Anti-racist. Affirming. For everyone.
We stand firm in our commitment to anti-racist, anti-oppressive, gender- and sexuality-affirming therapy. We recognize the harmful impacts of systemic racism, homophobia, and oppression on individuals, families, and communities.
Our therapists are trained to explore the intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability, and other social identities, creating a space where you don't have to explain your life before you can start using your session.
Queer & trans affirming
Every BIPS clinician is trained in LGBTQIA+ affirming care. Our Gender Care Program provides specialized support for trans and gender-diverse clients.
Neurodivergent affirming
We welcome and specialize in ADHD, autistic traits, and other forms of neurodivergence, without pathologizing difference.
Sex-positive
We support diverse relationship structures, sexual identities, and intimacy concerns in a shame-free, nonjudgmental environment.
Anti-racist practice
Ongoing education and self-reflection to confront implicit bias and challenge the narratives that keep inequality in place.
Advocacy
Your care is worth fighting for. We fight for it at every step.
Getting mental health care shouldn't depend on how long you can stay on hold with an insurer. Yet coverage rules, paperwork and cost still stand between too many people and the help they need.
We believe advocacy is part of good care. So we take on as much of that fight as we can for every client, from the first call onward, and we keep pushing for better mental health care beyond our own walls.
What that looks like, step by step
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Before you begin
We check your benefits and confirm your fee and your therapist match before you commit to anything.
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Throughout your care
Our in-house team runs claims and superbills, so you're not the one stuck on hold with your insurer.
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When cost gets in the way
A steep sliding scale and a limited number of pay-what-you-can spots with our Advanced Clinical Interns (supervised, not yet licensed). Ask before assuming care is out of reach.
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Protecting your privacy
We don't sell data or route your sessions through platforms built to monetize attention.
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Beyond our walls
We donate time and resources to mental health insurance reform and parity enforcement, so the system works better for everyone.
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