Alissa Silverstein, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Brooklyn, NY — therapist at ThriveTalk

Alissa Silverstein, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

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About

Alissa Silverstein is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Brooklyn, NY who runs a private psychodynamic-somatic psychotherapy practice for individuals and couples, with a particular focus on queer, kink, and non-monogamous communities. She holds an MSW from Columbia University School of Social Work, where she also serves as an adjunct lecturer.

Services

  • Queer and non-monogamous individuals and couples
  • Childhood trauma
  • Relationship issues
  • Gender identity
  • Kink and diverse sexualities
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Addiction / substance use
  • PTSD / trauma
  • Domestic violence
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Identity-related challenges
  • Guilt and shame
  • Self-esteem
  • Psychodynamic
  • Somatic
  • Attachment-based
  • Culturally sensitive
  • Emotionally focused
  • Existential
  • Family systems
  • Humanistic
  • Integrative
  • Interpersonal
  • Narrative
  • Person-centered
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Relational
  • Trauma-focused
  • Systems theory

State licenses

  • New York · License #094051 · LCSW Active

Sources

The facts on this page are drawn from 14 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.

Psychology Today directory

  • Identity anchor: full name, credential (LCSW), practice location (Brooklyn, NY [redacted]), phone, fees, insurance, specialties, issues treated, modalities, populations, session formats, education, license number 094051 (self-reported, treated as lead only) (psychologytoday.com)

provider website

  • Bio, pronouns (any/all), practice description, education, post-graduate trainings, private practice start date (September 2022), Columbia adjunct lecturer role, headshot photo (alissasilverstein.com)

provider website (rates page)

  • Current fee schedule: $200 individual, $285-350 relationship therapy, sliding-scale intern rates (alissasilverstein.com)

provider website (contact page)

provider website (team page)

  • Practice structure: peer support specialist and supervised clinical interns, not a solo practice (alissasilverstein.com)

NPPES NPI registry

  • NPI 1578031167, taxonomy 'Social Worker, Clinical', Brooklyn NY address, active status, name and credential match (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)

directory (Manhattan Alternative)

  • Corroborates LCSW credential, Brooklyn location, pronouns any/all, specialization in LGBTQ+/consensual non-monogamy (manhattanalternative.com)

Columbia School of Social Work directory

  • Adjunct lecturer role, education (BA Rochester, MSW Columbia), William Alanson White Institute training, post-graduate clinical training at Rose Hill Psychological Services (socialwork.columbia.edu)

aggregator (healthprovidersdata.com, NPI-derived)

  • Same NPI 1578031167 associated with an earlier LMSW credential and Rose Hill Psychological Services affiliation, consistent with provider's own account of pre-2022 post-graduate training rather than a distinct person (healthprovidersdata.com)

booking platform (SimplePractice)

social media (Instagram)

social media (LinkedIn)

  • LinkedIn profile, Columbia School of Social Work affiliation (linkedin.com)

newsletter (Substack)

OpenSanctions aggregate sanctions/exclusions search

  • No match found for Alissa Silverstein in combined OIG LEIE / SAM.gov / sanctions datasets (opensanctions.org)
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