David Sarfati, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York, NY — therapist at ThriveTalk

David Sarfati, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

12 yrs experience

Updated August 25, 2026 How we verify

About

David Sarfati is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in New York, NY and Montclair, NJ, specializing in anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. He uses an integrative approach drawing on CBT, psychodynamic, narrative, and strength-based therapy, with a particular focus on men's issues and adjustment to major life changes.

Services

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Cancer and chronic illness
  • Caregiver burnout
  • Divorce
  • Family conflict
  • Life transitions
  • Men's issues / masculinity
  • Performance anxiety
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Existential therapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Narrative therapy
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Relational therapy
  • Strength-based approaches
  • Meaning-centered psychotherapy
  • Mindfulness-based stress reduction
  • Gottman Method

State licenses

  • New York · License #086015 · LCSW Active

    expires 2028-09-30

Sources

The facts on this page are drawn from 5 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.

Psychology Today directory

  • Identity, credentials (LCSW), license number 086015 (NY), practice locations (Upper East Side NY & Montclair NJ), phone, specialties, issues treated, modalities, populations, insurance (out-of-network only), payment methods, session formats, years in practice (12), education (Columbia University, 2014), bio text, and profile photo (psychologytoday.com)

provider website (davidsarfatitherapy.com)

  • Practice name, bio, education (Colgate BA, Columbia MSW), work history at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, specialties, modalities, populations, contact email/phone, service area (NY/NJ/CT), and headshot photo (davidsarfatitherapy.com)

NPPES NPI registry

  • NPI 1801303227 registered to David Justin Sarfati, LCSW, taxonomy 1041C0700X (Clinical Social Worker), primary practice address [redacted], active status, enumerated 2018-01-08 (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)

provider website (davidsarfatipsychiatry.com)

  • A different, unrelated David Sarfati (MD, FRCPC) is a psychiatrist practicing in Canada (Ontario/Quebec/etc.) — used to rule out a name collision, not merged into this profile (davidsarfatipsychiatry.com)

LinkedIn profile

  • David Sarfati, therapist affiliated with Protocol Behavioral Health, NYC metro area, educated at Columbia University — anchors (education, location) match the subject (linkedin.com)
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