Hi! I’m Lila Glantzman-Leib, welcome! I am a psychotherapist in NYC and I work with young adults and adults navigating anxiety, trauma and grief and loss. Together we will co-create a space that feels safe, warm and compassionate and centers that you are the expert in your own lived experience.
Specialties & Who I Work With
I specialize in supporting people who are:
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Coping with anxiety and self-judgement
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Healing from trauma, family dynamics, or intergenerational stress
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Navigating grief in its many forms (death related loss and other forms of loss)
Anxiety & Self Judgement
Clients that I work with come to our space with difficulty relaxing, navigating ongoing worry, self judgement and difficulty feeling safe and calm within their body and mind. Collaboratively, we explore where these feelings, sensations and cognitions may come from. We will identify ways in which you can find tools to support feeling relaxed and safe within your own body and mind from a compassionate framework.
Trauma (Childhood Trauma, Single Incident Trauma, PTSD and CPTSD) & Healing
I support clients who have experienced and are experiencing distressing, traumatic experiences. Trauma is deeply personal and unique and the approach I use with my clients is tailored to each client’s experience of their trauma (both systemic and interpersonal). I integrate approaches like EMDR, somatic practices, and self compassion to collaboratively support clients process what they are navigating (past and present).
Grief & Loss
I support clients who are navigating grief in all of its iterations. Grief can come in several different forms, whether it be a death related loss, or grieving the childhood that you had, relationships that you have lost or other experiences. In a world where there is very little room to express grief and loss, as it is often pushed to the side or expected to have an end date, it is imperative to have a space to process and explore holistic tools to navigate the magnitude of these feelings and experiences.
Therapy Approach
I work through a humanistic and relational framework, centering that you are the expert in your own life and that our relationship is a dynamic one that fosters growth. Together we will identify and draw from the many strengths you already have. I engage with clients primarily from a psychodynamic perspective. Using a psychodynamic framework, you and I will collaboratively explore how your past and present familial dynamics, childhood, and previous lived experiences are woven into the fabric of your being and how you engage with the world. I integrate EMDR, mindfulness, IFS and somatic therapy to support processing experiences, both past and present.
Our therapeutic relationship operates as the epicenter to facilitate what you are looking for in the therapeutic space. Our initial sessions will center on building a relationship based in compassion, understanding and warmth at whatever pace you feel comfortable with. Healing, in its many shapes and forms, is not linear, and I am here to support you in whatever comes up in our co-created space together.
Background & Training
I earned my Master of Social Work from Columbia University and have advanced training in EMDR and therapy to support navigating grief (including somatic experiences of grief). I’ve worked in community mental health, intensive outpatient care and private practice which shaped my dedication to providing compassionate, collaborative, inclusive and culturally affirming care.
Location & Availability
I see clients in person at our Midtown Manhattan office near Grand Central, and virtually across New York State. I accept Aetna insurance, offer sliding scale options, and provide superbills for other plans. Sessions are available on weekdays and evenings.