About Us

Our Approach

At the Center for Intimacy Recovery our approach to therapy is geared toward creating a safe space of trust and acceptance. Clients often share things with our therapists that they have never discussed with anyone and it is important to us that they feel comfortable enough to do so knowing that our sessions are confidential.

Through our team's training and experience we will work together to have a better understanding of what is going on and find solutions together to help you reach the goals you are striving for. Our clients are motivated, higher functioning individuals and couples committed to learning more about themselves, growing, and resolving issues that are holding them back. Our style is warm. We are straightforward while being compassionate and empathic. We are action–oriented and encouraging without being confrontational or pressuring.

Meet Our Team

Our Approach

GARY KATZ

Director, LCSW, CSAT, CPTT

As the founder of The Center for Intimacy Recovery and Seen Therapy at the Center for Women’s Intimacy, Gary has found that without a sense of intimacy with oneself, people can’t fully experience intimacy with someone else.

NANCY TRICAMO

Clinical Director, LCSW,

CSAT, CPTT

Nancy Tricamo received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Social Work from New York University. After working in the field for several years, she attended a four-year program at The Training Institute for Mental Health, receiving a certificate in psychoanalytic psychotherapy in 1998.

DESIREE NAZARIAN

LMSW, CPTT, CSAT-Candidate

Desiree Nazarian's concentration is in Health & Mental Health and holds her degree from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College.

ROSIE SILVA

MHC

Rosie received her Master of Arts & Master of Education in Psychology Counseling from Teachers College, Columbia University, with a concentration in Bilingual Latinx Mental Health Counseling.

GEORGE EMBIRICOS

LMSW, CPTT-Candidate

George earned his Master's Degree in Social Work concentrating in Advanced Clinical Practice from Columbia University. He helps identify clients’ strengths & uses evidence-based approaches in his work, including CBT and motivational interviewing.

JEFF ADELSON

LMSW

Jeff received his MSW from Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. He has worked in the field of addiction for 15+ years and understands how self-soothing behaviors can often become destructive and difficult habits to break.

JAMIE GLASS

LMSW, CSAT-Candidate, CPTT

Jamie is a graduate of Columbia University where she received her Masters of Social Work. She has training in various evidence-based modalities including CBT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing

GILBERT A. NICK

LCSW, CSAT-Candidate

Gilbert earned his Master of Science in Social Work from Columbia University. He has training using cognitive-behavioral therapies, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness-based techniques to support clients coping with compulsive behaviors, intimacy and relationship difficulties, and internal conflicts and stress.

SHAYKA ALRODAN

MHC

Shayka earned her Master of Art in psychological counseling and Master of Education in mental health counseling from Teachers College, Columbia University.

EVANGELOS DANIELS

LCSW

Evangelos' training includes various methods of CBT, DBT, and psychodynamic therapy for the treatment of various conditions including: depression, anxiety, self-esteem, family concerns, and life adjustment issues - in individuals, couples, and families.

SHAWNA STARKMAN

LMFT

Shawna graduated from Thomas Jefferson University with a Masters of Science in Couples and Family Therapy, specializing in sex therapy. She believes in treating intimacy and sexual issues in the most holistic and integrative way possible by looking at the whole system, mind, body and spirit.

TEMPE LAMPE

MSW Clinical Intern

Tempe (she/they) is currently in the final year of her Master’s in Social Work (MSW) at New York University. They have worked in the mental health field conducting neuropsychiatric testing following receiving their Bachelor’s in Psychology from Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina.

DANIELLE APPLEMAN

MSW Clinical Intern

Danielle (she/her) is interning for the Center for Intimacy Recovery while she pursues her final year of her Master in Social Work (MSW) at Columbia University. Her graduate study’s focus areas are health, mental health, and disability.

MICHELLE CRUZ

CONSULTATION SPECIALIST & ADMINISTRATOR

Michelle has worked with all levels throughout organizations from CEO’s to frontline representatives. The various training programs she facilitated all came down to one aspect: treat people with dignity and respect.

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Clinical Consultants

Clinical Consultants are independent professionals with a specific area of expertise which the Center for Intimacy Recovery draws from and utilizes in our team based approach for our clients.

AMANDA LEFKOWITZ

DNP, PMHNP

Dr. Amanda Lefkowitz is a Board Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who earned her doctoral degree from Columbia University, where she was the recipient of The Doctor of Nursing Practice Award for clinical excellence.

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