Affirmative therapy for all bodies

All of you is welcome here

Eating disorder treatment shouldn't be traumatizing

Led by those with lived experience

Affirmative Therapy Collective is committed to changing the way we approach mental health treatment.

Affirmative Therapy Collective is a group of psychotherapists, supervisors, consultants, and coaches committed to changing the way we approach mental health treatment.

 

 

Psychotherapy ✦ Supervision ✦ Consulting

Grounded in harm reduction, cultural responsiveness, and trauma-informed practice

Find out more about our team members

Psychotherapy Consulting Supervision

Grounded in harm reduction, cultural responsiveness, and trauma-informed practice

Find out more about our team members

Our Therapeutic Offerings

Our Therapeutic Offerings

Affirmative Therapy LCSW PLLC, the Affirmative Therapy Collective, is an LGBTQIA+/GSM affirming psychotherapy practice, providing modern, engaging mental health treatment grounded in body, fat and sex positivity with social justice principles of intersectional feminism, queer theory, anti-racism and the Health at Every Size® approach at the core of how we work.

Affirmative Therapy Collective psychotherapists offer a warm, responsive presence and an interactive, deeply collaborative approach to therapy. We facilitate individual, group and relationship therapy, and when appropriate, coaching for folks in need of more focused support.

Relationship therapy for couples And partnerships of all shapes and sizes

We at ATC can support you in better understanding how your past informs your present, or in examining here and now moments you’d like to deepen or improve upon.

 

In-Person Therapy in NYC ✦ Telehealth Offered in Select States

Affirmative Therapy LCSW PLLC, the Affirmative Therapy Collective, is an LGBTQIA+/GSM affirming psychotherapy practice, providing modern, engaging mental health treatment grounded in body, fat and sex positivity with social justice principles of intersectional feminism, queer theory, anti-racism and the Health at Every Size® approach at the core of how we work.

Affirmative Therapy Collective psychotherapists offer a warm, responsive presence and an interactive, deeply collaborative approach to therapy. We facilitate individual, group and relationship therapy, and when appropriate, coaching for folks in need of more focused support.

We at ATC can support you in better understanding how your past informs your present, or in examining here and now moments you’d like to deepen or improve upon.

 

Relationship therapy for couples And partnerships of all shapes and sizes

ATC psychotherapists focus on cultivating a strong partnership with you, and in doing so, will help you work to better understand yourself and your relationships.

Body, Sex, Trauma and LGBTQ+ Affirmative Psychotherapy

in person in NYC ✦ Telehealth in NY, NJ, FL, MI, MN, PA, WI*

 

* check individual clinicians’ pages for specific info about which states they serve, or utilize the interactive map below; more states coming soon!

Body, Sex, Trauma and LGBTQ+ Affirmative Psychotherapy

in person in NYC ✦ Telehealth in NY, NJ, FL, MI, MN, PA, WI*

 

* check individual clinicians’ pages for specific info about which states they serve, or utilize the interactive map below; more states coming soon!

Relationship with food and body

Eating disorders, disordered eating, and chronic dieting

Neurodivergency

Attention Defecit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

Disability and chronic illness

PCOS & Infertility

Trauma

PTSD, Complex Trauma, Intergenerational Trauma, Religious Trauma, and Treatment-Related Trauma

Exploring queerness

Relationship with food and body

Eating disorders, disordered eating, and chronic dieting

Neurodivergency

Attention Defecit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

Disability and chronic illness

PCOS & Infertility

Trauma

PTSD, Complex Trauma, Intergenerational Trauma, Religious Trauma, and Treatment-Related Trauma

Exploring queerness

ATC psychotherapists offer special insights to those experiencing discomfort and disconnection with themselves and their bodies, whether based in traumachronic pain or illness, gender dysphoria, chronic dieting, disordered eating, and those struggling with relationship problems, LGBTQIA+/GSM issues such as claiming queerness, examining identity and sexuality, and navigating relationship dynamics, with chosen family and family of origin, friends, romantic and sexual partners and peers.

ATC psychotherapists offer special insights to those experiencing discomfort and disconnection with themselves and their bodies, whether based in traumachronic pain or illness, gender dysphoria, chronic dieting, disordered eating, and those struggling with relationship problems, LGBTQIA+/GSM issues such as claiming queerness, examining identity and sexuality, and navigating relationship dynamics, with chosen family and family of origin, friends, romantic and sexual partners and peers.

Learn more about our team members

Additional states available for telehealth

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Utilize the map below to search by clinician or by state

Includes Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

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In-Person Therapy in NYC ✦ Telehealth Offered in Select States

All clinicians are licensed to provide virtual services in New York State. Use the interactive map to see what other states we serve and which clinicians serve them.

Meet the Team

ATC Leadership

Lauren Canonico, LCSW

she/her

Founding Clinical Director | Psychotherapist | Supervisor

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Available in person at our Manhattan office and virtually in New York, New Jersey, and Florida

Focus areas

Body and Self Image, Borderline Personality Disorder, Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating, Fat Acceptance, Fat Positive Therapy, Infertility, PCOS and chronic illness, Therapy for Therapists, Transgender Issues

Asher M. Seruya, LCSW

they/she

Clinical Director | Psychotherapist | Supervisor

Available virtually in New York, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin

*New Jersey coming soon

Focus areas

ADHD, Binge Eating, Chronic and Complex PTSD (C-PTSD), Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating, Fat Acceptance, Fat Positive Therapy, Jewish Trauma, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Trauma and Intergenerational Trauma

ATC Staff

Sophie Talmadge Sellick, LMSW

Sophie Talmadge Sellick, LMSW

Associate Therapist

Individual / Couples & Relationship Work

Available in person at our Manhattan office and virtually in New York and New Jersey

Focus areas

Addiction, Borderline Personality, LGBTQ Issues, Relationship Issues, Sex Therapy

Sophie Kuhn, LMSW

Sophie Kuhn, LMSW

Associate Therapist

Individual / Teens

Available in person at our Manhattan office and virtually in New York

Focus areas

ADHD, Anxiety, Body and Self Image, Developmental Disorders, LBGTQ+ Issues, Religious Trauma 

Lee Warwick, LMSW

Lee Warwick, LMSW

Associate Therapist

Individual / Couples & Relationship Work

Available in person at our Manhattan office and virtually in New York

Focus areas

Adoption, Co-Parenting, LGBTQ Issues, Polyamorous and Open Relationships, Relationship Issues

ATC psychotherapists focus on cultivating a strong partnership with you, and in doing so, will help you work to better understand yourself and your relationships.

Our office in New York City

steps away from Washington Square Park

ATC psychotherapists are all licensed in New York State. Not all of our therapists see clients in person at the NYC office. If in-person treatment is important for you, be sure to check the profile of your preferred therapist(s) to see if they offer this option.

Many of our therapists are also licensed in other states and can provide telehealth services virtually. Check our team members’ profiles to see what other states they service.

Our office in New York City

nestled between Union Square and Washington Square Park

ATC psychotherapists are all licensed in New York State. Not all of our therapists see clients in person at the NYC office. If in-person treatment is important for you, be sure to check the profile of your preferred therapist(s) to see if they offer this option.

Many of our therapists are also licensed in other states and can provide telehealth services virtually. Check our team members’ profiles to see what other states they service.

Supervision & Consulting

Supervision & Consulting

Affirmative Therapy Collective is dedicated not only to patient care, but to transforming how mental healthcare is delivered, especially for folks in larger and other  traditionally excluded bodies. Supporting the growth of fellow clinicians is essential to this aspect of ATC’s mission. In service of this, ATC is happy to offer various supervision, consultation  and training options for therapists of all levels.

Affirmative Therapy Collective is dedicated not only to patient care, but to transforming how mental healthcare is delivered, especially for folks in larger and other  traditionally excluded bodies. Supporting the growth of fellow clinicians is essential to this aspect of ATC’s mission. In service of this, ATC is happy to offer various supervision, consultation  and training options for therapists of all levels.

Supervision

Supervision is offered on an hourly, fee-per-service basis or via employment as an associate therapist at ATC, in both individual and group formats.

Group supervision rates vary based on the size of the group and the frequency of meetings. Group supervision in your office or agency is available, including facilitation of case conferences with your clinical staff or a group of peers you organize.

Please note that ATC is not currently accepting graduate student interns. We are in the process of exploring ethical ways to welcome interns that involve a fair payment structure.

Consulting

ATC supervisors and therapists are available for consulting and trainings.

We offer clinical and programmatic consulting services for practices, groups and agencies of any size. Whether you’re looking to introduce the Health at Every Size approach to your organization, understand how to integrate it into your clinical work, to stop harming and improve your work with patients in larger bodies or you’re interested in a customized training that you think fits our areas of specialization, ATC is here to support you.

Supervision

Supervision is offered on an hourly, fee-per-service basis or via employment as an associate therapist at ATC, in both individual and group formats.

Group supervision rates vary based on the size of the group and the frequency of meetings. Group supervision in your office or agency is available, including facilitation of case conferences with your clinical staff or a group of peers you organize.

Please note that ATC is not currently accepting graduate student interns. We are in the process of exploring ethical ways to welcome interns that involve a fair payment structure.

Consulting

ATC supervisors and therapists are available for consulting and trainings.

We offer clinical and programmatic consulting services for practices, groups and agencies of any size. Whether you’re looking to introduce the Health at Every Size approach to your organization, understand how to integrate it into your clinical work, to stop harming and improve your work with patients in larger bodies or you’re interested in a customized training that you think fits our areas of specialization, ATC is here to support you.

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Our Founding Director, Lauren Canonico, is quoted in this Bustle article about queer identity.

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Affirmative Therapy Collective LCSW LLC

80 University Pl, Suite 2G, New York, NY 10003

info@affirmativetherapycollective.com

(646) 504-1615

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Health At Every Size® and HAES® are registered trademarks of the Association for Size Diversity and Health and used with permission

Affirmative Therapy Collective LCSW LLC

80 University Pl, Suite 2G, New York, NY 10003

info@affirmativetherapycollective.com

(646) 504-1615

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