Welcome! My name is Menemsha and I am a social worker and psychoanalytic psychotherapist.

I work with people young and old who want to improve their relationships, be they friendships, partnerships, family, or professional. I am passionate about helping people strengthen and transform existing relationships, as well as build resilient new ones at any stage in life. I am knowledgeable and experienced with alternative family planning and have a special interest in nontraditional family structures. Common themes in my practice are low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, obsessional thinking, communication, life transitions, chronic illness, learning disabilities, mood disorders, and stress from sexism, racism, ableism and LGBTQIA2S+ discrimination.

As a psychoanalyst, my style is warm, relational, and laid-back. My areas of focus include complex and developmental trauma, gender and sexuality, interracial relationships, interpartner violence, nontraditional partnerships, communication and dating. I am LGBTQIA2S+ knowledgeable and affirming and I enjoy helping all people build safe and loving relationships.

BACKGROUND

I received my graduate degree in clinical social work from CUNY Hunter College in 2020 and have since worked as a therapist in both public and private settings. Prior to becoming a social worker, I completed a master’s degree in political theory from The CUNY Graduate Center, where my research centered on state violence and political repression. I have also worked as a preschool teacher in Brooklyn, New York, educating children on difference, inclusivity, and community care.

I am a enrolled as a 4th year candidate at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, where I am training in relational psychoanalysis. I also have basic training in EMDR, which I use virtually to treat a wide variety of traumas, including complex trauma and sexual assault. I work remotely at my own private practice based in New York, where I live, and I am also licensed to practice in the state of Virginia.

Contact me if you are interested in learning more! I would love to hear from you.

New York LCSW License #097086

Virginia LCSW License #0904016529