What sets us apart
Thoughtful, evidence-based therapy that meets you where you are
We blend research-backed approaches with warmth and curiosity so you feel supported, understood, and genuinely cared for during every session.
Why choose EK Mental Health Counseling?
Specialized OCD & anxiety care
Our clinicians are deeply trained in ERP, CBT, and ACT to help you face fears gradually and reclaim your life from anxiety.
Perinatal & postpartum expertise
We support new and expecting parents navigating intrusive thoughts, birth trauma, and overwhelming worry.
Relational & couples work
Build healthier communication, boundaries, and intimacy in your closest relationships.
Inclusive, identity-affirming care
We honor your culture, identities, and lived experiences while we work together toward your goals.
Getting started
Take the first step toward feeling better
Our simple intake process is designed to match you with a best-fit therapist and make starting therapy feel less overwhelming.
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Schedule a free 15-minute consult
Share your concerns, ask questions, and explore whether we’re a good fit in a no-pressure call.
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Meet your therapist online
In your first session, you’ll get to know your therapist and collaborate on your therapy goals together.
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Start making meaningful shifts
Through weekly sessions, you’ll practice new skills, build insight, and move toward a life that feels more like you.
A Message From The Founder
You Don’t Have To Navigate This Alone
As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, I know there are few things that can steal your sense of self quite like anxiety and OCD. These issues can rear themselves in all aspects of our lives, trapping us in a prison of routine and rituals that we feel we’ll never escape.
If you’ve ever felt this way, you’ve come to the place that can help. OCD, anxiety, and trauma affect everyone uniquely—touching both our work and home lives. They can create unhealthy work stress and even strain otherwise healthy relationships with those we love. Intrusive thoughts can worm their way into even the brightest moments, casting an unnecessary dark cloud over what should be the sunniest of days.
If you’re looking for someone to help you reclaim your sunny days from a sea of obsessions and compulsions, I’m here to help. Sometimes all it takes is a light shining through the darkness to help you remember who you are. Trauma and anxiety can bury an individual, but that person still exists beneath it—waiting to be found.
No matter who you are or where your struggles originate—be it relationships, work, or personal challenges—I can help provide the relief you need from the grip of intrusive thoughts. Often, admitting you need help is the hardest step—and what follows can be truly worth it.
Elena Katrantzos, LMHC, PMH-C
Founder & Clinical Director, EK Mental Health Counseling
No matter what anxiety plagues you, I can help you find the root of your fears and grant you the ability to overcome your obsessions at the core. Find and fall in love with your true self, and find the key to happiness and confidence.
Services
Therapy tailored to your needs
We offer virtual counseling for individuals, couples, and families across New York and Florida using approaches grounded in the latest research.
One-on-one support for anxiety, OCD, and life transitions
Process what’s weighing on you, learn practical tools, and reconnect with parts of yourself that have felt buried under worry or self-criticism.
Learn more about Individual Therapy →
Strengthen communication, trust, and connection
Work through recurring conflicts, rebuild safety after ruptures, and learn to show up for each other in more secure and caring ways.
Learn more about Couples Therapy →
Create healthier communication and a more secure bond
Identify stuck cycles, heal after conflict, and learn skills that foster safety, empathy, and connection within your family.
Learn more about Family Therapy →
Get support from home with secure online therapy
Meet with your therapist virtually, stay consistent with care, and build practical tools for anxiety, OCD, stress, and everyday challenges—wherever you are.
Learn more about Online Therapy (Telehealth) →
Gold-standard treatment for OCD
Work through carefully planned exposures with a therapist who supports you through every step.
Learn more about Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) →
Live more fully with what matters most
Build psychological flexibility so you can stay present, accept difficult thoughts, and move toward your values.
Learn more about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) →
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Identify unhelpful thought patterns, practice new behaviors, and build coping skills you can use in everyday life.
Learn more about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) →
Habit Reversal Training (HRT)
Increase awareness of BFRB urges, practice competing responses, and build skills to reduce hair pulling and skin picking.
Learn more about Habit Reversal Training (HRT) →Our team
Meet the therapists at EK Mental Health Counseling
Each therapist brings unique training and lived experience, but all share a commitment to curiosity, cultural humility, and collaborative care.
Mental Health Counselor
Elena Katrantzos, LMHC, PMH-C
She works with adolescents, adults, couples, and families, using CBT, ERP, ACT, mindfulness, and Habit Reversal Training to treat OCD, anxiety disorders, perinatal and postpartum mental health concerns, and body-focused repetitive behaviors.
View Elena Katrantzos, LMHC, PMH-C profile →
Mental Health Counselor
Talia Blumofe, LMHC
Integrates ACT, ERP, CBT, IFS, and EMDR to help adults facing anxiety, OCD-spectrum concerns, BFRBs, and trauma build resilience and create a meaningful life.
View Talia Blumofe, LMHC profile →
Mental Health Counselor
Shemelly Williams, LMHC
Uses CBT, ACT, mindfulness, ERP, and couples-focused approaches to help individuals, couples, and families navigate anxiety, depression, OCD, and relationship challenges with compassion and clarity.
View Shemelly Williams, LMHC profile →
Mental Health Counselor
Alyssa Gallo, LMHC
Works with adolescents, adults, couples, and families using CBT, ERP, ACT, mindfulness, and HRT to treat OCD, BFRBs, anxiety, and related concerns in a collaborative, solution-focused, and non-judgmental way.
View Alyssa Gallo, LMHC profile →
Mental Health Counselor
Alexa Mullings, LMHC
Provides individual therapy for teens and adults using ERP, HRT, CBT, ACT, and other brief, mindfulness-based approaches to treat OCD, anxiety, BFRBs, ADHD, and related concerns in a calm, collaborative, goal-focused space.
View Alexa Mullings, LMHC profile →
Mental Health Counselor
Epifania Rita Gallina, MHC-LP
Provides CBT, ERP, ACT, and mindfulness-based therapy for OCD, anxiety, BFRBs, and perinatal concerns, offering warm, research-supported care to adolescents, adults, and families.
View Epifania Rita Gallina, MHC-LP profile →
Mental Health Counselor
Maryellen Knight, MHC-LP
Supports adults and families through life transitions, anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma, and self-doubt using ACT, ERP, CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and somatic techniques in a warm, collaborative space.
View Maryellen Knight, MHC-LP profile →Testimonials
What clients are saying
During a time when I was feeling vulnerable and in need of help, I was extremely lucky to come upon a such compassionate, smart, and genuinely caring person. From our first session, I knew Elena was listening. Someone who cares, has integrity in what they do, and makes a true effort to help, Elena has been a source of great support.”
L.O
Working with Elena made a meaningful difference in my life. Her expertise in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) helped me take control of my OCD and manage my anxiety with practical, effective tools. I felt truly supported every step of the way.
A.T
I referred clients to Elena and they improved greatly. Elena is thorough in her approach. As well she is kind and caring about our shared clients. She always reaches out to let me know how they are doing in their therapy or if she has concerns.
Tessa Zompanis, PMHNP Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
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