ALLIANCE
PSYCHOLOGICAL
SERVICES OF NY

Alliance Psychological Services of New York is part of a worker collective on the border of Brooklyn and Queens (see alliancecollective.coop for more info). As humans with radical values, we actively oppose the "mental health industrial complex"—the cultural, political, and economic system that maintains structures of oppression through its power to define and enforce "sanity." Many of us who seek care end up experiencing coercion and control. Yet, because (1) we are human, and (2) we wake up every morning to capitalism and a piping-hot, freshly poured cup of injustice, we need care.


Our staff is made up of people who need care and also provide it. Our work is compassionate rather than corrective. We value flexibility and seek to evolve with our clients' needs. Many of our clients seek healing from the long-term effects of complex trauma, intergenerational trauma, and the collateral damage of what bell hooks calls  "imperialist white supremacist capitalist patriarchy ." We use anti-racist, LGBTQIA-affirming, and feminist models of care in our work. 

Claudia Maisch, LMSW (she/her/hers)

I work with individuals to enhance intimacy in relationships, process trauma, and navigate life transitions. My expertise encompasses a wide range of emotional challenges, including depression, anxiety, trauma and ADHD, and my approach to therapy pulls from various modalities such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), relational, trauma-informed, and mindfulness-based practices. My practice is queer, kink and poly affirming. I offer a free consultation so you can ask me questions and explore if we would be a good fit. Send me an email to connect. I look forward to speaking with you!

Kira Cabland Pearson, LMSW (she/her/hers)

Kira is not taking new clients at this time. Please visit 

alliancecollective.coop for links to therapist directories and therapist-matching services.

Dawn Sánchez, LCSW (she/her/hers)

Dawn is not taking new clients at this time. Please visit 

alliancecollective.coop for links to therapist directories and therapist-matching services.


William "Billy" Somerville, Ph.D. (he/him/his)

Billy is not taking new clients at this time. Please visit alliancecollective.coop for links to therapist directories and therapist-matching services.

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