About my practice

I am a warm and nonjudgmental therapist with more than 15 years of experience helping people with anxiety, depression, relationship conflicts, family stress, and problems at work. 


In my office, you’re a person. Not a person with a problem. I consider the broad goal of treatment — not only to relieve suffering — but to live a more satisfying life by understanding yourself or your partner more thoroughly.

My practice embodies

Compassion

Relatability

Trust

Empathy

How it came to be

My career as a therapist seeded from my experience as a patient. Psychology and psychoanalysis were always of interest but I took a few roads to my chair.

Initially, I worked at a wanna-be Google that went belly up in the dot com bust. I was lucky to next find a job in public health, which grew into a career in health policy. I was in therapy during these and other transitions in my life. The experience has and continues to help me open up new parts of myself. 

It’s hard to see yourself by yourself. I enjoy helping patients find what is not readily available and use it to increase satisfaction. 

Education and training

Molly Swersky has more than 15 years of psychotherapy experience in private practice and other clinical settings in Los Angeles and New York City. She completed 10 years of post-master’s clinical training in Los Angeles and New York City at different psychoanalytic institutes and is a registered licensed clinical social worker in New York State. 

 

In addition to her therapy practice, Ms. Swersky has a professional background in public health. She has more than 10 years of experience in health promotion and disease prevention, including obesity, diabetes, maternal health, tobacco control, early childhood development, public policy making, and programmatic development. She previously worked at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and with the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities.

Education

Master’s in Social Work, University of California, Los Angeles

 

Master’s in Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles

 

Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin

Mental Health Consulting

Ms. Swersky serves as a consultant to public and mental health projects in the private and public sectors. Most recently she wrote an extensive mental health curriculum for a corporate wellness program designed to enhance well-being at work. In the past, she has created and implemented workplace wellness programs for private companies as well as public and non-profit organizations in the greater Tri-State Area.

Ready to get started?