About NYCATT

Lana Epstein, MA, LICSW, is a seasoned clinician specializing in the treatment of complex trauma. She is a senior trainer for the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, an EMDR Approved Consultant with EMDR International Association, and a former ASCH Approved Consultant in Clinical Hypnosis. She is a past supervisor for the Boston Trauma Center and was on the Board of the New England Society for the Treatment for Trauma and Dissociation for six years. Integrating a number of therapeutic models, Lana presents nationally and internationally and maintains a private practice in MA and NY focusing on adult survivors of childhood trauma.

Amy Gladstone, LCSW, Ph.D. is on the faculty of the Integrative Trauma Program of the National Institute for the Psychotherapies, and the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute where she trains psychotherapists in New York and nationally. She also is a full-time faculty member of Seton Hall School of Social Work and formerly was on the faculty of the Rutgers School of Social Work Doctoral Program where she developed curriculum on modern attachment and affect regulation theory. Certified in Somatic Experiencing and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and trained in EMDR and in IFS, in her private practice she combines psychodynamic and somatic/experiential approaches to treatment. Dr. Gladstone presents widely at Institutes and Professional Associations on trauma, somatic psychotherapy, and the application of modern attachment theory to treatment. She practices in New York City.

Antonieta Contreras, a former banker originally educated as a mathematician, is a trauma psychotherapist who graduated with a MSW from NYU. After forming her clinical skills as a gestalt therapist and training at agencies with highly traumatized people, she received a specialization in Trauma Studies from the Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapies (ICP) and in Human Sexuality from NYU School of Medicine. She maintains a private practice where she combines different trauma modalities, as well as the contemplative techniques that she learned from studying within Buddhist traditions. She has been a consultant, supervisor, and faculty at ICP, where she built and taught the curriculum of the trauma program. She also teaches sexual trauma at NYU, runs EMDR groups toward certification, frequently interacts with followers who seek out her answers about traumatization online and has given talks in hospitals, agencies, and universities to create awareness about trauma. Her book "Traumatization & Its Aftermath (Routledge, 2023) is coming out this summer.

Lorna Littner, MS, LMSW is a human sexuality educator She teaches to a wide range of students including children in grades K-12, young adults in colleges and universities, paraprofessional and professional staff in a range of family and child service agencies. Currently she is focused on staff training and development. Her areas of special interest include child sexual abuse and the provision of quality sexuality education to students with cognitive disabilities including those on the autism spectrum.

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Nancy Payne, PhD, LCSW is a trauma-trained clinician with 22 years of experience. She maintains a private practice in the Lincoln Center area and works with complex and diverse clients. After seven years as a research social worker in a psychiatric setting, Nancy completed two year certifications in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Advanced Trauma studies at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy. She completed her PhD in social work from NYU in 2017, where she pursued research on the impact of trauma on pregnancy with inner-city teen mothers. Nancy has published on mood disorders and complex trauma in vulnerable groups. She supervises and teaches at ICP and is an adjunct lecturer at NYU. She is a consultant-in-training in EMDR and incorporates multiple trauma-focused modalities to assist her clients in connecting to their resilience and tapping into their own resources for healing.

Born in Dominican Republic, and raised in Harlem, NY, I am a Clinical Social Worker with over twenty years of experience in mental health. My base is the Hub of the South Bronx in New York City – one of the most impoverished community in NY. I work with adolescents and adults with complex trauma further aggravated by immigration, oppression, chronic community deprivation, violence and discrimination. I use a culture-centered approach to practice – respecting and working with the values, beliefs systems and practices important to individuals. I am a certified Sensorimotor Psychotherapy practitioner and Certification Coach. I am also trained in EMDR and IFS Level 1, and combine SP with these modalities.