Hello~

I'm Simay (‘Sim-eye’) Gökbayrak, PhD.

I’m a clinical psychologist licensed in New York and California.

Research-backed, practical therapy for accomplished adults.

Gain freedom from what’s keeping you stuck.

About You: You are struggling with your mental health, feel stuck, and want to be sure you get something out of therapy while trying to manage what life has thrown at you.

You want guidance and you want to learn what really matters to you so you can focus on what is important in your life.

You want an open-minded, compassionate therapy partner who will work to empower you to make the changes that you want to make.

If this is you, let's have a free phone consultation, talk and get to know one another. It sounds like what you want and how I work are potentially a match.

About Me: I am a native English-speaker and multicultural expat from Europe, and currently based in Brooklyn, NY. I work with individuals who want real change that is practical. I ask the snaggling questions in a gentle way. People who are brand new to therapy have told me my style is helpful because I nudge without making you feel like you’re under a microscope.

My Expertise and Experience: I was lucky to train with the best. Over the past 15+ years of clinical practice, assessment, and research, I have really honed my sweet spot in working with adults who are working through:

depression / stress and burnout / anxiety, worry and panic / a demanding profession / big life changes / relationship challenges / men’s issues / sleep & insomnia / medical issues / loss and grief

I utilize therapies backed by research you might have heard of (ACT, CBT, and DBT) and have received training at - 


San Francisco VA Healthcare System/ UCSF School of Medicine

University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine & Public Health

The Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University

University of Rhode Island/ Cancer Prevention Research Center

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Beth Israel Medical Center (currently Mount Sinai Beth Israel).

If you’d like to review all the specifis of my degrees and research, you can see my LinkedIn profile.

Book a free 20-minute phone consultation and be seen within a few days. If I’m not the right therapist for you, I can help you find the right one.

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What colleagues have said about me:

  • “Reliable and committed, immense integrity, no [BS].”

  • "Genuine, listens well, has a plan."

  • "Talented evidence-based clinician specializing in CBT [cognitive behavioral therapy] and ACT [acceptance and commitment therapy] - values driven, patient, flexible, unflappable."