Tziporah Eisenstein, LCSW, CEDS

You can make peace with your past. Make peace with your body. Make peace with yourself.

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Tziporah Eisenstein, LCSW, CEDS's style

Why Tziporah Eisenstein, LCSW, CEDS chose to be in the helping profession

We witness ourselves caught in cycles, feeling stuck when trying to make a change. I’m drawn to this work because I believe that beneath repetitive patterns there are emotional and relational experiences that can be meaningfully explored. By engaging in psychodynamic conversations with another, we can look beyond our blind spots and start uncovering what limits our self-understanding, and most importantly, see past it.

I work with adults and mature teens who face challenges with self‑trust, difficulties with attachment, and relentless self‑criticism that can masquerade as self‑awareness. These patterns often manifest as perfectionism, in the minimizing of one’s needs, or in complex relationships with food and body image.

Tziporah Eisenstein, LCSW, CEDS's approach

I see therapy as a collaborative process where we balance the exploration of meaning with the pursuit of embodied change. My approach is relational and depth-oriented, drawing on psychoanalytic and existential traditions, with somatic and behavioral modalities woven throughout. I'm a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist through IAEDP, with postgraduate training in psychoanalysis at the William Alanson White Institute.

I also provide supervision for therapists wanting to grow their skills and self-awareness and offer consultations for those already working with clients facing eating disorders or body image issues but lack specific training. I believe the therapeutic relationship is fundamental, and I help therapists bridge knowledge gaps while supporting the care they’re already providing.

What you can expect from sessions with Tziporah Eisenstein, LCSW, CEDS

In therapy, we step outside the daily dance to catch our breath and decide the next move. As you gain self-understanding, you may find yourself developing a steadier and more compassionate sense of self, where needs, desires, and ambivalence can be held without shame and judgment and ultimately shared more openly with others.

A trusting therapy relationship is essential to this work, so I welcome you to reach out for a free consultation call to see if we might be a good fit!

Tziporah Eisenstein, LCSW, CEDS's experience working with the Jewish community

I have experience working with New York City’s diverse population, serving individuals from various backgrounds and communities. This includes working with Jewish individuals across the entire denominational and religious spectrum. I am particularly attuned to the unique challenges of intergenerational divergence, when people make different religious choices than the communities they come from. I am also experienced in the specificities of eating disorder recovery in the Jewish community, as well as the communal and intergenerational trauma influenced by antisemitism.

In addition to my clinical work, I teach students in the Frum cohort at Touro College, and I’m committed to fostering thoughtful, accessible mental health care within the community.

Tziporah Eisenstein, LCSW, CEDS's Book Recommendation Zone

• Tuesdays with Morrie
  Mitch Albom
• Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders
  Jennifer L. Gaudiani
• Essential Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: An Acquired Art
  Teri Quatman
• The Analyst’s Vulnerability: Impact on Theory and Practice
  Karen J. Maroda

Approaches

• Attachment-based
• Existential
• Person-Centered Therapy
• Psychoanalytic Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Supervision Services

Concerns

• Anxiety
• Body image
• Codependency
• Depression
• Eating disorders & disordered eating
• LGBTQIA, gender, & sexuality topics
• Life purpose and meaning
• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Personality issues & disorders
• Relationships
• Religious Identity Issues
• Trauma

10 years in practice

Licenses

• LCSW by New York 2020. License number 090570-01
• LCSW by New Jersey 2025. License number 44SC06538100
• LCSW by Florida 2025. License number TPSW6200

Degrees

• Master of Social Work by Long Island University 2016

Certificates

• Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) by Evergreen Certifications 2021
• Intensive Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist by William Alanson White Institute 2024
• Certified Eating Disorder Specialist by IAEDP - International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals 2025

Trainings

• Eating Disorders, Addictions & Compulsions by William Alanson White Institute 2025 - Current 2-year candidacy
• Intensive Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy by William Alanson White Institute 2023-2024
• DBT Skills for Adolescents & Caregivers: Helping today’s distressed youth - with Dr. Jill Rathus by Nachas 2020
• Viktor Frankl Conference- Understanding Addictive Behaviors through Logotherapy by Nefesh 2016
• Working with Queer Bodies - Differentiating Body Dysmorphia and Gender Dysphoria by ICP 2025
• Cultural Considerations in the Treatment of Orthodox Jewish Patients with Eating Disorders by UCSD

Affiliations

• Member of IAEDP by The International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals Foundation 2021

Average costs per session

$250

Payment Methods

• Sliding Scale
• Free consultation
• Cash
• Check
• Credit Card
• Zelle Quick Pay
• Venmo