Psychotherapist, Supervisor

Adults & Couples

Greenpoint Location & Telehealth

There is no greater joy than being a facilitator and witness in the process of discovery, healing, and change. That process is not always linear; it​ sometimes takes unexpected turns, and it never completely ends. As we evolve into more whole versions of ourselves, we tend to see further opportunities for deeper development.

As a psychotherapist, I strongly believe in each human being’s ability to overcome obstacles, grow through experience, and realize their full potential. My approach is highly influenced by psychoanalytic, attachment, mindfulness theories, as well as the Logotherapy concepts developed by Viktor Frankl, specifically the search for a life’s meaning as the central human motivational force—these guide me quite a lot personally and professionally. My thoughts, values, meaning-making and seeking, and perspectives as a clinician, supervisor and professor are additionally informed by my own multiple immigration experiences of adaptation along the non-linearity of life itself as well as embodiment of different languages and cultures in my own lived experience.

To elaborate further on how I view the integration of those experiences into my practice: I highly value the depth of one’s subjective experience, knowing there is more than one truth and certainly myriad dimensions to one’s lived experience. I am interested in and honor the variety of identities that people hold at all times, while also recognizing that most of the time we stand between spaces in an interplay between various parts and identities. That process is often not something we even pause to recognize unless we make space for it in therapy or ongoing mindfulness practices.

I am a warm and energetic professor, supervisor, and clinician, prioritizing a strength-oriented and goal-focused approach in everything I do. My expertise comes from over a decade of experience working in community mental health, EAP, private practice, mental health tech and startup environments both as a clinician and a supervisor. I am passionate about providing high quality clinical training and clinical supervision. It is both an honor and a commitment for me to assist clinicians in reaching their full career potential. As a supervisor, I strive to keep the theoretical concepts and ideas alive while focusing on techniques. I am a big believer in the parallel process between supervision and therapy in the room. I want clinicians to be aware of their strengths and unlock new avenues of thinking and feeling to enrich therapeutic processes. I encourage supervisees to spend thought on their overarching philosophy of human nature and development. I do my best to stay present and authentic in all the work that I do.

Sara Pinsky, LCSW-R received her graduate degree from New York University in 2009, followed by in-depth institute training from the William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis & Psychology, the Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis, and the National Institute for the Psychotherapies in psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, and trauma-informed treatment models and has been actively practicing as a therapist and supervisor in the years subsequent to obtaining her degree. Since 2017, she has been a faculty member at Long Island University, teaching clinical undergraduate and graduate courses, including SW Practice I: Working with Individuals & Groups, SW Practice II: Working with Families, and Human Development in Social Environment I and II. Sara is fluent in Russian and Hebrew languages.