Anupama ‘Anu’ Kalyanam, LCSW

Owner/Clinical Supervisor/Therapist

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Finding a therapist who we can truly connect with can be so hard. I aim to hold space for building that connection in our work together, at your pace, as connection is so vital to feeling good about ourselves. I believe in slowing things down in our work together so that we can collaborate intentionally and from a grounded place to support you. I truly believe we know ourselves best and inherently know what we need and want for ourselves. But sometimes that connection to knowing is blocked. I see therapy as a way for us to work on unblocking those connections.

I am a New York State licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), and I have been providing therapy and other mental health services to the LGBTQIA+ community and other communities of New York City for over 15 years. I work with adults, children and teens, and with partners/intimate relationships. In addition to therapy, I also provide clinical supervision to mental health professionals.

I come from a strengths based, trauma-informed lens, with a foundation in anti-oppression, intersectional, feminist, queer, and psychodynamic theories. I also incorporate somatic therapy in our work, through both EMDR (Eye Movment Desensitizationand Reprocessing) therapy as an EMDR trained therapist, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP) as a Level 1 certified Senosrimotor Psychotherapy therapist. Finally, I am a queer, South Asian of Indian descent. I am a wife, daughter, sister, friend, step parent to human beings and pet parent (some of whom you may meet in our sessions!) Your pets are always welcome to visit during our sessions:)

Therapy works best when it’s collaborative. I aim to bring creativity, humor, and playfulness (as appropriate) into our work together and hope you will join me. I welcome all the different parts of you into our work!

  • Education, Appointments, & Publications

    Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 1 Trained Therapist, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute

    EMDR Trained Therapist, The Institute for Creative Mindfulness

    Adjunct Professor at New York University Applied Psychology Department – taught Counseling with LGBTQIA+ Youth, and Practicum, Internship 1 and 2 Master’s Level courses

    Clinical Coordinator at the Hetrick-Martin Institute

    Certificate in Clinical Supervision from NYU Silver School of Social Work

    Certificate in Psychotherapy for Infants, Children, and Adolescents from New York Institute for Psychotherapy Training for Infants, Children and Adolescents

    SIFI certified, Columbia University School of Social Work

    Columbia University School of Social Work, Masters of Science in Social Work

    Washington University in St. Louis, Bachelor of Art

    Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University School of Social Work, Social Work Instruction

    Published in Handbook of Child and Adolescent Group Psychotherapy – chapter on LGBTQ Adolescents