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Nathalie Baer Chan, LMSW

Age Group Served
adolescents
adults
elders
Therapy Format
individuals
couples
Treatment Focus
adoption, adhd, codependency, divorce, grief, infertility, infidelity, lgbtq-related-issues, marital-concerns, pregnancy, racial-identity, sex-therapy, stress, transgender, womens-issues, trauma-and-ptsd, relationship-issues, self-esteem
Types of Therapy
Attachment-based/Relational Therapy
Emotionally-Focused Therapy
Integrative
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
LGBTQ+ Affirming
Motivational Interviewing
Trauma-Focused
Trauma Informed Care
Narrative Therapy
Gottman Method
Somatic Experiencing
Insurance Accepted
Out of Network
Can Prescribe Medication: No
Offers Sliding Scale: yes
Accepting New Therapy Fund Clients: yes
Last modified: April 30, 2026

Nathalie Baer Chan, LMSW

In-Person / Virtual: in-person, tele
License Number(s): 124059 (NY, 06/2024-06/2027); 44SL07137700 (NJ, 06/2024-08/2026)
States / Provinces Served: New York
Ethnicity: Chinese, Hongkonger
Racial Identity / Culture: asian-american, second-generation-asian-immigrant, multiracial-caucasian
Languages Spoken: English
Sex/Gender: Female
I work with both couples and individuals, and have a collaborative approach that leaves room for humor amidst intensity and gentleness amidst accountability. I am a member of a sex therapy private practice based in Brooklyn, and I work comfortably with topics like pelvic pain, different desire levels between partners, sexual and relational trauma, and feeling disconnected from pleasure or from the body entirely. The important thing to note around sex therapy is that my goals are your goals. There is no “normal” to be reached, and there is nothing broken to be fixed. My hope is that each partner and client leaves with a clearer understanding of themselves—not only as part of a relationship, but as whole people in the world.

Although conversations about sex and gender are staples in my clinical work, I do ample work around general mental health, including ADHD, anxiety, grief, and layered cultural identities whether mixed, adopted, or migrated. I also work with other mental health professionals, organizers, and artists around burnout and resilience. As someone passionate about health equity and collective liberation, I see social systems as intrinsically relevant to the therapy space. Therapy should not merely make a violent world easier to stomach; it should give company to our grief and longevity to our resistance.