About the nestTherapy reimagined for the way you actually live.
Because the traditional clinical vibe is exhausting, and you deserve more than 45 minutes on a crowded calendar. You're a human we're strategically invested in. That's the standard we built The Nest around.
I built this because
I needed it too.
Why The Nest Exists
Long Island needed a therapy practice that actually felt human. Not a crowded roster, not a cold waiting room, not a referral mill where you get assigned whoever has availability. A space built around the belief that the relationship between a client and their therapist is the most important factor in whether therapy actually works, and that fit should never be an afterthought.
I chose to put The Nest inside Revival Strength & Recovery on purpose. On Long Island the isolation is real, and I wanted to build something that felt like a community rather than a waiting room. A space where you could finally show up unfiltered, practice being unmuted, and take that same confidence back into your real life.
Eventually the need for this kind of therapy grew bigger than just me, so I built a small, hand-picked team of specialists who understand the Millennial and Gen Z experience and who I trust to bring that same level of care to every single session. The Nest stays small on purpose. Because intimate and focused is the whole point.
Boutique on purpose. Strategic by design.
The Nest Difference
Most practices match you with whoever has availability. Here you choose before you commit to anything, because fit isn't a nice-to-have, it's the whole point.
YOU CHOOSE YOUR THERAPIST
Every therapist at The Nest was chosen for who they are, not hired to fill an opening. Small means every client actually gets the level of care we promised.
We stay small on purpose
We treat your mental health with the same strategic investment you'd bring to anything else that actually matters.
Sessions have a pointA space that actually feels good to be in.
WHERE YOU'LL FIND USThe Nest's East Setauket office is intentionally tucked inside Revival Strength & Recovery Wellness Center, and that wasn't an accident. We wanted to move as far from the sterile waiting room experience as possible and create something that felt like a destination worth showing up to. Less clinical, more human. A space where the hard work feels a little lighter just by walking through the door.
Can't make it in person? Virtual sessions are available anywhere across New York State, same therapist, same quality of care, just from wherever you actually are.
our Hand picked Team -
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Alicia Italiano, LCSW
E. Setauket | Virtual NY
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Jamie Edwards, LCSW-R
E. Setauket | Virtual NY
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Samantha Alotta, LMSW
E. Setauket | Virtual NY
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Johanna Schwartz, LCSW
Brooklyn | Virtual NY
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Rob Edwards, LMSW
E. Setauket | Virtual NY
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Maria Montelione, LCSW, PMH-C
E. Setauket | Virtual NY
Let's see if we're the right fit.