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You're allowed to fall apart a little.
That's kind of the point.

Long Island · Brooklyn · Virtual Across NY

The Nest is a boutique therapy practice built on one idea: healing doesn't happen while you're still holding it together. Our team helps you set that down, so the real work can actually start.

We treat anxiety, people-pleasing, OCD, ADHD, grief, and trauma collaboratively and directly, with a team that pushes you toward real change, not just an hour of processing.

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You don't have to hold it together here.

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You don't have to hold it together here. •

You inherited trauma and anxiety instead of the support you deserved, and that's not your identity, it's your story. We built The Nest to actually help you carry it differently, real clinical work, in a space that doesn't feel clinical at all.

You can't live laugh love your way through deep healing.

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Where we do our best work

High-functioning Anxiety

Millennial Burnout

OCD + Intrusive Thoughts

Generational Trauma + Grief

ADHD + Neurodivergent Exhaustion

The Do-it-all Women & Teens

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Long Island Heart. New York Wide.

Therapy should feel like a destination, not a default. Virtually from your couch anywhere in New York, in person at our East Setauket office inside Revival Strength & Recovery Wellness Center, or at our Greenpoint, Brooklyn location inside Held Space BK, The Nest is built for one thing: helping you finally exhale.

You've been carrying for way too long.

If you’re the one everyone calls when something falls apart, the one performing “fine” so well nobody’s asked twice, or the high achiever who hasn’t actually exhaled in years, you’re exactly who The Nest was built for.

Come tell us what you're carrying. No labels needed, no crisis necessary, just a free, low pressure consult to see if we're your people.

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Behind The Nest, Alicia Italiano

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I’m Alicia, a Millennial and a “been-there-too” therapist. I didn’t create The Nest for the “Instagram version” of your life. I created it for the real you- the one who is tired of performing and ready to finally exhale. 

After a decade of seeing our community struggle without the right tools, I built a space where strategic feedback meets authentic connection. We’re here to help you move forward and finally feel like yourself again.

Ready to get support from a therapist who actually gets it?

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our Hand picked Team

However you show up, the work is the same.

IN-PERSON THERAPY
Hang at The Nest. Visit our East Setauket office, inside Revival Strength & Recovery Wellness Center or at our new Brooklyn office.

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ONLINE THERAPY
The comfy pants option. Virtual sessions anywhere across New York State.

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Learn More About Our Approach 
How It Works

Reach Out

Schedule a free, low pressure consult. No commitment, just a conversation to see if we're your people.

See Change

We help you dismantle the habits that stopped working a long time ago, not just manage around them.

Feel Joy

The goal isn't coping. It's getting back to feeling like yourself.

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