Being Health

Being Health is dedicated to transforming modern mental healthcare by integrating psychiatry, innovative therapies, psychotherapy, functional medicine, and comprehensive wellness services into a unified, supportive environment. The team of compassionate and highly skilled clinicians delivers personalized, cutting-edge care tailored to individual emotional and mental well-being. Specializing in a wide range of conditions such as stress, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and generalized anxiety disorder, Being Health ensures each person receives the empathy and expertise they deserve. Advanced treatments like Ketamine Infusions and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy provide meaningful pathways to healing and resilience. From the initial consultation to the ongoing journey toward mental wellness, Being Health creates a space where individuals feel understood, empowered, and prepared to embrace lasting mental health.

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Clinic Specialties

Psychiatry

Treated Conditions

Depression

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Stress

The Team

Consuelo Casarotto

L.Ac Acupuncturist

Consuelo has been a holistic health practitioner in New York City for over 15 years. Her unique treatments combine Classical and Esoteric Acupuncture - the mainstay of her practice - with a blend of shamanic and mindfulness practices from global traditions, Chinese medical dietary therapy, Taoist self-cultivation prescriptions and intuitive guidance to address your mind and body wellbeing. No matter where you are in your journey, Consuelo cares to guide you to embrace your full humanity, with deep compassion, and cultivate your center, the state of infinite balance, within you.

The Swedish Institute, New York

Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, New York University

Public Policy

Elenore Simotas

LMHC, ATR-BC

Elenore Simotas is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Board Certified Art Therapist. Her hope for her clients is that the tools learned and experienced in the therapeutic space can be integrated into daily life to strengthen connections to self, others and the natural world. Elenore believes in the power of creativity and self-inquiry to heal and embody our authentic selves. Central to her work are feminist, attachment based and culturally sensitive approaches along with inner child work, healing codependency wounds and managing everyday uncertainty and anxiety.

Antioch University

Art Therapy

European Graduate School

Expressive Arts Therapy

Katherine Ampolini

CRNA Nurse Anesthetist

The Johns Hopkins University

Rutgers University

Nurse Anesthesia

Kavitha Kolappa

MD Psychiatrist

A North Carolina native, Dr. Kolappa has lived and worked abroad in several contexts including Cuba, India, Tanzania, South Africa, and Switzerland. She has worked in various capacities with the Global Health Council, International Rescue Committee, Medecins Sans Frontieres (aka Doctors Without Borders), and Universities Allied for Essential Medicines. She has also consulted extensively for the World Health Organizations Department of Mental Health and Substance Use. Most recently, she was the lead author of WHO's seminal position paper, "Optimizing brain health across the life course," which was released in 2022.

Johns Hopkins University

Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital

Psychiatry

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Public Health

Lillian Sultan

PhD Psychologist

Dr. Sultan believes that healing lies in moving beyond the mind into the wisdom of the body and spirit. She is trained in Somatic Experiencing and Hakomi therapy, which focus on regulating the nervous system and befriending the body. Dr. Sultan is also a Registered Yoga Teacher and Reiki Master practitioner, and loves to incorporate movement, breathwork, and meditation into her work.

Long Island University

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Lindsay Fauntleroy

L.Ac Acupuncturist

Lindsay Fauntleroy is a licensed acupuncturist who was drawn to the healing arts after her own journey to fertility introduced her to the interconnectedness of body, mind, and spirit. Her training includes a Master of Arts from New York University, a Master of Science from Tri-State College of Acupuncture and clinical training in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Kiiko Matsumoto style Japanese acupuncture and myofascial Trigger Point release. She is a certified instructor for the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), as well as a facilitator of the Flower Essence Society's global practitioner certification program.

Pacifica Graduate Institute

Integrative Healing Therapies

Tri-State College of Acupuncture

Pooja Amy Shah

MD Functional Medicine Physician

Dr. Pooja Amy Shah is a dual board certified physician in Integrative and Family Medicine. She followed residency at Boston University Medical Center with additional integrative and functional medicine education including: mind-body medicine at Harvard Universitys Benson-Henry Institute, contemplative psychotherapy training at Nalanda Institute in NYC, yoga teacher certification at Kula Yoga Project in NYC, medical acupuncture at Harvard Medical School, general integrative medicine studies at the University of Arizonas Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine and general functional medicine studies at the Institute for Functional Medicine, among others.

University of Texas Medical Branch

Boston University Medical Center

Family Medicine

Shaina Painter

MS, CNS, CDN Nutritionist

Shaina Painter is a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) and Certified Dietetic Nutritionist (CDN). She holds a Masters of Science in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine from the University of Western States, and a Bachelors degree in Psychology from Arizona State. Shaina is aligned with Health at Every Size (HAES), and integrates a mindful, non-diet, weight-neutral approach to health and prevention. Shaina has completed advanced training in Intuitive Eating, Body Image support, eating disorders, gastrointestinal health and functional medicine.

University of Western States

Arizona State University

Psychology

Sonali (Allie) Sharma

MD, MSc Founderand Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Sonali (Allie) Sharma is a Cornell-trained board-certified Adult Psychiatrist, a Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Being Health and has had a private practice in New York City since 2008. She founded Being Health in 2023 to offer a new approach to mental health care with an integrated care model that is grounded in the latest evidence, guided by caring clinicians and personalized to patients needs.

Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University

New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center at Payne Whitney Clinic

Psychiatry

University of California, San Francisco

Psychiatry

Taylor Hudson

RPA-C

Taylor Hudson, PA is a psychiatry physician assistant in Plattsburgh, New York.

Lock Haven University