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Judith MacDowell, LCSW

Psychotherapist
4.92

Patient reviews

All reviews have been submitted by patients after interacting with the practice.
Overall rating
4.92
Wait time
4.88
Bedside manner
4.92
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Judith MacDowell, LCSW

Welcome. You’ve already taken a bold step toward the life you want—and I’m here to help you keep moving forward. With over 25 years of clinical experience and more than six--hundred star reviews on Zocdoc (4.95 rating), I specialize in helping adults navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, and life transitions with clarity, confidence, and purpose. My approach is science-based, emotionally intelligent, and action-oriented—grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mind/body coaching, and other evidence-based methods tailored to your needs I offer fully remote, HIPAA-compliant teletherapy with a flexible schedule designed to support your lifestyle. As a self-pay provider, I prioritize your privacy, autonomy, and freedom from insurance limitations—so we can focus on transformation, not diagnosis or paperwork. Clients describe our work as energizing, direct, and deeply validating. You’ll gain tools, insights, and direction. Together, we’ll build a judgment-free partnership>

Patient reviews

All reviews have been submitted by patients after interacting with the practice.
Overall rating
4.92
Wait time
4.88
Bedside manner
4.92
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I find comfort in her approach to learning about my challenges in life. Look forward to working with her more
Verified patient
Very friendly and kind. Very aware of possible trigger points and good at navigating through without triggering
Probably the most productive and stress-free mental health experiences I've ever had in NYC. Highly, highly recommended!
I would highly recommend Judy to everyone searching for a therapist. Her wisdom, patience and guidance are invaluable.
Verified patient
Excellent therapist with a solutions-oriented approach to help manage your mental health. I highly recommend her.
Verified patient
She's my first therapist and has been terrific. Very clear communication, I'm very comfortable speaking with her.
Verified patient
She was very attentive and welcoming from the beginning of the session. I felt heard and completely comfortable.
Verified patient
Extremely kind.. compassionate.. and helpful. I highly recommend Judith.. she is a phenomenal therapist.
Verified patient
Judith is great . It’s just difficult to get in touch with her after the session
Verified patient
Counselor is very professional, excellent communicator and listener.
Verified patient
She is a fantastic clinician, so warm and friendly. She is validating and provides valuable insight.
Provider is punctual, professional and provides a safe space.
Verified patient
Very down to earth and easy to talk too! Super calm. Great motivation for working towards a goal.
Judith is absolutely amazing to work with. She’s given me great tools to help manage my anxiety.
Verified patient
It was easy to get in touch and the appointment was great!
Verified patient
Attentive and compassionate. Lucky to have Judith to work with me through my life journey.
Verified patient
Judith was so great to talk to I felt as if I'd known her forever. Would highly recommend!
Good listener, she can work on being a bit more ready when her client arrives.
Verified patient
Judith was super helpful, kind and calming! Would highly recommend!
My first visit was great. Can’t wait to start my journey with her.
Verified patient
I hope I'm able to go back and I very truly don't like therapy!
Judith was a joy to speak to, and I'll certainly be returning.
Verified patient
Best therapist, so kind and calm and compassionate.
Verified patient
Stellar person, so excited to work together!
Judith is kind, compassionate, professional, action oriented, and incredibly helpful. Judith has assisted me in working through a number of life transitions and I'm incredibly grateful for her objectivity and ability to integrate CBT practices into every day life.
Judith is hands down fantastic. A wonderful listener, a fantastic person to talk to when things feel rough. She’s been a lifesaver during a difficult year.
It’s always a great experience working with Judith. She is a warm person and an empathetic listener and expertly guides conversation toward learnings. She never rushes through a session and helps me feel recognized and valued.
She fell asleep during our appointment. I have noticed her getting drowsy a couple times, but actually falling asleep was awful. Also not good at scheduling - she books patients back to back, so there's no time for her to recalibrate after her last patient, and you frequently end up waiting. Even if you waited 15 mins, you cannot go over time, because she already has another patient waiting. I don't get it.
Judy is truly wonderful. Not all therapists are equal, and Judy definitely sets the bar very high. She is warm, attentive and is equipped with numerous tools and resources to help.
Verified patient
Like others wrote, just because you get a first appointment doesn’t mean you will get another. I am serious about weekly therapy and feel like a wasted my time with her. She was nice and everything but said to email to schedule the next appointment but I emailed her twice and haven’t heard back. I’m not the first to leave that kind of review. Seems to me like she offers zoc doc appointments whenever she has a random opening in between her regular clients but doesn’t actually take new patients
Verified patient
She is very supportive and validating.
Judith is kind, understanding, validating and encouraging and is helpful is recognizing thought processes that are limiting or debilitating. She offers great guidance on a way past or through these distortions in thoughts/ feelings.
Verified patient
Judith is a very friendly and non-judgmental person. It was my first session with a therapist ever and I felt very comfortable with her.
Verified patient
It’s unfortunate that when asking for guidance in therapy and how to proceed with treatment, when I’ve been so open about not having much luck with therapists and wanting to delve into Cognitive Behavioral therapy because simple talk therapy has never done me any good, Judith just started to list off self-help books. By the end of this second appointment, I felt extremely disheartened and dismissed. She said “You’ve graduated,” and “Perhaps you’ll be back for one of the WeWork spaces,” which I guess was her way of saying we won’t be working together anymore. I never said I had it all figured out, I simply went in very honestly saying that the basics of what I should do for my mental health are things I already know, and that I don’t need information, I need guidance and concrete steps to take to get to where I want to be. Not to mention, just logistically, how disorganized she is. She didn’t remember a single thing I’d told her in our first appointment, so I’m supposed to go over all the details of my life every time? What a waste of time and clear indication of lack of interest and professionalism on her end. No way, not when I’m dishing out a copay per each session. This was such a disappointing experience.
I made an appointment to see Judith and the meeting went fine but afterwards I emailed her using the card she provided to make a follow up appointment. She never responded. Extremely rude and unprofessional, wouldn’t recommend.
She was struggling to not fall asleep during the session. Was not required to fill out nay pre-session forms. She also did not care to schedule any follow up appointment. Oh and yes, this is indeed in a Wework. I will not be returning. It is unfortunate because she was very personable and I did feel comfortable opening up to her but I cannot get past knowing that she was struggling to not fall asleep and probably did not genuinely care about my problems.
She listens and I didn’t feel I was being judged.
Verified patient
Highly recommend. Immediately felt comfortable and at ease. Judith is one of the best listeners I've ever met. Feeling very grateful to have found her on ZocDoc.
She was super kind and understanding
Verified patient
This is a we work location and not a private office. This should be noted before you arrive. Judith is very pleasant, warm and caring but the conversation was scattered from the beginning and felt off.
I’ve spoken to therapists who have encouraged me to talk about my trauma without including any of their input or explaining their therapy styles. This never worked for me in the past. Judith is engaging, comforting and inquisitive, always asking the right questions without the feeling of prying. More than anything, she is compassionate while staying focused on the discussions at hand. Would recommend her to anyone in a heartbeat!
Judith is a wonderful and skilled therapist who is thoughtful and attentive. My first appointment with her was 4 days ago and since then I have been digesting her feedback and insights, which strengthened my spirit and has been helpful overall. I also really appreciated the takeaway resources she shared with me. Judith's deep experience is evident and comforting.
Judith is very kind and a great listener. Today was my first visit and first therapy session ever, she handled with care and I’ll be back for sure.
Verified patient
I really liked her and the feedback she gave, however it was a little uncomfortable because she basically was fighting her sleep while I was in the middle of speaking to her about my troubles. Not sure if i just got her on a bad day, but it basically tainted my experience with her...
Judith personable, approachable. I feel I could trust her right away. She listens and gives her feedback. Her strategy is to connect you with your past emotion that brought you to the current situation, and being able to accept and move on from the past. Certainly, I am seeing her again.
Excellent person with great feedbacks.
Verified patient
Honestly, Judith is the best. I had my first session today and I have already scheduled my next appointments. She is everything I needed and more. Very attentive, professional and caring. I loved how she took the time for us to get to know each other before we jumped straight into the session. Would HIGHLY recommend!!!
Verified patient
She is amazing
Verified patient
I really loved my first visit with Dr. Judith. I expected to talk and her listen and nod like many doctors I’ve visited in the past. Instead, she was engaging with great questions that guided our conversation. The best part was she left me with tools and actions to take for the week ahead. She also didn’t pressure me for another appointment, although I look forward to returning to see her.
Verified patient
Excellent extremely helpful and easy to talk to.
Verified patient