Emily Bly, PhD
Founder & Clinical Director
A message from our founder, on why Psychology Partners Group exists and the philosophy of partnership at its core.
In 2016, I reached a turning point in my career. At the time, I was working as an individual therapist, and I found myself constantly hitting the same wall: I was referring people out.
If I was working with an adult who needed couples therapy, I'd send them elsewhere. If a couple's child needed support, I'd give them the name of someone I might not even know personally. Even when I did know the clinician, our approaches didn't always align. We couldn't find the time to talk, and the "cohesion" I knew my clients deserved just wasn't there. I missed the rigor and the shared energy I had experienced during my residency and internship training: that "group brain" where experts actually talk to one another.
So I decided to build the practice I was looking for.
I started with a single clinician in a one-room office. Today, we’ve grown into a team of more than a dozen specialists across two locations in Chappaqua and Hartsdale, and, of course, telehealth. As we listened to what our families actually needed, we organically grew from offering individual and couples therapy into a multi-specialty practice. Some of you first knew us as Pleasantville Psychology Group. We are now Psychology Partners Group, or PPG, and the care you may remember has stayed the same.
We’ve expanded to provide not only individual and couples therapy but dedicated family, child, and adolescent psychotherapy, art therapy, group sessions, and psychoeducational workshops, alongside psychological and neuropsychological testing. We’ve also built an outpatient program for eating disorder treatment. We are proud to bring this range of specialized care to Central and Northern Westchester, and online across New York State, so clients can find the different kinds of support they need in one place. But as much as we’ve expanded, the core of why we do this hasn’t changed.
The word "Partners" isn't just a business term.
It's a philosophy that shows up in four distinct ways.
In our Leadership
It’s the partnership I share with Dr. Eva Leighton, our CFO, and Dr. Melissa Klay, our Art Therapy Director, who are longtime friends and professionals with complementary skill sets and a shared passion for the work we do and the team we lead.
In our Team
Our clinicians are never in "silos." We share tools, we expand each other's insights, and we constantly collaborate to support your care.
In our Community
We partner with the schools, doctors, and professionals who support your family outside our doors, so that the support you experience in our offices can carry into daily life.
With You
Most importantly, we are partners in your growth. We don't view therapy as something done to you, but rather a collaborative process we navigate together. We walk side-by-side with you to work through challenges, set meaningful goals, and help you build a life that feels authentic and sustainable.
Neither silos nor ivory towers.
When you walk into our offices, I want you to feel like you've found the "pros" you've been looking for but also humans who truly get it. We are people with a wide range of life experiences, and we don't believe anyone is helped by clinical detachment or a "judicious opinion." People are helped by empathy and understanding. We never judge the people who walk through our doors, just as we endeavor not to judge ourselves. That warmth extends to how we work every day: our team is close-knit, collaborative, and quick to share a laugh. We bring that lightness into our offices because therapy shouldn’t feel rigid or intimidating. It is a creative, deeply human process, one that thrives on flexibility, warmth, and even a little bit of play.
