I feel you. It’s been very hard for a lot of people to find a therapist since the pandemic. A lot of therapists have reduced hours and others are just totally booked. From the different forums I’m in, a lot of therapists who have full caseloads are saying they don’t have the time to respond to new client requests, or just don’t bother.

Due to the COVID emergency, I know a lot of the insurance companies are paying for telehealth sessions with out-of-state providers. Perhaps you could phone your provider and see if they can give you the names of some out-of-state or provisionally license providers. Additionally, you could try looking on psychologytoday.com for therapists in your surrounding states that might be covering NYC. Also, it looks like Emblem contracts mental health services through Beacon, so you might try searching for providers through them.