Meet All Therapists

Cat Deubler became a therapist to empower individuals and help them reclaim their voice. With a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Adler University, she takes a holistic and compassionate approach to support clients in processing trauma and navigating life’s challenges.

Cat specializes in working with trauma, PTSD, mental health crises, survivors of abuse, autism, borderline personality disorder, anxiety, and depression. Her professional experience spans diverse populations, including at-risk youth with moderate-to-severe diagnoses, newly arrested inmates facing addiction and abuse, and members of the unhoused community with severe and persistent mental illness.

Passionate about de-stigmatizing mental health, Cat fosters a safe, supportive environment where clients feel heard, valued, and understood. She brings authenticity, empathy, and even humor to her practice, helping clients discover the transformative benefits of therapy. With a flexible and client-centered approach, she utilizes a variety of techniques to meet individuals where they are and guide them toward growth and healing.

A lifelong learner, Cat is dedicated to growing both personally and professionally. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, caring for her plants, and expressing her creativity through her growing collection of tattoos.

Jidvett Fabian is a dedicated counselor who helps clients navigate life’s challenges with compassion and care. She integrates evidence-based modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), while centering the therapeutic relationship as the foundation of healing. Together, we create a space where emotions can be processed openly and clients feel heard, supported, and empowered to pursue change.

Her approach is rooted in collaboration and respect for each client’s unique journey. Jidvett emphasizes emotional safety and attunement, helping clients clarify goals, build resilience, and make meaningful shifts in both thought and behavior. With a client-centered lens, she supports individuals in developing self-awareness and sustainable coping strategies to navigate stressors and improve overall well-being.

Jidvett holds a Bachelor’s in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a Master’s in Counseling for Mental Health and School Counseling from Manhattan College. She views mental health as a vital part of holistic development and is committed to walking alongside her clients as they take steps toward healing, growth, and self-discovery.

Michelle Heidami is a mental health counselor dedicated to helping individuals heal, grow, and find clarity in their lives. Her work is guided by authenticity and compassion, honoring how personal history, identity, and lived experience shape mental health. With a trauma-informed and relational approach, she offers a safe, validating space where clients can explore challenges and move toward greater self-awareness and balance.

She draws from psychodynamic therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based strategies, tailoring care to meet each client’s needs. Michelle works collaboratively to uncover protective patterns, process past experiences, and build tools that support emotional well-being and resilience. She also brings a unique background in dance, acting, and yoga, inviting creativity and embodiment as pathways to self-expression and transformation.

Michelle has experience working with individuals navigating complex trauma, intergenerational conflict, identity development, life transitions, anxiety, depression, and relational challenges. She earned dual graduate degrees in Mental Health Counseling and Psychological Counseling from Teachers College, Columbia University. Originally from Houston, she has called New York City home for over 15 years and understands firsthand the complexities of urban life.

Daniela Yushuvayev is an attuned therapist who offers a warm, supportive space where clients feel truly seen and heard. She meets people with genuine care and honesty, helping them make sense of their experiences while also encouraging growth and self-empowerment. Daniela believes that healing happens when we feel safe enough to explore who we are and strong enough to take steps toward who we want to become. Her approach blends compassion with practical tools, supporting clients in building confidence, finding clarity, and making meaningful changes in their lives.

With warmth and honesty at the heart of her work, Daniela creates a therapeutic space that is both grounding and empowering. Leading with a person-centered perspective, she helps clients attune to the mind-body connection and navigate challenges with greater self-awareness and clarity. Her integrative approach blends modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Existential Therapy, and Attachment Theory, along with mindfulness and psychoeducation in order to support the full spectrum of each client’s emotional, psychological, and relational needs.

Daniela works with individuals navigating trauma, identity struggles, OCD, relationship dynamics, and life transitions. Her background in health coaching and behavioral therapy informs her holistic lens, allowing her to approach each client as a multi-dimensional being. With deep empathy, genuine care, and an unwavering respect for the human journey, Daniela supports clients in reconnecting with their inner selves and cultivating the confidence to live with intention, alignment, and self-trust.

She holds a Master’s degree in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness from New York University. Daniela is committed to helping clients reconnect with themselves, uncover their strengths, and create lasting, meaningful change.

Chevanie offers a mindful, calming, and culturally attuned approach to therapy. She creates a space where clients can slow down, breathe, and explore their experiences with curiosity instead of self-judgment. Her therapeutic style is gentle but deeply intentional, guiding clients to notice their inner world with clarity while feeling supported every step of the way.

Drawing from mindfulness practices, CBT, DBT, solution-focused strategies, ACT, and motivational work, Chevanie helps clients understand their emotional patterns and develop tools that feel both practical and grounding. She often works with clients navigating anxiety, self-esteem concerns, relational stress, and significant life transitions, meeting each person exactly where they are and moving at a pace that feels safe and steady.

Chevanie holds a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from New York University. Clients describe her presence as calm, attentive, and deeply validating. She is committed to helping individuals reconnect with their strengths, cultivate balance, and grow into a more emotionally grounded and authentic version of themselves.

Ada Cahill is a warm and non-judgmental therapist who believes that deeper self-understanding, paired with healthy and sustainable changes, is a powerful process. Her approach recognizes that a solid therapeutic relationship is an integral part of this journey, and her empowering, compassionate style reflects that priority.

Ada works with adults, couples, and adolescents experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship struggles, identity development, life transitions, addiction, and self-esteem concerns. She has particular experience supporting trauma survivors, birthing persons, and those navigating reproductive struggles, where the body, story, and emotional life often need to be held in the same room. Her practice draws on psychodynamic, existential, and narrative approaches, along with DBT, trauma-informed care, and somatic and mindfulness-based techniques.

Her style is integrative and grounded, attentive to where each client is in the moment rather than where a protocol says they should be. She helps clients build a deeper connection with themselves and others, and develop a sense of peace and growth that holds up after the session ends.

Jasmin Torres is a licensed mental health counselor who blends evidence-based practices with Christian faith-based insight. She approaches mental health from a holistic perspective, recognizing the ways life experiences, daily habits, and spiritual foundations shape well-being. In her work, Jasmin supports individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, panic, and low self-esteem, while also offering space for those who wish to explore how faith influences their mental health and overall sense of purpose.

Her therapeutic style integrates Person-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Jasmin emphasizes the mind-body-spirit connection, guiding clients to build emotional resilience, strengthen self-awareness, and make restorative changes in their lives. She empowers clients to become “detectives” of their own mental health, uncovering patterns and cultivating strategies that lead to lasting, holistic growth.

Jasmin earned her Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Alliance University. She is passionate about providing psychoeducation, biblical insight, and group support for individuals seeking holistic change. With warmth, faith, and compassion at the center of her work, she sees therapy as a process of returning to wholeness, where emotional and spiritual well-being meet, and clients can come home to themselves in alignment with mind, body, and spirit.

Cecilia approaches therapy as a collaborative process, grounded in curiosity, compassion, and care. She believes that healing is not about fixing yourself, but about reconnecting with the parts of you that have always been whole beneath life’s stress, pain, and expectations. At the heart of her work is the belief that every story holds meaning and wisdom — and that by exploring it together, clients can uncover new pathways for growth and healing.

Her therapeutic style is rooted in Narrative Therapy and enriched by evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness. Cecilia helps clients make connections between their thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and personal history while also building practical skills for emotional regulation, self-awareness, and flexibility. She creates a safe, validating environment that respects the complexity of being human and empowers clients to move through life’s challenges with greater clarity and confidence.

Cecilia has experience supporting adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and overwhelming emotional stress. She earned her Master’s degree in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness from New York University and her Bachelor’s in Psychology from SUNY Purchase. With both a strong clinical foundation and an intuitive, human-centered approach, she helps clients cultivate resilience, trust their inner wisdom, and see therapy as a process of coming home to yourself, with warmth, intention, and self-trust leading the way.

Alexandra believes that lasting change begins with a strong, trusting therapeutic relationship. She meets clients where they are, helping them recognize self-defeating patterns, overcome perfectionism, and cultivate self-compassion. Her approach is grounded in deep empathy and a commitment to making therapy feel safe, accessible, and tailored to each individual’s needs.

She understands that life experiences and systemic factors shape mental, physical, and emotional well-being. By helping clients connect their past experiences to present challenges, she empowers them to break free from limiting beliefs, build emotional resilience, and create a more fulfilling, authentic life.

Alexandra has over eight years of experience in behavioral health and earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The College of Staten Island.

Eliluz Pantoja believes that change, while often difficult, can be one of the most meaningful parts of life and that no one should have to face it alone. Her therapeutic approach is grounded in compassion, curiosity, and authenticity. She helps clients understand that it is okay to not be okay at times, and that healing begins with learning how to process emotions with care while continuing to grow into a more grounded version of oneself.

Her work integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) through a trauma-informed lens, creating a space where clients feel safe, understood, and supported. Eliluz also has experience working with individuals struggling with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), incorporating Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) to help clients build tolerance for distress and regain a sense of agency. Across her work, she emphasizes emotional awareness, resilience, and flexibility, while honoring each client’s unique story and strengths.

Eliluz has experience supporting children, young adults, and adults who have been impacted by trauma in different ways. She understands that healing takes time, trust, and patience, and that therapy can be a place to reconnect with hope and restore balance. Eliluz earned her Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Sociology from Hunter College and her Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Fordham University. With warmth, empathy, and a deep belief in each person’s capacity for growth, she approaches therapy as a collaborative journey toward healing and self-discovery.

Sara Dominguez works with clients facing anxiety, depression, self-esteem challenges, and major life transitions. Her approach is warm, authentic, and deeply respectful of each person’s individual story. She believes meaningful change begins with feeling genuinely understood, and she builds therapy as an active partnership rather than a passive process.

Her style is integrative and holistic, drawing from Motivational Interviewing, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, and trauma-informed care. Sara helps clients clarify what matters most to them and translate insight into action, whether that means building stronger coping tools, strengthening communication, cultivating self-awareness, or developing greater self-trust. Sessions balance reflection, practical skill-building, and present-moment awareness, with a growing focus on grief and loss as a clinical specialty.

Sara earned her Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Hofstra University. She brings humor, honesty, and a grounded presence into the room, believing therapy should feel both supportive and empowering. At the core of her work is the conviction that with commitment, care, and the right support, individuals can gain clarity about who they are and move toward who they want to be.

Andreana Marino is a thoughtful counselor drawn to the work of helping people steady themselves through periods of change. Her approach is integrative and practical, blending Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness practices to help clients build insight, strengthen resilience, and develop effective coping strategies. She believes therapy works best when clients feel heard and genuinely supported.

She works most often with young adults and students managing anxiety, stress, and the demands of college and early career life. Her experience in a university student counseling center sharpened her ear for the specific pressures of emerging adulthood: academic load, identity questions, relationship shifts, and the quiet exhaustion that builds underneath them. In sessions she helps clients slow down, notice the patterns driving their stress, and develop healthier ways to manage what is in front of them.

Andreana brings a calm, nonjudgmental presence and an honest curiosity about each client’s experience. She holds a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Mercy University. Clients describe her as steady, attentive, and easy to talk to, qualities that help them explore difficult terrain without feeling rushed or pathologized.

Florence Checa works with individuals and couples seeking a deeper connection to themselves and their relationships. Her approach recognizes that intellectualizing emotions offers protection, but genuine connection requires the body and mind working in tandem. She believes in each person’s capacity for resilience, but knows that real strength comes from integration, not separation.

Florence works with adolescents, adults, and couples who feel stuck. For those trapped in endless analysis, she creates pathways from head to heart through body-centered work that makes emotions tangible rather than theoretical. With couples, she interrupts reactive patterns by helping partners understand their attachment triggers and learn to communicate beneath the defensiveness. Sessions alternate between reflection and experiential work, between insight and embodied change. She has experience working particularly with those navigating anxiety, emotional disconnection, and relational challenges. Her couples work is informed by the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Imago Therapy, supporting partners in understanding triggers, improving communication, and building more secure and connected relationships.

Her style is collaborative, warm, and intentional, while also offering thoughtful challenges when needed. Florence meets clients at their pace while gently guiding them toward deeper awareness and change. As someone drawn to art, film, and theater, she brings creative and original thinking into the room, making therapy feel vibrant rather than formulaic.

Ciara O’Reilly is a compassionate and grounded therapist who creates a safe and supportive space for healing. She works with individuals facing trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, maternal mental health concerns, and challenges related to substance use, both personally and within families. Her style is warm and attuned, helping clients feel understood, accepted, and empowered.

Ciara takes a holistic and individualized approach, honoring each client’s unique story and emotional rhythm. She meets clients where they are and focuses on building trust through deep listening and a steady, empathetic presence. Her goal is to help clients reconnect with their inner strength, build emotional resilience, and gain clarity as they move toward a more fulfilling life.

She believes that discomfort and vulnerability are often the starting points for growth. By creating a space where clients feel safe to explore and reflect, Ciara supports lasting change rooted in self-awareness and compassion.

Ciara holds a master’s degree in mental health counseling and is completing her clinical hours under supervision. She is honored to walk alongside clients as they navigate their healing process and reclaim their sense of agency and purpose.

Debra Murillo is a first-generation Latiné mental health counselor committed to accessible, decolonized therapy. Her approach spans Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness, and somatic therapy, all rooted in the understanding that mind and body are interconnected. She specializes in working with adults of all ages, with a particular focus on BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities.

Her clinical work integrates cultural healing and exploration into evidence-based practice. Debra has facilitated and created group therapy focused on reproductive health issues for BIPOC individuals, centering marginalized voices in mental health. Her research on Latin American cultural influences on mental health informs a practice that honors the lived experiences of her clients rather than treating symptoms in isolation.

Debra holds a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Manhattan University and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from SUNY Brockport. Her presence is grounded in cultural awareness, ensuring therapy feels relevant and rooted rather than generic. Clients work with someone who understands that healing must include the cultural context in which distress takes shape.

Noah Atlas is a licensed mental health counselor who works from a collaborative, person-centered approach. He believes that trust, empathy, and authenticity are essential to a strong therapeutic alliance, and that clients are the experts of their own lives. His role is to help them reach goals, work through barriers, and improve their overall well-being on terms that fit who they actually are.

Noah works with clients across a wide range of ages, backgrounds, and identities, with particular experience helping men, college students, and young adults. He supports clients managing anxiety, ADHD, addiction, work stress, burnout, life transitions, relationship conflict, depression, and trauma. His clinical toolkit includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing, drawn on as the work calls for them rather than applied uniformly.

He earned his master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine from Boston University School of Medicine. Clients tend to describe him as steady, validating, and easy to talk to, qualities that help them feel understood while doing the harder work of building a life that actually fits them.

Cayjah Arnold is an empathetic and compassionate mental health counselor. She uses cognitive-behavioral therapy along with narrative therapy to support you with understanding who you are and provide you with strategies to assist you on this journey. If you want to get a deeper understanding of where stress can show up in your body and want healthy techniques and exercises to de-stress, she can provide you with support. Cayjah also uses mindfulness and movement exercises to relax the mind and body, and awaken a clear space in order to feel the emotions.

Cayjah can relate to being on the receiving end of this process. Just know that this process requires honesty and willingness to implement the techniques to experience success as you journey to discover or rediscover you. She is an advocate that the mind, body, and spirit are connected, and if one is not functioning properly, then all of the others are compromised. She has experience working with individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, and self-esteem issues.

Cayjah earned her advanced certificate in Mental Health Counseling and has a degree in School Counseling from Alfred University. She understands that one may be hesitant in making the decision for therapy, therefore she strives to make the space one that is comfortable and trustworthy to encourage healthy dialogue.

Victoria Alonso is a patient and honest mental health counselor who understands the vulnerability it takes to begin, or return to, counseling. She approaches therapy as a space where clients can be seen, heard, and responded to with compassion. Drawing on psychodynamic and narrative techniques, Victoria helps individuals explore the relationship between their thoughts, behaviors, and relationships to identify patterns that may contribute to distress.

With a Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling from Columbia University and a specialization in Latiné mental health, Victoria works with individuals and couples from BIPOC, Queer, and gender-expansive backgrounds. She names the systems and structures that shape how clients experience distress, from generational trauma to cultural marginalization, rather than treating symptoms as personal failings. Her culturally-responsive practice spans clients across the lifespan who understand the weekly commitment of therapy and are ready to begin the collaborative growth process.

Victoria encourages clients to explore their past to help shape their future. Acknowledgment of systemic barriers is woven into the work itself, not treated as separate from it. Clients can expect honesty paired with patience, a combination that makes the difficult work of examining long-held patterns feel possible.

Vincent Cicalese is a compassionate and collaborative therapist who helps clients navigate trauma, identity concerns, stress, and emotional overwhelm. He works with individuals managing PTSD, ADHD, anxiety, depression, and major life transitions, offering a steady and affirming space where healing and growth can unfold at a sustainable pace.

His approach is grounded in mindfulness, empathy, and active listening, with an emphasis on tailoring evidence-based strategies to the unique experiences of each client. Vincent integrates clinical training with a research-informed perspective, supporting clients in building emotional resilience, clarifying their values, and strengthening self-awareness.

Vincent brings experience from both outpatient and academic research settings and has worked extensively with LGBTQ+ individuals and people of color. He is committed to creating an inclusive environment where clients of all identities feel seen, respected, and empowered.

He holds a Master of Science in Counseling from Johnson & Wales University and brings a warm, thoughtful presence to the therapeutic relationship. Vincent’s work is guided by a deep belief in each person’s potential for transformation, and his role in helping them access that potential with clarity and care.

Makinzie Decker is a compassionate mental health counselor who believes that every individual has the strengths and capacity for growth within themselves. She views clients as the experts of their own experiences and walks alongside them as they discover their own path forward, offering a warm, nonjudgmental space where people can explore what they are carrying, gain insight, and move toward a greater sense of balance.

Makinzie works with adults and young adults navigating anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and major life transitions. Her approach is collaborative and individualized: she draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients build practical coping skills, deepen self-awareness, and strengthen resilience. She is also trained in EMDR, incorporating EMDR-informed interventions when clinically appropriate to help clients process difficult experiences.

Clients can expect a steady, encouraging presence that keeps their strengths and personal goals at the center of the work. Makinzie earned her master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from St. John Fisher University and continues to grow as a clinician through ongoing professional development. Her aim is for each person to leave therapy feeling capable, grounded, and hopeful about what comes next.

Mae approaches therapy by exploring how early experiences continue to shape clients in adulthood, especially how trauma and emotion are held in the body. She helps clients understand their past without becoming defined by it, guiding them toward acceptance, grounding, and forward movement. Growing up within two cultures gives Mae a nuanced understanding of identity, belonging, and the many ways people learn to navigate the world.

Her style is collaborative, honest, and nonjudgmental. Mae works with clients to examine the inner frameworks that shape their self-perception and choices. Through curiosity, reflection, and intentional self-exploration, she helps clients shift unhelpful patterns, reconnect with resilience, and develop a steadier sense of self. She brings warmth and lightness to the process, helping clients feel safe while engaging in meaningful inner work.

Mae integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness-based practices, and psychodynamic principles, supported by humanistic foundations that foster authentic connection. She has experience working with individuals navigating childhood trauma, physical and sexual violence, anxiety, identity concerns, trauma responses, and relationship challenges. She is also expanding her training in how substance use impacts the therapeutic process. Mae views therapy as building a home together, learning its rooms, and making them livable, while helping clients trust that even if the structure falls apart, they have the strength and tools to rebuild.

Sophia Mellace is a bilingual mental health counselor who provides therapy in English and Italian. Growing up in an immigrant household gave her a deep appreciation for the unique challenges individuals and families can face, inspiring her passion for helping those who often feel misunderstood, feel seen, heard and understood. Sophia believes that meaningful change begins by exploring the root of one’s challenges rather than simply managing symptoms.

Her clinical work spans mood disorders, depression, grief and loss, anxiety, phobias and personality disorders. She integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, exposure therapy, mindfulness-based techniques and psychodynamic principles to create an individualized approach tailored to each client’s strengths and goals. Her experience includes both private practice and an inpatient psychiatric setting at South Brooklyn Health, where she supported individuals navigating acute psychiatric needs. That range gives her a steadiness with severity that not every counselor carries.

For clients navigating cultural identity, language barriers or the experience of being between worlds, Sophia offers a space where communication can happen in the language that feels most natural. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from Brooklyn College. Her presence is grounded and attentive, and clients often describe feeling genuinely understood in a way that past experiences may not have allowed.

Laura Salonen is an empathetic mental health counselor who helps individuals navigate major life transitions and acculturation difficulties using an integrative therapeutic style. Having moved across the world three times, she brings a deeply personal understanding of cultural displacement and the work of rebuilding identity in new surroundings. She is fluent in English and Finnish, and her multicultural lens informs every aspect of her practice.

Her clinical experience includes supporting individuals with anxiety, trauma, severe mental illness, and substance use concerns, while also advocating for those involved in the criminal legal system. She draws from psychodynamic, DBT, and client-centered approaches, tailoring each treatment plan to the person sitting in front of her rather than defaulting to a single framework.

Laura holds master’s degrees in Forensic Psychology and Forensic Mental Health Counseling from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Clients find her presence grounding and direct, with a capacity to hold complexity without flinching. She continues to deepen her training through ongoing continuing education across therapeutic modalities.

Cassandra Thomas is a licensed mental health counselor who works with clients ages 16 and up, including children and adolescents. Her approach is practical and collaborative: she combines Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Solution-Focused techniques to help clients identify what is working, shift what is not, and build strategies they can use between sessions. She is not the therapist who stays in abstraction. Sessions are structured around clarity and forward movement.

Her clinical experience spans over three years and covers anxiety, depression, stress, women’s issues, grief, PTSD, bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. She has a particular strength working with clients navigating OCD and bipolar disorder, where the combination of structure and specificity matters. Cassandra tailors interventions to each client’s developmental stage, which is why her practice spans adolescents, teens and adults rather than a single age group.

Clients often describe Cassandra as someone who respects their intelligence and treats them as the expert on their own life. She holds a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Hunter College and a Bachelor of Science in Counseling Psychology from Washington Adventist University. Her goal is direct: help clients move through difficulty with real tools and genuine support, not insight for its own sake.

Ariel Ramirez is a compassionate, collaborative, and culturally sensitive therapist who believes healing begins when clients feel genuinely seen, heard, and supported. She tailors treatment to each client’s unique goals, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Somatic Therapy, and mindfulness-based practices. Ariel understands that therapy can feel vulnerable at times, and she works to help clients feel comfortable and empowered throughout the process.

Ariel works with adolescents, young adults, and adults navigating anxiety, depression, self-esteem struggles, grief, relationship challenges, trauma, ADHD symptoms, stress, and major life transitions. For clients who desire it, she offers faith-based counseling that integrates biblical principles into therapy. She believes therapy is not one-size-fits-all and continually adds to her toolkit of interventions to match what each person needs.

Known for her genuine and approachable style, Ariel values authenticity in the therapeutic relationship and thoughtfully incorporates humor when appropriate, because healing and self-discovery do not always have to feel heavy. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College and her Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Alliance University. As a lifelong learner, her goal is to help clients build personalized toolboxes of coping strategies that support healing, confidence, and long-term well-being.

Letice creates a space where clients feel seen, heard, and fully accepted. Her down-to-earth presence and compassionate energy help people open up about what’s really going on, whether it’s anxiety that won’t let up, difficult family dynamics, or trauma that still echoes. She believes therapy is a space to explore, reflect, and rewrite old patterns with a guide who genuinely has your back.

Letice works collaboratively, letting the client lead while offering consistent support and practical tools. Her approach is empowering and focused on helping people set boundaries, break harmful cycles, and reconnect with their inner strength. She helps clients build self-trust, clarity, and emotional resilience through steady, meaningful work grounded in mutual respect and openness.

Letice earned her Advanced Certificate in Mental Health Counseling from Alfred University and holds a master’s degree in School Counseling. Before becoming a therapist, she worked in a Long Island charter school, supporting children and families facing trauma, addiction, and systemic hardship. She is passionate about giving back to the Brooklyn community that raised her. Outside of therapy, Letice enjoys singing karaoke, reading, and doing arts and crafts with her daughter.

Fatima approaches therapy with depth, curiosity, and a genuine respect for each client’s lived experience. Her work integrates psychodynamic psychotherapy, mindfulness practices, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to support both insight and actionable change. She believes that understanding the roots of emotional patterns, while also developing practical strategies for the present, creates lasting transformation.

Through a psychodynamic lens, Fatima helps clients explore how early experiences and relational dynamics continue to influence their current thoughts, behaviors, and self-perception. CBT techniques provide structured tools to shift unhelpful patterns, particularly in the treatment of anxiety, depression, stress, and life transitions. Mindfulness is woven into the process to strengthen emotional regulation and cultivate a more compassionate relationship with oneself.

Fatima’s presence is calm, reflective, and grounded. She creates a space where clients feel safe to examine difficult themes while also being gently challenged to grow. Her goal is not just symptom relief, but deeper self-understanding and the development of resilience that carries beyond the therapy room.

Casey Aley works from the belief that collaboration, connection, and attunement are the foundation of deeper work and lasting change. She listens closely to each person’s story and helps them understand their experiences in a way that builds emotional strength rather than self-criticism. Her style is reflective and grounded, leaning on attuned listening as much as any single technique.

Casey integrates evidence-based therapies with mindfulness and body-based exercises, because emotions don’t only live in the head; they show up in the body too. She works with clients navigating life transitions, relationship challenges, and mood disorders, helping them regulate emotion, deepen self-compassion, and gain clarity about what they actually feel. Sessions blend insight and somatic awareness, with room for honesty, learning, and the occasional shared laugh.

Casey earned her Master’s degree from the University at Albany in 2019 and has built her practice around helping people feel calmer and more clear in their own lives. Outside of session, she practices pilates, spends time in nature, and watches the Buffalo Bills with family and friends. Her goal is a space where people can be honest, learn more about themselves, and meet their own emotions without flinching.

Harneet Bedi works with people who often look like they are holding everything together on the outside, while feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or quietly exhausted on the inside. Many of her clients are thoughtful, high-functioning, deeply feeling people who have learned to survive by overthinking, overextending, or staying in motion. In therapy, Harneet helps clients slow down enough to listen to what their emotions, bodies, and patterns have been trying to communicate.

Her approach is integrative and trauma-informed, drawing from EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), CBT, DBT, psychodynamic therapy, and somatic-informed practices. She supports clients in exploring the roots of their patterns, strengthening nervous system regulation, and building tools that feel natural and sustainable. Her work with adults and couples spans anxiety, trauma, identity development, and relational dynamics, with a culturally responsive lens woven throughout.

Harneet’s style is warm, grounded, and deeply attuned. She believes that healing is not about forcing yourself into a better version of who you are, but about meeting yourself with more honesty, compassion, and clarity. Her sessions offer a space to exhale, get curious, and begin understanding the parts of yourself that have been carrying pain, fear, or hope, so clients can process unresolved experiences and come home to themselves.

Ayesha Hashim Raza is a mental health counselor who provides a warm, relational, and trauma-informed space for adults navigating anxiety, life transitions, relational struggles, trauma, and identity-related concerns. Many of her clients are thoughtful, capable people who show up for everyone else yet privately feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or unsure of themselves. Ayesha works with the parts of you that have been carrying too much for too long.

Her approach is grounded in person-centered, psychodynamic, and trauma-informed frameworks. She pays close attention to pacing and safety, listening not only for what is said but also for what is felt, avoided, or held quietly in the body. She notices shifts in tone and energy, meeting moments of meaning with curiosity rather than pressure. When practical tools are helpful, she integrates them thoughtfully, but she believes lasting change grows from feeling deeply understood and emotionally safe enough to explore what has been carried alone.

Ayesha holds a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from New York University. She has worked with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and is particularly attentive to the complexities of bicultural identity, intergenerational dynamics, and the tensions between personal needs and collective expectations. Clients often describe her presence as grounding and steady, a space that feels calm, respectful, and emotionally contained.

Marissa Evans is a mental health counselor who provides a warm, collaborative, and nonjudgmental space where clients feel safe to explore their thoughts, emotions, and lived experiences. She believes therapy should feel both supportive and empowering, a place where you can better understand yourself while also developing practical tools for real change. Her work is grounded in a trauma-informed framework and guided by the belief that healing happens through connection, insight, and self-compassion.

Marissa has experience working with adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, depression, grief, relationship challenges, and major life transitions. She integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, strengths-based interventions, and attachment-informed perspectives to help clients recognize patterns, build emotional regulation skills, and strengthen boundaries. She is especially attuned to issues surrounding self-worth, reassurance-seeking, interpersonal dynamics, and identity development.

Marissa values authenticity in the therapeutic relationship and strives to meet each client where they are. She understands that growth is not linear and works alongside clients to navigate setbacks with curiosity rather than shame. Her goal is to help clients feel more confident, grounded, and aligned with the lives they want to build.

Sheila Salcedo is a licensed mental health counselor who works with clients navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, grief, and self-esteem challenges. She has experience supporting individuals from multicultural backgrounds, including the Latinx community, and helps clients explore how culture, identity, and life experiences shape relationships, self-perception, and overall well-being.

Sheila takes a humanistic, person-centered approach. She meets clients where they are and sees them as whole people, not a set of symptoms. She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational techniques, tailoring each session to what will be most helpful. Her work focuses on helping people understand patterns, build coping strategies, and make changes that feel real and sustainable.

Sheila is passionate about empowering clients to recognize their strengths, develop self-awareness, and take active steps toward growth. She is warm, reflective, and collaborative, creating a space where clients feel heard and supported. She believes therapy should be grounded and real, and that even in the hardest moments, there is room for insight, resilience, and hope.

Sheila earned her Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Long Island University.

Vanessa Campbell is a licensed mental health counselor who provides a warm, safe, judgment-free space for clients to feel heard and empowered to work through their concerns. Her approach is rooted in person-centered principles, layering in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused techniques, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to help clients navigate emotional complexities.

Vanessa specializes in working with clients dealing with anxiety, depression, borderline personality, obsessive-compulsive, and post-traumatic stress concerns. She believes counseling starts from partnership and collaboration, recognizing that change begins with one step forward, a little at a time, while seeking to look deeper and gain clarity without judgment.

Vanessa earned a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Hofstra University. She is a Certified Trauma Professional and a National Certified Counselor. Her goal is to help clients navigate their history, form new ways of thinking, and feel empowered by developing coping skills and strategies that bring confidence and resilience, no matter what they face.

Taylor Brandon is passionate about helping clients feel seen, supported, and empowered. She creates an inclusive, affirming space where your full self is welcomed and your identities are centered in the work. Her approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in genuine connection, allowing clients to explore their experiences at a pace that feels steady and safe.

Taylor works with young adults and adults navigating anxiety, identity questions, relationship stress, academic and life transitions, and the pressures of everyday life. She has experience supporting women, LGBTQ+ clients, and people of color, drawing on cultural humility and a deep commitment to multicultural competence. Her goal is to help clients understand themselves more fully, ease internal conflict, and bring their lives into greater alignment.

Taylor holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from New York University and a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Fordham University. She primarily uses a person-centered approach combined with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help individuals feel grounded, confident, and aligned with their goals. With Taylor, therapy is collaborative and focused on helping you move forward on your own terms and at your own pace.

Stephanie Roche is a Mental Health Counselor with more than ten years of experience working with individuals, children, and families. Her background includes supporting clients with developmental disabilities (OPWDD) as well as helping people navigate depression, anxiety, ADHD, grief, parenting struggles, relationship concerns, and everyday stressors. She is dedicated to providing compassionate, comprehensive care that honors the unique story of each client.

Her therapeutic style is warm, collaborative, and person-centered. Stephanie draws on evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), solution-focused strategies, and collaborative problem-solving, tailoring each session to fit the client’s needs and goals. She believes meaningful progress is rooted in a strong therapeutic relationship, where trust, openness, and honest communication create space for healing and growth.

Stephanie is committed to fostering a safe, supportive environment where clients feel respected, understood, and empowered. With empathy and intention, she helps clients build coping strategies, deepen self-awareness, and move toward resilience and well-being.

Euraina is a seasoned therapist with over two decades of experience guiding clients through anxiety, depression, chronic stress, burnout, and emotional isolation. She specializes in supporting clients facing stress, depression, anxiety, burnout, and isolation. Euraina is also passionate about working with LGBTQ individuals, providing affirming care and a safe space to explore their unique experiences. Her approach is grounding, supportive, and gently transformative—marked by a calm presence, deep compassion, and a belief in each person’s capacity to grow.

If you’re feeling the weight of constant pressure, Euraina offers a safe, non-judgmental space to explore your challenges and rediscover balance. Therapy with her is collaborative and personalized; together, you’ll develop practical tools and clear strategies that empower you to move through life with more clarity and ease.

Euraina’s work is deeply holistic, combining mind-body practices with personalized, evidence-based strategies to support lasting emotional and psychological well-being. She weaves together mindfulness and transpersonal therapy with practical tools tailored to each client’s unique challenges and goals. Euraina believes recovery is possible for everyone, and that healing unfolds when you feel seen, safe, and in control of your own path.

Brenda Bunch is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who brings nearly three decades of healthcare experience into her therapeutic work. Before becoming a psychotherapist, she spent 27 years working as a nurse, including 10 years as a Licensed Practical Nurse and 17 years as a Registered Nurse. Supporting patients and families through illness, grief, and major life transitions gave her a deep understanding of how emotional and physical well-being are closely connected. Her style is warm, conversational, and nonjudgmental. Brenda focuses on helping clients gain clarity, strengthen coping skills, and establish healthier boundaries. She believes meaningful progress begins when clients feel safe to explore their experiences openly.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, after witnessing the emotional toll of loss in healthcare and losing her father to lung cancer, Brenda felt called to deepen her work in mental health. At age 55, she transitioned into counseling to support people navigating life’s emotional challenges with greater care and understanding. Brenda earned her Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Walden University and previously graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing. She works with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, and relationship challenges.

For clients who desire it, Brenda offers Christian-integrated counseling that may include prayer, faith-based reflections, and spiritual principles alongside evidence-based therapy. She also encourages creative expression such as journaling, poetry, or art as tools for processing emotions and building confidence.Brenda considers it a privilege to walk alongside clients as they work toward healing, growth, and greater emotional balance.

Orawan Nilkamhang is a thoughtful and grounded therapist who helps clients navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, and life transitions. She creates a calm, non-judgmental space where clients feel safe exploring their inner world, building self-awareness, and learning to regulate overwhelming emotions.

She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based interventions, adapting each session to meet her clients’ specific needs and goals. Her approach combines evidence-based structure with attunement to each individual’s emotional rhythm and lived experience.

Orawan brings warmth, cultural sensitivity and deep presence to her work. She is especially skilled at helping clients build coping tools, interrupt unhelpful patterns, and reconnect with their own internal resilience. Whether supporting someone through acute stress or guiding them through long-term healing, she offers consistency, care, and clarity every step of the way.

She stays committed to continuous learning and integrates current research and techniques to enhance her work. At the heart of her practice is a belief in her clients’ capacity for meaningful change and in the power of a strong therapeutic relationship to help that change take root.

Adina approaches therapy as a collaborative process, leading with curiosity, compassion, and active listening. She believes that healing occurs through a focus on personal growth, emotional resilience, and increased self-awareness. At the core of her work is the belief that every person’s story holds meaning and can lead to a deeper understanding of one’s life and purpose.

Her therapeutic approach is rooted in Person-Centered Therapy and Narrative Therapy, supported by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and a humanistic framework. Adina helps clients build meaningful connections between their thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and personal and family history. She works with adults and adolescents navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, life transitions, relationships, and identity exploration, tailoring her methods to each client’s unique needs.

Adina earned her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Saybrook University and her Bachelor’s degree in Theater, Producing and Management from Marymount Manhattan College. Drawing on her background in both theater and mental health, she incorporates creativity and expressive exploration into her clinical work, supporting clients in discovering new ways to understand themselves and process emotions, with sessions that feel as much like creative exploration as clinical work.

As a Mental Health Counselor-Limited Permit (MHC-LP), she takes a holistic approach to care, viewing mental health through the lens of both inner experience and daily life. Her work blends evidence-based modalities with mind-body practices, guiding clients through challenges such as mood disorders, trauma, grief, relational struggles, and life transitions. Together, we look at not only emotions and thought patterns, but also the systems, routines, and environments that shape well-being.

Her therapeutic style integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and solution-focused strategies, offering practical tools for resilience. At the same time, she incorporates ecotherapy, yoga, creative expression, and nutrition-informed wellness to strengthen self-awareness and emotional regulation. This combination helps clients feel more connected to themselves, while building a toolkit for sustainable change.

At the heart of her work is the therapeutic relationship itself. She creates a safe, collaborative space where clients feel heard, respected, and supported as they move through challenges. Whether we are processing grief, navigating complex family dynamics, or seeking clarity in times of transition, the focus is always on fostering healing, growth, and meaningful change that honors the whole person.

Nata is a psychotherapist and lifelong learner whose work is shaped by a deep respect for culture, creativity, and the complexity of the human psyche. Influenced by music, art, and nature, she brings grounded curiosity and steady presence into the therapeutic space. She views each person as layered and evolving, capable of meaningful transformation when given both safety and structure.

Originally trained as a clinical psychologist at Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University in Moscow in 2006, Nata brings over 15 years of clinical experience across medical, outpatient, and private practice settings. After relocating to New York City, she earned her Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from New York University, expanding her focus on multicultural competence and trauma-informed care.

Her clinical approach integrates psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapy with Dialectical Behavior Therapy. This combination allows for deep exploration of unconscious patterns and relational dynamics while also building practical tools for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Insight is not left abstract. It is translated into skills that support daily functioning and long-term resilience.

Nata works with adults, adolescents, and families experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders, and relationship challenges. She helps clients identify recurring patterns, understand their origins, and develop structured strategies for measurable progress. Clients often experience therapy with Nata as thoughtful, steady, and intentional. She maintains a supportive and nonjudgmental environment while encouraging clarity, accountability, and forward movement. The work is reflective, but it is also active.

For those seeking therapy that combines psychological depth, clinical structure, and cultural sensitivity, Nata offers a grounded and purposeful process.

Antonia DiFusco is a warm and attentive therapist who provides a compassionate space where clients feel heard, supported, and empowered. She works with individuals experiencing anxiety, stress, emotional dysregulation, interpersonal difficulties, and major life transitions. Her approach meets each person exactly where they are, fostering growth at a pace that feels safe and sustainable.

Antonia draws from person-centered and strengths-based principles, emphasizing clients’ existing inner resources and lived experiences. She incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and shift unhelpful patterns, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to support emotional regulation, mindfulness, and distress tolerance. Her style balances reflective insight with practical tools to promote lasting change.

She earned her MSEd in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from St. Bonaventure University and holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Binghamton University. Antonia is committed to helping clients build resilience, deepen self-awareness, and navigate life’s challenges with greater clarity and confidence.

Emily Bloom is a warm and empathetic counselor who prioritizes creating a safe, nonjudgmental space where clients feel deeply seen and accepted. Grounded in a humanistic and person-centered framework, she believes in meeting clients exactly where they are, never pushing or rushing the therapeutic process. Her work centers on building a strong, collaborative relationship that honors each client’s pace, autonomy, and lived experience.

Emily brings experience from inpatient treatment settings supporting individuals with eating disorders, as well as private practice experience working with personality disorders, anxiety, and complex trauma. She integrates mindfulness practices and DBT skills to help clients build emotional resilience, deepen self-awareness, and strengthen their capacity to navigate life’s challenges. Emily works with a trauma-informed lens that emphasizes safety, gentleness, and sensitivity to the nervous system. She is especially passionate about supporting adults and young adults as they develop self-esteem, manage anxiety, and find their voice.

Emily earned her Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Fordham University. Clients often describe her presence as steady, attuned, and calming. Her warm, grounded approach helps create a space where clients feel empowered, respected, and genuinely heard. Emily is dedicated to helping individuals explore their inner world with curiosity and compassion, and to guiding them toward a more centered, resilient, and authentic life.

Deborah is a warm, thoughtful therapist who helps clients work through anxiety, depression, trauma, and bipolar disorder with steadiness and care. She creates a grounded, nonjudgmental space where clients feel safe exploring painful experiences and rebuilding a sense of stability.

Her approach is person-centered and integrative, drawing from evidence-based modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). Sessions are tailored to meet your unique emotional landscape and therapeutic goals — whether that means untangling persistent negative thoughts, processing loss, or learning to regulate overwhelming emotions.

Clients often describe feeling more emotionally aware, more self-accepting, and better equipped to navigate life’s challenges. For those who wish, Deborah also offers therapy through a Christian lens, respectfully integrating faith into the healing process.

Deborah holds a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Nyack College. Outside of her clinical work, she enjoys reading, singing in her community choir, and photographing her cat — often managing to capture their personalities in a single shot.

Moshe Chalouh is an empathetic therapist who offers a safe, nonjudgmental space for clients to explore their emotions and experiences. He believes deeply in the importance of trust, genuineness, fairness, and empathy, and centers each session around a strong therapeutic relationship. Moshe views clients as experts in their own lives and works collaboratively with them to navigate challenges, build clarity, and restore emotional well-being.

He has experience supporting clients across a wide range of ages, backgrounds, and identities. Moshe works with individuals facing depression, anxiety, relationship conflicts, major life transitions, and addiction. Depending on each client’s needs, he may explore the root causes of emotional distress, help develop healthier coping strategies, or guide clients toward new perspectives that foster hope and resilience. His goal is to provide steady support, compassion, and a sense of partnership throughout the healing process.

Moshe integrates a variety of approaches, including Person-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Mindfulness. He earned his Master’s Degree in Psychology with a CASAC-T from Mercy College and a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling from Long Island University. Moshe believes that everyone encounters difficult seasons in life and that therapy offers a meaningful path toward relief, growth, and renewed mental health. He is committed to helping clients feel understood, supported, and empowered as they work toward a more grounded and fulfilling life.

Katherine creates a space where clients feel genuinely heard, supported and empowered. Her warm, down-to-earth presence helps people open up about what they’re going through—whether it’s anxiety that feels hard to manage, relationship stress or past trauma that still affects daily life. She meets clients with compassion and honesty, helping them explore what’s beneath the surface and take steady steps toward healing and growth.

As a bilingual therapist fluent in English and Spanish, Katherine is especially skilled at creating a culturally responsive space where clients from diverse backgrounds feel respected, understood and safe to express themselves fully. She works with adults and adolescents experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, anger, stress and interpersonal challenges. Her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented—she helps people connect with their strengths while offering practical tools that support lasting change. Katherine draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused techniques, tailoring each session to the individual.

Before becoming a therapist Katherine worked in child protective services, supporting children and families affected by addiction, co-occurring disorders, domestic violence and neglect. This experience deepened her understanding of complex family systems and systemic barriers. She holds a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from St. Bonaventure University and is a Limited Permit Mental Health Counselor in New York State.

Adrianne Saltzman is a warm and intuitive professional counselor who specializes in interpersonal psychotherapy and motivational interviewing. She draws from relational approaches, dialectical behavior therapy techniques, and feminist therapy to help clients build emotional regulation skills, strengthen interpersonal effectiveness, and make empowered decisions grounded in their unique strengths.

Adrianne fosters a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients feel seen and validated. She believes that people inherently know what they want and that, by prioritizing their mental and physical health, they can find solutions to any challenge they face.

Originally from Portland, Oregon, Adrianne has called Brooklyn home for the past 13 years. She earned her MSEd in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from St. John’s University and holds a BA in Spanish Literature from the University of Oregon. Her specialized training includes Restorative Justice, Conflict Management, and Career Counseling. Adrianne’s professional background spans diverse settings, from serving as a high school guidance counselor to working in private practice.

Nico is a grounded and compassionate mental health counselor who believes healing begins in a space of trust, empathy, and authenticity. He works collaboratively with each client to help them reconnect with their inner strength, navigate emotional challenges, and build a life aligned with their values.

Drawing from a range of modalities — including Person-Centered Therapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, CBT, Psychoeducation, and Mindfulness — Nico adapts his approach to honor each person’s lived experience. His goal is to ensure clients not only feel seen and heard, but also rediscover the inner resilience that can guide lasting change.

As a therapist with a Latino and LGBTQIA+ background, Nico affirms and celebrates all identities, creating an inclusive environment for BIPOC and queer communities. He is especially attuned to the intersection of identity, emotional wellbeing, and social context in his work.

Nico holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. He believes that while the past shapes us, it does not define us — and with support and self-awareness, we all have the capacity to grow into who we’re meant to become.

Alix Walczuk approaches therapy as a collaborative and integrative process grounded in empathy and open exploration. She combines evidence-based modalities with a compassionate, person-centered style to help clients navigate life’s challenges, build resilience, and move toward greater fulfillment. The journey from who we were, to who we are, and who we hope to become can feel overwhelming — and Alix walks alongside clients as they make sense of their past and present to shape a meaningful future.

With nearly 15 years of clinical experience, Alix has worked with adults facing a wide range of concerns, including mood disorders, developmental disorders, intrusive thoughts, severe and persistent mental illness, and cognitive decline. She brings particular expertise in supporting individuals, families, and caregivers navigating the emotional complexities of dementia and related conditions (including Alzheimer). Her work emphasizes preserving dignity, easing transitions, and fostering connection — even as memory fades.

Alix holds a Master’s degree in Psychology from Columbia University’s Teachers College and a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from SUNY College at Old Westbury. She offers a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients can gain insight, develop coping skills, and work toward lasting growth at a pace that feels right for them.

Alexa Mullings is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York State and Florida, providing individual psychotherapy to adults 18 and older. She creates a collaborative, goal-oriented therapeutic relationship in a calm, accepting atmosphere, so clients feel free to be themselves. With a broad-minded and supportive approach, Her style is equal parts grounded and goal-oriented: she’ll listen deeply, challenge you when needed, and always keep your progress at the center of the work.

Alexa is committed to finding what truly makes a difference for you — whether that means building practical tools to ease anxiety, breaking free from obsessive thought cycles, or dismantling the patterns that keep you stuck. She draws on a wide range of evidence-based methods, including Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), Habit Reversal Training (HRT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). These proven approaches are among the most effective for the concerns she most often treats, including ADHD, OCD, generalized anxiety, social phobia, and Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors such as trichotillomania and excoriation.

She earned her Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Mercy College and a Bachelor of Arts in Forensic Psychology from CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Alexa Shas also completed advanced, specialized training through the Cognitive Behavior Institute (CBI) and PESI/Evergreen Certifications, further deepening her expertise in evidence-based treatment approaches.

Tetyana Sabers is a compassionate and intuitive mental health counselor dedicated to guiding clients toward self-empowerment, healing, and transformation. She integrates evidence-based practices with a holistic approach, helping individuals cultivate faith and confidence by using their personal experiences as a roadmap to growth.

Leading with a transpersonal perspective, she emphasizes the mind-body-spirit connection, fostering whole-being awareness and authenticity as a pathway to a fulfilling life. She incorporates the latest research on consciousness and non-local intelligence to expand awareness, instill purpose, and nurture a deeper sense of peace.

Drawing from a diverse background of theoretical approaches, strategies, and techniques, Tetyana creates a unique, person-centered healing experience tailored to each client’s needs. She works with individuals navigating relationships, life transitions, trauma, ancestral wounding, identity struggles, and personal aspirations. Her integrative approach blends Person-Centered Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, CBT, DBT, EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Play Therapy, Parts Work, Attachment Theory, and Existential Therapy, ensuring that each therapeutic experience honors the client’s unique journey.

Beyond her clinical expertise, Tetyana integrates wisdom from yoga, meditation, Ayurveda, and homeopathy, cultivated over two decades. As a certified Master Reiki practitioner, she infuses her work with an awareness of universal healing energies. Her recent training in Mediumship has further deepened her understanding of the continuity of spirit beyond physical existence, enriching her ability to guide clients toward profound inner harmony.

At the core of her work is a deep belief in human resilience, autonomy, and the innate drive for growth. She engages with clients with compassion, guiding them toward self-discovery and empowerment, helping them align with their most authentic and soul-driven path.

Tetyana holds a Master’s degree in Counseling and an Advanced Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Counseling from the University at Buffalo in New York. With over 25 years of experience in teaching and working with adolescents, families, and communities, she brings a deep understanding of human development and relational dynamics to her work.

Karen supports clients through emotional challenges with warmth, compassion, and practical tools. Whether someone is dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, or attention-related difficulties like ADHD, she meets them where they are, offering guidance grounded in evidence-based approaches. Her work draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Somatic Therapy to help clients gain clarity and move forward.

Karen emphasizes both emotional healing and improvements in daily life. Sessions may include mindfulness practices, grounding techniques, and breathwork to reduce stress and build resilience. She values each person’s unique journey and creates a space where meaningful growth can occur.

She holds a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Brooklyn College and a Bachelor’s in Clinical Psychology from Hunter College. Karen approaches therapy as a collaborative process, walking alongside each client as they explore, heal, and grow.

Barbara is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with experience supporting individuals and couples through anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, loss, self-esteem and life transitions. She creates a compassionate, judgment-free space where clients feel safe to explore pain, build resilience, and grow.

Trained in AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy), Barbara uses a trauma-informed, emotion-focused approach that emphasizes connection and transformation. Her work is grounded in the belief that clients are the experts of their own stories — and that healing happens through collaboration, presence, and trust. Her approach invites deep transformation, guiding clients toward greater resilience, clarity, and fulfillment in their lives.

Barbara holds a Master’s in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. She tailors therapy to each individual using an integrative approach that includes Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, CBT, and Solution-Focused Therapy. Central to her approach in therapy is the belief that when people experience hope they are free to encounter change.

Michelle Miller supports clients through a grounded, integrative approach that combines evidence-based techniques with deep emotional attunement. With training in holistic psychology, mindfulness, and yoga, she helps clients access their inner strengths and navigate life’s challenges with clarity and resilience.

Michelle brings extensive experience working with neurodivergent clients and individuals who often feel misunderstood by traditional systems. She is especially skilled in helping clients explore complex issues while creating a space that feels safe, collaborative, and nonjudgmental. Her style blends empowerment, directness, and compassion—guiding clients with respectful challenge and reflective insight.

Michelle has worked with teens and adults navigating ADHD, Autism, personality disorders, Bipolar Disorder, and eating disorders. She is passionate about group therapy and community connection, often using her own stories to foster trust and relatability.

She earned her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from St. Bonaventure University and has supported clients in both nonprofit and clinical settings. Outside the therapy room, Michelle is a committed lifelong learner who enjoys reading, practicing yoga and meditation, and reconnecting with nature.

Committed to honoring each client’s story, Samantha creates a space where individuals feel heard, understood, and empowered. Through reflective listening and compassionate guidance, she helps clients navigate challenges, fostering recovery, growth, and confidence.

Her experience at Samaritan Daytop Village involved supporting individuals facing addiction, co-occurring disorders, and domestic violence, including those in mandated treatment. She also has a background in career coaching, helping students navigate job opportunities and build confidence.

With a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and nonprofit experience, Samantha is dedicated to guiding individuals toward resilience, self-discovery, and lasting change.

Mars brings a deep capacity to connect with clients across diverse backgrounds, helping them uncover the beauty and strength that may have been hidden beneath layers of lived experience. She believes healing begins with a stable, nonjudgmental relationship, one where vulnerability, anger, faith, and joy all have space to breathe.

Her integrative approach is rooted in existentialism, mindfulness, narrative therapy, CBT, IFS, EFT, and Imago principles, viewing the mind, body, and environment as an interconnected system striving for balance.

Mars has worked with individuals and couples navigating anxiety, trauma, neurodivergence, attachment wounds, gender transitions, and crises of faith. She is affirming of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQQIP2SAA).

Her path to counseling was as rich and varied as the people she now serves. Raised in the Midwest, Mars studied fine art at Pratt Institute before pursuing art conservation and pre-med. She worked at the Smithsonian, toured with bands as an album artist, lived in a monastery, and became a farmer, cow-milker, and cheese-maker. She earned her counseling degree in Washington State and has since worked in both community mental health and group private practice.

Mars brings curiosity, creativity, and presence to every session. She believes that while the past informs who we are, it doesn’t have to define who we become.

Dr. Sasha Tranquille, known professionally as Dr. Sasha, is a trauma-informed therapist with over a decade of experience across community mental health, behavioral health leadership, and faith-integrated counseling. She holds a Doctor of Behavioral Health (DBH), a Master’s in Health Administration (MHA), an Advanced Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Counseling (MHC), and a Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor-LP in New York.

A first-generation Haitian-American and fluent speaker of Haitian Creole, Dr. Sasha brings personal understanding and professional fluency to her work with immigrant families, historically disenfranchised communities, and culturally diverse populations. Her approach is rooted in evidence-based modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Creative Arts Expression, and ABA.

She is passionate about creating a culturally attuned, spiritually grounded space for clients navigating trauma, grief, depression/anxiety, identity development, spiritual conflict or growth, and life transitions. For clients seeking to integrate faith into therapy, she provides a model that honors Christian principles while maintaining clinical excellence. She also supports neurodivergent individuals—including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (I/DD)—using ABA-informed strategies tailored to their unique needs.

Her aim is to help clients rediscover agency, reclaim identity, and experience healing throughout their mental health journey.

Sasha Pundruwillow helps clients heal what’s been broken, navigate life’s toughest moments, and build the kind of inner strength that lasts. With a warm, compassionate presence, she supports individuals facing depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress, using a blend of cognitive restructuring, conflict resolution, and holistic tools like meditation and breathwork to promote real, lasting change. Sasha’s approach is both grounded and intuitive, tailoring each session to what will truly help a person move forward, feel safe, and gain clarity.

She is a New York State-approved provisional mental health counselor and a graduate of Northwestern University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program, with specialized training in child abuse and maltreatment. Sasha draws from evidence-based practices including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She is optimistic and enthusiastic about helping people overcome life’s challenges, heal from emotional wounds, and grow into stronger, more empowered versions of themselves.

In addition to her clinical training, Sasha incorporates holistic mental health practices such as yoga, meditation, deep breathing, and chakra alignment to support mental strength, self-healing, and cognitive clarity.

Hanesha Persaud is a deeply compassionate mental health counselor who prioritizes building a foundation of trust, respect, and authenticity. Hanesha fosters a non-judgemental space in every session that honors each individual’s unique experiences, identities, and emotions. She listens not just to words, but to what is unsaid—the pauses, the tension, the subtle shifts in expression. With deep empathy and unwavering respect, she works to understand and to ask the kind of questions that lead inward, toward insight, clarity, and change. Grounded in both knowledge and intuition, Hanesha draws from evidence-based tools, but never forgets the deeply human side of her work. She creates a space where vulnerability is safe, where shame begins to dissolve, and where transformation is made possible.

As a mental health counselor who utilizes an integrative approach, Hanesha believes that each person’s journey is unique—and healing isn’t one-size-fits-all. She draws from a range of evidence-based modalities, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic insight, and person-centered techniques, tailoring her work to fit your needs, your goals, and your pace. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship struggles, self-esteem challenges, or simply feeling stuck, Hanesha strives to create a warm, collaborative space where you feel safe, supported, and empowered. Her goal is to meet you wherever you are and walk beside you with curiosity, compassion, and respect.

Hanesha earned her Master of Arts in Applied Behavioral Psychology from St. Francis College and her Certificate of Advanced Study in Mental Health Counseling from Alfred University. She is here to help you make meaning of your experiences, rediscover your strength, clarify your path, and reconnect with the parts of yourself you may have forgotten or buried. Hanesha’s work is grounded in the belief that healing is possible—even in moments of pain or uncertainty—and that through safety, dignity, and genuine connection, meaningful transformation can occur.

Ashley Velasquez is a dedicated and compassionate mental health counselor who is passionate about supporting individuals through life’s challenges with empathy, insight, and practical tools. She understands the unique complexities each person brings to therapy and tailors her approach to help clients feel seen, valued, and empowered.

Ashley creates a safe, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences without fear of judgment. Her eclectic approach integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness, Solution-Focused Therapy, and psychodynamic techniques. She has experience supporting clients dealing with a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, emotional regulation, grief, eating disorders, work-related stress, stress management, and family and relational issues. Her style is collaborative, warm, and intuitive, making it easier for clients to openly explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences without fear of judgment.

A skilled guide through life transitions, Ashley supports clients in navigating pivotal moments with self-awareness and resilience. She empowers clients to let go of unhelpful patterns, reinforce those that serve them, and develop personalized coping strategies. Her collaborative, warm, and intuitive style fosters clarity, emotional resilience, and a deeper understanding of oneself.

Ashley holds an M.S.Ed. in Mental Health Counseling from Hunter College and brings diverse experience from both hospital and private practice settings. Clients can expect a therapeutic experience that is supportive yet insightful, helping them achieve self-discovery, healing, and sustainable growth.

Flora is a dedicated and compassionate mental health counselor who brings a holistic, client-centered lens to therapy. Grounded in a relational perspective, Flora believes that clients are the true experts on their own experiences. She prioritizes building a trusting therapeutic relationship where open communication and collaboration are central to the healing process.

Flora draws from evidence-based modalities like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness practices to support each client’s unique journey. Her work acknowledges the complexity of mental health and aims to empower individuals navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, and life transitions.

Beyond the therapy room, Flora is deeply committed to reducing mental health stigma and promoting awareness in her community. She earned her Master of Science in Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from St. John’s University. Outside of her practice, Flora enjoys spending time with family, running, dancing, practicing yoga, writing, or volunteering in the community—activities that reflect the integrative, balanced values she brings to both life and therapy.

Eskie believes therapy is a collaborative journey—one where you feel seen, heard, and supported as you navigate life’s challenges. Her approach is grounded in empathy and authenticity, blending traditional therapeutic techniques with mind-body awareness to help you reconnect with yourself. Whether you’re facing daily stress, life transitions, or seeking deeper self-awareness, Eskie strives to create a space where you can explore your thoughts and emotions with compassion. Eskie works with adults who are looking for a therapist who understands both the emotional and practical aspects of growth. Together, you’ll identify your strengths, uncover patterns that may be holding you back, and build tools to help you move forward with confidence. Eskie’s goal is to support you in becoming the best version of yourself—one that aligns with your values, intuition, and aspirations.

Before becoming a counselor, Eskie spent years working in corporate and higher education settings, gaining first-hand insight into the pressures of professional life. In the second half of her career, she chose to return to school to pursue her passion for mental health. Having lived in rural communities, Eskie also understands the unique challenges that come with seeking support in smaller or more remote areas. These experiences shape her work, allowing Eskie to connect with clients from a range of backgrounds while offering practical, down-to-earth guidance.

Alexis is a mental health counselor committed to providing a supportive space for clients to explore their personal stories. With an emphasis on creating a solid alliance between client and therapist, she believes in the power of trust and collaboration as the foundation for growth and healing. Alexis’ approach is rooted in understanding individuals’ unique narratives and valuing their personal experiences.

Alexis holds dual graduate degrees from Columbia University, earning a Master of Education in Psychological Counseling and a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling with a Bilingual Latino Mental Health Counseling specialization. This extensive training has equipped Alexis with a comprehensive understanding of diverse cultural perspectives. Fluent in Spanish, she works with clients from various backgrounds.

Primarily working with psychodynamic and person-centered approaches, Alexis incorporates techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), and mindfulness practices to foster holistic treatment. Her therapeutic style focuses on creating a mind-body connection, tapping into emotions, and emphasizing individuals’ strengths to facilitate growth, resilience, and insight. Alexis has worked with individuals facing anxiety, depression, stress management issues, life transitions, and concerns about self-esteem and identity, always aiming to empower clients to lead fulfilling and balanced lives.

Andrea Singh is a compassionate Mental Health Counselor dedicated to creating a supportive, open-minded, and empathetic space for her clients. She integrates psychodynamic therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and play therapy to help individuals navigate emotional challenges while exploring past experiences that shape their present struggles. Andrea fosters a judgment-free environment where clients can express themselves freely, using creative therapeutic techniques to strengthen rapport and enhance communication.

Her passion for mental health stems from both professional experience and personal resilience, driving her commitment to helping children, adolescents, and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. She believes that mental health challenges are not labels but milestones of growth and resilience. Her mission is to provide a space for healing, self-discovery, and empowerment. Andrea earned her B.A. in Psychology from Queens College before obtaining her Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling from Adelphi University’s Derner School of Psychology.

Emily Gonyea, a New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor, is dedicated to fostering an affirming therapeutic environment where her clients feel genuinely acknowledged, listened to, and valued. The therapeutic bond between a therapist and client is especially powerful when a client can trust, relate to, and feel empowered by their therapist. As your counselor, Emily prioritizes establishing this robust bond, creating a pathway for her clients to heal from their past, develop skills, reach goals, and creating the life that they want.

Employing a client-centric approach, Emily meets her clients where they are at, integrating strategies from attachment theory, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). She has provided individual, group, and couples therapy and has experience working with clients with various disorders including depression, anxiety, and PTSD. She believes that a client’s childhood and past trauma shapes and influences current relationship patterns and behavioral habits. She appreciates the profound interconnection between the mind and body, and emphasizes the creation of a personalized coping skills “toolbox”. Emily holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The College of Saint Rose.

Pragya is a dedicated mental health clinician with extensive experience working with individuals of all ages. Her therapeutic approach is grounded in evidence-based practices, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, person-centered therapy, motivational interviewing, emotion-focused therapy, and emotional regulation therapy. As a clinician, Pragya is committed to providing personalized, effective mental health support through tailored treatment plans that address each client’s unique needs and goals.

Pragya holds a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health and has worked in diverse settings across Nepal and the United States, including Minnesota and California. This broad experience allows her to bring a culturally sensitive and adaptable perspective to her practice. Pragya excels in building strong therapeutic relationships, creating a safe, empathetic environment where clients can explore their challenges, develop coping strategies, and achieve meaningful personal growth.

With expertise in working competently with individuals facing a range of mental health concerns, Pragya has supported clients dealing with bipolar disorder, ADHD, neurodivergence, adjustment disorder, depression, anxiety, OCD, and PTSD. She is skilled in trauma-informed care, crisis intervention, and family systems therapy, allowing her to work effectively with clients experiencing complex emotional, relational, and situational challenges.

Pragya is passionate about empowering her clients to build resilience, regulate their emotions, and make lasting, positive changes in their lives. She is dedicated to supporting individuals in their mental health journeys and helping them navigate life’s difficulties with confidence and self-awareness.

Jenn is a compassionate, trauma-informed counselor who believes the foundation of effective therapy begins with a strong, authentic therapeutic relationship. With a warm, collaborative, and non-judgmental approach, she creates a safe space where clients feel seen, supported, and empowered in their healing process.

Jenn works with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, relational challenges, mood concerns, ADHD, and self-esteem difficulties. She is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) and a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP), allowing her to bring specialized training in trauma-informed care and anxiety treatment into her work with clients.

Her therapeutic approach is individualized and holistic, integrating evidence-based interventions such as CBT, DBT, trauma-informed therapy, anxiety-focused strategies, strengths-based work, and mindfulness-based techniques to support each client’s unique needs and goals. Jenn values helping clients build resilience, develop insight, strengthen coping skills, and move toward greater peace and emotional balance.

Jenn’s philosophy embraces the ebb and flow of life’s waves and tides, and she considers it a profound honor to walk alongside individuals as they navigate their healing journey, uncover resilience, and cultivate inner peace along the way. Not unlike the powerful nature of the ocean, within everyone is a powerful force of perception.

Jenn holds an MS in Counseling from Mercy College and a post-graduate MA in Mental Health Counseling from Upstate New York.

In her free time, Jenn enjoys spending time in nature with her puppy, traveling, reading, and summer days at the lake with her family.

Esti is a compassionate and dedicated therapist who believes everyone deserves a space where they feel truly heard, supported, and free from judgment. She is committed to fostering a therapeutic environment that prioritizes safety, empowerment, and unconditional acceptance. With warmth and authenticity, Esti helps clients navigate challenges and align their lives with their values through therapeutic guidance and support.

Using an integrative approach, Esti tailors therapy to each client’s unique needs. She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Person-Centered Therapy to help clients build resilience, develop coping strategies, and foster meaningful change. Understanding that therapy can feel daunting, she meets clients where they are and holds space for clients to move through the therapeutic process at a pace that feels comfortable for them.

Esti firmly believes that individuals possess the strength and insight to overcome challenges. With the right guidance, they can harness their inner resources to create lasting, positive change. Her goal is to provide a non-judgmental space where clients can gain confidence, feel empowered, and take meaningful steps toward healing.

Esti earned her Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling from Hofstra University.  She is excited to partner with you in accomplishing your goals and navigating your life. She hopes to create a strong therapeutic alliance and build a meaningful rapport with you!

Dr. Sheila Mashack has been a practicing Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) since 2006. She is also a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC). She earned her Master’s degree at New York University and her Doctorate at St. John’s University. Skilled in methods like cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), trauma-focused CBT (TF-CBT), and solution-focused therapies for trauma. These approaches help individuals struggling with depression, PTSD, ADHD, and substance use issues by providing structured tools to understand and change unhelpful patterns, manage intense emotions, and build healthier coping skills. Ideal for clients seeking practical, results-oriented strategies to address persistent mental health challenges and improve daily functioning.

Utilizes mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), interpersonal therapy (IPT), social skills training (SST), and inner child work to comprehensively address clients’ emotional and relational challenges. MBSR is particularly effective for those experiencing high levels of stress or anxiety, offering techniques that help cultivate a sense of calm and presence in everyday life. IPT and SST enhance clients’ communication and interpersonal skills, which are crucial for building and maintaining healthy relationships. Meanwhile, inner child work is integral for those looking to heal from early life traumas; it delves deep into past experiences to foster recovery and emotional liberation. These therapeutic approaches are woven together to deepen self-awareness, enhance social competencies, and strengthen emotional resilience, creating a robust framework for personal growth and healing.