Olga Rothschild is the Executive Director of Rothschild Mental Health Counseling. One of her main goals is to mentor, motivate, support, and provide training and consistent supervision and guidance to all clinicians of Rothschild Counseling. Her mission to promote better mental health care to clients, including client crisis management. Olga provides supervision to licensed supervisors at Rothschild Counseling and their supervisees, and actively promotes coordination of care for patients who suffer from mental health issues. Olga is knowledgeable and experienced in utilization of Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioral, Gestalt, Somatic Experiencing, Gottman's Couple's Counseling Approaches, Motivational Interviewing, Family Dynamic Techniques and EMDR therapy.
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Joshua Levitt, LMHC is an enthusiastic and empathic Licensed Mental Health Counselor and children's mental health specialist with experiences ranging from mental health clinics and foster care agencies to public schools, and the department of education. He has worked extensively with children, adolescents, families and adults covering topics such as depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma, life transitions, self-esteem, and reaching both short and long term life goals. Read more...
Justine is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who strongly believes in the power of connection to forge the path towards healing, growth, and discovery. She believes that the therapeutic alliance should be a safe, enriching, supportive and collaborative environment that nurtures self-efficacy and self-awareness. Using a person-centered, non-judgmental, strength-based approach, Justine has worked with clients from diverse populations and backgrounds in recognizing that everything they need is already within them and the therapeutic process is a way to understand and piece together their unique tapestry through authenticity and self-compassion. Read more...
Kylie is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who has experience working with children, adolescents, families, and adults. Kylie specializes in depression, anxiety, relationship and communication issues, trauma, and parenting difficulties. Kylie treats her clients with respect and compassion and believes everybody deserves an unbiased, non-judgmental listener to promote positive change. Read more...
Michelle is a licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York State. She has experience providing therapy to children, adolescents and adults and helping them through all types of mental health issues such as ADHD/ADD, anxiety, depression, life transitions, interpersonal challenges, and family conflict. Michelle also has experience working with families in the justice system to help resolve family conflict and create a change for the better. Read more...
Salihah is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who is passionate about the power of therapy to provide self-insight, catharsis, and coping mechanisms as clients work through the challenges of present day and process the traumas of the past. She brings experiences working with children, teens, adults, and families in child welfare, educational, and outpatient settings. Areas of interests and specialties include supporting clients struggling with low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, family/interpersonal conflict, trauma, and grief and loss. Read more...
Igor is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with a person-centered approach that fosters autonomy and encourages individuals to take control of their lives. He believes that each treatment is unique for the individual and by reflecting on the past and present that the path to the future becomes far less intimidating. His philosophy is that every individual is an expert in themselves and through insight and self-analysis this expertise can be leveraged for positive physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual change. Igor fosters a safe and warm environment so that every individual is able to grow and flourish at their own pace, building on their strengths and gathering skills to tackle any difficulty presenting itself.
Jessica is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who has a wide range of experience in working with individuals across the lifespan. She utilizes an eclectic blend of various therapeutic techniques to best meet the client’s needs including, but not limited to, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Strength-Based Therapy, and mindfulness-based practices.
Jessica is passionate about taking a warm person-centered and holistic approach in supporting those throughout their healing journey. She is adamant about meeting individuals where they are in order to help them gain insight, awareness, and tools in order to improve their overall well-being. She firmly believes in the importance and value of investing time and energy into oneself; you and your loved ones deserve the best version of you.
Ms. Rachel Snyder is a mental healthcare provider specializing in psychotherapy. As a part of her higher education, she obtained her master's degree in mental health counseling from Alliance University. She has extensive experience conducting individual counseling for adults and adolescents, treating anxiety, depression, and relationship issues while helping her clients deal with trauma. She has also assisted families who had to flee domestic abuse, survivors of sexual assault, and those who were homeless or were affected by the criminal justice system. For therapy to become a place where her patients feel heard, seen, and understood, Ms. Snyder works closely with them to create a supportive therapeutic relationship. Her process enables productive collaboration to achieve the outcome her clients require.
Patrick is a warm, inviting, and empathetic counselor that has a passion for working with those who are looking to effect changes in their lives. His out of the box thinking and ability to help those change the patterns that can become barriers to their success has often be seen as invaluable. Patrick works primarily with adults having specializations in those with identity issues, LGBTQIA+, those struggling with chronic illness, trauma, interpersonal communication, and life transitions. Patrick has worked as therapist and supervisor extensively across many modalities of care including Inpatient Psychiatric Units, Residential Substance Use treatment, Harm Reduction Programs, and Supportive Housing, always bringing an open mind and an individualized stance towards care. Read more...
Jacqueline is an empathic therapist who walks with her clients on their healing journeys. She believes therapy should be supportive, collaborative, and direct. Jacqueline’s focus is on providing a compassionate, safe, and non-judgmental environment for all the clients she serves. She helps clients recognize thoughts, behaviors, and patterns rooted in the past, which may be affecting the present. Jacqueline will work with clients to develop effective coping strategies and achieve goals for healthier behaviors, choices, and relationships. Jacqueline is trained in EMDR. She works with individuals, couples, families, children, and adolescents providing therapy in English or Spanish. Read more...
Dinara is a bilingual Russian-speaking Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Dinara is an empathic counselor who builds a trustful and respectful environment when helping people to overcome life's challenges and to find effective solutions. She believes that mental health is closely connected to physical health, and together with her clients she helps to recognize, explore, and mitigate causes of distress that prevent her clients from achieving their goals. Read more...
Yulia is a bi-lingual Russian speaking Limited License Mental Health Counselor supervised by Joshua Levitt, LMHC. Yulia works with a humanistic and empathetic approach aimed to help families, adolescents and adults to navigate through the unpredictability of life, while also building confidence, resiliency, and self-efficacy. She believes in implementation of gentle and integrative therapeutic approaches such Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person-centered approach, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, and Behavioral Therapy. Read more...
Alina Bondareva is a Mental Health Counselor with a Limited License under supervision of Michelle Lev, LMHC. She holds a master's degree in Mental Health Counseling from Brooklyn College. As a mental health counselor, Alina's goal is to create a compassionate and validating atmosphere for the client to feel safe to explore themselves, their emotional world and to share their findings. Alina enjoys working collaboratively with the clients to help them heal by discovering and enhancing their personal strengths and striving towards an improved and healthier life. Read more...
Juliya is a bilingual (English and Russian) Limited License Mental Health Counselor. Juliya is supervised by Igor Kulishov, LMHC. She strives to provide an empathetic, accepting, and non-judgmental environment that allows you to be an authentic version of yourself. Juliya views therapy as a collaborative therapeutic relationship that builds a safe space for healing and growth. Juliya's studies have focused on trauma-informed care, and she has a special interest in working with the LGBTQIA+ populations.
Tia is an empathetic, patient, and caring therapist whose main priority is to provide a safe space to ensure a productive and beneficial experience for clients. Tia is supervised by Igor Kulishov, LMHC. Tia utilizes a combination of Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-centered Therapy. She has experience working with young adults dealing with depression, anxiety, and interpersonal conflicts. The stigma placed on mental health, especially among minorities became her main inspiration for pursuing a career in mental health counseling. She seeks to become a positive representative to help combat racial disparities within the healthcare field and its negative impact on people of color and other marginalized groups.
Mat utilizes a warm, curious, and nonjudgmental person-centered approach where therapy is viewed as a collaborative and eclectic process. They believe in implementing any number of tools to affect change and bring solutions, with special attention given to mindfulness, narrative, cognitive-behavioral, existential, and motivational interviewing techniques. Mat is a Limited Licensed Mental Health Counselor supervised by Joshua Levitt, LMHC. Mat has experience working with children and adults of all ages, addressing struggles such as depression, anxiety, school and work stress, and interpersonal conflict. In therapy, they maintain a strong awareness of the various systemic challenges in navigating today’s world and how they interact with mental health and functioning. By fostering a positive working alliance, the therapeutic relationship and environment serve as a secure base from which the client can begin to address these challenges and heal.
Christie is a Limited License Mental Health Counselor supervised by Kylie Valent, LMHC who specializes in working with children, adolescents, and adults and helping them through mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, familial issues, communication issues, and interpersonal challenges. Christie is an empathetic, patient, and caring therapist who believes in the importance of building trusting therapeutic alliances. She provides a safe space free of judgment for clients to explore themselves freely and to grow. Christie utilizes a client-centered therapy with other Psychodynamic approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Play Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and mindfulness techniques.
Ted Kolsby is a Limited License Mental Health Counselor supervised by Kylie Valent, LMHC. Ted completed his graduate studies at Brooklyn College. His approach to therapy is eclectic, pulling techniques from psychodynamic psychotherapy, CBT, and client centered treatments. Ted completed his clinical internship at Coney Island Hospital (CIH) where he worked in the inpatient unit. At Brooklyn College’s counseling center, he worked with students struggling primarily with depression, anxiety and interpersonal issues. He is a strong believer in the importance of a strong and trusting therapeutic relationship. Additionally, he believes that humor, when used appropriately, can be a powerful healing agent.
Maike is a bilingual German-speaking Limited License Mental Health Counselor supervised by Kylie Valent, LMHC. Maike was born in Germany to a multinational family, has lived in three countries, and graduated with her master’s degree from Minnesota State University Mankato. She approaches counseling through a multicultural lens, helping clients identify, process, and improve concerns they bring in with their own unique backgrounds. Maike likes to incorporate cognitive behavioral and narrative practices, and places importance on fostering a therapeutic relationship in which her clients can be themselves and feel safe. She also achieves this by using an empowering approach that highlights clients’ strengths, finding creative interventions, and using humor. She has experience working with individuals and families from the ages of five and up, and enjoys the diversity these different groups bring to her work.
Christine is a Limited License Mental Health Counselor supervised by Kylie Valent, LMHC. Christine’s empathetic, supportive, positive, and accepting approach creates an environment where her clients feel safe to express their deepest concerns and emotions. Christine’s therapeutic approach is eclectic and incorporates different techniques ranging from psychodynamic therapy, CBT, DBT, ACT, mindfulness practices, attachment theory, motivational interviewing, solution-focused, and trauma informed. Christine views the therapeutic process as a collaborative relationship in which she works alongside her clients towards a more meaningful and fulfilling life. Read more...
Lucy is a Limited License Mental Health Counselor supervised by Joshua Levitt, LMHC. Lucy obtained her Master’s degree from New York University in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness. She has experience working with children and adolescents as well as utilizing trauma focused therapy, CBT, and Mindfulness techniques. Lucy believes in using a Person-centered approach as everyone has different needs and unique experiences. She is passionate about creating a safe space for clients to feel comfortable in sharing their truths as well as building the therapeutic relationship.
Michelle Zak is a Limited License Mental Health Counselor who completed her M.A. in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness from New York University. Michelle is supervised by Igor Kulishov, LMHC. Taking a holistic, exploratory, and empowering approach to therapy, Michelle utilizes aspects of Psychodynamic Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness. Michelle also focuses on the mind and body connection. She believes that one’s wellbeing encompasses not only thoughts and emotions, but also one's mind, body, and environment. Michelle creates a warm and safe space for clients to work collaboratively to help clients find happiness and their truest self.
Lud is a bilingual, Limited License Mental Health Counselor supervised by Salihah Hughson, LMHC. Lud is fluent in English and Haitian-Creole. Lud is devoted to creating a safe, non-judgmental environment where clients feel seen, heard, accepted, and understood. She believes that as a client your feelings and experiences are valid. Life is full of challenges. Lud's goal is to help clients discover how they came to this place and equip them with the proper coping mechanisms to overcome these challenges. Lud has experience working with adolescents and adults struggling with low-self esteem, depression, anxiety, stress, and trauma. She incorporates various evidence-based therapeutic techniques into the treatment process tailored to meet each client’s unique and specific needs. She utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Person-Centered therapy to help clients achieve their goals and grow into their most authentic selves.
Dalton is a Limited License Mental Health Counselor who completed his M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at SUNY Oswego. Dalton is supervised Kylie Valent, LMHC. Dalton has experience working with adults in transitional stages in their lives. He aims to create a comfortable accepting environment for clients. Dalton focuses on a strength-based approach as well as using aspects from person-centered therapy, psychodynamic therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy. Dalton is passionate about working collaboratively with clients on their own personal goals and building upon themselves.
Ati Kingsawat is a Limited License Mental Health Counselor supervised by Joshua Levitt, LMHC. Ati graduated from Florida International University with a Masters degree in Psychology specializing in Mental Health Counseling. Ati believes that mental health services should be accessible to everyone, and she is particularly interested in providing mental health treatment to children and adolescents. Ati has 4 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and their families utilizing skills and strategies from a variety of psychotherapeutic approaches, such as behavioral therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. Her experience includes working with children and adolescents with ADHD and other related behavioral disorders, anxiety, tics, and grief. Ati is a kindhearted and empathetic therapist who wishes to provide the best mental and emotional support for her clients.
Charlene is a Limited License Mental Health Counselor supervised by Jessica Stelter, LMHC. Charlene became a therapist to provide empathetic and compassionate support to those navigating life’s various struggles. Her approach to therapy centers around creating relationships with clients based on mutual respect, trust, understanding, and providing support to clients as they continue to become more aware and confident in who they truly are. She believse everyone’s needs are different, and always strives to understand her clients through the lens of their unique experiences. Read more...
Rose is a Latinx-queer identified Limited License Mental Health Counselor who is trauma informed, and social justice oriented. She is supervised by Salihah Hughson, LMHC. Rose has made it her mission to provide a safe, warm, and compassionate environment where she collaboratively works on nourishing clients intersecting identities. She uses an integrative, strengths-based, and collaborative approach that fosters each client’s needs. She encompasses techniques from various therapeutic models in order to restore and strengthen mental health wellness within an intersectional framework. Read more...