The Virtual Team

Jaclyn Damiano Craig

MA, LCAT, LPAT, ATR-BC

Jaclyn supports clients living with depression, anxiety, complex grief, life transitions, self-worth and esteem issues, and trauma. She offers an authentic, humanistic approach to the therapy experience. She works to provide a collaborative partnership with patients to heal and develop goals for their own personal growth.

Kayla Acevedo

MA, LCAT

Kayla is dedicated to offering inclusive and trauma-informed care for neurodivergent individuals, the BIPOC community, the LGBTQ+ community, and anyone facing challenges such as anxiety, depression, grief identity shifts, or life transitions. With a focus on identity work, she supports clients in exploring their queerness, navigating cultural expectations redefining themselves after significant life changes, and discovering their true selves beyond societal pressures.la believes in the power of self-discovery and personal growth, creating a safe space for everyone to thrive.

Emily Acosta

MPS, LP-CAT

Emily  partners with driven professionals, creatives, and adults who are ready to break through stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges to build a more resilient, fulfilling life. Whether you are aiming for next-level professional development or seeking profound personal healing from past trauma, her goal is to help you reconnect with your innate strengths. Emily has extensive experience supporting adults through life transitions, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges. She is a bilingual Therapist (English/Spanish). Her approach combines creative expression with talk therapy.

Monika Jastrzebski

MA, LAAC, LP, LP-CAT

As a Licensed Associate Counselor, Polish-speaking therapist in New York & New Jersey, and art therapist, Monika helps adolescents, adults, and caregivers navigate life's complex challenges. Specializing in anxiety, trauma, self-esteem, and women's issues, she tailors her strengths-based approach — offered in both English and Polish — to each client's unique journey. By combining mindfulness and person-centered therapy with an integrative art therapy lens, Monika creates a compassionate space where you can explore difficult emotions, foster self-compassion, and build the practical coping skills needed for personal empowerment.

Bianca Bata

MA, LP-CAT

Bianca has a client-centered approach to therapy, prioritizing the goals of each individual.  Bianca combines expressive, art-based techniques with traditional talk therapy, giving clients a unique, non-verbal way to explore anxiety, stress, self-esteem, life transitions, and emotional wellbeing. Whether you're looking for a Hungarian-speaking therapist, an art therapist, or a virtual therapist in NY, Bianca creates a compassionate, non-judgmental space to help you feel understood and supported

Franki DeSaro

MA, LP-CAT

Franki Desaro is an art therapist and certified spiritual director offering integrative wellness support that embraces both holistic and conventional care for your mind, body, and spirit. She blends expressive art-based techniques with mindfulness, meditation, breathwork, yoga-informed practices, visualizations, affirmations, nature-informed wellbeing, and self-care guidance to support whole-being healing. She works with adolescents, young adults, and older adults through many seasons of life—whether you're seeking stress relief or navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, neurodivergence, complex grief and loss, or life transitions. She enjoys working with individuals and couples.

Katherine Williams

MPS, LCAT

Katherine's sessions are unique to each individual, so that they have the freedom to achieve their goals in the most comfortable way possible. Throughout her career, she has worked with a wide variety of communities and populations. She has experience in helping adults with anxiety, depression, grief & loss, trauma, dissociation, substance abuse, and more. Her therapeutic approach is a mixture of behavioral, psychodynamic, and humanistic.

Radmila Gurkovsky

MPS, LPAT, LCAT, ATR-BC

Mila’s approach is warm, relational, and insight-oriented, grounded in psychodynamic and attachment-based theories. She creates a steady and compassionate space where clients can safely explore the roots of emotional pain, identify patterns that no longer serve them, and build a stronger connection to self. Her work is especially resonant for those navigating transitions, unresolved trauma, or a sense of disconnection. Together, she helps clients move toward greater clarity, resilience, and emotional freedom.  

Nicole Connelly 

MA, LCAT, ATR-BC

Nicole is a compassionate therapist dedicated to creating a safe and supportive space for her clients. With a down-to-earth approach, she combines art therapy and a person-centered methodology to help individuals navigate relationship issues, depression, and anxiety. Nicole believes in the power of authentic connection and encourages self-exploration through creative expression Her goal is to empower clients to find their voice and foster meaningful change in their lives.

Ashley Grief

MA, LCAT, LPAT, ATR-BC

Ashley is seasoned therapist who specializes in  guiding clients through persistent depression, self-harm, disordered eating, anxiety, and the complexities of life transitions and relationship stress her supportive and collaborative approach fosters a safe space exploration, while she also believes in the power of gentle challenges to inspire real change. Together, you will uncover the patterns that hold you back, often using DBT skills and/or art-making as a tool for awareness and transformation. Work together with Ashley  to turn your challenges into opportunities for growth.

Alissa Zemering

MA, LCAT, ATR

Alissa is an experienced art therapist specializing in both individual and couples counseling, offering a creative, integrative approach to healing that goes beyond traditional talk therapy. Using expressive, art-based techniques alongside evidence-based methods, Alissa helps clients and couples process emotions, deepen self-understanding, and work through relationship challenges in a compassionate, non-judgmental space.
In addition to her general practice, Alissa is a certified Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) provider, offering psychotherapeutic support during ketamine sessions administered by a licensed psychiatrist. As a trained KAP sitter, she provides in-session emotional support and integration therapy to help clients process and make meaning of their ketamine experience safely and effectively. For clients interested in exploring ketamine therapy for depression, anxiety, or trauma, Alissa can provide a referral to a partnering psychiatrist for medical evaluation and administration.
Whether you're seeking an art therapist, a couples counselor, or support with ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, Alissa offers a warm, skilled, and integrative approach tailored to your unique needs. 

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*Alissa is a licensed art therapist and certified Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) provider. She does not prescribe, administer, or provide medical supervision for ketamine treatment. Ketamine is administered only by a licensed psychiatrist or medical provider, who conducts the required medical evaluation and oversees dosing and safety. Alissa's role is strictly psychotherapeutic — providing emotional support, preparation, and integration therapy before, during (as a trained sitter), and after the ketamine experience. Clients interested in ketamine treatment will be referred to a partnering psychiatric provider for medical evaluation.***

Melissa O'Neill

MA, LCAT, ATR-BC

Melissa uses a strength- based approach to support individuals navigating a wide range of life challenges- including depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, relationship conflicts, divorce, and other major life transitions. She specializes in helping clients connect more deeply with their emotions, build self-awareness, and foster mindfulness as tools for healing and growth. With a warm and collaborative style, Melissa is passionate about helping people to recognize and utilize their innate resilience.