The NY Team

Rachael  is a Mental Health Counselor and Art Therapist. She provides psychotherapy to children and adults with anxiety, depression, neurodiversity and those struggling with addictions. She is an expert in family dynamics and the developmental stages of children.  She utilizes interventions and techniques from a variety of therapeutic modalities such as DBT, CBT, and solution-focused therapy to help clients reach their goals.

Kimberly uses a patient-centered approach to help her clients explore and express their emotions, thoughts, and experiences through talk and creative arts to better understand themselves, cope with life’s challenges, and achieve personal growth. Smalley collaborates with her clients to develop individualized treatment plans and address various mental health challenges such as stress, anxiety, hyperactivity disorder, grief, and relationship conflicts. 

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 with anxiety, depression, grief & loss, trauma, dissociation, substance abuse, and more. Her therapeutic approach is a mixture of behavioral, psychodynamic, and humanistic.

Kayla Acevedo uses a person-centered approach which caters to the needs of each individual to meet everyone where they are at. Art can be used as a tool, however may not be necessary for everyone. She uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), trauma focused therapy, along with other creative modalities.

Nicole incorporates creative arts into her sessions as a calming technique, to explore the unconscious, and help clients express feelings in a healthy way. She utilizes a humanistic approach that emphasizes growth and self-actualization through being a genuine therapist who gives unconditional positive regard and understanding.

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.

Alissa’s therapeutic approach focuses on fostering a positive therapeutic relationship while guiding clients to access and explore a full range of emotions, both comfortable and challenging. She helps clients develop strategies and provides practical tools to enhance daily life through traditional talk therapy and creative art modalities such as writing, collage, and music. 

Guadalupe Hernandez is fluent in Spanish and English. She has experience working with adults and children with depressed mood, anxiety, recovery, trauma and familial difficulties. She has worked with diverse populations across clinical and school-based settings, ensuring adaptability and expertise. She is especially compassionate and her approach is creative and person-centered.

Mila serves clients seeking to address trauma, relationship problems, depression, anxiety, and grief. Her clinical experience is rooted in psychodynamic and attachment-based approaches. She works to create a collaborative relationship where clients find safety, comfort, and space to explore the past, identify roadblocks of the present, and find new possibilities for the future. 

Kayley utilizes an eclectic approach to help her clients improve their self esteem, process trauma or learn to balance many of life's challenges. She uses art therapy and traditional talk therapy to help her clients unlock their true potential.

Hiroko works with children and tweens with anxiety, behavioral challenges, transitions and difficult moods. She helps the children find coping skills to self-regulate and express themselves in healthy ways. She uses an eclectic art therapy approach with creative materials and play.

Kimberly is a trauma-informed therapist who uses psychotherapy and sometimes a range of art materials to process emotional conflicts, interpersonal skills, anxiety, and improvement of expression. She creates a compassionate therapeutic environment for self-expression and healing. Her mission is to encourage personal-growth and self-empowerment in her clients.

Erica collaborates with her clients to process what might be troubling. She  provides a compassionate space to for expression.  She supports her clients young and old, with new coping skills for relationship challenges, mood regulation, self esteem and mindset. She helps clients thrive, have strong self esteem and feel peaceful.