ALEXANDRA Brittany FRANCESCA

GABRIELA Kate Maddie

Alexandra Karol

Alexandra Karol (she/her/hers), is a bilingual (English/Portuguese) Psychotherapist. She graduated from NYU’s Silver School of Social Work.

We believe in real, practical Transformative Psychotherapy focusing on more than just symptoms, helping each client live his/her happiest life through Positive Psychology. We use Mindfulness Techniques to help understand your thoughts and feelings and how these manifest in your body: yesterday, today and projecting into the future. Alex focuses on meeting each client’s unique needs and harnessing their strengths.

We have deep training and experience in a wide range of specialties, including: Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia, Depression, Trauma and PTSD, Eating Disorders, Sexuality and Kink, Death/Dying/Hospice, Bipolar Disorder, Relationships issues, Physical and Emotional Abuse, Personality Disorders, Chronic Pain, Adoption/IVF/Surrogacy, Spirituality, LGBTQA, DBT, Positive Child Rearing and Business Coaching. In addition, she feels very passionate about trauma-informed mental health practice and psychotherapy.

We utilize Interpersonal and Analytical Skills to Enable Individuals, Children, and Families to Improve Their Lives. Sessions Focus on Helping Clients Define and Reach Their Life Goals. The Theoretical Approach is Based Upon: Positive Psychology, Object Relations, ACT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy(CBT), Art Therapy and Psychotherapy.

In Couples Therapy we also utilize the Gottman Method, which is based upon four decades of research with more than 3,000 couples. It is the most extensive study ever done on marital stability and divorce prediction.

Brittany Croley

Brittany (she/her/hers) is a Psychotherapist and a licensed/board certified Creative Art Therapist. She is an empathetic and highly sensitive person who is passionate about working with people to improve their connectedness with themselves and to others; I support my clients in tapping into their own undiscovered brand of creativity, strength, resilience and insight.She provides a safe, caring and authentic therapeutic relationship where collaborative verbal and non-verbal expression and self-exploration takes place. A variety of evidenced-based methods are utilized, including: Trauma-Focused CBT, mindfulness, DBT and skills training, Motivational Interviewing, as well as expressive art/music psychotherapy (collaborative songwriting, drawing/painting/sculpting and improvisational role play.)

By combining both verbal and expressive arts-based methods, Brittany taps into each person's unique creative strengths to support clients in realizing--and actualizing-- their fullest potential. Her clinical orientation is psychodynamic, with an emphasis on providing emotionally attuned, integrative treatment that suits the unique needs of each individual.She is a published, co-author/co-investigator of research focused on survivors of acute and complex trauma. She has presented at scientific and professional conferences throughout the U.S., as well as in Europe. Her Thesis was “Sounds of the Silenced: Combining Music Therapy and Narrative Therapy Methods to Bypass Speechless Terror in Trauma Survivors: An Integrative Approach to Person-Centered, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.”

Francesca Di Mauro

Francesca (she/her/hers) is a deeply skilled clinician with over 11 years of experience in supporting diverse populations. Utilizing her knowledge of education, psychology, social work, expressive therapies, sociology, organizational development, and leadership she helps her clients improve and repair their relationships.

Francesca provides evidence-based, trauma-informed, neurodiversity-sensitive counseling and direct therapeutic services to all ages of individuals, families, and couples. She has counseled and developed programs for at-risk children and their families providing behavioral interventions and using modalities such as positive parenting, and has provided supportive counseling and case management services to clients ages 60+.

Francesca has a passion for and deep experience in working with and developing programs for individuals on the Autism Spectrum and working with families of children with special needs.

She prides herself on understanding the needs of her clients and developing strength-based treatment plans. She often utilizes the S.E.L.F. model, which stands for the categories of problem-solving that make up the Sanctuary framework: Safety, Emotions, Loss and Future. These categories represent four dynamic areas of focus for trauma recovery.

Excelling in providing leadership, guidance, support, crisis intervention, and restorative practices in post-crisis situations, Francesca has also volunteered with the Mt. Sinai Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Program as a Rape Crisis Advocate.

As a Clinical Supervisor she helped develop and manage clinicians and second-year students from different master’s level programs.

Gabriela Baquero-Henao

Gabriela (she/her/hers) is a mental health counselor who is passionate about providing comprehensive multiculturally sensitive therapy for people from diverse backgrounds. She is originally from Bogotá, Colombia and speaks Spanish fluently. Gabriela has experience providing individual, couples/family and group counseling, as well as psychoeducational interventions.

In addition, Gabriela has worked in-depth with survivors of gender and intimate partner violence and chronic pain. Gabriela believes that every treatment needs to be tailored to the specific needs of the client, which is why she draws from multiple therapeutic approaches in her work. Furthermore, she believes that establishing a strong therapeutic alliance is key for successful therapy, which is why she is devoted to getting to know her clients and providing a safe and nurturing growth environment.

We believe in real, practical Transformative Psychotherapy focusing on more than just symptoms, helping each client live his/her happiest life through Positive Psychology. We use Mindfulness Techniques to help understand your thoughts and feelings and how these manifest in your body: yesterday, today and projecting into the future.

We utilize Interpersonal and Analytical Skills to Enable Individuals, Children, and Families to Improve Their Lives. Sessions Focus on Helping Clients Define and Reach Their Life Goals. The Theoretical Approach is Based Upon: Positive Psychology, Object Relations, ACT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy(CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy(DBT), Existential and Psychotherapy.

In Couples Therapy we also utilize the Gottman Method, (based upon four decades of research with more than 3,000 couples). Gottman is the only evidenced based couples therapy.

Kate Brown

A New York Native, Kate (she/her/hers) is savvy and fluid with issues of diversity in culture, race, religion, and sexual identity, and has great expertise in sexuality, trauma, anxiety, depression, chronic illness, death, and dying.

Naturally empathic, relational and ‘in tune’, Kate custom tailors her analytically based therapy style to meet the individual needs of each person. Her practice includes a creative use of memories, dreams, imagery, and metaphoric associations while integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and guided imagery techniques.  She also encourages a connection to nature as a vital source of integrating self.

Kate is passionate about the process of healing, growth and rediscovery of self.  She celebrates the courage of each individual who chooses this path.

Kate is currently finishing her three year Post Graduate Fellowship program in Psychoanalytic Psychodynamic Psychotherapy at the Training Institute for Mental Health in Manhattan.

Madelaine Wolfond

Maddie (she/her/hers) recognizes that asking for help is not easy and views reaching out for therapy as a sign of strength. Whether you are overcoming trauma, facing major life transitions, or simply grappling with the daily stresses of life in a chaotic world, Maddie is here to listen and support you on your journey. Maddie offers her clients support and empathy using a collaborative and strengths-based process aimed at exploring past and present challenges and working towards greater insight and emotional well-being. Maddie offers deep experience in working with children, individuals, couples and families with a range of presenting problems including: family and relationship discord, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, childhood trauma, occupational stress, and self-esteem issues. Maddie is passionate about helping her clients to achieve personal growth and empowerment, deeper connections, and greater life satisfaction.