Marc Szpilzinger, Doctoral Intern
I am a Ph.D candidate, completing my doctoral fellowship in NY. My approach is one of compassionate and collaborative care and draws from a psychodynamic lens. I help my clients look beneath the surface to uncover the underlying patterns that shape how they move through the world and relate to others, tailoring our work to fit the exact contours of your unique needs.
Victoria Yona, MHC-Intern
I am a Mental Health Counseling Intern dedicated to providing compassionate, evidence-based care while working under clinical supervision. My approach to counseling is warm, empathetic, trauma-informed, and client-centered. I am fluent in Russian and Romanian and I work with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma-related concerns, stress, life transitions, self-esteem challenges, relationship difficulties, and parenting-related stress.
Tanya Yajnik, MHC-LP
I am a Mental Health Counselor with a Limited Permit, practicing in-person, and via telehealth, in NY. I work with individuals, couples, and families. My therapeutic style is holistic and integrates several evidence-based modalities, including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Feminist Therapy. I find myself drawn to working with women of color who struggle with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) or complex trauma. In the past, many of my clients have been identified as highly sensitive (HSP) or neurodivergent.
Julia Mackey, LMHC
I am a LMHC, practicing in New York and Florida. With experience working with individuals and families going through life transitions, addiction, women’s health/family planning, PTSD, and special needs, I have had the honor of working with various life paths. I use a dynamic approach of DBT, CBT, mindfulness, trauma-informed and person-centered care to provide clients with a safe environment to explore and create change.
Serena Kalish, Psychiatric Physician Assistant, PA-C
I am a board-certified Psychiatric Physician Assistant providing care to adults navigating depression, anxiety, ADHD, mood-related concerns, and other mental health challenges. I also work closely with individuals during pregnancy and the postpartum period, including those who are nursing, with a focus on perinatal mental health and the unique emotional and physical transitions that occur during this time.
Rachel Briks, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
I am a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in New York. My areas of specialization include perimental health and reproductive psychiatry, including titrating medications that are safe to take during pregnancy, pregnancy loss, postpartum anxiety and depression, and psychiatric care related to infertility and IVF care. Additional areas of focus are ADHD, OCD, PTSD, treatment resistant anxiety and depression.