Our Counseling & Wellness Team
CWS counselors are psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, mental health counselors, nurse practitioners, and advanced trainees in those professions. Our counselors are diverse in background and expertise. They are well equipped to work with students confronting a broad range of issues including, but not limited to, substance use, LGBTQ+ concerns, eating disorders, interpersonal conflicts, identity issues and a host of other concerns. We also have counselors embedded in various schools and programs across the University: CAS, Gallatin, Law, Dental, Social Work, Steinhardt, Tisch, Stern, Silver, CMEP, Islamic Center and Athletics.
Counseling Team
Zoe Ragouzeos, PhD
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Title: AVP, Student Mental Health & Executive Director, CWS
Education: PhD, Social Work - 2011
Regine Bruny-Olawaiye, MD, MBA
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Title: Associate Director, Wellness Emergency Response
Education: MD, MBA - 2003
Luis Ramirez, LCSW
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Title: Associate Director
Education: MSW - 2000
Stefanie Allister, PsyD
She, her, hers
Title: Clinical Psychologist
Education: PsyD
CWS Team(s): ADHD, Eating Disorder, SAFE
Vinu Arunagiri, PhD
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Education: PhD, Clinical Psychology - 2021
Marwa Assar, PsyD
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Title: Psychologist
Education: PsyD, EdM
Bassem Badr, MD
Nicholas “Nick” Baitoo, LCSW
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Title: Clinical Social Worker
Education: MSW - 2017
Sanam Bamshad Alavi, PhD
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Title: Global Wellness Counselor /Clinical Psychologist
Education: PhD, Psychology - 2015
CWS Team(s): CBT
Amy Beleckas, LMSW
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Title: Care Management Specialist
Education: MSW - 2016
Sofia Berne, LMSW
Yatrika Bir, LCSW
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Title: Crisis Response Counselor
Education: MSW - 2016
Gabriella Borba, LCSW
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Title: Per Diem Clinician
Education: MSW - 2007
Amanda Cabaday, JD, LMSW
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Title: Crisis Response Counselor
Education: JD - 2004; MSW - 2017
Sian Caisey, LMHC
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Title: Mental Health Counselor
Education: MA, Mental Health Counseling - 2005
Amanda Casco, PhD
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Education: PhD, Counseling Psychology - 2022
CWS Team(s): Trauma
Lauren Cona, LCSW
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Title: Global Wellness Counselor / Clinical Social Worker
Education: MSW - 2010
Genny Cuocci, LCSW-R, CASAC
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Title: Assistant Director, Clinical Services and Group Programming – Team Leader
Education: MSW - 2010
CWS Team(s): SAFE
Ryan Cyrus, LMSW
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Title: Per Diem Counselor
Education: MSW, Clinical Social Work - 2019
Emily Daugherty, LMSW
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Title: Crisis Response Counselor
Education: MSW - 2021
Theresa Decker
Ounkar Dhami
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Title: Wellness Counselor, NYU Abu Dhabi
Education: MSW
Gina DePalo, Psy.D.
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Title: Clinical Psychologist
Education: PsyD - 2021
CWS Team(s): Eating Disorder, Gender Team
Fiona El Bassuni, MSc
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Title: Wellness Counselor, NYU Abu Dhabi
Education: BA - 1990; LLB - 1992; Honorary BA - 2004; MSc - 2015
Danielle Elleman, LCSW
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Title: Associate Director of Sexual and Relationship Support Services
Education: MSW - 2006
CWS Team(s): SPACE, Trauma
Jude Elysée, PsyD
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Title: Clinical Psychologist
Education: PsyD
CWS Team(s): DBT, Trauma
Dominique Eugene, PhD
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Education: BA, Psychology - 1991; MA, Counseling Psychology - 1993; MA, Clinical Psychology - 2014; PhD, Clinical Psychology - 2018
CWS Team(s): Trauma
Thiago Fernandes, Psicologo Psicoterapeuta
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Title: Global Wellness Counselor, NYU Florence
Education: BA/MA, Clinical Psychology - 2005; MA, Counseling Psychology - 2010
Silvia Fiammenghi, Psy.D
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Title: Global Wellness Counselor, NYU Florence
Education: BA/MA, Psychology, PsyD
Melissa Franklin, LCSW
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Title: Social Worker
Education: MSW - 2006
Lucía García-Giurgiu, MA, LCSW
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Education: MSW - 2016; MA, Child Development - 2016; MA, Psychology - 2013
Demian Glusberg
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Title: Crisis Response Counselor
Education: PsyD - 2022
Tara Gore, PhD
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Title: Clinical Psychologist
Education: PhD, School Psychology - 2019
Liqun Hu, PhD
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Title: Psychologist, NYU Shanghai
Education: PhD, Clinical Psychology
Grace Hudson, LCSW-R
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Title: Clinical Social Worker
Education: MSW
CWS Team(s): Mindfulness
Brooke Hunter, LCSW
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Title: Clinical Manager
Education: MSW - 2008
Andrea Jackson, LCSW
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Title: Crisis Response Counselor
Education: MSW - 2012
Veronica Jarrett, LCSW
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Education: MSW - 2012
CWS Team(s): CBT
Ramya Jayanthi
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Education: PhD, Clinical Psychology
Marie Jules, LMSW
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Title: Crisis Response Counselor
Education: MSW
Sarah Kearney, LCSW
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Title: Clinical Social Worker
Education: MSW - 2014
Lindsey Keck, LMSW
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Title: Care Management Specialist
Education: MSW - 2016
Meghan Kelley, LCSW-R
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Title: Global Wellness Counselor, NYU London
Education: BA, Psychology - 1993; MSW - 1997
Bernadette “Bernie” Kerr, LCSW
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Title: Clinical Social Worker
Education: MSW - 2013
CWS Team(s): ADHD, Mindfulness, Racial Justice
Eunsung Audrey Kim, LCSW
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Title: Social Worker
Education: MSW
Priya Kundu, DO
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Education: Medical Doctor, Psychiatry - 2011
Amera Labib, LMHC
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Title: Crisis Response Counselor
Education: MA, Mental Health and Wellness - 2017
Talya Landau, LMSW
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Title: per diem Wellness Counselor
Education: MSW - 2020
Jiyoon Lee, PhD
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Title: Team Leader / Clinical Psychologist
Education: PhD - 2012
CWS Team(s): ADHD, Racial Justice, SAFE
Jin Lee, PsyD
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Title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Psychology
Education: PsyD - 2021
CWS Team(s): Trauma
Tiffany Llewellyn DSW, LCSW
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Title: Clinical Social Worker
Education: BSSW, MSW, DSW
CWS Teams(s): Mindfulness, Racial Justice
Yang LU, LCSW
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Title: Global Wellness Counselor, NYU Sydney
Education: MSW - 2011
Colleen MacPhee, LCSW
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Title: Social Worker II, Sexual Misconduct Support Services
Education: MSW - 2015
CWS Team(s): CBT, SPACE, Trauma
Talia Mandel
Joseph Manera, PsyD
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Title: Staff Psychologist
Education: PsyD
Neena Mathew, Psy.D
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Title: Psychology Fellow
Education: Psy.D, Clinical Psychology - 2022
CWS Team(s): Eating Disorder
Reji Mathew, PhD, LCSW
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Title: Senior Clinical Social Worker
Education: BSW, MSW, PhD
CWS Team(s): ADHD, CBT, Eating Disorder
Paige McAdam, LCSW
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Title: Team Leader
Education: MSW - 2013
CWS Team(s): DBT, Trauma
Anne M. Slocum McEneaney, PhD, ABPP
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Title: Clinical Psychologist Team Leader
Education: PhD, Clinical Psychology - 1990
CWS Team(s): DBT, Eating Disorder
Lea Micic
Education: MA, Counseling - 2017
CWS Team(s): CBT, DBT
Vedrana Mladina, PhD
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Title: Associate Director of Counseling NYUAD
Education: PhD - 2003
CWS Team(s): CBT
Christopher Mooney, LCSW
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Education: MSW - 2010
CWS Team(s): ADHD, CBT, Mindfulness
Yvonne Negron, LCSW-R
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Education: MSW - 2007
CWS Team(s): SAFE, Trauma
Charlean Norford, MA
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Education: MA, Psychological Counseling - 2018
Kara Norlander, PhD
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Title: Per Diem Counselor
Education: MA, Counseling - 2013; PhD, Clinical Psychology - 2021
Peggy Papathomas, CRNP, MSN
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Title: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Education: BS - 2017, MSN - 2020
Tiffany Parris, PsyD
Colleen Phillips, PhD
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Title: Clinical Psychologist
Education: PhD, Psychology - 2016
CWS Team(s): ADHD, Mindfulness, SAFE, Trauma
Sohamy Pinard, PMHNP
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Title: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Education: Masters
Siobhan Pokorney, LCSW
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Education: MSW; PhD Candidate
Julia Pressman, LCSW
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Title: Per Diem Clinician
Education: BA - 2014; MSW, Clinical Social Work - 2019
Wanda Ramos Duchatellier, LCSW-R
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Title: Clinical Social Worker
Education: MSW - 1990
CWS Team(s): Mindfulness, Trauma
Erika Richman, LCSW
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Title: Assistant Director, Counseling & Wellness Emergency Response
Education: MSW - 2005
David Rust, LCSW
Social Worker
Hayley Schiller, LMSW
Linda Sheehan, LCSW
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Education: MSW - 2006
CWS Team(s): Gender Team, Mindfulness, SAFE
Andrene Spencer-Lovejoy, PsyD, MATM
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Title: Clinical Psychologist
Education: PsyD, Clinical Psychology - 2019; MA, Theology and Ministry - 2019
Lauren Stahl, DPsych
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Title: Wellness Counselor, NYU Sydney
Education: BS, DPsych
Sarah Stephens, LCSW
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Education: MSW, Advanced Clinical Practice - 2007
Andrea Stopa, LMSW
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Title: Social Worker
Education: MSW - 2020
Jingru Tan, LCSW
Eric Thurnauer, DSW, LCSW
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Title: Staff Social Worker College of Arts and Science
Education: DSW - 2018
CWS Team(s): DBT, Mindfulness
Victorio “Vic” Tolentino Jr., JD, MPH, NP
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Title: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Education: JD - 2001; MPH - 2007; MSN - 2010
Teams: Psychiatry
Varsha Vaidya MD
Title: Staff Psychiatrist
Education: MD
Stephen Vivar, LCSW
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Title: Crisis Response Counselor
Education: MSW - 2012
Siobhan Walsh, LCSW
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Title: Crisis Response Counselor
Education: MSW
Deb Weiss, LICSW
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Title: Wellness Counselor, NYU DC
Education: BA - 1991, MSW - 1999
CWS Team(s): CBT, DBT
Christopher Wu, PMHNP-BC
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Title: Nurse Practitioner
Education: PMHNP - 2022
CWS Team(s): ADHD, CBT, DBT, Gender Team, Mindfulness, Racial Justice
Wern How Yam, PhD
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Title: Clinical Psychologist
Education: PhD, Clinical Psychology - 2017
CWS Team(s): CBT, SAFE
Yuki Yamazaki, PhD
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Education: PhD, Counseling Psychology - 2022; MA & EdM, Mental Health Counseling - 2015; BS, Psychology - 2013
CWS Team(s): Trauma
Sara Zeugmann, PhD
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Title: Wellness Counselor, NYU Berlin
Education: BA/MA, Experimental Psychology; MS, Psychology; PhD, Psychiatry
Jinzhao “Clare” Zhao, PhD
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Title: Licensed Psychologist
Education: PhD, Counseling Psychology - 2019