Our Counseling & Wellness Team
CWS counselors are psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, nurse practitioners, and advanced trainees in those professions. There are counselors from different racial and national backgrounds, and counselors who specialize in substance abuse, LGBTQ+ concerns, eating disorders, international students, and other concerns. We also have counselors who specialize in the issues of students from different schools: CAS, Gallatin, Law, Social Work, Steinhardt, Tisch, and students living in residence halls.
Executive Director
Zoe Ragouzeos, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President, Sexual Misconduct Support Services
Assistant Vice President, Student Mental Health
Executive Director, Counseling and Wellness Services
Counseling Team
Stefanie Allister, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist
Rami Alshihabi, Psy.D.
Global Wellness Counselor, NYU Abu Dhabi
Hala Alyan
Clinical Psychologist
NYU Islamic Center
Bassem Badr, MD
Psychiatrist, NYU Abu Dhabi
Kathleen Bahan, LMSW
Social Worker
Mara Baldwin, LMSW
Clinical Social Worker
Sanam Bamshad Alavi, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist & Global Wellness Counselor, NYU Paris
Mariel Bazil, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
Sarah Bees, MSW
Crisis Response Counselor
Amy Beleckas, LMSW
Care Manager
Sofia Berne, LMSW
Social Worker
Matthew Blanchard, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Regine Bruny-Olawaiye, MD, MBA
Associate Director of Wellness Emergency Response
Sian Caisey, LMHC
Clinical Psychotherapist/ Wellness Counselor
Maisie Chou Chaffin, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist
Lauren Cona, LCSW
Global Wellness Counselor, NYU Los Angeles
Genny Cuocci, LCSW
Social Worker
Ounkar Dhami
Wellness Counselor, NYU Abu Dhabi
Brooke Donatone, Ph.D., LCSW
Staff Social Worker
Fiona El Bassuni, MSc
Wellness Counselor, NYU Abu Dhabi
Danielle Elleman, LCSW
Associate Director, Sexual Misconduct Support Services
Jude Elysee, PhD
Psychologist
Thiago Fernandes, Psy.D
Global Wellness Counselor, NYU Florence
Silvia Fiammenghi, Psy.D
Global Wellness Counselor, NYU Florence
Lindsey Foster, LMSW
Crisis Response Counselor
Melissa Franklin, LCSW
Social Worker
Nadya Friedman, MD
Staff Psychiatrist
Mateusz (Matt) Golebiewski, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist
Xiao He
Counselor, NYU Shanghai
Liqun Hu, PhD
Psychologist, NYU Shanghai
Brooke Hunter, LCSW
Clinical Manager
Grace Hwang Hudson, LCSW
Staff Social Worker
Veronica Jarrett, LCSW
Social Worker
Sonja Johansson, PsyD
Global Wellness Counselor, NYU Washington, DC
Lindsey Keck, LMSW
Care Manager
Constanza Keisel, LMSW
Global Wellness Counselor, NYU Buenos Aires
Meghan Kelley, LCSW-R
Global Wellness Counselor, NYU London
Bernadette Kerr, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
Eunsung Audrey Kim, LCSW
Social Worker
Brunhild Kring, MD
Associate Director, Counseling & Wellness Services
Geraldine Kurtz, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker, NYU Steinhardt
Jiyoon Lee, PhD
Team Leader
Tiffany Llewellyn DSW, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
Hannah Levy, LCSW
Crisis Response Counselor
Yang Lu, LCSW
Global Wellness Counselor, NYU Sydney
Sabrina Luciano, LMSW
Crisis Response Counselor
Colleen Macphee, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
Tayiba Mahmud, LCSW
Social Worker
Talia Mandel
Global Wellness Counselor, NYU Madrid
Joseph Manera, Psy.D.
Staff Psychologist
Reji Mathew, Ph.D.
Staff Social Worker
Paige McAdam, LCSW
Social Worker
Anne McEneaney, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist Team Leader
Alexa Michl, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Lea Micic, MA
Global Wellness Counselor, NYU Prague
Vedrana Mladina, PhD
Counseling Team Leader, NYU Abu Dhabi
Christopher Mooney, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
Yvonne Negron, LCSW
Staff Social Worker
Colleen Phillips, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Kimberly Pinkney, LCSW
Crisis Response Counselor
Luis Ramirez, LCSW
Associate Director of Clinical Services
Carolyn Ragosta, LMSW
Social Worker
Wanda Ramos Duchatellier, LCSW
Staff Social Worker
Erika Richman, LMSW
Assistant Director, Counseling & Wellness Emergency Response
Delia Salem, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
Hayley Schiller, LMSW
Social Worker
Lauren Shah, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
Linda Sheehan, LCSW
Staff Social Worker, Tisch School of the Arts
Julia Shiang, Ed.D., Ph.D.
Director of Training
Lauren Stahl, DPsych
Wellness Counselor, NYU Sydney
Jessica Suzuki, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Eric Thurnauer, LCSW
Staff Social Worker
College of Arts and Science
Varsha Vaidya MD
Staff Psychiatrist
Wern How Yam, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist I
Sara Zeugmann, Ph.D.
Wellness Counselor, NYU Berlin
Clare Jinzhao Zhao
Global Wellness Counselor, NYU Shanghai