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Students on the Pace Pleasantville Campus

New York City Staff

Senior Supervising Staff

Richard N. Shadick, Ph.D.

Director
Pennsylvania State University, Clinical Psychology
New York State Licensed Psychologist
Theoretical Orientation: Psychoanalytic (Interpersonal/Relational)
Professional Interests: Psychoanalytic theory; child, adolescent, and family psychotherapy; group psychotherapy; psychological testing; trauma and recovery; supervision, suicide.

Rhea Benjamin, Ph.D.

Coordinator of Consultation and Outreach
New York State Licensed Psychologist
Graduate Center, City University of New York, Clinical Psychology
Theoretical Orientation: Psychodynamic, Interpersonal, and CBT informed
Professional Interests: Outreach, coping with anxiety and depression, multicultural psychology, issues related to race, gender and identity development, family systems, and complex trauma.

Talissa Dorsaint, Ph.D.

Group Coordinator
Illinois Institute of Technology, Clinical Psychology
Theoretical Orientation: interpersonal, relational, CBT
Professional Interests: multicultural concerns and intersectionality, identity development, group therapy, emerging adulthood, academic and career concerns, neuropsychological testing

Brittany Blecher, M.Ed, M.A

Staff Clinician and Clinical Coordinator
Teachers College, Columbia University
Theoretical Orientation: Psychodynamic, relational/interpersonal
Professional Interests: Personality organization, interpersonal relationships, emerging adulthood, identity development, unconscious processes, supervision/training

Part-Time Staff

Libbey Walker, Psy.D.

AOD Specialist
Antioch University New England, Clinical Psychology
Theoretical Orientation: Relational Psychodynamic, Eclectic
Professional Interests: Substance misuse and addiction recovery, LGBTQ+ mental health, neurodivergence and neurodevelopmental disabilities, trauma and recovery, and disordered eating (through the lenses of Health at Every Size and fat liberation)

Grace (Siqi) Chen, MHC-LP, M.Phil.Ed., M.S.Ed.

Part-Time Case Manager
University of Pennsylvania, M.Phil.Ed. in Professional Counseling, M.S.Ed. in Counseling and Mental Health Services
Theoretical Orientation: CBT, DBT, ACT, MBCT, SFBT, Existential Therapy, and Gottman Method
Professional Interests: Depression, Anxiety, ADHD, Trauma, PTSD, Self-Esteem, Stress Management, Anger Management, Women's issues, Life Transitions, Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Counseling, Workplace Issues, Immigration/Acculturation, Cultural Issues, and interpersonal relationships

Adjunct Supervising Staff

Regina Hund, Psy.D.

Independent Clinical Consultant
Clinical Psychology
Chicago School of Professional Psychology
New York State Licensed Psychologist

Jacob Nacheman, PH.D.

Support Staff

Sandip Sandhu, B.S.

Office Coordinator
York College, CUNY
Graduated with Honors in Sociology, Minor in Psychology

Adjunct Staff

Daniella Lukashok, M.D.

Psychiatric Consultant
Albany College of Medicine
New York University School of Medicine (Licensed Psychiatrist N.Y.)
Board Certified in Psychiatry (ABPN) and Neurology and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry;
Psychoanalytic Training: The New York University Psychoanalytic Institute.

Health Service Psychology Interns 2024Âé¶¹´«Ã½“2025

Daniel Collins, M.S.

Fordham University
Counseling Psychology, Ph.D.

Tyner Gordon, Ed.M., M.S.Ed.

Columbia University
Counseling Psychology, Ph.D.

Johnny Liang, M.A.

Long Island University - Brooklyn
Clinical Psychology, Ph.D.

Lyles Swift-Farley, M.A.

The New School
Clinical Psychology, Ph.D.

Health Service Psychology Externs 2024Âé¶¹´«Ã½“2025

Alexandra D'Andrea, B.S.

William Paterson University
Clinical Psychology Psy.D.

Tomas Greenberg, B.A.

Yeshiva University
Clinical Psychology Psy.D.

Melissa Eklund M.S.Ed.

Yeshiva University
Clinical Psychology Psy.D.

Visiting Scholar

Nanae Takenaka, Ph.D.

Visiting Scholar