Our team is ready to listen, support, and guide.
We understand that every person who walks through our door carries with them a completely unique set of circumstances. And because of that, there isn’t one set of solutions. Our diverse team brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the practice.
From psychotherapists to social workers to art therapists, we will pair you or your family member with the right staff member to understand the issue and develop a unique plan and pathway forward.
Jude Alexandre is the Vice President of Integrated Health for State Street Wellness. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Baruch College, and a Master’s of Social Work from Hunter College School of Social Work. In addition he holds a certificate from Columbia University School of Business Senior Leadership Program. Jude has worked for over 23 years in the non-profit sector running programs that are under the auspices of New York State’s Department of Health (DOH), the Office of Health Insurance Planning (OHIP), the Office of People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), and the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS).
Damon is a Licensed Master Social Worker whose main goal is to help his clients bring their best self forward and feel supported and heard. He is a Socio-Emotional coach and helps his clients work through their past emotional pains and experiences. He utilizes a person-centered approach using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy. Damon concentrates on breaking down the barriers his clients have with trying to make improvements to their behaviors and thoughts. He also helps his clients identify their problems and break down the walls of resistance to help them build the person they want to be.
Damon's therapeutic focuses include communication skills, family relationships, self-esteem, along with mood disorders.
Domenica is a LCSW who has been a Social Worker for more than 25 years. 15 of those years have been spent as a therapist with State Street Wellness, where she provides a safe space that is welcoming and free from judgment. Her philosophy is that no two persons’ circumstances are alike and she takes great care to identify a client’s unique needs, background, and perspective. Domenica respects each individual's beliefs, culture, and points of view, working together with her clients to form a therapeutic relationship. She is most interested in working with adults, but is open to any client looking for a therapeutic environment. She also works toward processing complex feelings and establishing coping skills specific to a person’s experience by providing support and care to create a blended approach that is best for the individual being treated.
Linda began working at State Street Wellness in 2014, after completing a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Psychology at NYU, and obtaining a Master’s Degree in Art Therapy at the School of Visual Arts. She believes in the innate strength and resilience of all people. If a client is dealing with anxiety, depression, difficult relationships, or the aftermath of abuse, her role is to help them discover their own power for healing, coping, and thriving. She promotes that everyone deserves a chance to find peace and joy. Linda is deeply committed to continued professional development to better serve her clients.
A significant portion of her professional development work focuses on building skills to support clients as they recover from traumatic experiences. As a trauma-informed clinician, she offers an integrated approach to empowerment by blending psycho-dynamic modalities with creative arts therapy, play therapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Pulling from these different methodologies allows for a flexible and respectful process, sensitive to the age of the client and to their life history.
Magdalena is a bilingual, Spanish speaking, Licensed Master Social Worker with over 20 years of experience providing culturally responsive and therapeutic counseling. She obtained her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Adelphi University, with a concentration in clinical social work and a strong dedication to working with historically marginalized communities. She specializes in working with individuals who are struggling with grief and loss, crisis, systemic oppression, depression and anxiety, stress management, relationship challenges, and life transitions. She also has extensive experience in forensic social work, developmental disabilities, and parental pressures. Magdalena has an in-depth understanding of cultural difference, the complexities of language barriers, and the pressures of communicating laborious topics in a second language.
In her practice, Magdalena utilizes a holistic approach, including spiritual wellbeing and motivational interviewing. Her strengths-based perspective and solution focused approach help clients move from crisis to confidence. Her purpose is to empower clients towards self-care and positive change, resulting in life balance and lasting wellness.
Monica believes in community care; that we are all interconnected and that we can find healing and new perspectives in safe environments and relationships. Her approach to art therapy is relational, trauma informed, and individualized to meet a diverse range of needs. She focuses on client strengths and accompanies the client to explore their inner and outer worlds, following their lead in the process. In previous experiences in clinical and community-based settings, Monica has worked with children, adolescents, young parents, seniors, and families. These experiences have instilled a strong belief that the therapeutic qualities of art can foster a sense of belonging and identity, inspire self-expression and interpersonal connection, and can provide an outlet for strong emotions.
Monica believes that together, you are able to explore the inner and outer world through art making and conversing together in an empowering and non-judgmental environment.
Octavio’s primary goal as a Psychotherapist is to assist clients in a supportive and collaborative manner in enhancing their ability to function more successfully at home, school, work, and within social environments in the context of their presented behaviorally based problems or emotional condition with the objective of moving rapidly from assessment of the client’s presenting problem to formulating and implementing an appropriate treatment plan that addresses the client’s needs and goals. He has over 39 years of clinical experience as a New York State License Clinical Social Work and have worked with vast client populations.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is his preferred form of psychological treatment, which focuses on the client’s presented faulty or unhelpful ways of thinking and the client’s learned patterns of unhelpful behavior with the aim of helping clients change their thinking patterns. This helps clients learn to recognize their distortions in thinking that are creating problems and evaluate them considering reality. Clients gain a better understanding of their motivations and the motivation of others. Learning to use problem-solving skills to cope with their presented difficult situations helps the client develop a greater sense of confidence in one’s own abilities. Moreover, when warranted to help clients learn to face their fears instead of avoiding them, he uses role play exercises to help clients prepare for potentially problematic interactions with others and help clients learn to calm their minds and relax their bodies.
Play Therapy is another preferred form of psychotherapy Octavio utilizes in practice when working with children presenting difficulties with expressing themselves or emotions.
Rodney’s primary goal as a therapist is to be the catalyst for individuals and families to make the necessary changes to enhance their relationships and mental health. He considers himself a “generalist”, with no necessary focus, however the ‘focus’ becomes the presenting problem and/or concern that client(s) being forth. Therefore, “individuals” and “families” have become his main focus. He has 22 years of experience as a mental health and behavioral therapist and started at State Street Wellness as an intern and has remained at the agency since. Rodney’s therapeutic philosophy is to focus on the person first, considering the person arrives with an issue, but can also shift to a solution centered approach quickly depending on the concern.
Kate is a strength focused, trauma informed therapist that emphasizes empathy and empowerment for her clients. She has experience working with clients with a variety of concerns and life experiences. Her work to date has focused on supporting clients with trauma related concerns including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as well as anxiety and depressive disorders. Kate combines evidence-based and mindfulness techniques to best serve her clients. She believes in empowering clients in their own care and tailoring therapy to meet their needs. This has included talk therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness work. She aims to meet clients where they are and help them gain the tools and confidence to reach their therapeutic goals.
She believes in empowering clients in their own care and tailoring therapy to meet their needs. This can include talk therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness and art therapy based therapeutic work. She uses a strengths-based approach to meet clients where they are and help them gain the tools and confidence to reach their therapeutic goals.
Lynette began her career at State Street Healing as the Clinical Supervisor and became the Clinic Director in September 2018. Today, as Senior Behavioral Health Officer of the clinic, her goal is to ensure that every patient that seeks services has their needs assessed and that the treatment provided helps to alleviate the symptoms that brought them to the clinic. As a social work practitioner, Lynette has provided services to people across their lifespan. She utilizes a client-centered approach and works in collaboration with each client to plan their course of therapy. She prefers a brief therapy approach to focus on the most pressing reason for a person seeking therapeutic services while also combining various methodologies in her treatment approach as “one size doesn’t fit all”. She uses humor in therapy as well as song and sings opera in sessions.
Robert is an Artist and a Creative Arts Therapist — as well as Associate Clinic Director of State Street Healing. He has always had a desire to help people through creativity. In the years since he discovered Art Therapy as a student, Robert has used this process to gain deeper understanding into his work and process. In his professional capacity of over thirty years, Robert has learned how to use this creative process to motivate, inspire, help initiate ideas, and provide art therapy to children, adults, and families. He has continued to provide supervisions to graduate level students to help them define their idea of what Art Therapy is and as a professional, whether an Art Therapist or Social Worker, helps them develop their own sense of professional identity.
As an educator through the MPS Art Therapy Program at the School of Visual Arts, Robert seeks to extend the classroom environment beyond that space encouraging individuals to take every moment within the process, no matter how challenging, to learn, grow, and apply that understanding in an informed manner. He focuses on how to conceptualize new solutions and directions to pursue using the creative process. He has used the creative process to help individuals establish a foundation where the art introduced creates a lattice that helps them identify, explore, and resolve issues they have.
Linda began working at State Street Healing in 2014, after completing a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Psychology at NYU, and obtaining a Master’s Degree in Art Therapy at the School of Visual Arts. She believes in the innate strength and resilience of all people. If a client is dealing with anxiety, depression, difficult relationships, or the aftermath of abuse, her role is to help them discover their own power for healing, coping, and thriving. She promotes that everyone deserves a chance to find peace and joy. Linda is deeply committed to continued professional development to better serve her clients.
In her role as Clinical Supervisor, a significant portion of her professional development work focuses on building skills to support clients as they recover from traumatic experiences. As a trauma-informed clinician, she offers an integrated approach to empowerment by blending psycho-dynamic modalities with creative arts therapy, play therapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Pulling from these different methodologies allows for a flexible and respectful process, sensitive to the age of the client and to their life history.