Caro Maltz (they/them) is a Clinical Trainee at MPG and a graduate student in the Mental Health Counseling program at SUNY New Paltz. Their approach to counseling is grounded in relational-cultural theory. In practice, this means Caro is drawn to how dis/connection shapes our experiences. From this perspective, they believe connection, therefore healing, can be achieved in a counseling relationship that prioritizes empathy, curiosity, and co-creation.

Before pursuing clinical training, Caro worked as a researcher at Yale University Department of Psychiatry, specializing in substance use disorder treatment with stigmatized and underserved populations. They have also worked with people navigating periods of significant transition, including early recovery and identity exploration. In addition, Caro has experience working with and supporting people diagnosed with serious and persistent mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, OCD, bipolar disorder, and C-PTSD. Caro works as a graduate research assistant at the Institute for Disaster Mental Health, where their focus is exploring the mental health needs of first responders and frontline workers.

Caro’s clinical interests include relationships and cycles of connection, identity exploration, grief and trauma, and developing greater attunement to emotional and somatic experience. They draw from DBT and ACT while primarily attending to relational and social contexts in which people cope and heal. Caro is also interested in advocacy and education around reducing pathologizing bias in counseling with people who practice consensual non-monogamy (CNM). They are open to working with people from late adolescence through middle adulthood.

Across their personal and professional lives, Caro is drawn to questions of power, identity, and how to hold seemingly conflicting experiences simultaneously. They’re interested in exploring both/and: both autonomy and connection, both acceptance and change.

Megan (she/her) is a compassionate and trauma-informed psychotherapist who cares for the mind, body and soul of her clients. She primarily utilizes a psychodynamic framework to support clients with recognizing patterns and making positive shifts towards their therapeutic goals. She also integrates a therapeutic approach that helps clients befriend or understand the parts of their mind that influence their actions, beliefs and behaviors. Megan creates a comfortable and casual atmosphere, supporting clients to show up as their whole self.

Megan has a background in both school counseling and mental health counseling helping adolescents and young adults manage anxiety and depression, as well as build social skills and resilience through life adjustments. For the majority of her counseling career, she provided psychotherapy for undergraduate and graduate college students at the New School in New York City, supporting them through academic pressure, creativity burnout, relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, PTSD, grief, and perfectionism. She has experience working with clients of various intersectional identities, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions/identities, sexualities, and immigration statuses. Her approach to therapy is rooted in anti-oppression and cultural sensitivity striving to help her clients feel safe, heard and respected in their session.

Megan believes that each client is the expert in their own world and experiences. Her work as a psychotherapist acts as a compass but the client is ultimately the captain of their own life. Outside of the therapy room, Megan enjoys drinking tea, dancing, making art, cooking and appreciating nature. Her creative pursuits and experience working with art & design students has helped her support clients with their own creativity.

Katharine Sidelnik, LMSW (she/they) is a holistic psychotherapist working with teens, adults, and couples navigating a wide range of issues including anxiety, trauma, and depression. Katharine draws from trauma-informed and somatic modalities, the humanistic approach, nondual wisdom traditions, and anti-oppressive frameworks that empower individuals to (re)connect with themselves, community, and the world around us. With choice.

Jamie McErlean (she/they) is a proud trans clinician at Maverick Psychotherapy Group. She holds a Masters of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from SUNY New Paltz and has experience supporting adults of all ages with particular specialty working with transgender/nonbinary, queer populations, and questioning, and neurodivergent individuals while also working extensively with trauma, interpersonal conflicts, self-acceptance, and mental illnesses ranging from depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and more. 

Gracie Farese (she/they) works collaboratively and flexibly, trusting that each person knows their body, emotions, and experiences best. They have experience exploring topics such as depression, anxiety, attachment, life transitions, relational issues, gender, sexuality, LGBTQIA+ issues and intersections, grief/loss, and healing from trauma. Gracie’s approach integrates relational psychotherapy (attuning to patterns in past and present relationships), somatic exploration (listening to the body’s wisdom), parts work (understanding the needs of different inner parts), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (examining the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors), and trauma-informed care (recognizing the nervous system’s role in healing and resilience). 

Esther Rosheger (she/her) is an LMSW therapist who brings a calm, genuine, and empathetic presence. Prioritizing trust, safety, and unconditional positive regard, Esther engages an eclectic approach with an emphasis on DBT and CBT. She uses mindfulness as a tool to connect clients with their thoughts, emotions, and body while learning to understand the wise mind. Esther supports her clients in a person-centered and strengths-based lens and recognizes self determination is helpful in understanding what is best for your healing and overall wellness. Esther works with people who have experienced trauma, anxiety, neurodivergence, and depression.

Drawing on community-building experience and a background in the arts, Jerrica (they/them) collaborates with individuals of all ages, couples, families, and groups to navigate life’s challenges with openness and compassion. Their holistic practice centers the therapeutic relationship as a foundation for healing, emphasizing a trauma-informed and strengths-based approach.

Thayer Kyusan Case (he/him/his) is Director of Maverick Psychotherapy Group and works with children (through Play Therapy), adults of all ages, and families. He has particular expertise in treating grief, anxiety, depression, attachment issues, ADHD, sensory integration and mild autistic spectrum issues, stress reduction, issues with spirituality, and trauma (Chronic and Acute PTSD).

Donna (she/her) is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who specializes in working with children, adolescents, and young adults who are experiencing difficulties managing their emotions, navigating relationships, and life’s challenges. She provides a safe and empathic environment to help clients express themselves and identify areas in their life where they feel stuck or are experiencing distress.

Jess Hong (she/her) is Korean-American Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), and Clinical Supervisor. She practices with the intention that all beings have profound innate capacity in healing and connection with their lived experiences leading to shifts that allow one to gain deep insight into their own embodied resilience and vitality.

Sam Nielsen (she/her) is a psychotherapist who recognizes the human experience is helped and hindered by a constellation of visible and invisible variables. Her therapeutic philosophy is rooted in collaborative, relational healing, inclusive of all the intersectional identities that influence a person's experience of suffering and joy.

Brian (he/him) believes in therapy as being a sacred place for one to reflect, heal, explore, create, and to allow for that which is not yet known to grow. He utilizes patience and mindful attention in his practice, and enjoys helping clients to create new narratives after carefully contextualizing their circumstances and connecting to inner sources of wisdom and strength.

Emily Passik (she/her) completed the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at SUNY New Paltz, where she initially received foundational training in the practice of music therapy. She believes that channeling the power of the creative arts enables one the capacity to cathartically give voice to internal experiences that otherwise might go unexpressed.

Heath Pecoraro uses He/Him/His pronouns and is a clinician at Maverick Psychotherapy Group. He has experience working with people of a variety of ages and abilities and believes that people, the environments they live in, and the challenges they navigate are multifaceted and complex and therefore the process of healing must honor the whole person as well as the conglomerate of factors that impacts their lives.

Emma Pile (she/her) is a psychotherapist who works with children and adults of all ages. She received her BA at Bard College and her MSW at the University at Albany. Prior to MPG, Emma worked at the Community Hospice providing grief counseling to children and adults after the death of a loved one with a specialization in traumatic loss. Emma has particular expertise in treating grief, attachment issues, trauma, relationship upheaval, and identity exploration, while currently pursuing certification to become a registered play therapist.

Andrew Rosen, LMSW (he/him), takes a collaborative, strengths-based approach to therapy that helps his clients navigate life’s challenges. He aims to create a safe, non-judgmental space for his clients to feel supported, explore their autonomy, build self-compassion, and work toward their unique goals by fostering the innate capacity to heal.

Ray Rubiralta (he/him) is a Mental Health Counselor who’s work encompasses Somatic and Nature-Based approaches. Ray has also trained in the Hakomi Method - a body-centered approach - Guided-Imagery with Music (GIM), meditation, and supporting the integration of spiritual emergence and non-ordinary states of consciousness.

Jeremy Clark (he/him) believes in therapy as a space of exploration and empowerment. He brings curiosity and a collaborative spirit to the therapeutic relationship to help people find personal balance and deeper connections to others and themselves. He believes in each client’s innate wisdom and capacity to heal. Jeremy incorporates various relational, somatic, and trauma-informed modalities into his work, and is Level 1 trained in Internal Family Systems therapy.

Jim Tinger (he/him) believes in an empathetic approach and employs a strength-based perspective that facilitates a caring and nurturing environment to clients of all ages. Jim enjoys working with adults and specializes in treating depression, anxiety, trauma, and those with mild autism, to name a few. He has worked in substance abuse counseling, and has facilitated groups in a variety of settings.

Veronica Vaganov (she/her) takes a compassionate and person-centered approach to therapy, collaborating with clients to explore and connect with their innate strengths and healing abilities. In her work with children, Veronica provides a creative and nurturing environment, facilitating growth in self-awareness, self-confidence, and emotional regulation.