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.

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.

Amanda (she/her) is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) who holds a Master's degree in Clinical Social Work from Smith College. Her approach is warm, relational, and collaborative, integrating psychodynamic, attachment-based, trauma-informed, and humanistic perspectives. Amanda believes people are more than their symptoms or diagnoses and views therapy as a space to safely explore thoughts, emotions, and patterns while building on the strengths clients already possess.

Serena Berne (she/her) is a LMSW and believes that the foundation of successful treatment is trust. To facilitate that she provides a safe, calm, nonjudgmental, open environment to partner and build that trust with clients. Therapy creates a space for people to be seen, heard and be their authentic selves. It can be a way of showing up for yourself and exploring parts that may not feel safe to express in other areas of your life.

Serena approaches therapy with curiosity, respect, empathy, humor and creativity. She welcomes people of all backgrounds and identities. Areas Serena works with include: Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Self Esteem issues, Trauma, Life and Career Transitions, Overwhelm, being Stuck, Relationships, and Menopause. She has experience working with adults, young adults, seniors, performing artists and those in other creative fields, along with working with individuals caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

Serena’s approach is psychodynamic (exploring your inner world and looking at how it impacts your daily life), strength based, relational, and trauma informed. She believes therapy is collaborative so the client and psychotherapist will work together to tailor it to the client’s specific needs for growth and change.

Serena holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from Smith College and her experience includes training and working at The Training Institute for Mental Health and the 92nd Street Y. Before becoming a therapist Serena worked in the arts and was a teacher.

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.

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.

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.

Carrie Rubury, LMSW (she/her) has built her career accompanying individuals through moments of transformation and believes deeply in each person’s inherent power and strength to heal and to create meaningful change. Through the dynamic, collaborative therapeutic connection, and a relational perspective, her practice is rooted in the resiliency of people, both individually and collectively.