Aaron Skinner-Spain, LCSW-R, CCTP
Founder and Director of Clinical Services
Pronouns: He/Him
Education: A.B., Cornell University; M.S.W., New York University
Training: SCO Family of Services-GLBTQ Program; New York University Counseling and Wellness Services; Training Institute for Mental Health
License: New York State #080690
Post-Graduate Training and Certifications: Four-Year Program, Psychoanalysis, Training Institute for Mental Health; Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI), Fordham University; Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, International Association of Trauma Professionals; The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond: Undoing Racism Workshop
Area(s) of Expertise: depression, anxiety, trauma, LGBTQ, coping skills
Cynthia Dorothy Grant, LCSW
Psychotherapist
Pronouns: She/Her
Education: M.S.W., Hunter College
Training: Identity House, Columbia University, Hunter College
License: New York State #073057
Post-Graduate Training and Certifications: Post-graduate Certification in in Adoption Therapy, Hunter College, Certification of Training in Violence Prevention and Intervention, Introduction to Gestalt Therapy, Group Training Identity House
Area(s) of Expertise: Women's coming out groups, couple counseling, LGBTQ+ concerns, effective communication, depression
Tristan Vizconde, LMSW
Psychotherapist
Pronouns: He/Him
Education: A.B., Hunter College; M.S.W., Hunter College
Training: South Beach Psychiatric Center - Heights Hill; Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens - Corona Behavioral Health Clinic
License: New York State #092928
Post-graduate training and certifications: The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond: Undoing Racism Workshop
Area(s) of Expertise: depression, anxiety, LGBTQ issues, HIV/AIDS & STIs, kink-friendly, polyamorous relationships, harm reduction, groups
Shameeka Mattis-Pinard, LMSW
Psychotherapist
Pronouns: She/Her
Education: A.B., Binghamton University; M.S.W., University of Pennsylvania
Training: Common Justice, Brooklyn & Bronx District Attorneys, City University of NY (CUNY), NYS Office of Victim Services, Philadelphia & New York Prison Systems, SheHelps Consulting
License: New York State #097028
Post-graduate training and certifications: Executive Education Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership, Fordham University; Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI), Silberman School of Social Work
Area(s) of Expertise: trauma, coping skills, restorative justice, systemic oppression, mindfulness, relationships, groups, death & loss, LGBTQ
Miriam Nkrumah, LMSW
Psychotherapist
Pronouns: She/Her
Education: A.B., City College; M.S.W., Hunter College
Training: Job Path NYC; Center for Urban Community Services
License: New York State #104004
Post-graduate training and certifications: Certificate, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Medical University of South Carolina
Area(s) of Expertise: racism, women's issues, LGBTQ issues, couples, addiction
Language: Fluent in Twi
Rana Shokeh, LMSW
Psychotherapist
Pronouns: She/Her
Education: A.B., U.C. San Diego; M.S.W., Hunter College
Training: Harvest Collegiate High School; Reed Smith LLP; Heights Hill Mental Health Clinic
License: New York State #101733
Post-graduate training and certifications: Institute for the Psychoanalytic Study of Subjectivity; The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond: Undoing Racism Workshop
Area(s) of Expertise: trauma, women's issues, LGBTQ issues, immigration/acculturation, couples
Language: Fluent in Arabic
Muhammed Garland, LMSW
Psychotherapist
Pronouns: He/Him
Education: A.B., Vassar College; M.S.W., Columbia University
Training: Center for Practice Innovations (ACT Institute); Identity House; Harm Reduction Coalition
License: New York State #101581
Post-graduate training and certifications: Columbia University, Institute on Pedagogy and Technology for Online Courses; National Association of Social Workers, Addiction and Trauma
Area(s) of Expertise: Addiction, Depression, Trauma, LGBTQ issues, Racism
Jaivonne Seary, LMSW
Lead Psychotherapist
Pronouns: She/Her
Education: A.B., Virginia State University; M.S.W., Hunter College
Training: The Children's Village; Kings County District Attorney Office; MPG Consulting; The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond: Undoing Racism Workshop
License: New York State #091890
Area(s) of Expertise: groups, couples, LGBTQ issues, racism, trauma
Lisa Simone Brownley, LMSW, CASAC-T
Psychotherapist
Pronouns: She/Her
Education: A.B., City College of New York; M.S.W., New York University
Training: SCO Family of Services-The Center for Family Life; Good Shepherd Services-TFFC Program; CUCS Institute; Mount Sinai West-The Addiction Institute of New York; NY State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
License: New York State LMSW # 103760; New York State CASAC-T# 34913
Post-graduate training and certifications: The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond: Undoing Racism Workshop
Area(s) of Expertise: Addiction, Trauma, PTSD, Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Grief and Loss, Coping Skills, Family Conflict, LGBTQIA, Fertility and Family Planning
Tyrone Caver, LMSW
Psychotherapist
Pronouns: He/Him
Education: A.B., Michigan State University; M.S.W., CUNY Hunter College
Training: The Ackerman Institute, Social Work and Diversity Program, New York County District Attorney's Office, The Anti-Violence Project, Institute for Community Living, NYS Office of Violence Against Women
License: New York State LMSW #099547
Post-graduate training and certifications: The Ackerman Institute, Certification in the Foundations of Couples and Family Therapy, Live Clinical Supervision, Clinical Externship in Family Therapy; The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond: Undoing Racism Workshop
Area(s) of Expertise: Relational Trauma, Couples and Families, Intimate Partner Violence, LGBTQ issues, PTSD
