Miah Hamdan, LLMSW
Specializing in managing ADHD, anxiety, depression, and anger, Miah employs a neurodiversity-affirming approach combined with the magic of creative expression and play to support children, teens, and young adults. Miah also works with parents and families struggling with their child’s defiant behaviors, helping to foster connection, resilience, and growth for the whole family.
Chris Barkway, LPC
Chris specializes in helping kids and adults manage anxiety, anger, ADHD, and trauma, using evidence-based approaches like Trauma-Focused CBT and Written Exposure Therapy. He’s all about finding solutions that actually work in real life to help you feel more confident and in control.
Jennifer Dear, MA, LMSW
Jen helps teens, college students, and young adults find steady ground when life feels overwhelming. With a background as a therapist, former NYC public school teacher and mom of three, she gets how messy and heavy life can be—and she creates a space where you don’t have to hold it all together. Jen helps clients tackle anxiety, stress, relationships, and big emotions with tools that actually work in real life, so you can feel more grounded and confident, one step at a time.
Melissa Rappaport, MA, LPC
Melissa works with children and teens (ages 8–18) navigating anxiety, depression, school stress, big emotions, social challenges, and family transitions, and has extensive experience with ADHD, Autism, PTSD, and self-harm concerns.
A former elementary teacher and school guidance counselor, she brings a strong understanding of how kids learn and cope both in and out of the classroom. Her work is grounded in evidence-based approaches including ACT, Parent Management Training (PMT), and Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE), and she is deeply committed to creating a safe, affirming space for at-risk and LGBTQIA+ youth.
Melissa offers convenient after-school appointments and takes a collaborative, play-based approach that helps young people build confidence, emotional regulation, and healthier communication skills — while partnering closely with parents to support lasting change.
Elizabeth Turner, MFT Intern
Elizabeth works with individuals, couples, and families who want to better understand their relationships, process difficult experiences, and build stronger emotional connections. With more than 30 years of experience as an educator, she brings warmth, insight, and a deep appreciation for how supportive relationships help people grow. Elizabeth uses Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Brainspotting to help clients create greater emotional safety and connection in their lives.
Shelby Everson, LLMSW
Shelby works with children, teens, young adults, and families whose feelings, relationships, or daily lives have become a lot.
She helps clients understand what is underneath the anxiety, shutdowns, conflict, sadness, overwhelm, or behaviors everyone has been trying very hard to manage. Her approach is warm, affirming, practical, and refreshingly uninterested in asking people to become completely different humans in order to feel better.
