Our Team
Our team of highly trained clinicians is based in Brooklyn.
We are highly trained, holistic-minded individuals specializing in evidence based, progressive and comprehensive treatment. Each clinician has specific areas of expertise and treatment specialties.
Dr. Beata Lewis, MD
Bliss (she/her) is a child and adult psychiatrist and integrative medicine doctor.
Specialties: anxiety, depression, ADHD, psychotherapy, integrative psychiatry
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Dr. Marianne Chai, MD
Dr. Chai (she/her) is an integrative psychiatrist and triple board certified in Adult Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry. She is dedicated to providing individualized, evidence-based treatment for individuals, couples and families with mental health symptoms, wellness concerns and/or a history of substance use.
Specialties: anxiety, depression, ADHD, psychopharmacology and addiction
Dr. Christy Duan, MD
Dr. Duan (she/her/they/them) is board certified in both Adult Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She works with individuals, families, and couples.
Specialties: mood and anxiety disorders, ADHD, depression, bipolar, psychosis, OCD, tics/Tourette’s, perinatal, postpartum, child/adolescent, CBT, DBT, MBT-C, psychodynamic, IFS, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy
Juliette Pasquet, MHC-LP
Juliette Pasquet (she/her), is a limited permit mental health counselor. She wants to work with her clients, for her clients, with the idea of hope, meaning, and purpose in mind. Juliette works with children, adolescents, adults, and parents.
Specialties: maternal health (postpartum depression, birth trauma, parent-child relationship), transition and adjustment (expatriation, career change, grief).
Alura Bennett, LMHC
Alura (she/her) is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor specializing in providing individual psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults.
Specialties: depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, bipolar disorder, grief, family conflicts, and school-related issues
Dr. Beth Wecksell, PsyD
Beth (she/her) is a licensed psychologist providing therapy to individuals, groups and families across the lifespan.
Specialties: anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, children & adolescents
Anne Gallenstein, NP, ADHD-CCSP
Anne (she/her) is a board-certified, integrative psychiatric nurse practitioner with 30+ years of experience. Anne works with adults (age 21+). Anne’s approach is holistic, eclectic, and tailored to the individual.
Specialties: depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, ADHD, and sleep problems.
Linda Perez-Puelles, PsyD
Linda (she/her) is a bilingual psychologist, fluent in English and Spanish with over 10 years of experience. Linda focuses on individual therapy with children, adolescents, and adults.
Specialties: children, adolescents, trauma, under-served populations, strength-based
Natasha Felton, NP
Natasha (she/her) is a psychiatric nurse practitioner with 20 years of experience, focused on integrative psychotherapy and medication management.
Specialties: CBT, mood and anxiety, addictions, anger management, trauma and EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing)
Peggy Kaplin Zaloga, LCSW
Peggy (she/her) is an integrative psychotherapist, who focuses on individual therapy with adolescents and young adults.
Specialties: anxiety, mood, relationships, teens, trauma, CBT
Mandy Rice, LMSW
Mandy (she/her) is a licensed social worker certified in Trauma Focused-CBT who provides therapy to adolescents and adults.
Specialties: anxiety, depression, mindfulness and meditation, Trauma Focused CBT, executive function challenges, ADHD
Mary Florence Sullivan, LMSW
Mary (she/her) is a psychotherapist, who focuses on individual therapy with adolescents and young adults.
Specialties: anxiety, trauma, domestic violence, CBT, mindfulness
Kathleen Fentress Tripp, NP
Kathleen is not accepting new patients at this time.
Kathleen (she/her) is a Yale-educated, Board Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner specializing in integrative medication management. Kathleen works with adults, adolescents and children.
Specialties: anxiety, depression, ADHD, CBT, psychopharmacology
Dr. Elena Man, MD
Dr. Man is not accepting new patients at this time.
Elena (she/her) is an integrative pediatrician specializing in child mental health. She works with children, adolescents and young adults ages 4-21.
Specialties: anxiety, depression, ADHD, psychopharmacology, CBT, behavior concerns, gender diverse and trans youth, hypnotherapy
Bess Abrahams, LCSW, PPCC, EYRT-500
Bess is not accepting new patients at this time.
Bess (she/her) is a licensed social worker leading with an intersectional feminist and anti-oppressive lens. She is not afraid to bring humor, creativity and play into the therapeutic process. She works with children, adolescents and adults.
Specialities: anxiety, trauma, children with behavioral and/or learning differences, substance misuse, chronic health conditions, moral distress and injury, relaxation techniques and life transitions.
Ilya Bernstein, PMHNP Intern
Ilya is not accepting new patients at this time.
Ilya Bernstein is a Board-Certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP-BC) and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner intern with over ten years of experience caring for medically and psychologically complex patients. He works with adolescent and adult patients.
Specialties: anxiety, depression, adjustment disorders, managing mental health with chronic medical illness, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy
Maria Szabo, MHC Intern
Maria is not accepting new patients at this time.
Maria (she/her) is an Intern finishing her MA in Mental health Counseling at Hunter University. She has more than 30 years of experience as an educator including 12 years of experience working with adolescents with emotional and behavioral
difficulties. Maria works with children, adolescents, and adults.
Specialties: CBT, DBT, children, adolescents, anxiety, depression
Administrative Staff
Ashley Moore, MBA
Ashley Moore (she/her) received her MBA in HR Management from Pace University's Lubin School of business. As the Practice Manager of Mind Body Seven, she focuses on HR, operations and administrative management.
Jenna Pilkington, M.Ed.
Jenna Pilkington (she/her) is a graduate of West Chester University where she received her Master's Degree in School Counseling. She is an Intake Coordinator at Mind Body Seven.
Vanessa Quesnelle
Vanessa Quesnelle (she/her) is a graduate of Fanshawe College’s HR Management program. She is the Practice Manager at Integrative Mind.
Iman Blow
Iman Blow (she/her) received her degree in Biological Studies with a premedical special interest from Columbia University in 2019. She is also a member of Team USA for fencing. She is the Administrative and Billing Assistant at Mind Body Seven.
Regina Brown, MA, CPC
Regina Brown (she/her) is a graduate from CUNY School of Professional Studies where she received a Master’s Degree in Business Management. She is the Billing Manager at Mind Body Seven and Integrative Mind.
Hayden Reed
Hayden (they/them) is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi Biochemistry program. They are an Intake Coordinator at Mind Body Seven.