Our Founder
Erin Iwanusa, LCSW, CDWF, PMH-C
Founder Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator Certified Perinatal Mental Health clinician (She/ Her/ Hers) Erin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, grief and loss, fertility, and pregnancy loss. Erin specializes in working with clients from adolescence to adulthood. She is a certified Daring Way™ Facilitator, a highly experiential methodology based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown, focusing on self-compassion, shame resilience, and vulnerability. Erin is also a Gottman trained therapist providing couples' therapy. Erin has extensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, both evidence-based practices shown to support anxiety, mood regulation, eating disorders, and depressed symptoms. Erin is also trained in mindfulness-based practices, and specializes in working with individuals coping with recurrent pregnancy loss. Erin’s practice method allows one to continue working throughout the week outside of therapy sessions by implementing skills and setting goals. Sessions with Erin integrate a process-oriented approach, meaning the client brings to session what feels important to discuss, and through discussion, clients leave sessions with tools to continue the therapeutic process throughout the week. Erin is the creator and host of The Miscarriage Therapist, a weekly newsletter and podcast. Click here for more information. Cost for 60 minute session: $290 Check out these podcasts Erin has been featured on: The Miscarriage Hope Desk: Ambiguous Grief and Unexplained Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Listen Here The New Mama Mentor: Understanding Postpartum Anxiety Listen Here |
Our Therapists
Bridget Carey, LMHC
Psychotherapist Clinical Director (She/ Her/ Hers) Bridget: Bridget is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who has experience working with clients who deal with various levels of depression, anxiety, trauma response, conditions of worth, and other concerns. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, Bridget is passionate about providing support and acceptance to others within the community. Bridget is also passionate about trauma education and spreading awareness about how an experience is classified as such, as well as how to identify when one is experiencing a trauma response. Bridget has expertise in evidence-based practices, including mindfulness interpersonal effectiveness, emotional regulation, and distress tolerance, as well as expressive arts therapy. At Taproot Therapy, she utilizes a Person-Centered approach, providing unconditional positive regard and catering the modality to the needs of a particular client and utilizing techniques from other theories when necessary. Cost for 60-minute session: $250 |
Rachel Goldberg, LCSW
Psychotherapist (She/ Her/ Hers) Rachel is a Licensed Master Social Worker specializing in supporting children, adolescents, and young adults experiencing anxiety, depression, challenges in relationships, low self-esteem, and addiction. Rachel’s therapeutic style incorporates Cognitive Behavioral coupled with a holistic approach focusing on the mind and body. Rachel integrates mindfulness-based interventions to help clients understand and accept thoughts and feelings in the present moment. She offers individual and group psychotherapy in a safe and supportive space for clients to express themselves freely and work towards goals, all while cultivating a therapeutic relationship. Rachel frequently pursues trainings in the latest evidence-based practices to best serve her clients. Cost for 60-minute session: $225 |
Gabrielle Miller, LMSW
Psychotherapist (She/ Her/ Hers) Gabrielle is a thoughtful and caring licensed master social worker with experience supporting adults who are experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety, and who are working through issues pertaining to interpersonal relationships, experiences of trauma, and adjusting to life’s transitions. Gabrielle has worked extensively with survivors of trauma and is highly attuned to the ways that trauma impacts both the body and mind. Gabrielle uses a holistic approach and leans on traditional talk therapy while infusing techniques from CBT and DBT into her work, co-creating individualized treatment plans alongside her clients that suit their unique needs and help them reach desired goals. Gabrielle believes that her clients are the foremost experts in their lives, and is present in sessions to empathically support and guide them without judgment. Gabrielle understands that a strong, trusting alliance between clinician and client is the most important element of a therapeutic dyad, and hopes to create an environment where her clients feel safe and secure to explore their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in order to promote positive change. Cost for 60-minute session: $175 |
Hannah Burke, LMSW
Psychotherapist (She/ Her/ Hers) Hannah is a Licensed Master Social Worker specializing in working with children, adolescents, and adults diagnosed with Autism. Hannah has experience working with clients experiencing challenges with anxiety, depression, social relationship struggles, family dynamics, problem solving, emotional regulation, self-advocacy, and low self-esteem. She has experience in working in different types of schools across the New York City region. Hannah utilizes an empathetic approach that incorporates talk therapy, elements of CBT, mindfulness, play therapy, and imaginative therapy. She believes in building strong relationships with her clients where she is able to assist them in meeting their therapeutic goals. Hannah’s sessions are client centered where having that strong relationship leads client’s to being their most vulnerable and their most authentic self during sessions. Hannah is passionate about working with clients in regulating their emotions and navigating anxieties in a safe environment. She believes that children and adolescents learn and gain social and emotional skills during her sessions that allow them to be the best version of themselves. These skills will carry over into their adult life, which they will be able to utilize forever. Cost for 60-minute session: $175 |
Shanely Marmolejos, LMSW
Psychotherapist (She/ Her/ Hers) Shanely specializes in working with women and children. Shanely is trained in perinatal mental health through Postpartum Support International, specializing in working with postpartum mood disorders, postpartum anxiety, postpartum OCD, infertility, pregnancy loss, people trying to conceive, and termination for medical reasons. Shanely also works very closely with parents on parenting difficulties and strategies. Her focus is primarily around communication, boundaries, attachments, and dysfunctional family systems. Shanely uses her knowledge of life transitions, intergenerational trauma, immigrant trauma, and cycle breakers to inform her approach. Shanely is eclectic in her therapeutic relationship, making sure to always meet the client where they are at. She is passionate about social emotional skills and emotional regulation at all ages, mindfulness, immigration advocacy, and maternal mental health. Prior to joining Taproot Therapy, Shanely worked with elementary and middle school students in the NYC public schools, supporting adolescents with behavioral, learning, and social-emotional challenges. Shanely Marmolejos is a bilingual licensed social worker who speaks both English and Spanish. Cost for 60-minute session: $180 |
Frank Gruebel, MHC-LP
Psychotherapist (He/ Him/ His) Frank specializes in working with individuals with chronic and terminal illnesses, as well as their caregivers. He also specializes in working with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, and burnout. As a gay male, Frank has a particular affinity for working with the LGBTQIA+ community. His experience is with diverse populations and he feels particularly passionate about providing therapy to marginalized communities and empowering those experiencing societal oppression. Frank additionally provides couples therapy in a kink-affirming, safe, and judgment-free environment. In his couples therapy sessions, Frank explores complex communication dynamics and sex related issues. While Frank carefully tailors his sessions to meet individual needs, his approach typically includes a combination of person-centered therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). His goal is to create a supportive, empathetic atmosphere, and provide the tools necessary to cope with life stressors, produce change and growth, and empower you to become the best version of you. He looks forward to helping you navigate this journey. Cost for 60-minute session: $170 |
Kate Weinreich, LCSW
Psychotherapist (She/ Her/ Hers) Kate is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker committed to helping clients exercise more agency over their emotions, behavior, and relationships through the balance of acceptance and change. Kate works with adults and young adults facing a variety of mental health concerns, such as anxiety, depression, substance use, relationship difficulties, and challenges with self-regulation (such as avoidance, people-pleasing, impulsivity, perfectionism, and procrastination). Kate is passionate about supporting adults of all ages in making meaning as they navigate life transitions, whether they are adjusting to college, retirement, or anything in between. Kate specializes in DBT-informed therapy, drawing on years of experience providing adherent Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). This treatment approach provides clients with tools to manage negative situations and emotions on their own. Areas of focus include mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. She also uses the DBT model to assist parents of emotionally-dysregulated adolescents in strengthening understanding of their child and implementing constructive changes at home. Kate supports her clients in cultivating self-compassion while simultaneously pushing themselves to grow. She shows up with humor and authenticity to create a non-judgmental therapeutic space that is LGBTQIA+ inclusive, gender-affirming, anti-racist and culturally competent. Kate’s approach is collaborative and client-centered, emphasizing the development of insight and practical skills that empower individuals to navigate life's challenges with resilience and purpose. Cost for 60-minute session: $190 Kate is licensed in NY, NJ, and Michigan. |
Caroline Nethercott, LMSW, SIFI
Psychotherapist (She/ Her/ Hers) Caroline is a Licensed Master Social Worker with experience in working with children, adolescents, and adults who are struggling with anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, low self-esteem, relationship struggles, and life transitions. Caroline has worked extensively with adolescents and adults struggling with eating disorders within treatment center settings. Caroline believes in the power of the therapeutic relationship and genuinely values the importance of building rapport with clients. Caroline uses a strengths based perspective and collaborative approach in helping the client achieve realistic and attainable goals. She draws heavily from techniques informed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness Based Approaches. Seeking out counseling can be one of the hardest things you do, but Caroline makes a point to show you how strong you really are. Cost for 60-minute session: $180 |
Samara Bernstein, MHC-LP
Psychotherapist (She/ Her/ Hers) Samara specializes in supporting individuals struggling with disordered eating, emotion regulation, self-injury, and relationships. She works with individuals and families, as well as intimate partners in both traditional and non-monogamous relationships. Samara utilizes a person-centered, trauma-informed approach to create a supportive, judgment-free environment that fosters exploration, growth, and change. Samara incorporates the use of techniques informed by DBT and mindfulness practices to assist individuals with interpersonal communication, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance. She is trained in CBT-E and has extensive experience with eating disorders in both clinical and research settings. Samara currently offers group and individual therapy for individuals with varying levels of disordered eating and body image distress. Cost for 60-minute session: $175 |
Laura Killick, MHC-LP, LAC
Psychotherapist (She/ Her/ Hers) Laura working with adults navigating life changes, low self-esteem, depression, relationship issues, and anxiety. Laura works with adults with diagnosed or suspected ADHD to improve executive functioning, work on feelings of guilt or shame, improve relationships, and reduce stress and anxiety. She also welcomes clients with social anxiety and provides a number of ways clients can work towards feeling more confident, including 1:1 and small group therapy. Laura enjoys working with couples, providing space to build skills, create security, deepen your connection, and improve communication. Laura recognizes the barriers to mental health care often faced by LGBTQAI+, neuro-diverse, and marginalized communities. Her goal is for you to feel safe, seen, and to have a place to heal and grow. Before becoming a therapist, Laura received a doctorate in archaeology and anthropology, and her deep interest in human behavior informs her approach to therapy, blending evidence-based techniques informed by CBT and DBT with a collaborative person-centered approach rooted in building meaningful relationships with yourself and others, deep listening, and curiosity. Cost for a 60-minute session: $175. Laura is licensed in NY and NJ. |
Wallace Ludel, LMSW
Psychotherapist (He/ Him/ His) Wallace Ludel is a Licensed Master of Social Work whose primary interests include grief and bereavement, explorations and constructions of identity, personal narratives, spiritual well being, anxiety, interpersonal and family dynamics, and other aspects of self-exploration. Wallace uses a strengths-based approach and believes that the therapeutic relationship is one built on curiosity and open-mindedness, and that facilitating this environment is key to the clinician’s role. He incorporates elements of CBT and helps clients to de-identify from their fears, challenge their assumptions, and reconcile the mind, body, and spirit. Prior to coming to Taproot, Wallace worked at the Center for Prolonged Grief, conducting training, research, and psychoeducation on grief and grief counseling. He was also a private grief and bereavement counselor at VNS Health. In addition to his MSW from Columbia University, he is also a writer who holds an MFA in poetry from New York University, which strengthens his fluency and interest in abstract thinking and metaphor, which are vital skills in his therapeutic repertoire. Cost for 60-minute session: $160 |
Josh Boscarino, MHC-LP
Psychotherapist (He/ Him/ His) As a therapist, my passion lies in supporting individuals navigating the unique challenges that come with high-stress careers and helping those struggling with burnout, anxiety, depression, and relationship issues. I'm here to provide a compassionate, affirming space for you to heal and grow. Drawing from my own lived experience in the fast-paced world of corporate accounting and tech-based start-ups, I intimately understand the toll that constant pressure, long hours, and high stakes can take on one's mental health and overall well-being. I'm particularly passionate about working with members of the LGBTQIA+ community and strive to create an environment of acceptance and celebration of your authentic self. I also work extensively with couples, helping them strengthen their emotional connection, improve communication, and resolve conflicts. My therapeutic approach integrates person-centered, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques, tailored to meet the specific needs of each client. The person-centered foundation ensures a warm, non-judgmental space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings without fear. DBT equips you with mindfulness skills and emotion regulation strategies to better cope with stress and overwhelm. CBT allows us to identify and reframe unhelpful thought patterns that may be exacerbating your distress. My goal is to help you develop your resilience to thrive while prioritizing your mental and emotional well-being. Together, we'll work to cultivate a life of balance, fulfillment, and joy! Cost for 60-minute session: $160 |
Kelsey Cottingham, LMSW
Psychotherapist (She/ Her/ Hers) Kelsey is a Licensed Master of Social Work who works primarily with young adults experiencing life changes, relationships issues, grief, trauma, and depression and anxiety. She has a particular passion for helping people improve their self-understanding to strengthen platonic and romantic relationships, increase self-compassion, and to identify personal values and learn to live by them. Kelsey incorporates elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy but makes sure to tailor her sessions to the individual first and foremost. Before becoming a therapist, Kelsey had a career in advertising and marketing working for consumer brands and tech companies. Having experienced these worlds first-hand, Kelsey is uniquely equipped to understand and empathize with many of the challenges her clients face day-to-day — things like burnout, navigating office dynamics, and the identity struggle that comes with learning who you are as an adult while maintaining a demanding career. Kelsey seeks to create a safe and welcoming experience for her clients. She knows how to address immediate stressors and concerns, while keeping long-term healing goals at the forefront. She is welcoming of people of all identities and backgrounds, inclusive of the LGBTQIA+ community. Cost for 60-minute session: $160 |
Kelly Santana Majoch, MHC-LP
Psychotherapist (She/ Her/ Hers) Kelly works with children, adolescents and adults providing a safe and comfortable environment for them to start their counseling journey. Kelly uses a collaborative and curious approach helping clients define values and goals as well as identify patterns that may be preventing them from attaining what they are seeking. In a non-judgemental environment, she helps clients build stronger connections with self and engage in meaningful relationships. While Kelly's work focuses on individual needs, she is particularly drawn to trauma, anxiety and depression. Kelly works from a wellness model and enjoys connecting to other practitioners and integrating holistic care into her practice. Kelly Santana Majoch is a Clinical Mental Health Counselor and body-centered psychotherapist who infuses mindfulness and movement into her practice. Her work is inspired by existential theory, constructive narrative and somatic . Kelly is also trained as a yoga teacher and has worked with pregnant moms and growing families for several years as a birth and postpartum doula. Kelly is originally from Brazil and offers sessions in English and Portuguese. Cost for 60-minute session: $175 Kelly is licensed in NJ |
Janesse Henke-Russel, LMSW
Psychotherapist (She/ Her/ Hers) As a therapist, Janesse empowers teens and young adults to heal through virtual talk and expressive art therapy. She pairs her love for creativity with her clinical expertise to bring you the most transformational and unique healing experience there is. Janesse offers warm clinical support to those experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, disordered eating patterns and body focused repetitive behaviors. Her practice is LGBTQIA+, non-monogamy, racial justice, sex positive and health-at-every-size (HAES) allied. Janesse focuses on strengths-based psychodynamic therapy, which allows clients to learn the skills and strategies they need to cope with the barriers they face outside of the therapy session. Her specialties include individualized trauma-informed care, utilizing: somatic exercises, CBT, DBT-informed, ACT, mindfulness, expressive arts and practical coping skill psychoeducation. |
Don Echoles Conway, M.S. Ed., C.L.C.
Professional Certified Life Coach (He/ Him/ His) Don is a retired public-school educator and administrator in New York City. He is also a professional jazz and blues musician. Don’s career in education spans over 40 years. His strengths allowed him to make a difference in the lives of youths, young adults and their parents. Don specializes in parent coaching, and working with adolescents. He is a substance use coach for adolescents and young adults. Don also specializes in supporting clients during transitional times in their lives: college graduates transitioning from classroom to work life, veterans from military to civilian life, and career workers to retired life. Don served in the US Army Vietnam. His life and graduate school experiences , Manhattan School of Music and Fordham University, prepared him to be a strong advocate for multicultural education. Don is well versed in racial issues and is open to cultivating meaningful productive conversations around this topic. Don looks forward to providing direction and helping his clients set and achieve goals. Cost for 60-minute session: $175 *Sliding scale slots are available for those who qualify |