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Serving and connecting our community to independent professional counseling services.

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Thank you for your interest in Shelter Rock Counseling. The below form will collect information about the counseling services you are seeking, and a team member will contact you for a brief conversation and will refer you to the best available counselor in our referral group. Please note that each counselor is an independent practitioner and this portal serves as a referral point, not a service provider.

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Our Referral Group

Our Team —

Johanna Dillenbeck, Ph.D.

LCMHC-NY, LPC-NJ, CCPS, CSAT

Alicia Cherian

MA-LMFT (NY)

Donna Kosina

Esther Jhun

LMHC, MA

Fred Doulton

LMHC

Gloria Liu

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Inga Goldstein

Contact Jo Dillenbeck to schedule

Joseph Park

Contact Jo Dillenbeck to schedule

Tanya Cardoza-Ruiz

MA-CMHC, NCC

Jay Feld

LMFT

Mary Clare Lightfoot

LMHC

Jill Owens

LMHC

Natalie Zitolo

LMHC, NCC

Our Counseling Network

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Manhasset, NY 11030
9 AM | 10:30 AM | 12 PM

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178 Cold Spring Rd.
Syosset, NY 11791
9 AM | 10:30 AM | 12 PM

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11 Powells Ln.
Old Westbury, NY 11568
9 AM | 11 AM

Bayside
214-31 40th Ave.
Bayside, NY 11361
9 AM | 11 AM

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Johanna Dillenbeck, Ph.D.
LCMHC-NY, LPC-NJ, CCPS, CSAT
Jo's clinical practice reflects her mission to provide safety and empowerment to individuals and couples who desire to heal from relational trauma. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC-NY), a Clinically Certified Partner Specialist (APSATS), a Disclosure Guide (Kintsugi Recovery Partners), and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (IITAP). Her clinical research, based on the Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model (MPTM), revealed the necessity for counselors and therapists treating individuals’ compulsive behaviors to recognize their partner's trauma during and post-discovery of intimate betrayal. Their healing comes from recognizing and demystifying compulsive and addictive behaviors for the betrayed and the betrayer. I work with individuals, couples, and groups.

Jo's ongoing training and professional supervision distinguishes her as a trauma-informed therapist who considers the client’s unique needs and the interaction of body, mind, and spirit. She is trained in attachment-focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (AF-EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. While working collaboratively to align our work with their goals, she provides individuals, couples, and groups with the hope that they will grow through the process of reconstructing what they have lost. Her dedication to faith-based counseling is evident in her recruitment and supervision of skilled counseling interns who integrate faith and counseling in their therapeutic relationships. Through their skilled service, the SRC community receives faith-based counseling at affordable fees. Joshua 1:9 and Micah 6:8 guide her work.
Alicia Cherian
MA-LMFT (NY)
I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 13 years experience in the field and a decade as a systemic therapist. I warmly give a safe space to be seen and known. I provide individual therapy, family therapy and pre-marital/dating therapy. I excel in helping clients find their voice amidst life's changes. Client's share their work with me in emotional boundaries, cultural identity, family of origin healing, and systemic views of healing have been highly helpful. It's an honor to walk beside each person in their sacred vulnerability. Sensitivity to Faith in Christ, BIPOC and immigrant cultures can be infused in sessions with the modalities I use in therapy. Some of the modalities I am trained in to name a few are Emotion- Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gottman, Solution- Focused,etc. Reach out today for a free 10 minute consultation, 516-817-6539, www.ToLoveandBeLoved.org
Donna Kosina
I combine my clinical experience with Life Coach Training from Light University (2023) to provide holistic support to children and families. With over 33 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist, I have worked extensively with children and families facing developmental disabilities such as ASD, Down syndrome, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Speech and Auditory Language disorders. I am certified in Ayres Sensory Integration (2024) and Orton-Gillingham reading intervention (2021). A graduate of NYU in 1992, I have dedicated my career to supporting children ages 4 to 21 and have found deep fulfillment working within the New York City Department of Education. As a parent of both a typically developing son and a son with Down syndrome, I bring a unique, empathetic perspective to my work. I continue to have an innate sense of the Lord’s presence, but in 1992, I discovered a personal and transformative relationship with Jesus. One verse that continually guides me is Psalm 37:4 — “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” I hold this scripture and many others close. These scriptures shape how I live and work, weaving God’s message into my daily life, sharing that inspiration through my work, offering hope and encouragement to the families entrusted to me.
Esther Jhun
LMHC, MA
Esther Jhun is a mental health counselor licensed in New York State with over ten years experience. After earning her bachelors in Biblical/Theological Studies, Esther worked briefly in ministry with the hopes of going to seminary. Instead, being insistent on doing life the hard way left her broken and she eventually found herself in the counseling field. Her professional experience includes working with chronically mentally ill older adults in a day treatment program as well as young adults in Christian higher education. Cultivating therapeutic rapport through incarnational listening, Esther has worked with clients on alleviating anxiety, depression, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress by exploring the story they tell themselves. Utilizing both a bottom-up and top-down approach, Esther provides tools to self-soothe and regulate physical symptoms as well as address core beliefs, internalized scripts, and/or cognitive distortions. Lastly, as a Korean-American woman born to immigrants and raised in Nassau County in the 1980s, Esther is familiar with the BIPOC experience in PWI and has provided support and empowerment to those who have experienced racial trauma. Ultimately, Esther believes in the sacredness of bearing witness to someone’s pain and being a conduit of grace.
Fred Doulton
LMHC
Fred Doulton is a licensed mental health counselor with a private practice in Nassau County. He holds three Masters' degrees; one in Psychology, one in Sociology and one in Mental Health Counseling. He studied mental health counseling at Nyack College, a private Christian school. Fred worked for 27 years at the United Nations and before pivoting to work in a new career as a mental health counselor. Fred has been working with people with substance abuse and mental health issues at Seafield in Mineola and Manhasset. Fred believes that the key to addressing addictions, relationship problems, mental health issues and general well-being challenges, is to find one's purpose and meaning in life, especially through a closer walk with Jesus as well as deeper connections with others.
Gloria Liu
I was born in Taipei, Taiwan and lived NYC since 1975. I retired from the IT Director position at the DOHMHY of New York City in the summer of 2021. I have become a clinical mental health student since Spring 2023 at Liberty University. I am doing my internship under Dr. Dillenbeck’s supervision at Safe Space Mental Health Counseling at SRC since May 2025. Since I have been helped by Christian counselors, so I want to become part of the counseling process to help others. I am fluent in both English and Chinese. Currently, my husband, I, one of my sons plus two lovely toy poodles reside in Flushing, Queens. I am looking forward to growing into a godly counselor in this sacred ministry of counseling.
Inga Goldstein
With more than 20 years of counseling experience, Inga has helped many people who struggle with and suffer from emotional pain and the challenges that life presents. In a supportive, empathetic, and non-judgmental environment, she focuses her expertise on developing a deep, comprehensive, and meaningful understanding of her patients. This is the foundation of creating a highly individualized treatment plan. Inga uses a variety of therapeutic techniques including CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), psychodynamic, and EFT (emotionally focused therapy).  Using these techniques, and drawing from the therapeutic relationship, she works alongside her clients to identify, create and meet their goals.
Jay Feld
LMFT
With decades of experience in marriage, family relationships, ministry, and personal development, Jay offers a compassionate and collaborative approach to therapy. His goal is to understand you and walk with you toward practical solutions to your suffering. Jay specializes in couple counseling (including pre-marital counseling), clergy and clergy couple counseling, and working with life-transitions and grieving. He leads interactive workshops on topics such as Growing Your Marriage, Compassionate Communication, and Conflict Resolution. Jay has earned the B.A. and M.A. degrees from Rutgers University, a Th.M. degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, a D.Min. degree from Palmer Theological Seminary, and a Certificate in Marriage & Family Therapy from the Blanton-Peale Institute. He has received additional training in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) through the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT). Jay integrates emotional insight with practical tools to help his clients create lasting change. Whether you’re navigating conflict, grief, recovery, or growth, he provides his clients with a supportive and respectful space.
Jill Owens
LMHC
Jill Owens is a licensed Mental Health Counselor with an academic background in both Psychology and Theology. She graduated from Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2009 and has been counseling since that time. Jill offers spiritually-integrated psychotherapy for those who desire to utilize their faith as a resource in overcoming personal and relationship challenges. Jill’s counseling style is warm, informal, and disarming. She is known for helping her clients feel at ease. Jill has had success in helping depressed clients who feel victimized by life's hardships to regain a healthy sense of personal power and well-being. She has also excelled in empowering anxious and traumatized individuals to develop a stronger, more capable sense of self; thereby becoming more grounded and at peace. In addition, Jill has helped couples and families to work through conflict and restore loving, harmonious relationships. Jill has gone through dark times of suffering in her own life; and has experienced significant personal transformation and healing. She has great confidence in the innate capacity of humans to change, grow and heal when they have the support they need. In the words of Henri Nouwen; she considers herself a "wounded healer." She considers it a privilege to accompany her clients on their journey towards wholeness — that they may experience the abundant, joyful life for which they were created.
Joseph Park
Joseph is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Liberty University. He holds a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary and has over 10 years of pastoral ministry experience, serving children, adolescents, college students, and adults. Throughout his ministry, Joseph has walked alongside individuals struggling with mental health challenges, which deepened his passion for counseling. Joseph is a bilingual counselor, fluent in both English and Korean. In his free time, he enjoys watching movies, meeting new people, and exploring great food in the city with his wife.
Mary Clare Lightfoot
LMHC
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), with my Master of Arts from Nyack College’s Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2017. I am committed to helping individuals overcome obstacles which may keep them from living out their fullest potential in every area of life. These obstacles could include various thought patterns, behaviors, habits, and beliefs that have become a hindrance along the way. I embody a passion to journey alongside individuals to identify these obstacles and to walk the path to self-awareness, healing, and wholeness together. With much experience from my previous career in Sports Medicine, I am enthusiastic to work in a way that is somatically focused, person-centered, and trauma informed.
Natalie Zitolo
LMHC, NCC
Natalie Zitolo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC) who is dedicated to developing therapeutic relationships with clients to support and equip them to navigate the challenges that life can bring.  She received a bachelors of arts in psychology from Eastern University and holds a Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health from Liberty University. She has several years of experience in community mental health and has worked with individuals suffering from anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, mood disorders, and relationship challenges. Clients who participated in groups she facilitated developed self-awareness, coping skills for psychological challenges, and supportive connections with other group members.

Natalie's passion lies in providing compassionate and competent counseling to diverse clients. She is particularly dedicated to supporting preteens and adolescents grappling with social and emotional issues that can be confusing, isolating, emotional, and overwhelming. Her work with adults is equally impactful, as she helps them overcome limiting beliefs that hinder their personal growth. Regardless of the client's age, Natalie offers an empathetic, warm, and accepting space for self-exploration to help them lead a full and meaningful life. 
Tanya Cardoza-Ruiz
MC-CMHC, NCC
Tanya is a National Certified Counselor who is dedicated to helping her clients during their most vulnerable moments by providing a safe space. She works with a diverse population of clients and is bilingual in Spanish. She assists clients in identifying the connections between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors through Cognitive Behavior Therapy. She uses a strengths based approach to help her clients meet their goals in therapy. Her Christian faith is incorporated into all the work she does with her clients, either implicitly or explicitly depending on the client’s wishes. She has been working at Shelter Rock Church for the past three years. Tanya also works as a School Counselor at Freeport Christian Academy and is currently working on her doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision through Liberty University.
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Alicia Cherian
MA-LMFT (NY)
I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 13 years experience in the field and a decade as a systemic therapist. I warmly give a safe space to be seen and known. I provide individual therapy, family therapy and pre-marital/dating therapy. I excel in helping clients find their voice amidst life's changes. Client's share their work with me in emotional boundaries, cultural identity, family of origin healing, and systemic views of healing have been highly helpful. It's an honor to walk beside each person in their sacred vulnerability. Sensitivity to Faith in Christ, BIPOC and immigrant cultures can be infused in sessions with the modalities I use in therapy. Some of the modalities I am trained in to name a few are Emotion- Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gottman, Solution- Focused,etc. Reach out today for a free 10 minute consultation, 516-817-6539, www.ToLoveandBeLoved.org
Donna Kosina
I combine my clinical experience with Life Coach Training from Light University (2023) to provide holistic support to children and families. With over 33 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist, I have worked extensively with children and families facing developmental disabilities such as ASD, Down syndrome, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Speech and Auditory Language disorders. I am certified in Ayres Sensory Integration (2024) and Orton-Gillingham reading intervention (2021). A graduate of NYU in 1992, I have dedicated my career to supporting children ages 4 to 21 and have found deep fulfillment working within the New York City Department of Education. As a parent of both a typically developing son and a son with Down syndrome, I bring a unique, empathetic perspective to my work. I continue to have an innate sense of the Lord’s presence, but in 1992, I discovered a personal and transformative relationship with Jesus. One verse that continually guides me is Psalm 37:4 — “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” I hold this scripture and many others close. These scriptures shape how I live and work, weaving God’s message into my daily life, sharing that inspiration through my work, offering hope and encouragement to the families entrusted to me.
Esther Jhun
LMHC, MA
Esther Jhun is a mental health counselor licensed in New York State with over ten years experience. After earning her bachelors in Biblical/Theological Studies, Esther worked briefly in ministry with the hopes of going to seminary. Instead, being insistent on doing life the hard way left her broken and she eventually found herself in the counseling field. Her professional experience includes working with chronically mentally ill older adults in a day treatment program as well as young adults in Christian higher education. Cultivating therapeutic rapport through incarnational listening, Esther has worked with clients on alleviating anxiety, depression, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress by exploring the story they tell themselves. Utilizing both a bottom-up and top-down approach, Esther provides tools to self-soothe and regulate physical symptoms as well as address core beliefs, internalized scripts, and/or cognitive distortions. Lastly, as a Korean-American woman born to immigrants and raised in Nassau County in the 1980s, Esther is familiar with the BIPOC experience in PWI and has provided support and empowerment to those who have experienced racial trauma. Ultimately, Esther believes in the sacredness of bearing witness to someone’s pain and being a conduit of grace.
Fred Doulton
LMHC
Fred Doulton is a licensed mental health counselor with a private practice in Nassau County. He holds three Masters' degrees; one in Psychology, one in Sociology and one in Mental Health Counseling. He studied mental health counseling at Nyack College, a private Christian school. Fred worked for 27 years at the United Nations and before pivoting to work in a new career as a mental health counselor. Fred has been working with people with substance abuse and mental health issues at Seafield in Mineola and Manhasset. Fred believes that the key to addressing addictions, relationship problems, mental health issues and general well-being challenges, is to find one's purpose and meaning in life, especially through a closer walk with Jesus as well as deeper connections with others.
Gloria Liu
I was born in Taipei, Taiwan and lived NYC since 1975. I retired from the IT Director position at the DOHMHY of New York City in the summer of 2021. I have become a clinical mental health student since Spring 2023 at Liberty University. I am doing my internship under Dr. Dillenbeck’s supervision at Safe Space Mental Health Counseling at SRC since May 2025. Since I have been helped by Christian counselors, so I want to become part of the counseling process to help others. I am fluent in both English and Chinese. Currently, my husband, I, one of my sons plus two lovely toy poodles reside in Flushing, Queens. I am looking forward to growing into a godly counselor in this sacred ministry of counseling.
Inga Goldstein
With more than 20 years of counseling experience, Inga has helped many people who struggle with and suffer from emotional pain and the challenges that life presents. In a supportive, empathetic, and non-judgmental environment, she focuses her expertise on developing a deep, comprehensive, and meaningful understanding of her patients. This is the foundation of creating a highly individualized treatment plan. Inga uses a variety of therapeutic techniques including CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), psychodynamic, and EFT (emotionally focused therapy).  Using these techniques, and drawing from the therapeutic relationship, she works alongside her clients to identify, create and meet their goals.
Jay Feld
LMFT
With decades of experience in marriage, family relationships, ministry, and personal development, Jay offers a compassionate and collaborative approach to therapy. His goal is to understand you and walk with you toward practical solutions to your suffering. Jay specializes in couple counseling (including pre-marital counseling), clergy and clergy couple counseling, and working with life-transitions and grieving. He leads interactive workshops on topics such as Growing Your Marriage, Compassionate Communication, and Conflict Resolution. Jay has earned the B.A. and M.A. degrees from Rutgers University, a Th.M. degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, a D.Min. degree from Palmer Theological Seminary, and a Certificate in Marriage & Family Therapy from the Blanton-Peale Institute. He has received additional training in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) through the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT). Jay integrates emotional insight with practical tools to help his clients create lasting change. Whether you’re navigating conflict, grief, recovery, or growth, he provides his clients with a supportive and respectful space.
Joseph Park
Joseph is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Liberty University. He holds a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary and has over 10 years of pastoral ministry experience, serving children, adolescents, college students, and adults. Throughout his ministry, Joseph has walked alongside individuals struggling with mental health challenges, which deepened his passion for counseling. Joseph is a bilingual counselor, fluent in both English and Korean. In his free time, he enjoys watching movies, meeting new people, and exploring great food in the city with his wife.
Jill Owens
LMHC
Jill Owens is a licensed Mental Health Counselor with an academic background in both Psychology and Theology. She graduated from Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2009 and has been counseling since that time. Jill offers spiritually-integrated psychotherapy for those who desire to utilize their faith as a resource in overcoming personal and relationship challenges. Jill’s counseling style is warm, informal, and disarming. She is known for helping her clients feel at ease. Jill has had success in helping depressed clients who feel victimized by life's hardships to regain a healthy sense of personal power and well-being. She has also excelled in empowering anxious and traumatized individuals to develop a stronger, more capable sense of self; thereby becoming more grounded and at peace. In addition, Jill has helped couples and families to work through conflict and restore loving, harmonious relationships. Jill has gone through dark times of suffering in her own life; and has experienced significant personal transformation and healing. She has great confidence in the innate capacity of humans to change, grow and heal when they have the support they need. In the words of Henri Nouwen; she considers herself a "wounded healer." She considers it a privilege to accompany her clients on their journey towards wholeness — that they may experience the abundant, joyful life for which they were created.
Mary Clare Lightfoot
LMHC
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), with my Master of Arts from Nyack College’s Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2017. I am committed to helping individuals overcome obstacles which may keep them from living out their fullest potential in every area of life. These obstacles could include various thought patterns, behaviors, habits, and beliefs that have become a hindrance along the way. I embody a passion to journey alongside individuals to identify these obstacles and to walk the path to self-awareness, healing, and wholeness together. With much experience from my previous career in Sports Medicine, I am enthusiastic to work in a way that is somatically focused, person-centered, and trauma informed.
Natalie Zitolo
LMHC, NCC
Natalie Zitolo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC) who is dedicated to developing therapeutic relationships with clients to support and equip them to navigate the challenges that life can bring.  She received a bachelors of arts in psychology from Eastern University and holds a Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health from Liberty University. She has several years of experience in community mental health and has worked with individuals suffering from anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, mood disorders, and relationship challenges. Clients who participated in groups she facilitated developed self-awareness, coping skills for psychological challenges, and supportive connections with other group members.

Natalie's passion lies in providing compassionate and competent counseling to diverse clients. She is particularly dedicated to supporting preteens and adolescents grappling with social and emotional issues that can be confusing, isolating, emotional, and overwhelming. Her work with adults is equally impactful, as she helps them overcome limiting beliefs that hinder their personal growth. Regardless of the client's age, Natalie offers an empathetic, warm, and accepting space for self-exploration to help them lead a full and meaningful life. 
Tanya Cardoza-Ruiz
MC-CMHC, NCC
Tanya is a National Certified Counselor who is dedicated to helping her clients during their most vulnerable moments by providing a safe space. She works with a diverse population of clients and is bilingual in Spanish. She assists clients in identifying the connections between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors through Cognitive Behavior Therapy. She uses a strengths based approach to help her clients meet their goals in therapy. Her Christian faith is incorporated into all the work she does with her clients, either implicitly or explicitly depending on the client’s wishes. She has been working at Shelter Rock Church for the past three years. Tanya also works as a School Counselor at Freeport Christian Academy and is currently working on her doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision through Liberty University.
Johanna Dillenbeck, Ph.D.
LCMHC-NY, LPC-NJ, CCPS, CSAT
Jo's clinical practice reflects her mission to provide safety and empowerment to individuals and couples who desire to heal from relational trauma. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC-NY), a Clinically Certified Partner Specialist (APSATS), a Disclosure Guide (Kintsugi Recovery Partners), and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (IITAP). Her clinical research, based on the Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model (MPTM), revealed the necessity for counselors and therapists treating individuals’ compulsive behaviors to recognize their partner's trauma during and post-discovery of intimate betrayal. Their healing comes from recognizing and demystifying compulsive and addictive behaviors for the betrayed and the betrayer. I work with individuals, couples, and groups.

Jo's ongoing training and professional supervision distinguishes her as a trauma-informed therapist who considers the client’s unique needs and the interaction of body, mind, and spirit. She is trained in attachment-focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (AF-EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. While working collaboratively to align our work with their goals, she provides individuals, couples, and groups with the hope that they will grow through the process of reconstructing what they have lost. Her dedication to faith-based counseling is evident in her recruitment and supervision of skilled counseling interns who integrate faith and counseling in their therapeutic relationships. Through their skilled service, the SRC community receives faith-based counseling at affordable fees. Joshua 1:9 and Micah 6:8 guide her work.
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Donna Kosina
I combine my clinical experience with Life Coach Training from Light University (2023) to provide holistic support to children and families. With over 33 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist, I have worked extensively with children and families facing developmental disabilities such as ASD, Down syndrome, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Speech and Auditory Language disorders. I am certified in Ayres Sensory Integration (2024) and Orton-Gillingham reading intervention (2021). A graduate of NYU in 1992, I have dedicated my career to supporting children ages 4 to 21 and have found deep fulfillment working within the New York City Department of Education. As a parent of both a typically developing son and a son with Down syndrome, I bring a unique, empathetic perspective to my work. I continue to have an innate sense of the Lord’s presence, but in 1992, I discovered a personal and transformative relationship with Jesus. One verse that continually guides me is Psalm 37:4 — “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” I hold this scripture and many others close. These scriptures shape how I live and work, weaving God’s message into my daily life, sharing that inspiration through my work, offering hope and encouragement to the families entrusted to me.
Esther Jhun
LMHC, MA
Esther Jhun is a mental health counselor licensed in New York State with over ten years experience. After earning her bachelors in Biblical/Theological Studies, Esther worked briefly in ministry with the hopes of going to seminary. Instead, being insistent on doing life the hard way left her broken and she eventually found herself in the counseling field. Her professional experience includes working with chronically mentally ill older adults in a day treatment program as well as young adults in Christian higher education. Cultivating therapeutic rapport through incarnational listening, Esther has worked with clients on alleviating anxiety, depression, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress by exploring the story they tell themselves. Utilizing both a bottom-up and top-down approach, Esther provides tools to self-soothe and regulate physical symptoms as well as address core beliefs, internalized scripts, and/or cognitive distortions. Lastly, as a Korean-American woman born to immigrants and raised in Nassau County in the 1980s, Esther is familiar with the BIPOC experience in PWI and has provided support and empowerment to those who have experienced racial trauma. Ultimately, Esther believes in the sacredness of bearing witness to someone’s pain and being a conduit of grace.
Fred Doulton
LMHC
Fred Doulton is a licensed mental health counselor with a private practice in Nassau County. He holds three Masters' degrees; one in Psychology, one in Sociology and one in Mental Health Counseling. He studied mental health counseling at Nyack College, a private Christian school. Fred worked for 27 years at the United Nations and before pivoting to work in a new career as a mental health counselor. Fred has been working with people with substance abuse and mental health issues at Seafield in Mineola and Manhasset. Fred believes that the key to addressing addictions, relationship problems, mental health issues and general well-being challenges, is to find one's purpose and meaning in life, especially through a closer walk with Jesus as well as deeper connections with others.
Gloria Liu
I was born in Taipei, Taiwan and lived NYC since 1975. I retired from the IT Director position at the DOHMHY of New York City in the summer of 2021. I have become a clinical mental health student since Spring 2023 at Liberty University. I am doing my internship under Dr. Dillenbeck’s supervision at Safe Space Mental Health Counseling at SRC since May 2025. Since I have been helped by Christian counselors, so I want to become part of the counseling process to help others. I am fluent in both English and Chinese. Currently, my husband, I, one of my sons plus two lovely toy poodles reside in Flushing, Queens. I am looking forward to growing into a godly counselor in this sacred ministry of counseling.
Inga Goldstein
With more than 20 years of counseling experience, Inga has helped many people who struggle with and suffer from emotional pain and the challenges that life presents. In a supportive, empathetic, and non-judgmental environment, she focuses her expertise on developing a deep, comprehensive, and meaningful understanding of her patients. This is the foundation of creating a highly individualized treatment plan. Inga uses a variety of therapeutic techniques including CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), psychodynamic, and EFT (emotionally focused therapy).  Using these techniques, and drawing from the therapeutic relationship, she works alongside her clients to identify, create and meet their goals.
Jay Feld
LMFT
With decades of experience in marriage, family relationships, ministry, and personal development, Jay offers a compassionate and collaborative approach to therapy. His goal is to understand you and walk with you toward practical solutions to your suffering. Jay specializes in couple counseling (including pre-marital counseling), clergy and clergy couple counseling, and working with life-transitions and grieving. He leads interactive workshops on topics such as Growing Your Marriage, Compassionate Communication, and Conflict Resolution. Jay has earned the B.A. and M.A. degrees from Rutgers University, a Th.M. degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, a D.Min. degree from Palmer Theological Seminary, and a Certificate in Marriage & Family Therapy from the Blanton-Peale Institute. He has received additional training in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) through the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT). Jay integrates emotional insight with practical tools to help his clients create lasting change. Whether you’re navigating conflict, grief, recovery, or growth, he provides his clients with a supportive and respectful space.
Jill Owens
LMHC
Jill Owens is a licensed Mental Health Counselor with an academic background in both Psychology and Theology. She graduated from Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2009 and has been counseling since that time. Jill offers spiritually-integrated psychotherapy for those who desire to utilize their faith as a resource in overcoming personal and relationship challenges. Jill’s counseling style is warm, informal, and disarming. She is known for helping her clients feel at ease. Jill has had success in helping depressed clients who feel victimized by life's hardships to regain a healthy sense of personal power and well-being. She has also excelled in empowering anxious and traumatized individuals to develop a stronger, more capable sense of self; thereby becoming more grounded and at peace. In addition, Jill has helped couples and families to work through conflict and restore loving, harmonious relationships. Jill has gone through dark times of suffering in her own life; and has experienced significant personal transformation and healing. She has great confidence in the innate capacity of humans to change, grow and heal when they have the support they need. In the words of Henri Nouwen; she considers herself a "wounded healer." She considers it a privilege to accompany her clients on their journey towards wholeness — that they may experience the abundant, joyful life for which they were created.
Joseph Park
Joseph is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Liberty University. He holds a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary and has over 10 years of pastoral ministry experience, serving children, adolescents, college students, and adults. Throughout his ministry, Joseph has walked alongside individuals struggling with mental health challenges, which deepened his passion for counseling. Joseph is a bilingual counselor, fluent in both English and Korean. In his free time, he enjoys watching movies, meeting new people, and exploring great food in the city with his wife.
Mary Clare Lightfoot
LMHC
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), with my Master of Arts from Nyack College’s Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2017. I am committed to helping individuals overcome obstacles which may keep them from living out their fullest potential in every area of life. These obstacles could include various thought patterns, behaviors, habits, and beliefs that have become a hindrance along the way. I embody a passion to journey alongside individuals to identify these obstacles and to walk the path to self-awareness, healing, and wholeness together. With much experience from my previous career in Sports Medicine, I am enthusiastic to work in a way that is somatically focused, person-centered, and trauma informed.
Natalie Zitolo
LMHC, NCC
Natalie Zitolo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC) who is dedicated to developing therapeutic relationships with clients to support and equip them to navigate the challenges that life can bring.  She received a bachelors of arts in psychology from Eastern University and holds a Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health from Liberty University. She has several years of experience in community mental health and has worked with individuals suffering from anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, mood disorders, and relationship challenges. Clients who participated in groups she facilitated developed self-awareness, coping skills for psychological challenges, and supportive connections with other group members.

Natalie's passion lies in providing compassionate and competent counseling to diverse clients. She is particularly dedicated to supporting preteens and adolescents grappling with social and emotional issues that can be confusing, isolating, emotional, and overwhelming. Her work with adults is equally impactful, as she helps them overcome limiting beliefs that hinder their personal growth. Regardless of the client's age, Natalie offers an empathetic, warm, and accepting space for self-exploration to help them lead a full and meaningful life. 
Tanya Cardoza-Ruiz
MC-CMHC, NCC
Tanya is a National Certified Counselor who is dedicated to helping her clients during their most vulnerable moments by providing a safe space. She works with a diverse population of clients and is bilingual in Spanish. She assists clients in identifying the connections between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors through Cognitive Behavior Therapy. She uses a strengths based approach to help her clients meet their goals in therapy. Her Christian faith is incorporated into all the work she does with her clients, either implicitly or explicitly depending on the client’s wishes. She has been working at Shelter Rock Church for the past three years. Tanya also works as a School Counselor at Freeport Christian Academy and is currently working on her doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision through Liberty University.
Johanna Dillenbeck, Ph.D.
LCMHC-NY, LPC-NJ, CCPS, CSAT
Jo's clinical practice reflects her mission to provide safety and empowerment to individuals and couples who desire to heal from relational trauma. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC-NY), a Clinically Certified Partner Specialist (APSATS), a Disclosure Guide (Kintsugi Recovery Partners), and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (IITAP). Her clinical research, based on the Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model (MPTM), revealed the necessity for counselors and therapists treating individuals’ compulsive behaviors to recognize their partner's trauma during and post-discovery of intimate betrayal. Their healing comes from recognizing and demystifying compulsive and addictive behaviors for the betrayed and the betrayer. I work with individuals, couples, and groups.

Jo's ongoing training and professional supervision distinguishes her as a trauma-informed therapist who considers the client’s unique needs and the interaction of body, mind, and spirit. She is trained in attachment-focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (AF-EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. While working collaboratively to align our work with their goals, she provides individuals, couples, and groups with the hope that they will grow through the process of reconstructing what they have lost. Her dedication to faith-based counseling is evident in her recruitment and supervision of skilled counseling interns who integrate faith and counseling in their therapeutic relationships. Through their skilled service, the SRC community receives faith-based counseling at affordable fees. Joshua 1:9 and Micah 6:8 guide her work.
Alicia Cherian
MA-LMFT (NY)
I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 13 years experience in the field and a decade as a systemic therapist. I warmly give a safe space to be seen and known. I provide individual therapy, family therapy and pre-marital/dating therapy. I excel in helping clients find their voice amidst life's changes. Client's share their work with me in emotional boundaries, cultural identity, family of origin healing, and systemic views of healing have been highly helpful. It's an honor to walk beside each person in their sacred vulnerability. Sensitivity to Faith in Christ, BIPOC and immigrant cultures can be infused in sessions with the modalities I use in therapy. Some of the modalities I am trained in to name a few are Emotion- Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gottman, Solution- Focused,etc. Reach out today for a free 10 minute consultation, 516-817-6539, www.ToLoveandBeLoved.org
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Esther Jhun
LMHC, MA
Esther Jhun is a mental health counselor licensed in New York State with over ten years experience. After earning her bachelors in Biblical/Theological Studies, Esther worked briefly in ministry with the hopes of going to seminary. Instead, being insistent on doing life the hard way left her broken and she eventually found herself in the counseling field. Her professional experience includes working with chronically mentally ill older adults in a day treatment program as well as young adults in Christian higher education. Cultivating therapeutic rapport through incarnational listening, Esther has worked with clients on alleviating anxiety, depression, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress by exploring the story they tell themselves. Utilizing both a bottom-up and top-down approach, Esther provides tools to self-soothe and regulate physical symptoms as well as address core beliefs, internalized scripts, and/or cognitive distortions. Lastly, as a Korean-American woman born to immigrants and raised in Nassau County in the 1980s, Esther is familiar with the BIPOC experience in PWI and has provided support and empowerment to those who have experienced racial trauma. Ultimately, Esther believes in the sacredness of bearing witness to someone’s pain and being a conduit of grace.
Fred Doulton
LMHC
Fred Doulton is a licensed mental health counselor with a private practice in Nassau County. He holds three Masters' degrees; one in Psychology, one in Sociology and one in Mental Health Counseling. He studied mental health counseling at Nyack College, a private Christian school. Fred worked for 27 years at the United Nations and before pivoting to work in a new career as a mental health counselor. Fred has been working with people with substance abuse and mental health issues at Seafield in Mineola and Manhasset. Fred believes that the key to addressing addictions, relationship problems, mental health issues and general well-being challenges, is to find one's purpose and meaning in life, especially through a closer walk with Jesus as well as deeper connections with others.
Gloria Liu
I was born in Taipei, Taiwan and lived NYC since 1975. I retired from the IT Director position at the DOHMHY of New York City in the summer of 2021. I have become a clinical mental health student since Spring 2023 at Liberty University. I am doing my internship under Dr. Dillenbeck’s supervision at Safe Space Mental Health Counseling at SRC since May 2025. Since I have been helped by Christian counselors, so I want to become part of the counseling process to help others. I am fluent in both English and Chinese. Currently, my husband, I, one of my sons plus two lovely toy poodles reside in Flushing, Queens. I am looking forward to growing into a godly counselor in this sacred ministry of counseling.
Inga Goldstein
With more than 20 years of counseling experience, Inga has helped many people who struggle with and suffer from emotional pain and the challenges that life presents. In a supportive, empathetic, and non-judgmental environment, she focuses her expertise on developing a deep, comprehensive, and meaningful understanding of her patients. This is the foundation of creating a highly individualized treatment plan. Inga uses a variety of therapeutic techniques including CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), psychodynamic, and EFT (emotionally focused therapy).  Using these techniques, and drawing from the therapeutic relationship, she works alongside her clients to identify, create and meet their goals.
Jay Feld
LMFT
With decades of experience in marriage, family relationships, ministry, and personal development, Jay offers a compassionate and collaborative approach to therapy. His goal is to understand you and walk with you toward practical solutions to your suffering. Jay specializes in couple counseling (including pre-marital counseling), clergy and clergy couple counseling, and working with life-transitions and grieving. He leads interactive workshops on topics such as Growing Your Marriage, Compassionate Communication, and Conflict Resolution. Jay has earned the B.A. and M.A. degrees from Rutgers University, a Th.M. degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, a D.Min. degree from Palmer Theological Seminary, and a Certificate in Marriage & Family Therapy from the Blanton-Peale Institute. He has received additional training in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) through the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT). Jay integrates emotional insight with practical tools to help his clients create lasting change. Whether you’re navigating conflict, grief, recovery, or growth, he provides his clients with a supportive and respectful space.
Jill Owens
LMHC
Jill Owens is a licensed Mental Health Counselor with an academic background in both Psychology and Theology. She graduated from Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2009 and has been counseling since that time. Jill offers spiritually-integrated psychotherapy for those who desire to utilize their faith as a resource in overcoming personal and relationship challenges. Jill’s counseling style is warm, informal, and disarming. She is known for helping her clients feel at ease. Jill has had success in helping depressed clients who feel victimized by life's hardships to regain a healthy sense of personal power and well-being. She has also excelled in empowering anxious and traumatized individuals to develop a stronger, more capable sense of self; thereby becoming more grounded and at peace. In addition, Jill has helped couples and families to work through conflict and restore loving, harmonious relationships. Jill has gone through dark times of suffering in her own life; and has experienced significant personal transformation and healing. She has great confidence in the innate capacity of humans to change, grow and heal when they have the support they need. In the words of Henri Nouwen; she considers herself a "wounded healer." She considers it a privilege to accompany her clients on their journey towards wholeness — that they may experience the abundant, joyful life for which they were created.
Joseph Park
Joseph is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Liberty University. He holds a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary and has over 10 years of pastoral ministry experience, serving children, adolescents, college students, and adults. Throughout his ministry, Joseph has walked alongside individuals struggling with mental health challenges, which deepened his passion for counseling. Joseph is a bilingual counselor, fluent in both English and Korean. In his free time, he enjoys watching movies, meeting new people, and exploring great food in the city with his wife.
Mary Clare Lightfoot
LMHC
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), with my Master of Arts from Nyack College’s Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2017. I am committed to helping individuals overcome obstacles which may keep them from living out their fullest potential in every area of life. These obstacles could include various thought patterns, behaviors, habits, and beliefs that have become a hindrance along the way. I embody a passion to journey alongside individuals to identify these obstacles and to walk the path to self-awareness, healing, and wholeness together. With much experience from my previous career in Sports Medicine, I am enthusiastic to work in a way that is somatically focused, person-centered, and trauma informed.
Natalie Zitolo
LMHC, NCC
Natalie Zitolo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC) who is dedicated to developing therapeutic relationships with clients to support and equip them to navigate the challenges that life can bring.  She received a bachelors of arts in psychology from Eastern University and holds a Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health from Liberty University. She has several years of experience in community mental health and has worked with individuals suffering from anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, mood disorders, and relationship challenges. Clients who participated in groups she facilitated developed self-awareness, coping skills for psychological challenges, and supportive connections with other group members.

Natalie's passion lies in providing compassionate and competent counseling to diverse clients. She is particularly dedicated to supporting preteens and adolescents grappling with social and emotional issues that can be confusing, isolating, emotional, and overwhelming. Her work with adults is equally impactful, as she helps them overcome limiting beliefs that hinder their personal growth. Regardless of the client's age, Natalie offers an empathetic, warm, and accepting space for self-exploration to help them lead a full and meaningful life. 
Tanya Cardoza-Ruiz
MC-CMHC, NCC
Tanya is a National Certified Counselor who is dedicated to helping her clients during their most vulnerable moments by providing a safe space. She works with a diverse population of clients and is bilingual in Spanish. She assists clients in identifying the connections between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors through Cognitive Behavior Therapy. She uses a strengths based approach to help her clients meet their goals in therapy. Her Christian faith is incorporated into all the work she does with her clients, either implicitly or explicitly depending on the client’s wishes. She has been working at Shelter Rock Church for the past three years. Tanya also works as a School Counselor at Freeport Christian Academy and is currently working on her doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision through Liberty University.
Johanna Dillenbeck, Ph.D.
LCMHC-NY, LPC-NJ, CCPS, CSAT
Jo's clinical practice reflects her mission to provide safety and empowerment to individuals and couples who desire to heal from relational trauma. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC-NY), a Clinically Certified Partner Specialist (APSATS), a Disclosure Guide (Kintsugi Recovery Partners), and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (IITAP). Her clinical research, based on the Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model (MPTM), revealed the necessity for counselors and therapists treating individuals’ compulsive behaviors to recognize their partner's trauma during and post-discovery of intimate betrayal. Their healing comes from recognizing and demystifying compulsive and addictive behaviors for the betrayed and the betrayer. I work with individuals, couples, and groups.

Jo's ongoing training and professional supervision distinguishes her as a trauma-informed therapist who considers the client’s unique needs and the interaction of body, mind, and spirit. She is trained in attachment-focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (AF-EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. While working collaboratively to align our work with their goals, she provides individuals, couples, and groups with the hope that they will grow through the process of reconstructing what they have lost. Her dedication to faith-based counseling is evident in her recruitment and supervision of skilled counseling interns who integrate faith and counseling in their therapeutic relationships. Through their skilled service, the SRC community receives faith-based counseling at affordable fees. Joshua 1:9 and Micah 6:8 guide her work.
Alicia Cherian
MA-LMFT (NY)
I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 13 years experience in the field and a decade as a systemic therapist. I warmly give a safe space to be seen and known. I provide individual therapy, family therapy and pre-marital/dating therapy. I excel in helping clients find their voice amidst life's changes. Client's share their work with me in emotional boundaries, cultural identity, family of origin healing, and systemic views of healing have been highly helpful. It's an honor to walk beside each person in their sacred vulnerability. Sensitivity to Faith in Christ, BIPOC and immigrant cultures can be infused in sessions with the modalities I use in therapy. Some of the modalities I am trained in to name a few are Emotion- Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gottman, Solution- Focused,etc. Reach out today for a free 10 minute consultation, 516-817-6539, www.ToLoveandBeLoved.org
Donna Kosina
I combine my clinical experience with Life Coach Training from Light University (2023) to provide holistic support to children and families. With over 33 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist, I have worked extensively with children and families facing developmental disabilities such as ASD, Down syndrome, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Speech and Auditory Language disorders. I am certified in Ayres Sensory Integration (2024) and Orton-Gillingham reading intervention (2021). A graduate of NYU in 1992, I have dedicated my career to supporting children ages 4 to 21 and have found deep fulfillment working within the New York City Department of Education. As a parent of both a typically developing son and a son with Down syndrome, I bring a unique, empathetic perspective to my work. I continue to have an innate sense of the Lord’s presence, but in 1992, I discovered a personal and transformative relationship with Jesus. One verse that continually guides me is Psalm 37:4 — “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” I hold this scripture and many others close. These scriptures shape how I live and work, weaving God’s message into my daily life, sharing that inspiration through my work, offering hope and encouragement to the families entrusted to me.
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Fred Doulton
LMHC
Fred Doulton is a licensed mental health counselor with a private practice in Nassau County. He holds three Masters' degrees; one in Psychology, one in Sociology and one in Mental Health Counseling. He studied mental health counseling at Nyack College, a private Christian school. Fred worked for 27 years at the United Nations and before pivoting to work in a new career as a mental health counselor. Fred has been working with people with substance abuse and mental health issues at Seafield in Mineola and Manhasset. Fred believes that the key to addressing addictions, relationship problems, mental health issues and general well-being challenges, is to find one's purpose and meaning in life, especially through a closer walk with Jesus as well as deeper connections with others.
Gloria Liu
I was born in Taipei, Taiwan and lived NYC since 1975. I retired from the IT Director position at the DOHMHY of New York City in the summer of 2021. I have become a clinical mental health student since Spring 2023 at Liberty University. I am doing my internship under Dr. Dillenbeck’s supervision at Safe Space Mental Health Counseling at SRC since May 2025. Since I have been helped by Christian counselors, so I want to become part of the counseling process to help others. I am fluent in both English and Chinese. Currently, my husband, I, one of my sons plus two lovely toy poodles reside in Flushing, Queens. I am looking forward to growing into a godly counselor in this sacred ministry of counseling.
Inga Goldstein
With more than 20 years of counseling experience, Inga has helped many people who struggle with and suffer from emotional pain and the challenges that life presents. In a supportive, empathetic, and non-judgmental environment, she focuses her expertise on developing a deep, comprehensive, and meaningful understanding of her patients. This is the foundation of creating a highly individualized treatment plan. Inga uses a variety of therapeutic techniques including CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), psychodynamic, and EFT (emotionally focused therapy).  Using these techniques, and drawing from the therapeutic relationship, she works alongside her clients to identify, create and meet their goals.
Jay Feld
LMFT
With decades of experience in marriage, family relationships, ministry, and personal development, Jay offers a compassionate and collaborative approach to therapy. His goal is to understand you and walk with you toward practical solutions to your suffering. Jay specializes in couple counseling (including pre-marital counseling), clergy and clergy couple counseling, and working with life-transitions and grieving. He leads interactive workshops on topics such as Growing Your Marriage, Compassionate Communication, and Conflict Resolution. Jay has earned the B.A. and M.A. degrees from Rutgers University, a Th.M. degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, a D.Min. degree from Palmer Theological Seminary, and a Certificate in Marriage & Family Therapy from the Blanton-Peale Institute. He has received additional training in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) through the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT). Jay integrates emotional insight with practical tools to help his clients create lasting change. Whether you’re navigating conflict, grief, recovery, or growth, he provides his clients with a supportive and respectful space.
Jill Owens
LMHC
Jill Owens is a licensed Mental Health Counselor with an academic background in both Psychology and Theology. She graduated from Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2009 and has been counseling since that time. Jill offers spiritually-integrated psychotherapy for those who desire to utilize their faith as a resource in overcoming personal and relationship challenges. Jill’s counseling style is warm, informal, and disarming. She is known for helping her clients feel at ease. Jill has had success in helping depressed clients who feel victimized by life's hardships to regain a healthy sense of personal power and well-being. She has also excelled in empowering anxious and traumatized individuals to develop a stronger, more capable sense of self; thereby becoming more grounded and at peace. In addition, Jill has helped couples and families to work through conflict and restore loving, harmonious relationships. Jill has gone through dark times of suffering in her own life; and has experienced significant personal transformation and healing. She has great confidence in the innate capacity of humans to change, grow and heal when they have the support they need. In the words of Henri Nouwen; she considers herself a "wounded healer." She considers it a privilege to accompany her clients on their journey towards wholeness — that they may experience the abundant, joyful life for which they were created.
Joseph Park
Joseph is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Liberty University. He holds a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary and has over 10 years of pastoral ministry experience, serving children, adolescents, college students, and adults. Throughout his ministry, Joseph has walked alongside individuals struggling with mental health challenges, which deepened his passion for counseling. Joseph is a bilingual counselor, fluent in both English and Korean. In his free time, he enjoys watching movies, meeting new people, and exploring great food in the city with his wife.
Mary Clare Lightfoot
LMHC
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), with my Master of Arts from Nyack College’s Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2017. I am committed to helping individuals overcome obstacles which may keep them from living out their fullest potential in every area of life. These obstacles could include various thought patterns, behaviors, habits, and beliefs that have become a hindrance along the way. I embody a passion to journey alongside individuals to identify these obstacles and to walk the path to self-awareness, healing, and wholeness together. With much experience from my previous career in Sports Medicine, I am enthusiastic to work in a way that is somatically focused, person-centered, and trauma informed.
Natalie Zitolo
LMHC, NCC
Natalie Zitolo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC) who is dedicated to developing therapeutic relationships with clients to support and equip them to navigate the challenges that life can bring.  She received a bachelors of arts in psychology from Eastern University and holds a Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health from Liberty University. She has several years of experience in community mental health and has worked with individuals suffering from anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, mood disorders, and relationship challenges. Clients who participated in groups she facilitated developed self-awareness, coping skills for psychological challenges, and supportive connections with other group members.

Natalie's passion lies in providing compassionate and competent counseling to diverse clients. She is particularly dedicated to supporting preteens and adolescents grappling with social and emotional issues that can be confusing, isolating, emotional, and overwhelming. Her work with adults is equally impactful, as she helps them overcome limiting beliefs that hinder their personal growth. Regardless of the client's age, Natalie offers an empathetic, warm, and accepting space for self-exploration to help them lead a full and meaningful life. 
Tanya Cardoza-Ruiz
MC-CMHC, NCC
Tanya is a National Certified Counselor who is dedicated to helping her clients during their most vulnerable moments by providing a safe space. She works with a diverse population of clients and is bilingual in Spanish. She assists clients in identifying the connections between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors through Cognitive Behavior Therapy. She uses a strengths based approach to help her clients meet their goals in therapy. Her Christian faith is incorporated into all the work she does with her clients, either implicitly or explicitly depending on the client’s wishes. She has been working at Shelter Rock Church for the past three years. Tanya also works as a School Counselor at Freeport Christian Academy and is currently working on her doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision through Liberty University.
Johanna Dillenbeck, Ph.D.
LCMHC-NY, LPC-NJ, CCPS, CSAT
Jo's clinical practice reflects her mission to provide safety and empowerment to individuals and couples who desire to heal from relational trauma. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC-NY), a Clinically Certified Partner Specialist (APSATS), a Disclosure Guide (Kintsugi Recovery Partners), and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (IITAP). Her clinical research, based on the Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model (MPTM), revealed the necessity for counselors and therapists treating individuals’ compulsive behaviors to recognize their partner's trauma during and post-discovery of intimate betrayal. Their healing comes from recognizing and demystifying compulsive and addictive behaviors for the betrayed and the betrayer. I work with individuals, couples, and groups.

Jo's ongoing training and professional supervision distinguishes her as a trauma-informed therapist who considers the client’s unique needs and the interaction of body, mind, and spirit. She is trained in attachment-focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (AF-EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. While working collaboratively to align our work with their goals, she provides individuals, couples, and groups with the hope that they will grow through the process of reconstructing what they have lost. Her dedication to faith-based counseling is evident in her recruitment and supervision of skilled counseling interns who integrate faith and counseling in their therapeutic relationships. Through their skilled service, the SRC community receives faith-based counseling at affordable fees. Joshua 1:9 and Micah 6:8 guide her work.
Alicia Cherian
MA-LMFT (NY)
I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 13 years experience in the field and a decade as a systemic therapist. I warmly give a safe space to be seen and known. I provide individual therapy, family therapy and pre-marital/dating therapy. I excel in helping clients find their voice amidst life's changes. Client's share their work with me in emotional boundaries, cultural identity, family of origin healing, and systemic views of healing have been highly helpful. It's an honor to walk beside each person in their sacred vulnerability. Sensitivity to Faith in Christ, BIPOC and immigrant cultures can be infused in sessions with the modalities I use in therapy. Some of the modalities I am trained in to name a few are Emotion- Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gottman, Solution- Focused,etc. Reach out today for a free 10 minute consultation, 516-817-6539, www.ToLoveandBeLoved.org
Donna Kosina
I combine my clinical experience with Life Coach Training from Light University (2023) to provide holistic support to children and families. With over 33 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist, I have worked extensively with children and families facing developmental disabilities such as ASD, Down syndrome, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Speech and Auditory Language disorders. I am certified in Ayres Sensory Integration (2024) and Orton-Gillingham reading intervention (2021). A graduate of NYU in 1992, I have dedicated my career to supporting children ages 4 to 21 and have found deep fulfillment working within the New York City Department of Education. As a parent of both a typically developing son and a son with Down syndrome, I bring a unique, empathetic perspective to my work. I continue to have an innate sense of the Lord’s presence, but in 1992, I discovered a personal and transformative relationship with Jesus. One verse that continually guides me is Psalm 37:4 — “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” I hold this scripture and many others close. These scriptures shape how I live and work, weaving God’s message into my daily life, sharing that inspiration through my work, offering hope and encouragement to the families entrusted to me.
Esther Jhun
LMHC, MA
Esther Jhun is a mental health counselor licensed in New York State with over ten years experience. After earning her bachelors in Biblical/Theological Studies, Esther worked briefly in ministry with the hopes of going to seminary. Instead, being insistent on doing life the hard way left her broken and she eventually found herself in the counseling field. Her professional experience includes working with chronically mentally ill older adults in a day treatment program as well as young adults in Christian higher education. Cultivating therapeutic rapport through incarnational listening, Esther has worked with clients on alleviating anxiety, depression, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress by exploring the story they tell themselves. Utilizing both a bottom-up and top-down approach, Esther provides tools to self-soothe and regulate physical symptoms as well as address core beliefs, internalized scripts, and/or cognitive distortions. Lastly, as a Korean-American woman born to immigrants and raised in Nassau County in the 1980s, Esther is familiar with the BIPOC experience in PWI and has provided support and empowerment to those who have experienced racial trauma. Ultimately, Esther believes in the sacredness of bearing witness to someone’s pain and being a conduit of grace.
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Gloria Liu
I was born in Taipei, Taiwan and lived NYC since 1975. I retired from the IT Director position at the DOHMHY of New York City in the summer of 2021. I have become a clinical mental health student since Spring 2023 at Liberty University. I am doing my internship under Dr. Dillenbeck’s supervision at Safe Space Mental Health Counseling at SRC since May 2025. Since I have been helped by Christian counselors, so I want to become part of the counseling process to help others. I am fluent in both English and Chinese. Currently, my husband, I, one of my sons plus two lovely toy poodles reside in Flushing, Queens. I am looking forward to growing into a godly counselor in this sacred ministry of counseling.
Inga Goldstein
With more than 20 years of counseling experience, Inga has helped many people who struggle with and suffer from emotional pain and the challenges that life presents. In a supportive, empathetic, and non-judgmental environment, she focuses her expertise on developing a deep, comprehensive, and meaningful understanding of her patients. This is the foundation of creating a highly individualized treatment plan. Inga uses a variety of therapeutic techniques including CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), psychodynamic, and EFT (emotionally focused therapy).  Using these techniques, and drawing from the therapeutic relationship, she works alongside her clients to identify, create and meet their goals.
Jay Feld
LMFT
With decades of experience in marriage, family relationships, ministry, and personal development, Jay offers a compassionate and collaborative approach to therapy. His goal is to understand you and walk with you toward practical solutions to your suffering. Jay specializes in couple counseling (including pre-marital counseling), clergy and clergy couple counseling, and working with life-transitions and grieving. He leads interactive workshops on topics such as Growing Your Marriage, Compassionate Communication, and Conflict Resolution. Jay has earned the B.A. and M.A. degrees from Rutgers University, a Th.M. degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, a D.Min. degree from Palmer Theological Seminary, and a Certificate in Marriage & Family Therapy from the Blanton-Peale Institute. He has received additional training in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) through the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT). Jay integrates emotional insight with practical tools to help his clients create lasting change. Whether you’re navigating conflict, grief, recovery, or growth, he provides his clients with a supportive and respectful space.
Jill Owens
LMHC
Jill Owens is a licensed Mental Health Counselor with an academic background in both Psychology and Theology. She graduated from Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2009 and has been counseling since that time. Jill offers spiritually-integrated psychotherapy for those who desire to utilize their faith as a resource in overcoming personal and relationship challenges. Jill’s counseling style is warm, informal, and disarming. She is known for helping her clients feel at ease. Jill has had success in helping depressed clients who feel victimized by life's hardships to regain a healthy sense of personal power and well-being. She has also excelled in empowering anxious and traumatized individuals to develop a stronger, more capable sense of self; thereby becoming more grounded and at peace. In addition, Jill has helped couples and families to work through conflict and restore loving, harmonious relationships. Jill has gone through dark times of suffering in her own life; and has experienced significant personal transformation and healing. She has great confidence in the innate capacity of humans to change, grow and heal when they have the support they need. In the words of Henri Nouwen; she considers herself a "wounded healer." She considers it a privilege to accompany her clients on their journey towards wholeness — that they may experience the abundant, joyful life for which they were created.
Joseph Park
Joseph is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Liberty University. He holds a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary and has over 10 years of pastoral ministry experience, serving children, adolescents, college students, and adults. Throughout his ministry, Joseph has walked alongside individuals struggling with mental health challenges, which deepened his passion for counseling. Joseph is a bilingual counselor, fluent in both English and Korean. In his free time, he enjoys watching movies, meeting new people, and exploring great food in the city with his wife.
Mary Clare Lightfoot
LMHC
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), with my Master of Arts from Nyack College’s Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2017. I am committed to helping individuals overcome obstacles which may keep them from living out their fullest potential in every area of life. These obstacles could include various thought patterns, behaviors, habits, and beliefs that have become a hindrance along the way. I embody a passion to journey alongside individuals to identify these obstacles and to walk the path to self-awareness, healing, and wholeness together. With much experience from my previous career in Sports Medicine, I am enthusiastic to work in a way that is somatically focused, person-centered, and trauma informed.
Natalie Zitolo
LMHC, NCC
Natalie Zitolo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC) who is dedicated to developing therapeutic relationships with clients to support and equip them to navigate the challenges that life can bring.  She received a bachelors of arts in psychology from Eastern University and holds a Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health from Liberty University. She has several years of experience in community mental health and has worked with individuals suffering from anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, mood disorders, and relationship challenges. Clients who participated in groups she facilitated developed self-awareness, coping skills for psychological challenges, and supportive connections with other group members.

Natalie's passion lies in providing compassionate and competent counseling to diverse clients. She is particularly dedicated to supporting preteens and adolescents grappling with social and emotional issues that can be confusing, isolating, emotional, and overwhelming. Her work with adults is equally impactful, as she helps them overcome limiting beliefs that hinder their personal growth. Regardless of the client's age, Natalie offers an empathetic, warm, and accepting space for self-exploration to help them lead a full and meaningful life. 
Tanya Cardoza-Ruiz
MC-CMHC, NCC
Tanya is a National Certified Counselor who is dedicated to helping her clients during their most vulnerable moments by providing a safe space. She works with a diverse population of clients and is bilingual in Spanish. She assists clients in identifying the connections between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors through Cognitive Behavior Therapy. She uses a strengths based approach to help her clients meet their goals in therapy. Her Christian faith is incorporated into all the work she does with her clients, either implicitly or explicitly depending on the client’s wishes. She has been working at Shelter Rock Church for the past three years. Tanya also works as a School Counselor at Freeport Christian Academy and is currently working on her doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision through Liberty University.
Johanna Dillenbeck, Ph.D.
LCMHC-NY, LPC-NJ, CCPS, CSAT
Jo's clinical practice reflects her mission to provide safety and empowerment to individuals and couples who desire to heal from relational trauma. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC-NY), a Clinically Certified Partner Specialist (APSATS), a Disclosure Guide (Kintsugi Recovery Partners), and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (IITAP). Her clinical research, based on the Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model (MPTM), revealed the necessity for counselors and therapists treating individuals’ compulsive behaviors to recognize their partner's trauma during and post-discovery of intimate betrayal. Their healing comes from recognizing and demystifying compulsive and addictive behaviors for the betrayed and the betrayer. I work with individuals, couples, and groups.

Jo's ongoing training and professional supervision distinguishes her as a trauma-informed therapist who considers the client’s unique needs and the interaction of body, mind, and spirit. She is trained in attachment-focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (AF-EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. While working collaboratively to align our work with their goals, she provides individuals, couples, and groups with the hope that they will grow through the process of reconstructing what they have lost. Her dedication to faith-based counseling is evident in her recruitment and supervision of skilled counseling interns who integrate faith and counseling in their therapeutic relationships. Through their skilled service, the SRC community receives faith-based counseling at affordable fees. Joshua 1:9 and Micah 6:8 guide her work.
Alicia Cherian
MA-LMFT (NY)
I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 13 years experience in the field and a decade as a systemic therapist. I warmly give a safe space to be seen and known. I provide individual therapy, family therapy and pre-marital/dating therapy. I excel in helping clients find their voice amidst life's changes. Client's share their work with me in emotional boundaries, cultural identity, family of origin healing, and systemic views of healing have been highly helpful. It's an honor to walk beside each person in their sacred vulnerability. Sensitivity to Faith in Christ, BIPOC and immigrant cultures can be infused in sessions with the modalities I use in therapy. Some of the modalities I am trained in to name a few are Emotion- Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gottman, Solution- Focused,etc. Reach out today for a free 10 minute consultation, 516-817-6539, www.ToLoveandBeLoved.org
Donna Kosina
I combine my clinical experience with Life Coach Training from Light University (2023) to provide holistic support to children and families. With over 33 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist, I have worked extensively with children and families facing developmental disabilities such as ASD, Down syndrome, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Speech and Auditory Language disorders. I am certified in Ayres Sensory Integration (2024) and Orton-Gillingham reading intervention (2021). A graduate of NYU in 1992, I have dedicated my career to supporting children ages 4 to 21 and have found deep fulfillment working within the New York City Department of Education. As a parent of both a typically developing son and a son with Down syndrome, I bring a unique, empathetic perspective to my work. I continue to have an innate sense of the Lord’s presence, but in 1992, I discovered a personal and transformative relationship with Jesus. One verse that continually guides me is Psalm 37:4 — “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” I hold this scripture and many others close. These scriptures shape how I live and work, weaving God’s message into my daily life, sharing that inspiration through my work, offering hope and encouragement to the families entrusted to me.
Esther Jhun
LMHC, MA
Esther Jhun is a mental health counselor licensed in New York State with over ten years experience. After earning her bachelors in Biblical/Theological Studies, Esther worked briefly in ministry with the hopes of going to seminary. Instead, being insistent on doing life the hard way left her broken and she eventually found herself in the counseling field. Her professional experience includes working with chronically mentally ill older adults in a day treatment program as well as young adults in Christian higher education. Cultivating therapeutic rapport through incarnational listening, Esther has worked with clients on alleviating anxiety, depression, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress by exploring the story they tell themselves. Utilizing both a bottom-up and top-down approach, Esther provides tools to self-soothe and regulate physical symptoms as well as address core beliefs, internalized scripts, and/or cognitive distortions. Lastly, as a Korean-American woman born to immigrants and raised in Nassau County in the 1980s, Esther is familiar with the BIPOC experience in PWI and has provided support and empowerment to those who have experienced racial trauma. Ultimately, Esther believes in the sacredness of bearing witness to someone’s pain and being a conduit of grace.
Fred Doulton
LMHC
Fred Doulton is a licensed mental health counselor with a private practice in Nassau County. He holds three Masters' degrees; one in Psychology, one in Sociology and one in Mental Health Counseling. He studied mental health counseling at Nyack College, a private Christian school. Fred worked for 27 years at the United Nations and before pivoting to work in a new career as a mental health counselor. Fred has been working with people with substance abuse and mental health issues at Seafield in Mineola and Manhasset. Fred believes that the key to addressing addictions, relationship problems, mental health issues and general well-being challenges, is to find one's purpose and meaning in life, especially through a closer walk with Jesus as well as deeper connections with others.
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Inga Goldstein
With more than 20 years of counseling experience, Inga has helped many people who struggle with and suffer from emotional pain and the challenges that life presents. In a supportive, empathetic, and non-judgmental environment, she focuses her expertise on developing a deep, comprehensive, and meaningful understanding of her patients. This is the foundation of creating a highly individualized treatment plan. Inga uses a variety of therapeutic techniques including CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), psychodynamic, and EFT (emotionally focused therapy).  Using these techniques, and drawing from the therapeutic relationship, she works alongside her clients to identify, create and meet their goals.
Jay Feld
LMFT
With decades of experience in marriage, family relationships, ministry, and personal development, Jay offers a compassionate and collaborative approach to therapy. His goal is to understand you and walk with you toward practical solutions to your suffering. Jay specializes in couple counseling (including pre-marital counseling), clergy and clergy couple counseling, and working with life-transitions and grieving. He leads interactive workshops on topics such as Growing Your Marriage, Compassionate Communication, and Conflict Resolution. Jay has earned the B.A. and M.A. degrees from Rutgers University, a Th.M. degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, a D.Min. degree from Palmer Theological Seminary, and a Certificate in Marriage & Family Therapy from the Blanton-Peale Institute. He has received additional training in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) through the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT). Jay integrates emotional insight with practical tools to help his clients create lasting change. Whether you’re navigating conflict, grief, recovery, or growth, he provides his clients with a supportive and respectful space.
Jill Owens
LMHC
Jill Owens is a licensed Mental Health Counselor with an academic background in both Psychology and Theology. She graduated from Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2009 and has been counseling since that time. Jill offers spiritually-integrated psychotherapy for those who desire to utilize their faith as a resource in overcoming personal and relationship challenges. Jill’s counseling style is warm, informal, and disarming. She is known for helping her clients feel at ease. Jill has had success in helping depressed clients who feel victimized by life's hardships to regain a healthy sense of personal power and well-being. She has also excelled in empowering anxious and traumatized individuals to develop a stronger, more capable sense of self; thereby becoming more grounded and at peace. In addition, Jill has helped couples and families to work through conflict and restore loving, harmonious relationships. Jill has gone through dark times of suffering in her own life; and has experienced significant personal transformation and healing. She has great confidence in the innate capacity of humans to change, grow and heal when they have the support they need. In the words of Henri Nouwen; she considers herself a "wounded healer." She considers it a privilege to accompany her clients on their journey towards wholeness — that they may experience the abundant, joyful life for which they were created.
Joseph Park
Joseph is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Liberty University. He holds a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary and has over 10 years of pastoral ministry experience, serving children, adolescents, college students, and adults. Throughout his ministry, Joseph has walked alongside individuals struggling with mental health challenges, which deepened his passion for counseling. Joseph is a bilingual counselor, fluent in both English and Korean. In his free time, he enjoys watching movies, meeting new people, and exploring great food in the city with his wife.
Mary Clare Lightfoot
LMHC
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), with my Master of Arts from Nyack College’s Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2017. I am committed to helping individuals overcome obstacles which may keep them from living out their fullest potential in every area of life. These obstacles could include various thought patterns, behaviors, habits, and beliefs that have become a hindrance along the way. I embody a passion to journey alongside individuals to identify these obstacles and to walk the path to self-awareness, healing, and wholeness together. With much experience from my previous career in Sports Medicine, I am enthusiastic to work in a way that is somatically focused, person-centered, and trauma informed.
Natalie Zitolo
LMHC, NCC
Natalie Zitolo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC) who is dedicated to developing therapeutic relationships with clients to support and equip them to navigate the challenges that life can bring.  She received a bachelors of arts in psychology from Eastern University and holds a Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health from Liberty University. She has several years of experience in community mental health and has worked with individuals suffering from anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, mood disorders, and relationship challenges. Clients who participated in groups she facilitated developed self-awareness, coping skills for psychological challenges, and supportive connections with other group members.

Natalie's passion lies in providing compassionate and competent counseling to diverse clients. She is particularly dedicated to supporting preteens and adolescents grappling with social and emotional issues that can be confusing, isolating, emotional, and overwhelming. Her work with adults is equally impactful, as she helps them overcome limiting beliefs that hinder their personal growth. Regardless of the client's age, Natalie offers an empathetic, warm, and accepting space for self-exploration to help them lead a full and meaningful life. 
Tanya Cardoza-Ruiz
MC-CMHC, NCC
Tanya is a National Certified Counselor who is dedicated to helping her clients during their most vulnerable moments by providing a safe space. She works with a diverse population of clients and is bilingual in Spanish. She assists clients in identifying the connections between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors through Cognitive Behavior Therapy. She uses a strengths based approach to help her clients meet their goals in therapy. Her Christian faith is incorporated into all the work she does with her clients, either implicitly or explicitly depending on the client’s wishes. She has been working at Shelter Rock Church for the past three years. Tanya also works as a School Counselor at Freeport Christian Academy and is currently working on her doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision through Liberty University.
Johanna Dillenbeck, Ph.D.
LCMHC-NY, LPC-NJ, CCPS, CSAT
Jo's clinical practice reflects her mission to provide safety and empowerment to individuals and couples who desire to heal from relational trauma. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC-NY), a Clinically Certified Partner Specialist (APSATS), a Disclosure Guide (Kintsugi Recovery Partners), and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (IITAP). Her clinical research, based on the Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model (MPTM), revealed the necessity for counselors and therapists treating individuals’ compulsive behaviors to recognize their partner's trauma during and post-discovery of intimate betrayal. Their healing comes from recognizing and demystifying compulsive and addictive behaviors for the betrayed and the betrayer. I work with individuals, couples, and groups.

Jo's ongoing training and professional supervision distinguishes her as a trauma-informed therapist who considers the client’s unique needs and the interaction of body, mind, and spirit. She is trained in attachment-focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (AF-EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. While working collaboratively to align our work with their goals, she provides individuals, couples, and groups with the hope that they will grow through the process of reconstructing what they have lost. Her dedication to faith-based counseling is evident in her recruitment and supervision of skilled counseling interns who integrate faith and counseling in their therapeutic relationships. Through their skilled service, the SRC community receives faith-based counseling at affordable fees. Joshua 1:9 and Micah 6:8 guide her work.
Alicia Cherian
MA-LMFT (NY)
I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 13 years experience in the field and a decade as a systemic therapist. I warmly give a safe space to be seen and known. I provide individual therapy, family therapy and pre-marital/dating therapy. I excel in helping clients find their voice amidst life's changes. Client's share their work with me in emotional boundaries, cultural identity, family of origin healing, and systemic views of healing have been highly helpful. It's an honor to walk beside each person in their sacred vulnerability. Sensitivity to Faith in Christ, BIPOC and immigrant cultures can be infused in sessions with the modalities I use in therapy. Some of the modalities I am trained in to name a few are Emotion- Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gottman, Solution- Focused,etc. Reach out today for a free 10 minute consultation, 516-817-6539, www.ToLoveandBeLoved.org
Donna Kosina
I combine my clinical experience with Life Coach Training from Light University (2023) to provide holistic support to children and families. With over 33 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist, I have worked extensively with children and families facing developmental disabilities such as ASD, Down syndrome, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Speech and Auditory Language disorders. I am certified in Ayres Sensory Integration (2024) and Orton-Gillingham reading intervention (2021). A graduate of NYU in 1992, I have dedicated my career to supporting children ages 4 to 21 and have found deep fulfillment working within the New York City Department of Education. As a parent of both a typically developing son and a son with Down syndrome, I bring a unique, empathetic perspective to my work. I continue to have an innate sense of the Lord’s presence, but in 1992, I discovered a personal and transformative relationship with Jesus. One verse that continually guides me is Psalm 37:4 — “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” I hold this scripture and many others close. These scriptures shape how I live and work, weaving God’s message into my daily life, sharing that inspiration through my work, offering hope and encouragement to the families entrusted to me.
Esther Jhun
LMHC, MA
Esther Jhun is a mental health counselor licensed in New York State with over ten years experience. After earning her bachelors in Biblical/Theological Studies, Esther worked briefly in ministry with the hopes of going to seminary. Instead, being insistent on doing life the hard way left her broken and she eventually found herself in the counseling field. Her professional experience includes working with chronically mentally ill older adults in a day treatment program as well as young adults in Christian higher education. Cultivating therapeutic rapport through incarnational listening, Esther has worked with clients on alleviating anxiety, depression, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress by exploring the story they tell themselves. Utilizing both a bottom-up and top-down approach, Esther provides tools to self-soothe and regulate physical symptoms as well as address core beliefs, internalized scripts, and/or cognitive distortions. Lastly, as a Korean-American woman born to immigrants and raised in Nassau County in the 1980s, Esther is familiar with the BIPOC experience in PWI and has provided support and empowerment to those who have experienced racial trauma. Ultimately, Esther believes in the sacredness of bearing witness to someone’s pain and being a conduit of grace.
Fred Doulton
LMHC
Fred Doulton is a licensed mental health counselor with a private practice in Nassau County. He holds three Masters' degrees; one in Psychology, one in Sociology and one in Mental Health Counseling. He studied mental health counseling at Nyack College, a private Christian school. Fred worked for 27 years at the United Nations and before pivoting to work in a new career as a mental health counselor. Fred has been working with people with substance abuse and mental health issues at Seafield in Mineola and Manhasset. Fred believes that the key to addressing addictions, relationship problems, mental health issues and general well-being challenges, is to find one's purpose and meaning in life, especially through a closer walk with Jesus as well as deeper connections with others.
Gloria Liu
I was born in Taipei, Taiwan and lived NYC since 1975. I retired from the IT Director position at the DOHMHY of New York City in the summer of 2021. I have become a clinical mental health student since Spring 2023 at Liberty University. I am doing my internship under Dr. Dillenbeck’s supervision at Safe Space Mental Health Counseling at SRC since May 2025. Since I have been helped by Christian counselors, so I want to become part of the counseling process to help others. I am fluent in both English and Chinese. Currently, my husband, I, one of my sons plus two lovely toy poodles reside in Flushing, Queens. I am looking forward to growing into a godly counselor in this sacred ministry of counseling.
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Joseph Park
Joseph is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Liberty University. He holds a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary and has over 10 years of pastoral ministry experience, serving children, adolescents, college students, and adults. Throughout his ministry, Joseph has walked alongside individuals struggling with mental health challenges, which deepened his passion for counseling. Joseph is a bilingual counselor, fluent in both English and Korean. In his free time, he enjoys watching movies, meeting new people, and exploring great food in the city with his wife.
Mary Clare Lightfoot
LMHC
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), with my Master of Arts from Nyack College’s Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2017. I am committed to helping individuals overcome obstacles which may keep them from living out their fullest potential in every area of life. These obstacles could include various thought patterns, behaviors, habits, and beliefs that have become a hindrance along the way. I embody a passion to journey alongside individuals to identify these obstacles and to walk the path to self-awareness, healing, and wholeness together. With much experience from my previous career in Sports Medicine, I am enthusiastic to work in a way that is somatically focused, person-centered, and trauma informed.
Natalie Zitolo
LMHC, NCC
Natalie Zitolo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC) who is dedicated to developing therapeutic relationships with clients to support and equip them to navigate the challenges that life can bring.  She received a bachelors of arts in psychology from Eastern University and holds a Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health from Liberty University. She has several years of experience in community mental health and has worked with individuals suffering from anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, mood disorders, and relationship challenges. Clients who participated in groups she facilitated developed self-awareness, coping skills for psychological challenges, and supportive connections with other group members.

Natalie's passion lies in providing compassionate and competent counseling to diverse clients. She is particularly dedicated to supporting preteens and adolescents grappling with social and emotional issues that can be confusing, isolating, emotional, and overwhelming. Her work with adults is equally impactful, as she helps them overcome limiting beliefs that hinder their personal growth. Regardless of the client's age, Natalie offers an empathetic, warm, and accepting space for self-exploration to help them lead a full and meaningful life. 
Tanya Cardoza-Ruiz
MC-CMHC, NCC
Tanya is a National Certified Counselor who is dedicated to helping her clients during their most vulnerable moments by providing a safe space. She works with a diverse population of clients and is bilingual in Spanish. She assists clients in identifying the connections between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors through Cognitive Behavior Therapy. She uses a strengths based approach to help her clients meet their goals in therapy. Her Christian faith is incorporated into all the work she does with her clients, either implicitly or explicitly depending on the client’s wishes. She has been working at Shelter Rock Church for the past three years. Tanya also works as a School Counselor at Freeport Christian Academy and is currently working on her doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision through Liberty University.
Johanna Dillenbeck, Ph.D.
LCMHC-NY, LPC-NJ, CCPS, CSAT
Jo's clinical practice reflects her mission to provide safety and empowerment to individuals and couples who desire to heal from relational trauma. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC-NY), a Clinically Certified Partner Specialist (APSATS), a Disclosure Guide (Kintsugi Recovery Partners), and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (IITAP). Her clinical research, based on the Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model (MPTM), revealed the necessity for counselors and therapists treating individuals’ compulsive behaviors to recognize their partner's trauma during and post-discovery of intimate betrayal. Their healing comes from recognizing and demystifying compulsive and addictive behaviors for the betrayed and the betrayer. I work with individuals, couples, and groups.

Jo's ongoing training and professional supervision distinguishes her as a trauma-informed therapist who considers the client’s unique needs and the interaction of body, mind, and spirit. She is trained in attachment-focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (AF-EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. While working collaboratively to align our work with their goals, she provides individuals, couples, and groups with the hope that they will grow through the process of reconstructing what they have lost. Her dedication to faith-based counseling is evident in her recruitment and supervision of skilled counseling interns who integrate faith and counseling in their therapeutic relationships. Through their skilled service, the SRC community receives faith-based counseling at affordable fees. Joshua 1:9 and Micah 6:8 guide her work.
Alicia Cherian
MA-LMFT (NY)
I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 13 years experience in the field and a decade as a systemic therapist. I warmly give a safe space to be seen and known. I provide individual therapy, family therapy and pre-marital/dating therapy. I excel in helping clients find their voice amidst life's changes. Client's share their work with me in emotional boundaries, cultural identity, family of origin healing, and systemic views of healing have been highly helpful. It's an honor to walk beside each person in their sacred vulnerability. Sensitivity to Faith in Christ, BIPOC and immigrant cultures can be infused in sessions with the modalities I use in therapy. Some of the modalities I am trained in to name a few are Emotion- Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gottman, Solution- Focused,etc. Reach out today for a free 10 minute consultation, 516-817-6539, www.ToLoveandBeLoved.org
Donna Kosina
I combine my clinical experience with Life Coach Training from Light University (2023) to provide holistic support to children and families. With over 33 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist, I have worked extensively with children and families facing developmental disabilities such as ASD, Down syndrome, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Speech and Auditory Language disorders. I am certified in Ayres Sensory Integration (2024) and Orton-Gillingham reading intervention (2021). A graduate of NYU in 1992, I have dedicated my career to supporting children ages 4 to 21 and have found deep fulfillment working within the New York City Department of Education. As a parent of both a typically developing son and a son with Down syndrome, I bring a unique, empathetic perspective to my work. I continue to have an innate sense of the Lord’s presence, but in 1992, I discovered a personal and transformative relationship with Jesus. One verse that continually guides me is Psalm 37:4 — “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” I hold this scripture and many others close. These scriptures shape how I live and work, weaving God’s message into my daily life, sharing that inspiration through my work, offering hope and encouragement to the families entrusted to me.
Esther Jhun
LMHC, MA
Esther Jhun is a mental health counselor licensed in New York State with over ten years experience. After earning her bachelors in Biblical/Theological Studies, Esther worked briefly in ministry with the hopes of going to seminary. Instead, being insistent on doing life the hard way left her broken and she eventually found herself in the counseling field. Her professional experience includes working with chronically mentally ill older adults in a day treatment program as well as young adults in Christian higher education. Cultivating therapeutic rapport through incarnational listening, Esther has worked with clients on alleviating anxiety, depression, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress by exploring the story they tell themselves. Utilizing both a bottom-up and top-down approach, Esther provides tools to self-soothe and regulate physical symptoms as well as address core beliefs, internalized scripts, and/or cognitive distortions. Lastly, as a Korean-American woman born to immigrants and raised in Nassau County in the 1980s, Esther is familiar with the BIPOC experience in PWI and has provided support and empowerment to those who have experienced racial trauma. Ultimately, Esther believes in the sacredness of bearing witness to someone’s pain and being a conduit of grace.
Fred Doulton
LMHC
Fred Doulton is a licensed mental health counselor with a private practice in Nassau County. He holds three Masters' degrees; one in Psychology, one in Sociology and one in Mental Health Counseling. He studied mental health counseling at Nyack College, a private Christian school. Fred worked for 27 years at the United Nations and before pivoting to work in a new career as a mental health counselor. Fred has been working with people with substance abuse and mental health issues at Seafield in Mineola and Manhasset. Fred believes that the key to addressing addictions, relationship problems, mental health issues and general well-being challenges, is to find one's purpose and meaning in life, especially through a closer walk with Jesus as well as deeper connections with others.
Gloria Liu
I was born in Taipei, Taiwan and lived NYC since 1975. I retired from the IT Director position at the DOHMHY of New York City in the summer of 2021. I have become a clinical mental health student since Spring 2023 at Liberty University. I am doing my internship under Dr. Dillenbeck’s supervision at Safe Space Mental Health Counseling at SRC since May 2025. Since I have been helped by Christian counselors, so I want to become part of the counseling process to help others. I am fluent in both English and Chinese. Currently, my husband, I, one of my sons plus two lovely toy poodles reside in Flushing, Queens. I am looking forward to growing into a godly counselor in this sacred ministry of counseling.
Inga Goldstein
With more than 20 years of counseling experience, Inga has helped many people who struggle with and suffer from emotional pain and the challenges that life presents. In a supportive, empathetic, and non-judgmental environment, she focuses her expertise on developing a deep, comprehensive, and meaningful understanding of her patients. This is the foundation of creating a highly individualized treatment plan. Inga uses a variety of therapeutic techniques including CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), psychodynamic, and EFT (emotionally focused therapy).  Using these techniques, and drawing from the therapeutic relationship, she works alongside her clients to identify, create and meet their goals.
Jay Feld
LMFT
With decades of experience in marriage, family relationships, ministry, and personal development, Jay offers a compassionate and collaborative approach to therapy. His goal is to understand you and walk with you toward practical solutions to your suffering. Jay specializes in couple counseling (including pre-marital counseling), clergy and clergy couple counseling, and working with life-transitions and grieving. He leads interactive workshops on topics such as Growing Your Marriage, Compassionate Communication, and Conflict Resolution. Jay has earned the B.A. and M.A. degrees from Rutgers University, a Th.M. degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, a D.Min. degree from Palmer Theological Seminary, and a Certificate in Marriage & Family Therapy from the Blanton-Peale Institute. He has received additional training in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) through the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT). Jay integrates emotional insight with practical tools to help his clients create lasting change. Whether you’re navigating conflict, grief, recovery, or growth, he provides his clients with a supportive and respectful space.
Jill Owens
LMHC
Jill Owens is a licensed Mental Health Counselor with an academic background in both Psychology and Theology. She graduated from Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2009 and has been counseling since that time. Jill offers spiritually-integrated psychotherapy for those who desire to utilize their faith as a resource in overcoming personal and relationship challenges. Jill’s counseling style is warm, informal, and disarming. She is known for helping her clients feel at ease. Jill has had success in helping depressed clients who feel victimized by life's hardships to regain a healthy sense of personal power and well-being. She has also excelled in empowering anxious and traumatized individuals to develop a stronger, more capable sense of self; thereby becoming more grounded and at peace. In addition, Jill has helped couples and families to work through conflict and restore loving, harmonious relationships. Jill has gone through dark times of suffering in her own life; and has experienced significant personal transformation and healing. She has great confidence in the innate capacity of humans to change, grow and heal when they have the support they need. In the words of Henri Nouwen; she considers herself a "wounded healer." She considers it a privilege to accompany her clients on their journey towards wholeness — that they may experience the abundant, joyful life for which they were created.
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Tanya Cardoza-Ruiz
MC-CMHC, NCC
Tanya is a National Certified Counselor who is dedicated to helping her clients during their most vulnerable moments by providing a safe space. She works with a diverse population of clients and is bilingual in Spanish. She assists clients in identifying the connections between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors through Cognitive Behavior Therapy. She uses a strengths based approach to help her clients meet their goals in therapy. Her Christian faith is incorporated into all the work she does with her clients, either implicitly or explicitly depending on the client’s wishes. She has been working at Shelter Rock Church for the past three years. Tanya also works as a School Counselor at Freeport Christian Academy and is currently working on her doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision through Liberty University.
Johanna Dillenbeck, Ph.D.
LCMHC-NY, LPC-NJ, CCPS, CSAT
Jo's clinical practice reflects her mission to provide safety and empowerment to individuals and couples who desire to heal from relational trauma. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC-NY), a Clinically Certified Partner Specialist (APSATS), a Disclosure Guide (Kintsugi Recovery Partners), and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (IITAP). Her clinical research, based on the Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model (MPTM), revealed the necessity for counselors and therapists treating individuals’ compulsive behaviors to recognize their partner's trauma during and post-discovery of intimate betrayal. Their healing comes from recognizing and demystifying compulsive and addictive behaviors for the betrayed and the betrayer. I work with individuals, couples, and groups.

Jo's ongoing training and professional supervision distinguishes her as a trauma-informed therapist who considers the client’s unique needs and the interaction of body, mind, and spirit. She is trained in attachment-focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (AF-EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. While working collaboratively to align our work with their goals, she provides individuals, couples, and groups with the hope that they will grow through the process of reconstructing what they have lost. Her dedication to faith-based counseling is evident in her recruitment and supervision of skilled counseling interns who integrate faith and counseling in their therapeutic relationships. Through their skilled service, the SRC community receives faith-based counseling at affordable fees. Joshua 1:9 and Micah 6:8 guide her work.
Alicia Cherian
MA-LMFT (NY)
I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 13 years experience in the field and a decade as a systemic therapist. I warmly give a safe space to be seen and known. I provide individual therapy, family therapy and pre-marital/dating therapy. I excel in helping clients find their voice amidst life's changes. Client's share their work with me in emotional boundaries, cultural identity, family of origin healing, and systemic views of healing have been highly helpful. It's an honor to walk beside each person in their sacred vulnerability. Sensitivity to Faith in Christ, BIPOC and immigrant cultures can be infused in sessions with the modalities I use in therapy. Some of the modalities I am trained in to name a few are Emotion- Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gottman, Solution- Focused,etc. Reach out today for a free 10 minute consultation, 516-817-6539, www.ToLoveandBeLoved.org
Donna Kosina
I combine my clinical experience with Life Coach Training from Light University (2023) to provide holistic support to children and families. With over 33 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist, I have worked extensively with children and families facing developmental disabilities such as ASD, Down syndrome, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Speech and Auditory Language disorders. I am certified in Ayres Sensory Integration (2024) and Orton-Gillingham reading intervention (2021). A graduate of NYU in 1992, I have dedicated my career to supporting children ages 4 to 21 and have found deep fulfillment working within the New York City Department of Education. As a parent of both a typically developing son and a son with Down syndrome, I bring a unique, empathetic perspective to my work. I continue to have an innate sense of the Lord’s presence, but in 1992, I discovered a personal and transformative relationship with Jesus. One verse that continually guides me is Psalm 37:4 — “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” I hold this scripture and many others close. These scriptures shape how I live and work, weaving God’s message into my daily life, sharing that inspiration through my work, offering hope and encouragement to the families entrusted to me.
Esther Jhun
LMHC, MA
Esther Jhun is a mental health counselor licensed in New York State with over ten years experience. After earning her bachelors in Biblical/Theological Studies, Esther worked briefly in ministry with the hopes of going to seminary. Instead, being insistent on doing life the hard way left her broken and she eventually found herself in the counseling field. Her professional experience includes working with chronically mentally ill older adults in a day treatment program as well as young adults in Christian higher education. Cultivating therapeutic rapport through incarnational listening, Esther has worked with clients on alleviating anxiety, depression, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress by exploring the story they tell themselves. Utilizing both a bottom-up and top-down approach, Esther provides tools to self-soothe and regulate physical symptoms as well as address core beliefs, internalized scripts, and/or cognitive distortions. Lastly, as a Korean-American woman born to immigrants and raised in Nassau County in the 1980s, Esther is familiar with the BIPOC experience in PWI and has provided support and empowerment to those who have experienced racial trauma. Ultimately, Esther believes in the sacredness of bearing witness to someone’s pain and being a conduit of grace.
Fred Doulton
LMHC
Fred Doulton is a licensed mental health counselor with a private practice in Nassau County. He holds three Masters' degrees; one in Psychology, one in Sociology and one in Mental Health Counseling. He studied mental health counseling at Nyack College, a private Christian school. Fred worked for 27 years at the United Nations and before pivoting to work in a new career as a mental health counselor. Fred has been working with people with substance abuse and mental health issues at Seafield in Mineola and Manhasset. Fred believes that the key to addressing addictions, relationship problems, mental health issues and general well-being challenges, is to find one's purpose and meaning in life, especially through a closer walk with Jesus as well as deeper connections with others.
Gloria Liu
I was born in Taipei, Taiwan and lived NYC since 1975. I retired from the IT Director position at the DOHMHY of New York City in the summer of 2021. I have become a clinical mental health student since Spring 2023 at Liberty University. I am doing my internship under Dr. Dillenbeck’s supervision at Safe Space Mental Health Counseling at SRC since May 2025. Since I have been helped by Christian counselors, so I want to become part of the counseling process to help others. I am fluent in both English and Chinese. Currently, my husband, I, one of my sons plus two lovely toy poodles reside in Flushing, Queens. I am looking forward to growing into a godly counselor in this sacred ministry of counseling.
Inga Goldstein
With more than 20 years of counseling experience, Inga has helped many people who struggle with and suffer from emotional pain and the challenges that life presents. In a supportive, empathetic, and non-judgmental environment, she focuses her expertise on developing a deep, comprehensive, and meaningful understanding of her patients. This is the foundation of creating a highly individualized treatment plan. Inga uses a variety of therapeutic techniques including CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), psychodynamic, and EFT (emotionally focused therapy).  Using these techniques, and drawing from the therapeutic relationship, she works alongside her clients to identify, create and meet their goals.
Jay Feld
LMFT
With decades of experience in marriage, family relationships, ministry, and personal development, Jay offers a compassionate and collaborative approach to therapy. His goal is to understand you and walk with you toward practical solutions to your suffering. Jay specializes in couple counseling (including pre-marital counseling), clergy and clergy couple counseling, and working with life-transitions and grieving. He leads interactive workshops on topics such as Growing Your Marriage, Compassionate Communication, and Conflict Resolution. Jay has earned the B.A. and M.A. degrees from Rutgers University, a Th.M. degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, a D.Min. degree from Palmer Theological Seminary, and a Certificate in Marriage & Family Therapy from the Blanton-Peale Institute. He has received additional training in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) through the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT). Jay integrates emotional insight with practical tools to help his clients create lasting change. Whether you’re navigating conflict, grief, recovery, or growth, he provides his clients with a supportive and respectful space.
Jill Owens
LMHC
Jill Owens is a licensed Mental Health Counselor with an academic background in both Psychology and Theology. She graduated from Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2009 and has been counseling since that time. Jill offers spiritually-integrated psychotherapy for those who desire to utilize their faith as a resource in overcoming personal and relationship challenges. Jill’s counseling style is warm, informal, and disarming. She is known for helping her clients feel at ease. Jill has had success in helping depressed clients who feel victimized by life's hardships to regain a healthy sense of personal power and well-being. She has also excelled in empowering anxious and traumatized individuals to develop a stronger, more capable sense of self; thereby becoming more grounded and at peace. In addition, Jill has helped couples and families to work through conflict and restore loving, harmonious relationships. Jill has gone through dark times of suffering in her own life; and has experienced significant personal transformation and healing. She has great confidence in the innate capacity of humans to change, grow and heal when they have the support they need. In the words of Henri Nouwen; she considers herself a "wounded healer." She considers it a privilege to accompany her clients on their journey towards wholeness — that they may experience the abundant, joyful life for which they were created.
Joseph Park
Joseph is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Liberty University. He holds a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary and has over 10 years of pastoral ministry experience, serving children, adolescents, college students, and adults. Throughout his ministry, Joseph has walked alongside individuals struggling with mental health challenges, which deepened his passion for counseling. Joseph is a bilingual counselor, fluent in both English and Korean. In his free time, he enjoys watching movies, meeting new people, and exploring great food in the city with his wife.
Mary Clare Lightfoot
LMHC
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), with my Master of Arts from Nyack College’s Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2017. I am committed to helping individuals overcome obstacles which may keep them from living out their fullest potential in every area of life. These obstacles could include various thought patterns, behaviors, habits, and beliefs that have become a hindrance along the way. I embody a passion to journey alongside individuals to identify these obstacles and to walk the path to self-awareness, healing, and wholeness together. With much experience from my previous career in Sports Medicine, I am enthusiastic to work in a way that is somatically focused, person-centered, and trauma informed.
Natalie Zitolo
LMHC, NCC
Natalie Zitolo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC) who is dedicated to developing therapeutic relationships with clients to support and equip them to navigate the challenges that life can bring.  She received a bachelors of arts in psychology from Eastern University and holds a Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health from Liberty University. She has several years of experience in community mental health and has worked with individuals suffering from anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, mood disorders, and relationship challenges. Clients who participated in groups she facilitated developed self-awareness, coping skills for psychological challenges, and supportive connections with other group members.

Natalie's passion lies in providing compassionate and competent counseling to diverse clients. She is particularly dedicated to supporting preteens and adolescents grappling with social and emotional issues that can be confusing, isolating, emotional, and overwhelming. Her work with adults is equally impactful, as she helps them overcome limiting beliefs that hinder their personal growth. Regardless of the client's age, Natalie offers an empathetic, warm, and accepting space for self-exploration to help them lead a full and meaningful life. 
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Jay Feld
LMFT
With decades of experience in marriage, family relationships, ministry, and personal development, Jay offers a compassionate and collaborative approach to therapy. His goal is to understand you and walk with you toward practical solutions to your suffering. Jay specializes in couple counseling (including pre-marital counseling), clergy and clergy couple counseling, and working with life-transitions and grieving. He leads interactive workshops on topics such as Growing Your Marriage, Compassionate Communication, and Conflict Resolution. Jay has earned the B.A. and M.A. degrees from Rutgers University, a Th.M. degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, a D.Min. degree from Palmer Theological Seminary, and a Certificate in Marriage & Family Therapy from the Blanton-Peale Institute. He has received additional training in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) through the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT). Jay integrates emotional insight with practical tools to help his clients create lasting change. Whether you’re navigating conflict, grief, recovery, or growth, he provides his clients with a supportive and respectful space.
Jill Owens
LMHC
Jill Owens is a licensed Mental Health Counselor with an academic background in both Psychology and Theology. She graduated from Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2009 and has been counseling since that time. Jill offers spiritually-integrated psychotherapy for those who desire to utilize their faith as a resource in overcoming personal and relationship challenges. Jill’s counseling style is warm, informal, and disarming. She is known for helping her clients feel at ease. Jill has had success in helping depressed clients who feel victimized by life's hardships to regain a healthy sense of personal power and well-being. She has also excelled in empowering anxious and traumatized individuals to develop a stronger, more capable sense of self; thereby becoming more grounded and at peace. In addition, Jill has helped couples and families to work through conflict and restore loving, harmonious relationships. Jill has gone through dark times of suffering in her own life; and has experienced significant personal transformation and healing. She has great confidence in the innate capacity of humans to change, grow and heal when they have the support they need. In the words of Henri Nouwen; she considers herself a "wounded healer." She considers it a privilege to accompany her clients on their journey towards wholeness — that they may experience the abundant, joyful life for which they were created.
Joseph Park
Joseph is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Liberty University. He holds a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary and has over 10 years of pastoral ministry experience, serving children, adolescents, college students, and adults. Throughout his ministry, Joseph has walked alongside individuals struggling with mental health challenges, which deepened his passion for counseling. Joseph is a bilingual counselor, fluent in both English and Korean. In his free time, he enjoys watching movies, meeting new people, and exploring great food in the city with his wife.
Mary Clare Lightfoot
LMHC
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), with my Master of Arts from Nyack College’s Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2017. I am committed to helping individuals overcome obstacles which may keep them from living out their fullest potential in every area of life. These obstacles could include various thought patterns, behaviors, habits, and beliefs that have become a hindrance along the way. I embody a passion to journey alongside individuals to identify these obstacles and to walk the path to self-awareness, healing, and wholeness together. With much experience from my previous career in Sports Medicine, I am enthusiastic to work in a way that is somatically focused, person-centered, and trauma informed.
Natalie Zitolo
LMHC, NCC
Natalie Zitolo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC) who is dedicated to developing therapeutic relationships with clients to support and equip them to navigate the challenges that life can bring.  She received a bachelors of arts in psychology from Eastern University and holds a Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health from Liberty University. She has several years of experience in community mental health and has worked with individuals suffering from anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, mood disorders, and relationship challenges. Clients who participated in groups she facilitated developed self-awareness, coping skills for psychological challenges, and supportive connections with other group members.

Natalie's passion lies in providing compassionate and competent counseling to diverse clients. She is particularly dedicated to supporting preteens and adolescents grappling with social and emotional issues that can be confusing, isolating, emotional, and overwhelming. Her work with adults is equally impactful, as she helps them overcome limiting beliefs that hinder their personal growth. Regardless of the client's age, Natalie offers an empathetic, warm, and accepting space for self-exploration to help them lead a full and meaningful life. 
Tanya Cardoza-Ruiz
MC-CMHC, NCC
Tanya is a National Certified Counselor who is dedicated to helping her clients during their most vulnerable moments by providing a safe space. She works with a diverse population of clients and is bilingual in Spanish. She assists clients in identifying the connections between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors through Cognitive Behavior Therapy. She uses a strengths based approach to help her clients meet their goals in therapy. Her Christian faith is incorporated into all the work she does with her clients, either implicitly or explicitly depending on the client’s wishes. She has been working at Shelter Rock Church for the past three years. Tanya also works as a School Counselor at Freeport Christian Academy and is currently working on her doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision through Liberty University.
Johanna Dillenbeck, Ph.D.
LCMHC-NY, LPC-NJ, CCPS, CSAT
Jo's clinical practice reflects her mission to provide safety and empowerment to individuals and couples who desire to heal from relational trauma. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC-NY), a Clinically Certified Partner Specialist (APSATS), a Disclosure Guide (Kintsugi Recovery Partners), and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (IITAP). Her clinical research, based on the Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model (MPTM), revealed the necessity for counselors and therapists treating individuals’ compulsive behaviors to recognize their partner's trauma during and post-discovery of intimate betrayal. Their healing comes from recognizing and demystifying compulsive and addictive behaviors for the betrayed and the betrayer. I work with individuals, couples, and groups.

Jo's ongoing training and professional supervision distinguishes her as a trauma-informed therapist who considers the client’s unique needs and the interaction of body, mind, and spirit. She is trained in attachment-focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (AF-EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. While working collaboratively to align our work with their goals, she provides individuals, couples, and groups with the hope that they will grow through the process of reconstructing what they have lost. Her dedication to faith-based counseling is evident in her recruitment and supervision of skilled counseling interns who integrate faith and counseling in their therapeutic relationships. Through their skilled service, the SRC community receives faith-based counseling at affordable fees. Joshua 1:9 and Micah 6:8 guide her work.
Alicia Cherian
MA-LMFT (NY)
I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 13 years experience in the field and a decade as a systemic therapist. I warmly give a safe space to be seen and known. I provide individual therapy, family therapy and pre-marital/dating therapy. I excel in helping clients find their voice amidst life's changes. Client's share their work with me in emotional boundaries, cultural identity, family of origin healing, and systemic views of healing have been highly helpful. It's an honor to walk beside each person in their sacred vulnerability. Sensitivity to Faith in Christ, BIPOC and immigrant cultures can be infused in sessions with the modalities I use in therapy. Some of the modalities I am trained in to name a few are Emotion- Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gottman, Solution- Focused,etc. Reach out today for a free 10 minute consultation, 516-817-6539, www.ToLoveandBeLoved.org
Donna Kosina
I combine my clinical experience with Life Coach Training from Light University (2023) to provide holistic support to children and families. With over 33 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist, I have worked extensively with children and families facing developmental disabilities such as ASD, Down syndrome, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Speech and Auditory Language disorders. I am certified in Ayres Sensory Integration (2024) and Orton-Gillingham reading intervention (2021). A graduate of NYU in 1992, I have dedicated my career to supporting children ages 4 to 21 and have found deep fulfillment working within the New York City Department of Education. As a parent of both a typically developing son and a son with Down syndrome, I bring a unique, empathetic perspective to my work. I continue to have an innate sense of the Lord’s presence, but in 1992, I discovered a personal and transformative relationship with Jesus. One verse that continually guides me is Psalm 37:4 — “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” I hold this scripture and many others close. These scriptures shape how I live and work, weaving God’s message into my daily life, sharing that inspiration through my work, offering hope and encouragement to the families entrusted to me.
Esther Jhun
LMHC, MA
Esther Jhun is a mental health counselor licensed in New York State with over ten years experience. After earning her bachelors in Biblical/Theological Studies, Esther worked briefly in ministry with the hopes of going to seminary. Instead, being insistent on doing life the hard way left her broken and she eventually found herself in the counseling field. Her professional experience includes working with chronically mentally ill older adults in a day treatment program as well as young adults in Christian higher education. Cultivating therapeutic rapport through incarnational listening, Esther has worked with clients on alleviating anxiety, depression, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress by exploring the story they tell themselves. Utilizing both a bottom-up and top-down approach, Esther provides tools to self-soothe and regulate physical symptoms as well as address core beliefs, internalized scripts, and/or cognitive distortions. Lastly, as a Korean-American woman born to immigrants and raised in Nassau County in the 1980s, Esther is familiar with the BIPOC experience in PWI and has provided support and empowerment to those who have experienced racial trauma. Ultimately, Esther believes in the sacredness of bearing witness to someone’s pain and being a conduit of grace.
Fred Doulton
LMHC
Fred Doulton is a licensed mental health counselor with a private practice in Nassau County. He holds three Masters' degrees; one in Psychology, one in Sociology and one in Mental Health Counseling. He studied mental health counseling at Nyack College, a private Christian school. Fred worked for 27 years at the United Nations and before pivoting to work in a new career as a mental health counselor. Fred has been working with people with substance abuse and mental health issues at Seafield in Mineola and Manhasset. Fred believes that the key to addressing addictions, relationship problems, mental health issues and general well-being challenges, is to find one's purpose and meaning in life, especially through a closer walk with Jesus as well as deeper connections with others.
Gloria Liu
I was born in Taipei, Taiwan and lived NYC since 1975. I retired from the IT Director position at the DOHMHY of New York City in the summer of 2021. I have become a clinical mental health student since Spring 2023 at Liberty University. I am doing my internship under Dr. Dillenbeck’s supervision at Safe Space Mental Health Counseling at SRC since May 2025. Since I have been helped by Christian counselors, so I want to become part of the counseling process to help others. I am fluent in both English and Chinese. Currently, my husband, I, one of my sons plus two lovely toy poodles reside in Flushing, Queens. I am looking forward to growing into a godly counselor in this sacred ministry of counseling.
Inga Goldstein
With more than 20 years of counseling experience, Inga has helped many people who struggle with and suffer from emotional pain and the challenges that life presents. In a supportive, empathetic, and non-judgmental environment, she focuses her expertise on developing a deep, comprehensive, and meaningful understanding of her patients. This is the foundation of creating a highly individualized treatment plan. Inga uses a variety of therapeutic techniques including CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), psychodynamic, and EFT (emotionally focused therapy).  Using these techniques, and drawing from the therapeutic relationship, she works alongside her clients to identify, create and meet their goals.
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Mary Clare Lightfoot
LMHC
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), with my Master of Arts from Nyack College’s Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2017. I am committed to helping individuals overcome obstacles which may keep them from living out their fullest potential in every area of life. These obstacles could include various thought patterns, behaviors, habits, and beliefs that have become a hindrance along the way. I embody a passion to journey alongside individuals to identify these obstacles and to walk the path to self-awareness, healing, and wholeness together. With much experience from my previous career in Sports Medicine, I am enthusiastic to work in a way that is somatically focused, person-centered, and trauma informed.
Natalie Zitolo
LMHC, NCC
Natalie Zitolo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC) who is dedicated to developing therapeutic relationships with clients to support and equip them to navigate the challenges that life can bring.  She received a bachelors of arts in psychology from Eastern University and holds a Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health from Liberty University. She has several years of experience in community mental health and has worked with individuals suffering from anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, mood disorders, and relationship challenges. Clients who participated in groups she facilitated developed self-awareness, coping skills for psychological challenges, and supportive connections with other group members.

Natalie's passion lies in providing compassionate and competent counseling to diverse clients. She is particularly dedicated to supporting preteens and adolescents grappling with social and emotional issues that can be confusing, isolating, emotional, and overwhelming. Her work with adults is equally impactful, as she helps them overcome limiting beliefs that hinder their personal growth. Regardless of the client's age, Natalie offers an empathetic, warm, and accepting space for self-exploration to help them lead a full and meaningful life. 
Tanya Cardoza-Ruiz
MC-CMHC, NCC
Tanya is a National Certified Counselor who is dedicated to helping her clients during their most vulnerable moments by providing a safe space. She works with a diverse population of clients and is bilingual in Spanish. She assists clients in identifying the connections between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors through Cognitive Behavior Therapy. She uses a strengths based approach to help her clients meet their goals in therapy. Her Christian faith is incorporated into all the work she does with her clients, either implicitly or explicitly depending on the client’s wishes. She has been working at Shelter Rock Church for the past three years. Tanya also works as a School Counselor at Freeport Christian Academy and is currently working on her doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision through Liberty University.
Johanna Dillenbeck, Ph.D.
LCMHC-NY, LPC-NJ, CCPS, CSAT
Jo's clinical practice reflects her mission to provide safety and empowerment to individuals and couples who desire to heal from relational trauma. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC-NY), a Clinically Certified Partner Specialist (APSATS), a Disclosure Guide (Kintsugi Recovery Partners), and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (IITAP). Her clinical research, based on the Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model (MPTM), revealed the necessity for counselors and therapists treating individuals’ compulsive behaviors to recognize their partner's trauma during and post-discovery of intimate betrayal. Their healing comes from recognizing and demystifying compulsive and addictive behaviors for the betrayed and the betrayer. I work with individuals, couples, and groups.

Jo's ongoing training and professional supervision distinguishes her as a trauma-informed therapist who considers the client’s unique needs and the interaction of body, mind, and spirit. She is trained in attachment-focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (AF-EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. While working collaboratively to align our work with their goals, she provides individuals, couples, and groups with the hope that they will grow through the process of reconstructing what they have lost. Her dedication to faith-based counseling is evident in her recruitment and supervision of skilled counseling interns who integrate faith and counseling in their therapeutic relationships. Through their skilled service, the SRC community receives faith-based counseling at affordable fees. Joshua 1:9 and Micah 6:8 guide her work.
Alicia Cherian
MA-LMFT (NY)
I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 13 years experience in the field and a decade as a systemic therapist. I warmly give a safe space to be seen and known. I provide individual therapy, family therapy and pre-marital/dating therapy. I excel in helping clients find their voice amidst life's changes. Client's share their work with me in emotional boundaries, cultural identity, family of origin healing, and systemic views of healing have been highly helpful. It's an honor to walk beside each person in their sacred vulnerability. Sensitivity to Faith in Christ, BIPOC and immigrant cultures can be infused in sessions with the modalities I use in therapy. Some of the modalities I am trained in to name a few are Emotion- Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gottman, Solution- Focused,etc. Reach out today for a free 10 minute consultation, 516-817-6539, www.ToLoveandBeLoved.org
Donna Kosina
I combine my clinical experience with Life Coach Training from Light University (2023) to provide holistic support to children and families. With over 33 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist, I have worked extensively with children and families facing developmental disabilities such as ASD, Down syndrome, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Speech and Auditory Language disorders. I am certified in Ayres Sensory Integration (2024) and Orton-Gillingham reading intervention (2021). A graduate of NYU in 1992, I have dedicated my career to supporting children ages 4 to 21 and have found deep fulfillment working within the New York City Department of Education. As a parent of both a typically developing son and a son with Down syndrome, I bring a unique, empathetic perspective to my work. I continue to have an innate sense of the Lord’s presence, but in 1992, I discovered a personal and transformative relationship with Jesus. One verse that continually guides me is Psalm 37:4 — “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” I hold this scripture and many others close. These scriptures shape how I live and work, weaving God’s message into my daily life, sharing that inspiration through my work, offering hope and encouragement to the families entrusted to me.
Esther Jhun
LMHC, MA
Esther Jhun is a mental health counselor licensed in New York State with over ten years experience. After earning her bachelors in Biblical/Theological Studies, Esther worked briefly in ministry with the hopes of going to seminary. Instead, being insistent on doing life the hard way left her broken and she eventually found herself in the counseling field. Her professional experience includes working with chronically mentally ill older adults in a day treatment program as well as young adults in Christian higher education. Cultivating therapeutic rapport through incarnational listening, Esther has worked with clients on alleviating anxiety, depression, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress by exploring the story they tell themselves. Utilizing both a bottom-up and top-down approach, Esther provides tools to self-soothe and regulate physical symptoms as well as address core beliefs, internalized scripts, and/or cognitive distortions. Lastly, as a Korean-American woman born to immigrants and raised in Nassau County in the 1980s, Esther is familiar with the BIPOC experience in PWI and has provided support and empowerment to those who have experienced racial trauma. Ultimately, Esther believes in the sacredness of bearing witness to someone’s pain and being a conduit of grace.
Fred Doulton
LMHC
Fred Doulton is a licensed mental health counselor with a private practice in Nassau County. He holds three Masters' degrees; one in Psychology, one in Sociology and one in Mental Health Counseling. He studied mental health counseling at Nyack College, a private Christian school. Fred worked for 27 years at the United Nations and before pivoting to work in a new career as a mental health counselor. Fred has been working with people with substance abuse and mental health issues at Seafield in Mineola and Manhasset. Fred believes that the key to addressing addictions, relationship problems, mental health issues and general well-being challenges, is to find one's purpose and meaning in life, especially through a closer walk with Jesus as well as deeper connections with others.
Gloria Liu
I was born in Taipei, Taiwan and lived NYC since 1975. I retired from the IT Director position at the DOHMHY of New York City in the summer of 2021. I have become a clinical mental health student since Spring 2023 at Liberty University. I am doing my internship under Dr. Dillenbeck’s supervision at Safe Space Mental Health Counseling at SRC since May 2025. Since I have been helped by Christian counselors, so I want to become part of the counseling process to help others. I am fluent in both English and Chinese. Currently, my husband, I, one of my sons plus two lovely toy poodles reside in Flushing, Queens. I am looking forward to growing into a godly counselor in this sacred ministry of counseling.
Inga Goldstein
With more than 20 years of counseling experience, Inga has helped many people who struggle with and suffer from emotional pain and the challenges that life presents. In a supportive, empathetic, and non-judgmental environment, she focuses her expertise on developing a deep, comprehensive, and meaningful understanding of her patients. This is the foundation of creating a highly individualized treatment plan. Inga uses a variety of therapeutic techniques including CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), psychodynamic, and EFT (emotionally focused therapy).  Using these techniques, and drawing from the therapeutic relationship, she works alongside her clients to identify, create and meet their goals.
Jay Feld
LMFT
With decades of experience in marriage, family relationships, ministry, and personal development, Jay offers a compassionate and collaborative approach to therapy. His goal is to understand you and walk with you toward practical solutions to your suffering. Jay specializes in couple counseling (including pre-marital counseling), clergy and clergy couple counseling, and working with life-transitions and grieving. He leads interactive workshops on topics such as Growing Your Marriage, Compassionate Communication, and Conflict Resolution. Jay has earned the B.A. and M.A. degrees from Rutgers University, a Th.M. degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, a D.Min. degree from Palmer Theological Seminary, and a Certificate in Marriage & Family Therapy from the Blanton-Peale Institute. He has received additional training in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) through the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT). Jay integrates emotional insight with practical tools to help his clients create lasting change. Whether you’re navigating conflict, grief, recovery, or growth, he provides his clients with a supportive and respectful space.
Jill Owens
LMHC
Jill Owens is a licensed Mental Health Counselor with an academic background in both Psychology and Theology. She graduated from Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2009 and has been counseling since that time. Jill offers spiritually-integrated psychotherapy for those who desire to utilize their faith as a resource in overcoming personal and relationship challenges. Jill’s counseling style is warm, informal, and disarming. She is known for helping her clients feel at ease. Jill has had success in helping depressed clients who feel victimized by life's hardships to regain a healthy sense of personal power and well-being. She has also excelled in empowering anxious and traumatized individuals to develop a stronger, more capable sense of self; thereby becoming more grounded and at peace. In addition, Jill has helped couples and families to work through conflict and restore loving, harmonious relationships. Jill has gone through dark times of suffering in her own life; and has experienced significant personal transformation and healing. She has great confidence in the innate capacity of humans to change, grow and heal when they have the support they need. In the words of Henri Nouwen; she considers herself a "wounded healer." She considers it a privilege to accompany her clients on their journey towards wholeness — that they may experience the abundant, joyful life for which they were created.
Joseph Park
Joseph is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Liberty University. He holds a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary and has over 10 years of pastoral ministry experience, serving children, adolescents, college students, and adults. Throughout his ministry, Joseph has walked alongside individuals struggling with mental health challenges, which deepened his passion for counseling. Joseph is a bilingual counselor, fluent in both English and Korean. In his free time, he enjoys watching movies, meeting new people, and exploring great food in the city with his wife.
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Jill Owens
LMHC
Jill Owens is a licensed Mental Health Counselor with an academic background in both Psychology and Theology. She graduated from Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2009 and has been counseling since that time. Jill offers spiritually-integrated psychotherapy for those who desire to utilize their faith as a resource in overcoming personal and relationship challenges. Jill’s counseling style is warm, informal, and disarming. She is known for helping her clients feel at ease. Jill has had success in helping depressed clients who feel victimized by life's hardships to regain a healthy sense of personal power and well-being. She has also excelled in empowering anxious and traumatized individuals to develop a stronger, more capable sense of self; thereby becoming more grounded and at peace. In addition, Jill has helped couples and families to work through conflict and restore loving, harmonious relationships. Jill has gone through dark times of suffering in her own life; and has experienced significant personal transformation and healing. She has great confidence in the innate capacity of humans to change, grow and heal when they have the support they need. In the words of Henri Nouwen; she considers herself a "wounded healer." She considers it a privilege to accompany her clients on their journey towards wholeness — that they may experience the abundant, joyful life for which they were created.
Joseph Park
Joseph is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Liberty University. He holds a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary and has over 10 years of pastoral ministry experience, serving children, adolescents, college students, and adults. Throughout his ministry, Joseph has walked alongside individuals struggling with mental health challenges, which deepened his passion for counseling. Joseph is a bilingual counselor, fluent in both English and Korean. In his free time, he enjoys watching movies, meeting new people, and exploring great food in the city with his wife.
Mary Clare Lightfoot
LMHC
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), with my Master of Arts from Nyack College’s Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2017. I am committed to helping individuals overcome obstacles which may keep them from living out their fullest potential in every area of life. These obstacles could include various thought patterns, behaviors, habits, and beliefs that have become a hindrance along the way. I embody a passion to journey alongside individuals to identify these obstacles and to walk the path to self-awareness, healing, and wholeness together. With much experience from my previous career in Sports Medicine, I am enthusiastic to work in a way that is somatically focused, person-centered, and trauma informed.
Natalie Zitolo
LMHC, NCC
Natalie Zitolo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC) who is dedicated to developing therapeutic relationships with clients to support and equip them to navigate the challenges that life can bring.  She received a bachelors of arts in psychology from Eastern University and holds a Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health from Liberty University. She has several years of experience in community mental health and has worked with individuals suffering from anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, mood disorders, and relationship challenges. Clients who participated in groups she facilitated developed self-awareness, coping skills for psychological challenges, and supportive connections with other group members.

Natalie's passion lies in providing compassionate and competent counseling to diverse clients. She is particularly dedicated to supporting preteens and adolescents grappling with social and emotional issues that can be confusing, isolating, emotional, and overwhelming. Her work with adults is equally impactful, as she helps them overcome limiting beliefs that hinder their personal growth. Regardless of the client's age, Natalie offers an empathetic, warm, and accepting space for self-exploration to help them lead a full and meaningful life. 
Tanya Cardoza-Ruiz
MC-CMHC, NCC
Tanya is a National Certified Counselor who is dedicated to helping her clients during their most vulnerable moments by providing a safe space. She works with a diverse population of clients and is bilingual in Spanish. She assists clients in identifying the connections between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors through Cognitive Behavior Therapy. She uses a strengths based approach to help her clients meet their goals in therapy. Her Christian faith is incorporated into all the work she does with her clients, either implicitly or explicitly depending on the client’s wishes. She has been working at Shelter Rock Church for the past three years. Tanya also works as a School Counselor at Freeport Christian Academy and is currently working on her doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision through Liberty University.
Johanna Dillenbeck, Ph.D.
LCMHC-NY, LPC-NJ, CCPS, CSAT
Jo's clinical practice reflects her mission to provide safety and empowerment to individuals and couples who desire to heal from relational trauma. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC-NY), a Clinically Certified Partner Specialist (APSATS), a Disclosure Guide (Kintsugi Recovery Partners), and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (IITAP). Her clinical research, based on the Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model (MPTM), revealed the necessity for counselors and therapists treating individuals’ compulsive behaviors to recognize their partner's trauma during and post-discovery of intimate betrayal. Their healing comes from recognizing and demystifying compulsive and addictive behaviors for the betrayed and the betrayer. I work with individuals, couples, and groups.

Jo's ongoing training and professional supervision distinguishes her as a trauma-informed therapist who considers the client’s unique needs and the interaction of body, mind, and spirit. She is trained in attachment-focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (AF-EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. While working collaboratively to align our work with their goals, she provides individuals, couples, and groups with the hope that they will grow through the process of reconstructing what they have lost. Her dedication to faith-based counseling is evident in her recruitment and supervision of skilled counseling interns who integrate faith and counseling in their therapeutic relationships. Through their skilled service, the SRC community receives faith-based counseling at affordable fees. Joshua 1:9 and Micah 6:8 guide her work.
Alicia Cherian
MA-LMFT (NY)
I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 13 years experience in the field and a decade as a systemic therapist. I warmly give a safe space to be seen and known. I provide individual therapy, family therapy and pre-marital/dating therapy. I excel in helping clients find their voice amidst life's changes. Client's share their work with me in emotional boundaries, cultural identity, family of origin healing, and systemic views of healing have been highly helpful. It's an honor to walk beside each person in their sacred vulnerability. Sensitivity to Faith in Christ, BIPOC and immigrant cultures can be infused in sessions with the modalities I use in therapy. Some of the modalities I am trained in to name a few are Emotion- Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gottman, Solution- Focused,etc. Reach out today for a free 10 minute consultation, 516-817-6539, www.ToLoveandBeLoved.org
Donna Kosina
I combine my clinical experience with Life Coach Training from Light University (2023) to provide holistic support to children and families. With over 33 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist, I have worked extensively with children and families facing developmental disabilities such as ASD, Down syndrome, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Speech and Auditory Language disorders. I am certified in Ayres Sensory Integration (2024) and Orton-Gillingham reading intervention (2021). A graduate of NYU in 1992, I have dedicated my career to supporting children ages 4 to 21 and have found deep fulfillment working within the New York City Department of Education. As a parent of both a typically developing son and a son with Down syndrome, I bring a unique, empathetic perspective to my work. I continue to have an innate sense of the Lord’s presence, but in 1992, I discovered a personal and transformative relationship with Jesus. One verse that continually guides me is Psalm 37:4 — “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” I hold this scripture and many others close. These scriptures shape how I live and work, weaving God’s message into my daily life, sharing that inspiration through my work, offering hope and encouragement to the families entrusted to me.
Esther Jhun
LMHC, MA
Esther Jhun is a mental health counselor licensed in New York State with over ten years experience. After earning her bachelors in Biblical/Theological Studies, Esther worked briefly in ministry with the hopes of going to seminary. Instead, being insistent on doing life the hard way left her broken and she eventually found herself in the counseling field. Her professional experience includes working with chronically mentally ill older adults in a day treatment program as well as young adults in Christian higher education. Cultivating therapeutic rapport through incarnational listening, Esther has worked with clients on alleviating anxiety, depression, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress by exploring the story they tell themselves. Utilizing both a bottom-up and top-down approach, Esther provides tools to self-soothe and regulate physical symptoms as well as address core beliefs, internalized scripts, and/or cognitive distortions. Lastly, as a Korean-American woman born to immigrants and raised in Nassau County in the 1980s, Esther is familiar with the BIPOC experience in PWI and has provided support and empowerment to those who have experienced racial trauma. Ultimately, Esther believes in the sacredness of bearing witness to someone’s pain and being a conduit of grace.
Fred Doulton
LMHC
Fred Doulton is a licensed mental health counselor with a private practice in Nassau County. He holds three Masters' degrees; one in Psychology, one in Sociology and one in Mental Health Counseling. He studied mental health counseling at Nyack College, a private Christian school. Fred worked for 27 years at the United Nations and before pivoting to work in a new career as a mental health counselor. Fred has been working with people with substance abuse and mental health issues at Seafield in Mineola and Manhasset. Fred believes that the key to addressing addictions, relationship problems, mental health issues and general well-being challenges, is to find one's purpose and meaning in life, especially through a closer walk with Jesus as well as deeper connections with others.
Gloria Liu
I was born in Taipei, Taiwan and lived NYC since 1975. I retired from the IT Director position at the DOHMHY of New York City in the summer of 2021. I have become a clinical mental health student since Spring 2023 at Liberty University. I am doing my internship under Dr. Dillenbeck’s supervision at Safe Space Mental Health Counseling at SRC since May 2025. Since I have been helped by Christian counselors, so I want to become part of the counseling process to help others. I am fluent in both English and Chinese. Currently, my husband, I, one of my sons plus two lovely toy poodles reside in Flushing, Queens. I am looking forward to growing into a godly counselor in this sacred ministry of counseling.
Inga Goldstein
With more than 20 years of counseling experience, Inga has helped many people who struggle with and suffer from emotional pain and the challenges that life presents. In a supportive, empathetic, and non-judgmental environment, she focuses her expertise on developing a deep, comprehensive, and meaningful understanding of her patients. This is the foundation of creating a highly individualized treatment plan. Inga uses a variety of therapeutic techniques including CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), psychodynamic, and EFT (emotionally focused therapy).  Using these techniques, and drawing from the therapeutic relationship, she works alongside her clients to identify, create and meet their goals.
Jay Feld
LMFT
With decades of experience in marriage, family relationships, ministry, and personal development, Jay offers a compassionate and collaborative approach to therapy. His goal is to understand you and walk with you toward practical solutions to your suffering. Jay specializes in couple counseling (including pre-marital counseling), clergy and clergy couple counseling, and working with life-transitions and grieving. He leads interactive workshops on topics such as Growing Your Marriage, Compassionate Communication, and Conflict Resolution. Jay has earned the B.A. and M.A. degrees from Rutgers University, a Th.M. degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, a D.Min. degree from Palmer Theological Seminary, and a Certificate in Marriage & Family Therapy from the Blanton-Peale Institute. He has received additional training in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) through the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT). Jay integrates emotional insight with practical tools to help his clients create lasting change. Whether you’re navigating conflict, grief, recovery, or growth, he provides his clients with a supportive and respectful space.
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Natalie Zitolo
LMHC, NCC
Natalie Zitolo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC) who is dedicated to developing therapeutic relationships with clients to support and equip them to navigate the challenges that life can bring.  She received a bachelors of arts in psychology from Eastern University and holds a Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health from Liberty University. She has several years of experience in community mental health and has worked with individuals suffering from anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, mood disorders, and relationship challenges. Clients who participated in groups she facilitated developed self-awareness, coping skills for psychological challenges, and supportive connections with other group members.

Natalie's passion lies in providing compassionate and competent counseling to diverse clients. She is particularly dedicated to supporting preteens and adolescents grappling with social and emotional issues that can be confusing, isolating, emotional, and overwhelming. Her work with adults is equally impactful, as she helps them overcome limiting beliefs that hinder their personal growth. Regardless of the client's age, Natalie offers an empathetic, warm, and accepting space for self-exploration to help them lead a full and meaningful life. 
Tanya Cardoza-Ruiz
MC-CMHC, NCC
Tanya is a National Certified Counselor who is dedicated to helping her clients during their most vulnerable moments by providing a safe space. She works with a diverse population of clients and is bilingual in Spanish. She assists clients in identifying the connections between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors through Cognitive Behavior Therapy. She uses a strengths based approach to help her clients meet their goals in therapy. Her Christian faith is incorporated into all the work she does with her clients, either implicitly or explicitly depending on the client’s wishes. She has been working at Shelter Rock Church for the past three years. Tanya also works as a School Counselor at Freeport Christian Academy and is currently working on her doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision through Liberty University.
Johanna Dillenbeck, Ph.D.
LCMHC-NY, LPC-NJ, CCPS, CSAT
Jo's clinical practice reflects her mission to provide safety and empowerment to individuals and couples who desire to heal from relational trauma. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC-NY), a Clinically Certified Partner Specialist (APSATS), a Disclosure Guide (Kintsugi Recovery Partners), and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (IITAP). Her clinical research, based on the Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model (MPTM), revealed the necessity for counselors and therapists treating individuals’ compulsive behaviors to recognize their partner's trauma during and post-discovery of intimate betrayal. Their healing comes from recognizing and demystifying compulsive and addictive behaviors for the betrayed and the betrayer. I work with individuals, couples, and groups.

Jo's ongoing training and professional supervision distinguishes her as a trauma-informed therapist who considers the client’s unique needs and the interaction of body, mind, and spirit. She is trained in attachment-focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (AF-EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. While working collaboratively to align our work with their goals, she provides individuals, couples, and groups with the hope that they will grow through the process of reconstructing what they have lost. Her dedication to faith-based counseling is evident in her recruitment and supervision of skilled counseling interns who integrate faith and counseling in their therapeutic relationships. Through their skilled service, the SRC community receives faith-based counseling at affordable fees. Joshua 1:9 and Micah 6:8 guide her work.
Alicia Cherian
MA-LMFT (NY)
I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 13 years experience in the field and a decade as a systemic therapist. I warmly give a safe space to be seen and known. I provide individual therapy, family therapy and pre-marital/dating therapy. I excel in helping clients find their voice amidst life's changes. Client's share their work with me in emotional boundaries, cultural identity, family of origin healing, and systemic views of healing have been highly helpful. It's an honor to walk beside each person in their sacred vulnerability. Sensitivity to Faith in Christ, BIPOC and immigrant cultures can be infused in sessions with the modalities I use in therapy. Some of the modalities I am trained in to name a few are Emotion- Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gottman, Solution- Focused,etc. Reach out today for a free 10 minute consultation, 516-817-6539, www.ToLoveandBeLoved.org
Donna Kosina
I combine my clinical experience with Life Coach Training from Light University (2023) to provide holistic support to children and families. With over 33 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist, I have worked extensively with children and families facing developmental disabilities such as ASD, Down syndrome, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Speech and Auditory Language disorders. I am certified in Ayres Sensory Integration (2024) and Orton-Gillingham reading intervention (2021). A graduate of NYU in 1992, I have dedicated my career to supporting children ages 4 to 21 and have found deep fulfillment working within the New York City Department of Education. As a parent of both a typically developing son and a son with Down syndrome, I bring a unique, empathetic perspective to my work. I continue to have an innate sense of the Lord’s presence, but in 1992, I discovered a personal and transformative relationship with Jesus. One verse that continually guides me is Psalm 37:4 — “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” I hold this scripture and many others close. These scriptures shape how I live and work, weaving God’s message into my daily life, sharing that inspiration through my work, offering hope and encouragement to the families entrusted to me.
Esther Jhun
LMHC, MA
Esther Jhun is a mental health counselor licensed in New York State with over ten years experience. After earning her bachelors in Biblical/Theological Studies, Esther worked briefly in ministry with the hopes of going to seminary. Instead, being insistent on doing life the hard way left her broken and she eventually found herself in the counseling field. Her professional experience includes working with chronically mentally ill older adults in a day treatment program as well as young adults in Christian higher education. Cultivating therapeutic rapport through incarnational listening, Esther has worked with clients on alleviating anxiety, depression, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress by exploring the story they tell themselves. Utilizing both a bottom-up and top-down approach, Esther provides tools to self-soothe and regulate physical symptoms as well as address core beliefs, internalized scripts, and/or cognitive distortions. Lastly, as a Korean-American woman born to immigrants and raised in Nassau County in the 1980s, Esther is familiar with the BIPOC experience in PWI and has provided support and empowerment to those who have experienced racial trauma. Ultimately, Esther believes in the sacredness of bearing witness to someone’s pain and being a conduit of grace.
Fred Doulton
LMHC
Fred Doulton is a licensed mental health counselor with a private practice in Nassau County. He holds three Masters' degrees; one in Psychology, one in Sociology and one in Mental Health Counseling. He studied mental health counseling at Nyack College, a private Christian school. Fred worked for 27 years at the United Nations and before pivoting to work in a new career as a mental health counselor. Fred has been working with people with substance abuse and mental health issues at Seafield in Mineola and Manhasset. Fred believes that the key to addressing addictions, relationship problems, mental health issues and general well-being challenges, is to find one's purpose and meaning in life, especially through a closer walk with Jesus as well as deeper connections with others.
Gloria Liu
I was born in Taipei, Taiwan and lived NYC since 1975. I retired from the IT Director position at the DOHMHY of New York City in the summer of 2021. I have become a clinical mental health student since Spring 2023 at Liberty University. I am doing my internship under Dr. Dillenbeck’s supervision at Safe Space Mental Health Counseling at SRC since May 2025. Since I have been helped by Christian counselors, so I want to become part of the counseling process to help others. I am fluent in both English and Chinese. Currently, my husband, I, one of my sons plus two lovely toy poodles reside in Flushing, Queens. I am looking forward to growing into a godly counselor in this sacred ministry of counseling.
Inga Goldstein
With more than 20 years of counseling experience, Inga has helped many people who struggle with and suffer from emotional pain and the challenges that life presents. In a supportive, empathetic, and non-judgmental environment, she focuses her expertise on developing a deep, comprehensive, and meaningful understanding of her patients. This is the foundation of creating a highly individualized treatment plan. Inga uses a variety of therapeutic techniques including CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), psychodynamic, and EFT (emotionally focused therapy).  Using these techniques, and drawing from the therapeutic relationship, she works alongside her clients to identify, create and meet their goals.
Jay Feld
LMFT
With decades of experience in marriage, family relationships, ministry, and personal development, Jay offers a compassionate and collaborative approach to therapy. His goal is to understand you and walk with you toward practical solutions to your suffering. Jay specializes in couple counseling (including pre-marital counseling), clergy and clergy couple counseling, and working with life-transitions and grieving. He leads interactive workshops on topics such as Growing Your Marriage, Compassionate Communication, and Conflict Resolution. Jay has earned the B.A. and M.A. degrees from Rutgers University, a Th.M. degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, a D.Min. degree from Palmer Theological Seminary, and a Certificate in Marriage & Family Therapy from the Blanton-Peale Institute. He has received additional training in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) through the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT). Jay integrates emotional insight with practical tools to help his clients create lasting change. Whether you’re navigating conflict, grief, recovery, or growth, he provides his clients with a supportive and respectful space.
Jill Owens
LMHC
Jill Owens is a licensed Mental Health Counselor with an academic background in both Psychology and Theology. She graduated from Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2009 and has been counseling since that time. Jill offers spiritually-integrated psychotherapy for those who desire to utilize their faith as a resource in overcoming personal and relationship challenges. Jill’s counseling style is warm, informal, and disarming. She is known for helping her clients feel at ease. Jill has had success in helping depressed clients who feel victimized by life's hardships to regain a healthy sense of personal power and well-being. She has also excelled in empowering anxious and traumatized individuals to develop a stronger, more capable sense of self; thereby becoming more grounded and at peace. In addition, Jill has helped couples and families to work through conflict and restore loving, harmonious relationships. Jill has gone through dark times of suffering in her own life; and has experienced significant personal transformation and healing. She has great confidence in the innate capacity of humans to change, grow and heal when they have the support they need. In the words of Henri Nouwen; she considers herself a "wounded healer." She considers it a privilege to accompany her clients on their journey towards wholeness — that they may experience the abundant, joyful life for which they were created.
Joseph Park
Joseph is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Liberty University. He holds a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary and has over 10 years of pastoral ministry experience, serving children, adolescents, college students, and adults. Throughout his ministry, Joseph has walked alongside individuals struggling with mental health challenges, which deepened his passion for counseling. Joseph is a bilingual counselor, fluent in both English and Korean. In his free time, he enjoys watching movies, meeting new people, and exploring great food in the city with his wife.
Mary Clare Lightfoot
LMHC
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), with my Master of Arts from Nyack College’s Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in 2017. I am committed to helping individuals overcome obstacles which may keep them from living out their fullest potential in every area of life. These obstacles could include various thought patterns, behaviors, habits, and beliefs that have become a hindrance along the way. I embody a passion to journey alongside individuals to identify these obstacles and to walk the path to self-awareness, healing, and wholeness together. With much experience from my previous career in Sports Medicine, I am enthusiastic to work in a way that is somatically focused, person-centered, and trauma informed.
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