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About our team

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Mission

Our mission is to help people live their best lives. We do this by offering evidence-based psychotherapy and psycho-educational services for people to learn and practice strategies that promote resilience and persistence, so they can live more embodied, joyful, and purposeful lives in the face of life's challenges.


Vision

Our vision is a world in which all people have the life skills they need to respond to life's inevitable stresses with healthy choices and purposeful intention. Rather than simply reacting to difficulty, we believe people can learn to meet it with clarity, resilience, and a sense of agency over their own path forward.


Values

Our values guide how we live our own lives, how we work with clients, how we learn and grow as a team, and how we support our communities. We're committed to evidence-based care, lifelong growth for clients and clinicians alike, high standards in who we hire and how we work, inclusion across backgrounds and specialties, and active engagement with the communities we serve.


Our approach to care

Learn more about what we believe, and how it shows up in the room, in our team, and in the communities we serve in Westchester county and beyond. 

What guides our work

Holistic, evidence-based care

We build strong therapeutic relationships in which we co-create opportunities for change through teaching, modeling, and reinforcing skills that promote wellbeing. We see individual therapy as one part of a larger picture of wellness, so we help clients access resources that support every domain of their lives—physical, emotional, social, and beyond.

Supporting life-long growth

Therapy is a process of learning about oneself and discovering healthier, more responsive ways of relating to others. We offer our therapists that same opportunity through supervision and professional development, so they keep deepening their own understanding alongside their clients. Growth isn't something we ask of clients alone; it's something we practice ourselves.

Investing in quality

We’re committed to providing the best atmosphere for our clients and our team. We only hire clinicians who excelled in their education and in their training and love what they do; clinicians who are curious, compassionate, and welcoming. We provide a safe and welcoming space for clients and clinicians to feel comfortable.

Promoting inclusion

We hire clinicians of varying backgrounds and specialties to better serve the diverse, unique experiences of our clients. Representation isn't an afterthought for us—it's foundational to how we practice. This commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion shapes our culture as much as it shapes the care we provide.

Collaborative, coordinated care

We regularly partner with our clients' physicians, psychiatrists, schools, and other providers to support integrated, whole-person treatment. No one heals in isolation, and neither do we work in isolation—collaboration across a client's full support system helps ensure care that's consistent, informed, and responsive to their actual life.

Serving the community

Just as our clients often find meaning in being active members of their communities, our practice values engagement in our community. We promote community wellness by expanding our reach to more people through speaking engagements, psycho-educational services, and regular outreach in the community, and participation in community initiatives.

Meet our team of therapists

A collaborative group of clinicians based in Westchester, NY, who bring different specialties and approaches to one shared goal: helping you and your family thrive.


M Kim O’Connor, LCSW

Supervising Clinical Social Worker/Psychotherapist

Specialties
SPACE trained
PMT certified
Collaborative Problem Solving trained
Psychodynamic (Insight-oriented)
Psychotherapy certified
CBT trained
Mindfulness/Meditation in Psychotherapy certified

Kim is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in working with older adolescents, adults, and parents. She is especially passionate about working with young adults navigating life transitions and identity development, as well as parents seeking solutions to challenging issues with their children of all ages. 

Joanna Nappi, LCSW

Psychotherapist

Specialties
LGBTQIA+ Specialist
Autism Specialist
DBT Specialist & Group/Indiv. Skills Trainer
Child/Teen/Young Adult Specialist

Joanna Nappi is a licensed clinical social worker who incorporates DBT, CBT, mindfulness, and creativity into her work with kids, teens, adults, and parents.  Joanna is intensively trained in DBT and has a passion for working with autism, BPD, and LGBTQIA+ folx.

Meredith Outwater, LMSW

Psychotherapist

Specialties
Child, Adolescent &  Adult Therapist
Anxiety, ADHD & Emotional Regulation Specialist
Life Transitions & Strengths-Based Care
CBT, DBT & Play Therapy-Informed Approach

Meredith is a client-centered therapist who supports individuals across the lifespan, including children, teens, and adults. She creates a supportive space for growth while offering practical tools for managing anxiety, ADHD, disordered eating, and major life transitions. Her approach draws from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and play therapy to foster emotional regulation and self-awareness.

Anthony Palombi, LMHC

Psychotherapist

Specialties
Executive Functioning & Life Transitions Specialist
Anxiety & Performance-Based Stress
Child/Teen/Young Adult Therapist

Anthony is a licensed mental health counselor who provides collaborative, strengths-based care to kids, teens, and adults. He draws from CBT, DBT, and Solution-Focused Therapy, with a focus on anxiety, executive functioning, performance stress, and life transitions.

Robert Reiser, LCSW

Psychotherapist

Specialties
CBT-certified
Person-Center Therapy-trained
Parent Management Therapy-trained
Parenting with Love and Limits-certified

Robert is a licensed clinical social worker who works with older teens, adults, and families. He specializes in supporting adult children and their parents, as well as adult siblings, through complex relationship dynamics. Robert also offers solution-focused support for modern parenting and life-stage transitions.

Genevieve Weber, LMHC

Psychotherapist

Specialties
Adolescent & Young Adult Mental Health
Addiction & Substance Use
Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar Disorder
LGBTQIA+ Affirming Care
Parent Consultation & Family Support

Genevieve is a licensed mental health counselor and tenured professor at Hofstra University with over twenty years of experience. She works primarily with adolescents, young adults, and families, specializing in addiction, identity development, and emerging mental health challenges, and her approach is integrative, drawing from multiple modalities.

Margaret Yeh, LCSW

Psychotherapist

Specialties
Couples Counseling certified
Perinatal Mental Health certified
SPACE trained

Margaret is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes working with couples as well as older adolescents and adults individually. Margaret has additional training in perinatal mental health and is passionate about supporting families through their birthing journey including infertility, pregnancy loss, and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

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