Meet The Team

Lindsay Klimik, PsyD

Director

Dr. Klimik is a licensed psychologist and neuropsychologist.  She specializes in neuropsychological assessment, a tool to understand how brain based differences affect a person’s everyday functioning.  In particular, Dr. Klimik specializes in diagnosis and treatment of neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, and learning disabilities. 

Dr. Klimik works with individuals with a wide range of psychological and emotional difficulties, including anxiety, depression, relationship issues, childhood behavioral problems, grief, and difficulties coping with life’s challenges.

Dr. Klimik also provides executive coaching and consultation for teams and organizations to gain clarity around their vision, purpose and values, to get related to one another, and to get clear about what is in the way of achieving their goals.  Through this work, teams transform and achieve goals that were previously impossible.

Dr. Klimik is currently accepting new patients for neuropsychological examination only.

Talya Bauer, LPC

Director of Therapeutic Services

Talya is a Licensed Professional Counselor who aims to provide a warm and safe environment for children, adolescents, parents, and families. She has over 10 years of experience working with children and families in a therapeutic setting. She is an advocate for seeking support when clients feel overwhelmed and strives to uplift her clients, create innovative solutions, and work towards wholesome outcomes. 

Her clinical approach is evidence-based with a strong focus on strengths-based and client centered therapy. As a clinician that works with the family system, she uses age-appropriate humor and candor to align with her clients and help the entire family to engage in their work together. 

In addition to her work as a therapist, she spent many years as a swim coach for two YMCA teams. She loves incorporating sports and other physical activity into her holistic approach to wellness.

Jamie Pagdonsolan, LCSW

Community Outreach Coordinator

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Jamie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with experience working in residential, hospital, and school settings. She has a passion for working with children, adolescents, and families in an effort to empower them to find their own personal version of success, whatever that means to them. While Jamie utilizes evidence-based modalities that are person-centered and strengths-based in nature, she emphasizes three things – humanness, compassion, and connection. 

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When working with individuals, Jamie is a strong advocate for her clients. She finds collaborative ways to uplift them in discovering different strategies to cope with life’s everyday stressors. Jamie finds it imperative to create an atmosphere that is warm, welcoming, and a safe space where her clients will feel heard. Jamie’s mission is to empower her clients to find their own sense of self and looks forward to witnessing the steady progress her clients will make.

Renee Moffett, LCSW, LCADC

Renee is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor. She utilizes a strength-based approach to engage individuals in a journey of self-acceptance and personal growth. She integrates a variety of treatment modalities including Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Enhancement technique, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy and Mindfulness. She has worked in a variety of  settings including residential, intensive outpatient and standard outpatient settings. She specializes in working with adults and adolescents who are facing a broad range of presenting problems such as trauma, depression, anxiety, mood disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, self-esteem struggles and low self-worth. 

Renee’s goal is to provide clients with an open, safe, and nonjudgmental environment to explore and evolve throughout each session. 

Jaclyn Ciampolollio, LPC

Jaclyn is a Licensed Professional Counselor who believes a trusting therapeutic relationship, empathy and support are most necessary to promote positive change. Her role in this process is to provide a safe space to motivate clients to reach their goals and increase self-awareness and self-acceptance. She works with adults and has extensive experience helping individuals cope with Anxiety, Depression, ADHD and Mood Dysregulation as well as working with those who are going through life transitions and relationship issues. 

She believes in the client-centered approach to counseling and strives to create an atmosphere of positive communication, trust and understanding. The focus of treatment is to reach individualized goals and strive towards growth, healing, and self-actualization.

Tali Frankfort, PsyD

Dr. Frankfort is a licensed psychologist and neuropsychologist. She specializes in neuropsychological evaluation of children, adolescents, and young adults with a wide range of conditions that impact learning, behavior, and social-emotional functioning, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disorders, and autism spectrum disorders. Dr. Frankfort is also trained in treatment for children with behavioral difficulties, anxiety, and mood disorders. She conducts psychological assessments and thoughtfully considers the complex interaction between child’s learning, emotions, and school environment. 

Dr. Frankfort strives to foster a collaborative and non-judgmental environment within the therapeutic relationship through humor, empathy, and validation. Dr. Frankfort enjoys working with parents and providing parent management strategies to help cultivate understanding of children’s behaviors, ultimately leading to change. She is committed to empowering children, adolescents, young adults, and their families through the use of attachment theory and empirically supported treatments tailored to each individual and their families to help them reach their goals. 

JuliaRose Marsh, LAC

JuliaRose is a Licensed Associate Counselor with a Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling from Fordham University. She has experience working with children, teens, and adults in both partial hospitalization and outpatient settings. JuliaRose has assisted clients and families facing a wide range of challenges including anxiety, depression, disordered eating, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, parenting, and relationship issues. 

JuliaRose emphasizes a strengths-based approach and utilizes techniques grounded in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). JuliaRose aims to individualize treatment to each client by incorporating creative modalities such as expressive art, movement, and music into sessions to facilitate the healing process. She strives to create a warm, empathic, client-centered environment to foster strong therapeutic connections.

Caroline Guerrero, LAC

Caroline is a Licensed Associate Counselor with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Monmouth University. Caroline has experience working with children, adolescents and adults with a wide range of presenting psychological and emotional difficulties such as anxiety, depression, behavioral issues, low self-esteem, bullying, trauma, and life stressors.

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Caroline strives to create a safe, empathetic, and nonjudgmental environment for her clients. She uses an integrative, client-centered perspective incorporating techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness and other evidenced-based approaches. Caroline’s goal is to create a safe space to collaboratively explore emotions and thoughts and to promote a journey of self-growth, healing and self-discovery. 

Alexa Madoff, LAC, NCC, SAC

Alexa is a Licensed Associate Counselor with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Alexa has experience working with adolescents and adults with a wide range of presenting psychological and emotional difficulties including anxiety, depression, disordered eating, trauma, relationship issues, and transitional struggles. She also has extensive experience working with clients with various medical stressors and women navigating their postpartum journey.

Alexa offers a compassionate and client-centered approach to therapy, integrating techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, and other evidence-based practices. She believes that therapy is a partnership. Her goal is to create a safe, non judgemental space where you can explore your thoughts and emotions while working collaboratively towards personal growth and healing.

Christine Allaire, LSW

Christine is a Licensed Social Worker who aims to create a safe space for adolescents, adults, and couples to find growth and healing. Christine received her master’s degree in clinical social work, and has many years of experience providing individual talk therapy to those living with anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and substance use. In addition, Christine has experience working with couples to rebuild a trusting relationship through active listening, co-regulation skills, and exploring emotions within a safe space.

Christine combines solution-focused and psychodynamic therapies in order to quickly build new coping skills while also exploring the roots of behaviors and thought patterns, even stemming from childhood. She believes in a holistic practice geared towards reconciling the body, mind, and soul. With an open mind and willingness to dig deeper; Christine strives to hold space for clients to build a toolbox of coping skills, recognize and regulate their emotions, heal and strengthen relationships, and gain a better understanding of themselves.  

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When working with Christine, expect to be positively challenged to think deeper and reflect, both inside and outside of the session. In addition, anticipate a validating presence that will include shared observations, positive accountability, as well as guidance on applicable skills. 

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Andrew Betro, LAC

Andrew is a Licensed Associate Counselor with a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. He has experience working with children, teens, and adults in both partial hospitalization and outpatient settings. Andrew has assisted clients and families facing a wide range of challenges including anxiety, depression, substance use, ADHD, and parenting.

Andrew emphasizes a strengths-based and person-centered approach and utilizes techniques grounded in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Andrew aims to make therapy a collaborative and fun process, incorporating creative modalities such as art, music, and the individual interests of each client into sessions. Asking for help can be frightening and unfamiliar, therefore Andrew’s goal is to create a safe, non-judgmental space for people to use their strengths and skills already familiar to them to achieve change. Andrew believes the world is what we make it, and finding meaning comes from within. 

Ashlyn Doherty, LAC

Ashlyn is a Licensed Associate Counselor with a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Monmouth University. Ashlyn has experience with individuals and families in both partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient settings. She utilizes her experience to help individuals work through trauma, life changes, medical concerns, relationship stressors, anxiety, mood and personality disorders. 
 
Ashlyn emphasizes the importance of building an open and genuine relationship with clients. She does this by taking the time to get to know each individual and personalizing their therapy. She believes in learning and growing alongside her clients, while challenging them appropriately. Ashlyn utilizes an eclectic approach including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, humanistic, and psychoanalysis.

Victoria Jonczyk, LAC

Victoria is a Licensed Associate Counselor with a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Monmouth University.

Victoria has experience providing therapy to children, adolescents, and young adults with emotional or behavioral concerns. She emphasizes an individualized approach and enjoys using creative interventions such as play therapy and expressive arts with her clients. She is an active board member of the NJ Association for Play Therapy.

Victoria aims to create a supportive environment to foster growth and healing. She incorporates the client’s needs, values, and interests into a variety of treatment modalities. Victoria believes in the healing power of the therapeutic relationship. She enjoys utilizing humor when appropriate and viewing the client from a holistic perspective.

Megan Stefanelli, LPC

Pre-Doctoral Intern

Megan is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor. Megan obtained her Master’s Degree in Community Agency Counseling specializing in Addictions from The College of New Jersey. Megan is in the process of completing her doctorate degree in clinical psychology.

Megan has a variety of clinical experiences; from inpatient psychiatric hospitals, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, wrap-around services, private practice, psychiatric emergency services and county correctional facilities. The focus of Megan’s work has been working with clients, who present with mood disorder, anxiety, PTSD, behavioral issues, ADHD, addictions, and transitional struggles.

Megan integrates a variety of evidence based approaches including EMDR, CBT, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing and Solution Focused Therapy. Megan takes a collaborative approach to treatment and values transparency within the therapeutic relationship. Megan is passionate about assisting people to live meaningful and authentic lives.