Rabbi Avi Anderson
Avi Anderson, LMSW, serves as Associate Rabbi at Young Israel Aish in Las Vegas, a position he has held for over a decade, while also maintaining a clinical psychotherapy practice. His work focuses on treating anxiety and OCD, sex and porn addiction, and marital and relational difficulties, as well as guiding individuals through periods of transition and personal struggle. Trained extensively in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), the Gottman Method, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Internal Family Systems (IFS), he integrates advanced clinical skills with a relational, compassionate approach. More information is available at aviandersontherapy.com.
Rabbi Michael Bleicher
Michael Bleicher is a licensed clinical social worker licensed in NY and NJ who helps his clients regain their footing in the face of anxiety, depression, grief and loss and trauma. His practice is a supportive space for both individuals and couples who are navigating complex adjustments and transitions in their lives, particularly infertility, pregnancy loss and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. He served as a pulpit rabbi for a decade and also serves as an adjunct professor at both YU’s RIETS and Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology.
Mrs. Penina Flug
Penina Flug, LCSW EFT has been providing psychotherapy for nearly two decades. She received advanced training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy at the Ackerman institute. Her private practice focuses on couples and relationship therapy as well as premarital and marriage enhancement sessions. She is committed to creating awareness in the Orthodox Jewish community of the importance of premarital education, and is a Lasting Connection Workshop Facilitator.
Rabbi Raffi Glickman
I am Rebbe turned Social Worker. I maintain a private practice and work as a Licensed Social Worker in the state of Ohio. I have been trained in DBT, CBT, and have a certificate in treating Trauma. I work with Young Adults through adulthood dealing with issues relating to personality disorders, anxiety, depression, addiction, ADHD.
Dr. Michal Goldberg
Michal Goldberg, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in Teaneck, NJ. She primarily treats adolescents and adults with a range of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma and relationship struggles. Dr. Goldberg is also the Director of Psychology Training at Achieve Behavioral Health, in Monsey, where she coordinates and supervises training programs for psychology doctoral students who aspire to practice in the Jewish Orthodox community.
Dr. Shoshana Poupko
I have an Ed.D and an LCSW. I work with individuals and couples and use the modalities of DBT, EFT, and IFS.
Rabbi Larry Rothwachs
Rabbi Larry Rothwachs, a licensed clinical social worker, has served as rabbi at Congregation Beth Aaron in Teaneck, NJ since August 2002. Rabbi Rothwachs is a graduate of Yeshiva College, the Azrieli School of Jewish Education, and the Wurzweiler School of Social Work and received his semicha from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. From 1998 through 2016, Rabbi Rothwachs taught Talmud at Yeshiva University High School for Boys and the Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey and he currently serves as head rabbi of Camp Morasha. In April 2016, he was appointed Director of Professional Rabbinics at RIETS at Yeshiva University. In January 2023, Rabbi Rothwachs was appointed as the founding rabbi of Meromei Shemesh, a new community, currently under construction, in Ramat Bet Shemesh.
Dr. Michelle Sarna
Dr. Michelle Waldman Sarna is a psychologist who works as a mental health professional in SAR Academy, Camp Stone, OU Women’s Initiative, Drisha summer program, and in private practice. Michelle is currently a Sacks scholar in the 25-6 cohort. She lives in downtown Manhattan and has been active in the She holds a PhD. from Fordham University and completed a post-doc fellowship at NYU Law School.
Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Schiffman
Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Schiffman is an Assistant Professor at Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School, the Director of Leadership Scholars at the Sacks-Herenstein Center, and an instructor at RIETS. He holds a BA in psychology, an MS in Jewish Education, an MA in Jewish Philosophy, Rabbinic Ordination, and a Psy.D. in Psychology. Rabbi Dr. Schiffman also serves as the associate rabbi at Kingsway Jewish Center in Brooklyn, NY, and practices as a licensed psychologist. He is the author of Psyched for Torah: Cultivating Character and Well-Being Through the Weekly Parsha.
Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Schwartz
I am a Rabbi and a licensed clinical psychologist with over 26 years of experience in both fields. The Center for Anxiety Relief of which I serve as clinical director is world renown for providing cutting edge treatment for Anxiety, OCD and Perfectionism. We also provide supervision services and case consultations for other professionals in the field.
Rabbi Dr. Yehuda Septimus, PhD
Rabbi Dr. Yehuda Septimus is a seasoned rabbi and psychotherapist with over two decades of experience guiding individuals, families, and communities through crisis, growth, and transformation. As Senior Rabbi of the Young Israel of North Woodmere from 2008 until 2025, he cultivated a reputation for building close relationships, fostering communal unity, and inspiring intellectual and spiritual creativity. In his private psychotherapy practice, he brings a relational and experiential approach, integrating cutting-edge techniques such as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Sensorimotor, Infraslow Neurofeedback, TIST (Trauma Informed Stabilization Treatment), parts work, and Emotionally Focused therapies to help clients grow in their relationships and careers, heal from trauma, and navigate complex life challenges. Rabbi Septimus bridges the wisdom of tradition with the insights of modern therapeutic practice. He is uniquely positioned to offer rabbis and their communities sensitive, expert consultation that addresses both the spiritual and psychological dimensions of human experience.
Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler
I have been in private practice for more than 15 years and am honored to help my colleagues in any way that I can.
Mrs. Sharon Zwickler
I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 18 years of experience helping individuals and couples navigate life’s most difficult challenges. I specialize in trauma treatment and couples therapy, drawing on a deep understanding of how past wounds impact present relationships and emotional well-being.
For the past 18 years, I’ve been a clinician at JFS of Passaic, where I’ve worked with a diverse range of clients facing complex emotional and interpersonal struggles. In addition, I’ve maintained a private practice for over 15 years, offering a supportive, evidence-based approach tailored to each client’s needs.
Dr. Yael Muskat
I am a licensed clinical psychologist and have been working as therapist for over 25 years, with a focus on emerging adults, identity development, relationship challenges, and destigmatization of mental health in the Orthodox community. I have an integrated therapy style, utilizing both CBT and interpersonal modalities dependent on the issue at hand. I am privileged to work as Director of the Yeshiva University Counseling Center and have a small private practice. My husband is a Rabbi of a shul and as such, this cause is special to me as well.