Katie is a licensed Master Social Worker specializing in treatment of adolescents, adults and families. She is passionate about collaborating with clients to create lives they experience as worth living. She provides evidence-based care including cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to individuals and groups. Katie received her Maser’s in Social Work from Columbia University, where she... Read More about Katherine Heins, LCSW

Jeanette R. Minson is a licensed clinical social worker and Associate in Psychiatric Social Work at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC). She earned her MSW from Columbia University’s School of Social Work, where she received the Overbrook Fellowship for Advanced Clinical Practice. Jeanette also holds a BFA in Drama with Honors from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, blending... Read More about Jeanette R Minson, LMSW

Bowen Spottswood is a clinician in Columbia’s Accelerated DBT Program, Intensive Adolescent and Family Program, and Faculty Practice Organization. She competed her Master’s in Social Work at the Columbia University School of Social Work (CSSW), where she was a student in the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Training Program. She is intensively trained in DBT through Behavioral Tech, LLC. Bowen has... Read More about Bowen Spottswood, LMSW

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Caitlin is a Licensed Master Social Worker and graduate of Columbia University School of Social Work. She is joining us from a social work position at a not-for-profit law firm, The Children’s Law Center, where she worked with attorneys who represented children in Brooklyn Family Court. While there, Caitlin provided social work support in the form of conducting comprehensive assessments... Read More about Caitlin McCarthy, LMSW

Emily Cruz, LMSW is a licensed master social worker at the Columbia University for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CUCARD). Emily graduated with her B.A in Psychology from Florida International University. She also received her Master of Science in Social Work from the Columbia University School of Social Work, where she specialized in Advanced Clinical Practice. Prior to joining CUCARD, Emily... Read More about Emily Cruz, LMSW

Sheetal is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) specializing in providing evidence-based care to individuals and groups. She is passionate about providing culturally-affirming, strengths-based and compassionate care. She received her MSW from Columbia University, where she was intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) under Dr. Andre Ivanoff and Behavioral Tech, LLC. She has experience working with clients diagnosed with... Read More about Sheetal Mallavarapu, LMSW

My approach to therapy is integrative; I am trained in both traditional talk therapies like psychodynamic psychotherapy, as well as body-based approaches to healing like EMDR therapy and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. Occasionally, I incorporate hypnotic and ego-state techniques to assist folks with dissociative experiences. As a somatic practitioner, I work with clients to facilitate the mind-body connection as part of their... Read More about Erik Orozco, L.C.S.W

Lawanda Peterson-Banks is a native New Yorker, born and raised in Harlem. After earning a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Skidmore College in 2011, Mrs. Peterson-Banks attended the University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy and Practice. In 2012, while graduating with a Master's in Social Work, she was able to simultaneously complete licensing requirements to become a... Read More about Lawanda Peterson-Banks, L.C.S.W

Ms. Muravina completed her Bachelor of Arts in French Language and Literature at Brandeis University and earned her master's degree in social work from Yeshiva University. Prior to joining the Department of Psychiatry, Ms. Muravina worked in a variety of outpatient behavioral health and primary care settings and was on the Behavioral Science Faculty in the Department of Family Medicine... Read More about Marjorie Muravina, L.C.S.W

Leona Parks is a dedicated and accomplished social worker with over five years of experience across clinical, programmatic, and consulting roles. She has built her career on providing evidence-based mental health interventions to children, adolescents and adults and mentoring social work professionals. Leona Parks received her Bachelor of Science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice (B.S.) and a Master... Read More about Leona Parks, L.C.S.W

Caitlin is a Licensed Master Social Worker and graduate of Columbia University School of Social Work. She is joining us from a social work position at a not-for-profit law firm, The Children’s Law Center, where she worked with attorneys who represented children in Brooklyn Family Court. While there, Caitlin provided social work support in the form of conducting comprehensive assessments... Read More about Caitlin McCarthy, LMSW

Ms. Muravina completed her Bachelor of Arts in French Language and Literature at Brandeis University and earned her master's degree in social work from Yeshiva University. Prior to joining the Department of Psychiatry, Ms. Muravina worked in a variety of outpatient behavioral health and primary care settings and was on the Behavioral Science Faculty in the Department of Family Medicine... Read More about Marjorie Muravina, L.C.S.W

Ms. Muravina completed her Bachelor of Arts in French Language and Literature at Brandeis University and earned her master's degree in social work from Yeshiva University. Prior to joining the Department of Psychiatry, Ms. Muravina worked in a variety of outpatient behavioral health and primary care settings and was on the Behavioral Science Faculty in the Department of Family Medicine... Read More about Marjorie Muravina, L.C.S.W

Leona Parks is a dedicated and accomplished social worker with over five years of experience across clinical, programmatic, and consulting roles. She has built her career on providing evidence-based mental health interventions to children, adolescents and adults and mentoring social work professionals. Leona Parks received her Bachelor of Science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice (B.S.) and a Master... Read More about Leona Parks, L.C.S.W

Leona Parks is a dedicated and accomplished social worker with over five years of experience across clinical, programmatic, and consulting roles. She has built her career on providing evidence-based mental health interventions to children, adolescents and adults and mentoring social work professionals. Leona Parks received her Bachelor of Science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice (B.S.) and a Master... Read More about Leona Parks, L.C.S.W