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Natasha McLain, LMFTA. Natasha is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate in cc the state of CT. She earned her Bachelor’s degrees in communication and psychology and her Master’s of marriage and family therapy at Southern Connecticut State University. Natasha uses a developmental, person-centered, solution informed approach to therapy. She believes that the client is an expert in their own experience. She aims to help clients determine their personal needs, goals and ways of achieving them. In helping you identify what matters to you (and what doesn’t), she collaborates with clients to identify, explore, intervene, and repair any parts where they feel healing is required. 

Navigating life experiences from birth to present can be challenging but can also be deeply rewarding. Depending on your desired goals, Natasha uses a variety of developmentally based systems’ therapies to examine learned behaviors and communication styles so you can choose more of what works for you and less of what does not.  Natasha draws from emotionally focused family therapy, attachment theory, and interpersonal neurobiology to promote healthy rewarding relationships, restore and improve meaningful connection, and access resilience in your life. Identifying parts of development where needs were poorly met, using reparative therapies, Natasha will help reshape, heal, and repair the past to reveal and explore your unique personhood, your purpose, and meaning.

Natasha chose the field of marriage and family therapy for its focus on system theory, examining how a system impacts an individual as well as how the individual affects the system.  Her experience includes assisting couples to navigate life’s changes such as the birth of a new child, developing age-appropriate parenting styles, repairing breakdowns in communication and intimacy incongruencies. Natasha has experience in co-parenting mediation and counseling, premarital counseling and facilitating parent education programs.

Natasha’s therapeutic goal is to help you answer your own “miracle question”, if you woke tomorrow and your life felt right and your own, what would be new and different? In therapy she works with clients to not only understand that question but to develop strategies for making their vision a reality. Sometimes people feel stuck. Feeling as though life is happening without their consent. It is Natasha’s belief that everyone possesses the resources to unstick themselves and uncover those abilities. Solution focused and strategic family therapies provide a blueprint for regaining control of one’s life. Whether the identified goals are long or short term, focusing on the potential solutions, and the client’s self-efficacy can help in the achievement of them. When so many variables in life are beyond our control, regaining confidence in our own abilities and strengths can help create a desired future.

When not with clients, Natasha can be found digging for worms with her two boys, ages three and eight. She loves planting, propagating, and tending to her many, many plants and creating new sourdough recipes. She has a deep passion for exploring new places and cultures, including cuisine. When not in the garden or kitchen, Natasha can be found thrifting at Goodwill with a true crime podcast in her earbuds.

Natasha provides:

• Individual counseling for children, adolescents, young adults, and adults.
• Family counseling for kids and teens.
• Couples counseling
• Pre-marital counseling, co-parenting counseling, and assistance with divorce and families.
• Therapeutic treatments and counseling for: ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Bipolar and related disorders, and Substance Abuse Disorders. OCD, Depressive disorders, Stress, Anger, and trauma-related disorders.
• Gender and identity issues.
• Life skills, social skills, communication issues
• Employment-related stress or burnout.

Michelle Munasami, LMFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist in the state of Connecticut. She received both her Bachelor’s and Master’s from the University of Saint Joseph. Michelle has over 15 years of expertise working with both adults and children, individually and as families. Michelle utilizes many different therapeutic practices which include- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Michelle is solution-focused and collaborative and moves clients towards their desired goals. Michelle stays busy with her three children and husband and enjoys kickboxing and traveling in her free time.

Michelle offers:

• Individual counseling for children, adolescents, adults, and families.
• Parenting, relationship and family problems.
• Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Family Issues, Behavioral Disorders, ADHD, Divorce/Blended Families.

Marni Troop (LMFT-A) is an Associate Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. Marni spent the first half of her adult life as an educator before changing careers to pursue psychotherapy. She graduated with honors from Northcentral University (MAMFT) in 2022 already with nearly 15 years of experience working with children, adolescents, parents, and families in community mental health. Marni has extensive experience working with teens and adults, couples and other relationships, Neurodivergence, LGBTQIIA+ (including family in need of learning how to support those in transition), parent education, and life transitions. Marni is particularly interested in serving first responders, surgeons, lawyers, teachers and others in high-stress helping professions.

As a systems therapist, Marni knows that a person is not a problem. Problems are where one or more aspects of people's lives no longer function well, like a broken cog in a machine. Marni uses mindfulness (awareness of the present moment) in most aspects of therapy, including ACT, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, Eco-Systemic Family Therapy, and Gottman (Couples). Together, Marni and her clients identify what's no longer working and create new ways of living happy, well-functioning lives.

In her free time (What? Free time?), Marni gardens, plays with her dogs and cats, worries about her children away at college, crochets, cooks and, especially, writes.

Marni Offers:

• Individual, couple, family (caregivers, fosters), and group counseling for adolescents, and adults 12 and up.
• Support for marginalized people due to ethnicity, religion, career choice, etc.
• Help with Anxiety, Depression, Neurodivergence, Trauma, LBGTQIA+, Life transitions, Secondary trauma/Occupational stress/Occupational PTSD, sobriety
• Use of strengths-based, systemic focused interventions that empower clients to acknowledge and take control over how they respond to the world around them.

Soo Kim is a Licensed Associate Marriage & Family Therapist at Hudson River Care and Counseling (HRCC). Soo counsels virtually and in person in the Teaneck office.

Soo is deeply passionate about equipping couples and families with clinical counseling skills. Seeing the vast need for counseling for couples and families, especially after the pandemic, Soo is called to meet people where they are and equip them with the perspective and skills to grow in their lives.

Soo is also certified in Prepare/Enrich, a pre-marriage and marriage enrichment counseling program. As a husband himself, Soo knows the importance of establishing a strong base of communication for any marriage. By conducting premarital counseling, Soo recognizes that couples greatly benefit from discussing topics of family history, sex, finances, relationships, and other critical areas that they need to share so that they can know how the other perceives these matters.

In addition, he enjoys working with individuals of all ages, supporting them through various mental health issues. He has counseled clients who have worked through depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, anger issues, and other issues within mental health. He takes an individual approach to each client and will do his best to work with them in their respective journeys.

Soo recognizes that there may be a need for more access to clinical counseling for various people, and he hopes to make his passion and experience available to people from both religious and non-religious backgrounds.

Natasha McLain, LMFTA. Natasha is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate in cc the state of CT. She earned her Bachelor’s degrees in communication and psychology and her Master’s of marriage and family therapy at Southern Connecticut State University. Natasha uses a developmental, person-centered, solution informed approach to therapy. She believes that the client is an expert in their own experience. She aims to help clients determine their personal needs, goals and ways of achieving them. In helping you identify what matters to you (and what doesn’t), she collaborates with clients to identify, explore, intervene, and repair any parts where they feel healing is required. 

Navigating life experiences from birth to present can be challenging but can also be deeply rewarding. Depending on your desired goals, Natasha uses a variety of developmentally based systems’ therapies to examine learned behaviors and communication styles so you can choose more of what works for you and less of what does not.  Natasha draws from emotionally focused family therapy, attachment theory, and interpersonal neurobiology to promote healthy rewarding relationships, restore and improve meaningful connection, and access resilience in your life. Identifying parts of development where needs were poorly met, using reparative therapies, Natasha will help reshape, heal, and repair the past to reveal and explore your unique personhood, your purpose, and meaning.

Natasha chose the field of marriage and family therapy for its focus on system theory, examining how a system impacts an individual as well as how the individual affects the system.  Her experience includes assisting couples to navigate life’s changes such as the birth of a new child, developing age-appropriate parenting styles, repairing breakdowns in communication and intimacy incongruencies. Natasha has experience in co-parenting mediation and counseling, premarital counseling and facilitating parent education programs.

Natasha’s therapeutic goal is to help you answer your own “miracle question”, if you woke tomorrow and your life felt right and your own, what would be new and different? In therapy she works with clients to not only understand that question but to develop strategies for making their vision a reality. Sometimes people feel stuck. Feeling as though life is happening without their consent. It is Natasha’s belief that everyone possesses the resources to unstick themselves and uncover those abilities. Solution focused and strategic family therapies provide a blueprint for regaining control of one’s life. Whether the identified goals are long or short term, focusing on the potential solutions, and the client’s self-efficacy can help in the achievement of them. When so many variables in life are beyond our control, regaining confidence in our own abilities and strengths can help create a desired future.

When not with clients, Natasha can be found digging for worms with her two boys, ages three and eight. She loves planting, propagating, and tending to her many, many plants and creating new sourdough recipes. She has a deep passion for exploring new places and cultures, including cuisine. When not in the garden or kitchen, Natasha can be found thrifting at Goodwill with a true crime podcast in her earbuds.

Natasha provides:

• Individual counseling for children, adolescents, young adults, and adults.
• Family counseling for kids and teens.
• Couples counseling
• Pre-marital counseling, co-parenting counseling, and assistance with divorce and families.
• Therapeutic treatments and counseling for: ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Bipolar and related disorders, and Substance Abuse Disorders. OCD, Depressive disorders, Stress, Anger, and trauma-related disorders.
• Gender and identity issues.
• Life skills, social skills, communication issues
• Employment-related stress or burnout.

Michelle Munasami, LMFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist in the state of Connecticut. She received both her Bachelor’s and Master’s from the University of Saint Joseph. Michelle has over 15 years of expertise working with both adults and children, individually and as families. Michelle utilizes many different therapeutic practices which include- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Michelle is solution-focused and collaborative and moves clients towards their desired goals. Michelle stays busy with her three children and husband and enjoys kickboxing and traveling in her free time.

Michelle offers:

• Individual counseling for children, adolescents, adults, and families.
• Parenting, relationship and family problems.
• Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Family Issues, Behavioral Disorders, ADHD, Divorce/Blended Families.