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We all sit in the driver seats of our lives, but sometimes it can be hard to juggle driving while reading the map, taking care of the passengers, and noticing the sidewalks. My role as a therapist is to sit beside you, picking up on the things that you are too focused to notice and follow your lead on your exploration and healing. Reaching out for help may feel scary and require a lot of courage and vulnerability, but it feels a bit better when we don’t have to face our challenges alone.

I believe mental health is a critical area that influences how people meet the demands of everyday life. I provide a supportive safe space, by building upon trust, honesty, and genuineness. Our work can look like problem solving, reasoning, exploring, investigating, reflecting, learning, or unlearning. I hope to facilitate and promote growth and healing so you can rediscover your strength, find balance, and improve life quality and overall health. I utilized an eclectic approach, integrating psychodynamic theory, cognitive behavioral therapy, and relational-cultural theory, with a trauma informed and strength based perspective.

I received both my B.S. in Applied Psychology with a specialization in child and adolescent mental health and my M.A. in Counseling Psychology from New York University. I am bilingual in Mandarin and English; thus, clients who wish/need therapy in Mandarin are welcome!

I believe that everyone needs a safe space where they can explore concerns with daily living and its impediments. I provide a neutral, non-judgmental zone to explore and find positive coping strategies. I believe that positive coping strategies will empower us to live our best lives. I will aid you in finding and exploring factors in your past and present that have hindered you from recognizing your internal strength. I hold a strong belief that talk therapy allows for a collaborative effort to utilize grounded theories as the tools needed to help you heal, change, accept and live your best life.

I am a Mental Health Counselor-LP who attained my degrees from Nassau Community College, New York University, and Hofstra University. While attending these scholastic institutions, I interned at various facilities such as The Door, Queens Children Psychiatric Hospital, and South Oaks Hospital Chemical Dependency and Substance Abuse Program. I have also held positions that allowed me to work with both public and private sector. I've worked with children and adults with a history of traumatic events that stem from various types of abuse.  I also have experience with couple's therapy, particularly focused around healthy communication styles.

I offer therapy that is empathic, respectful, honest, and collaborative. My approach is evidence-based, drawing on methods that are proven to be effective and reliable, while always honoring you as an individual.

My practice takes into account the pervasive nature of trauma, and how it can interfere with your ability to cope with life’s challenges. We will work to carefully uncover the reasons behind any behaviors you wish to change, as well as how those behaviors may have served you throughout your life. Together, we will pay attention to your prior experiences, including family dynamics, while working on practical, realistic approaches to dealing with today.

I have found that people are more resilient than they think. I work to help you harness your strengths, find balance, and regain hope.

Dana Tuqan is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice and a professional trainer. She is a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and holds a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from New York University.  

Dana's approach is rooted in psychodynamic theory, additionally tapping into motivational interviewing, CBT, and mindfulness-based theory. Dana offers individual and couples counseling, and has supported clients working towards healing and recovery from trauma/PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, substance use and addiction, life transitions, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. Additionally, she has extensive experience in the areas of dual diagnosis (addiction and mental illness), and multicultural issues, including immigration, assimilation, and displacement.

Dana has also worked extensively within community mental health. She provided clinical consultation and training to a large human services agency in areas including high-risk clients, dual diagnosis, trauma-informed care, and motivational interviewing. She provided supervision and individual / group psychotherapy to clients with severe and persistent mental illness, frequently with co-occurring substance use and incarceration histories.

Earlier in her career, Dana worked as an HR consultant and trainer. She specialized in performance management, enabling individuals and businesses to maximize their potential. 

Dana speaks English and Arabic, and has a strong working knowledge of Spanish. Dana maintains a commitment to social justice issues in all aspects of her work.

Throughout my years serving a young adult/adult population, I have gained a great appreciation for working collaboratively with each client to understand the most effective approach unique to each individual. My approach uses person-centered exploration through different frameworks and clinical lenses to provide a nonjudgmental therapeutic environment in which we can gain a greater awareness of the individual's concerns and work from this awareness to affect change in the present.

I am a social worker with an LMSW and a SIFI certification to supervise social work interns.  Through my experience, I believe that many concerns are based in challenges with emotional expression and effective communication within our relationships. I have worked successfully within this model to address depression, anxiety, issues arising from sexual identity, LGBTQ, life transitions, long-standing relational issues, among many others.

My philosophy and approach to therapy is different from traditional schools of thought. I break away from the "old school" idea that therapy is just for people who have "serious problems" or mental illness. I understand life is stressful, relationships can be difficult, and the daily grind can leave even the best of us feeling overwhelmed and anxious.

I believe therapy is a proactive way to deal with life's challenges; a powerful tool in overcoming periods where you feel stuck or hit a roadblock; a journey to self awareness and knowing your true self; an opportunity to live your best life.

My role is to give clinical guidance on your journey by providing non-judgmental, unconditional positive regard at all times. I have years of experience in helping children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples thrive and find their happiness again.

Ellenie Torres, LSW, is an experienced social worker at the Teaneck, New Jersey office. She also sees patients virtually. Ellenie attended Caldwell University for her undergraduate education. There, she earned a bachelor's degree in Applied Language Helping Professions and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Ellenie received her master’s in Social Work from Nyack College in New York City. 

Ellenie is certified in the Nurturing Parenting Program in New Jersey and in the ASIST Suicide Prevention Program. She has worked with young parents and families in the past as a case manager, doing home visits, supervised visitation, parenting classes, and connecting them to community resources.

She uses evidence-based psychotherapy approaches while working with adults, couples, and children of all ages. She also works from a strengths-based approach to help empower her clients to accomplish their goals. Ellenie also offers a faith-based approach when the client would like it incorporated into the sessions.

Ms. Torres is bilingual in Spanish and in English.

Vanvian Hoo, LCSW, PsyD, is a senior clinical and psychotherapist at Hudson River Care and Counseling. Dr. Hoo works virtually. 

Vanvian brings over 20 years of experience to the practice with no signs of stopping. Currently pursuing her doctorate in psychology from Felician University in Rutherford, New Jersey, Vanvian specializes in neuropsychology and multicultural psychology. She is trained in various behavioral models, including Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). 

After receiving her Bachelor of Science from Wagner College, Vanvian earned a master’s in Social Work from Columbia University in New York City. She works from a Strength-based Based Perspective with her patients and has an integrative approach, utilizing various evidence-based practices depending on the needs of her clients. She includes various modalities in her treatment plans, such as play therapy with children, parenting, trauma work, anxiety, depression, and relational issues with adults and adolescents. 

Vanvian also worked as a school-based mental health social worker at TSMS, a middle school located in the East Village, New York, for 13 years. She also has extensive work experience in nonprofits and hospital settings. Additionally, Vanvian has extensive knowledge working with young children and parents as a mental health consultant for a Head Start program in NYC. 

She has worked in Chinatown to mitigate and decrease the mental health stigma and deliver mental health services to the community. Vanvian is committed to addressing social injustice issues and helping clients break the transmission of intergenerational trauma. Teaching and supervising master’s level social work interns from Columbia University, Hunter College, and NYU is one of her many gratifying accomplishments. In her free time, Vanvian loves to design and create handmade greeting cards.

Dr. Hoo is licensed in both NY and NJ. She is bilingual in Cantonese and in English.

Soo Kim is a marriage and family therapy intern at Hudson River Care and Counseling (HRCC). Mr. Kim works virtually and in the Teaneck, New Jersey, office. He is completing his Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy in Alliance University. He provides both in-person and telehealth counseling at HRCC. 

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. 

He is also an Ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Reformed Church in America, where he serves as a Married Couple’s Pastor in a local church in New Jersey. He also graduated from Western Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity. 

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. 

Jacqueline Yashayev, MA, is a mental health counselor serving patients at Hudson River Care and Counseling. Jacqueline works virtually and in the Hoboken office. Jacqueline provides counseling services virtually and in the Hoboken office. 

Jacqueline obtained her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Pace University in New York, New York. Shortly after graduating, she decided to further her education, earning a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling from Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey.

Jacqueline specializes in individual therapy with various ages and genders. She has experience working with individuals with anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, stress management, DID, and stressors from transitional periods. Jacqueline takes a holistic and wellness approach and uses an integrative model, specifically working through the psychodynamic theory and CB.

Jacqueline is bilingual in English and Russian, enabling her to treat a diverse population of patients. She looks forward to working with you at Hudson River Care and Counseling.

Jinwon Yeo, LPC, is a clinical mental health counselor at Hudson River Care and Counseling. Jinwon offers services for patients remotely and in Teaneck, New Jersey.

Jinwon received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology, from Yonsei University located in Seoul, South Korea. She also earned a Master Degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University, located in Virginia.

After she achieved her NJ license, LAC (Licensed Associate Counselor), Jinwon expanded her practice through various counseling services, including individual counseling, couple and family therapy, group counseling, psycho-education, bibliotherapy, and anger management program at the counseling centers throughout Bergen County.

She was trained to use the CBT (cognitive behavior therapy), DBT (dialectical behavior therapy), and TBCT (trial-based cognitive therapy), positive psychology, and motivational Interviewing. Areas of her work include depression, anxiety, traumatic experiences, anger control issues, conflict and stress on relationships and academic performance, divorce, domestic violence, parenting, loss, religion, perfectionism, fear of failure/rejection, excessive worry, and so on. She specialized in family issues, mental health challenges in immigrants, and Christian counseling.

Jinwon hopes people can accept themselves as they are. She helps people be empowered to face and overcome the challenges in their lives with confidence, change their lives, and cultivate a more meaningful life through effective and collaborative counseling.

Ms. Won is blingual in both English and Korean. 

Georgia Lavey, MSW, LSW, is an experienced psychotherapist seeing patients at Hudson River Care and Counseling. She offers mental health services from the practice's Hoboken, New Jersey, office and is also available for teletherapy.

Georgia holds a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Master's Degree in Clinical Social Work from Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey.

Georgia utilizes evidence-based interventions such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Existential Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy.

Her practice is informed by her work over the last seven years with individuals experiencing abuse and neglect, depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, ODD, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, and challenges faced by the LGBTQ community.

In addition to her work with HRCC, Georgia also works as a psychotherapist at a public elementary and middle school in Newark. Additionally, she serves as the program Data Analyst for Hudson County Court Appointed Special Advocates in Jersey City.

I enjoy working with adults, teens, families, and groups. I approach clients from a psychodynamic perspective influenced by existential psychotherapy and family systems. I have a foundational training in DBT and, depending on the client’s needs, will teach concrete skills to strengthen emotion regulation, decrease anxious and depressive symptoms, increase resilience and distress tolerance, improve communication, and strengthen boundaries in relationships.

My style is collaborative and dynamic; I enjoy working together to understand what clients want from therapy, and how best to achieve their goals. I listen to/ observe carefully what is communicated during session, and I ask a lot of questions to encourage exploration and self-reflection. I balance concepts of self- acceptance and change, and aim to instill the belief that real change is possible and within the client's power.

I admire the courage it takes to come to therapy and consider it an honor to work with clients in their most vulnerable areas. I create a warm, collaborative, responsive, and safe environment in which clients can express whatever they want without fear of judgement.