About Us
Our mission is to empower individuals and families with resources and guidance to navigate life's challenges.
Our compassionate professionals provide science-proven yet individually tailored interventions in a safe and welcoming environment to alleviate suffering, foster resilience, and promote well-being.
Clarity and Collaboration Set Us Apart
We strive to promptly resolve difficult moments and address significant concerns through time-limited consultations, neuropsychological testing, and clinical assessments.
Our integrated and wrap around services ensure high quality and efficient care. We bring a team of experienced and compassionate therapists who understand the psychological, social, and learning difficulties that may be driving challenges. We are experts in assessing and treating anxiety, OCD, Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), neurodevelopmental and other conditions that result in distress and resistance. We prioritize understanding the latest assessments and supports for ADHD, Autism, learning disabilities, and executive functioning challenges to offer affirming care.
Our Philosophy and Approach
At E & R Psychology, we believe in providing compassionate, collaborative, expert, and science-backed care to help individuals reach their full potential. We meet clients where they are at and tailor our approach to their unique needs. Our goal is to empower clients to become experts in themselves or their child, teaching them concrete and actionable skills to advocate for themselves and to feel confident in various environments. We believe in a personalized, neuro-affirming approach, working with all stakeholders in a client's life to provide comprehensive support. Our practice is dedicated to helping clients not only feel better but also live better, with the ultimate goal of enabling them to use their skills independently.
Meet Our Team
Erica Miller, PhD
Dr. Erica Miller, a licensed psychologist, specializes in comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations and evidence-based treatment for youth and young adults. Her focus is on school refusal, anxiety, depression, learning, and developmental disabilities. Skilled at integrating practical and research-based recommendations, she supports students and families at home and in school. Dr. Miller is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Rebecca Sachs, PhD ABPP
Dr. Rebecca Sachs, a licensed psychologist, specializes in treating Anxiety, FND, OCD, and related conditions, and working with autistic and other neurodivergent individuals.. She employs proven methods like Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) to help individuals and families overcome suffering and achieve growth. Certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology, Dr. Sachs is a renowned clinician, speaker, and trainer.
Nora Abend-Tepper, PsyD
Dr. Nora Abend-Tepper, a licensed psychologist with over a decade of experience, specializes in working with autistic individuals, as well as those with ADHD and who experience communication challenges. She offers Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) , and Mindfulness-based therapy. Trained in Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), Dr. Abend-Tepper collaborates with families and school professionals to ensure her patients' success.
Dr. Thea Bucherbeam
Dr. Thea Bucherbeam is a postdoctoral fellow who provides supportive and identity-affirming therapy, as well as neuropsychological evaluations under supervision to individuals navigating a variety of mental health and learning challenges. She uses evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT), and integrates her experience working in school settings to help students and their families advocate for their educational needs. Dr. Bucherbeam is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist.
Jill Ceder, LCSW
Jill Ceder is a licensed clinical social worker who works with children, teens, and parents. She helps kids and teens manage anxiety, school stress, self-esteem, and peer relationships, using a neuroaffirming, trauma-informed, and strength-based approach with particular experience supporting ADHD and learning differences. Jill draws on CBT, including exposure and response prevention (ERP) for anxiety and OCD, along with DBT, mindfulness, and play therapy. Parent work is central to her practice. Using SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), a parent-based treatment for childhood anxiety and OCD, she helps parents understand what's driving their child's behavior and respond with confidence at home. With a background in school social work and law, Jill also guides families through IEPs and school supports.
Dr. Elizabeth Conguista
Dr. Lizzy Congiusta is a postdoctoral clinical psychologist who provides psychotherapy to children, adolescents, young adults, and families. She has experience treating anxiety, OCD, depression, emotion regulation difficulties, and behavioral and developmental concerns.Dr. Congiusta takes a collaborative, strengths-based, and neurodiversity-affirming approach to therapy, tailoring treatment to each individual’s unique needs and goals. She draws from evidence-based treatments, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), exposure-based interventions, and parent-focused strategies. She earned her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from LIU Post and completed her APA-accredited predoctoral internship at Nassau University Medical Center, where she received specialized training in child and adolescent psychology.
Dr. Talena Day
Dr. Talena Day is a postdoctoral fellow in clinical psychology under the supervision of Dr. Rebecca Sachs. Dr. Day completed her predoctoral internship at Mount Sinai Services Elmhurst Hospital and earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Stony Brook University. Her approach combines person-centered, neuroaffirming care with evidence-based treatments tailored to each client’s needs. She has extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused CBT, Exposure Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and parent training. She works with individuals and families across the lifespan, including children, adolescents, adults, and parents. Through a collaborative therapeutic relationship, she helps clients navigate challenges, build on their strengths, and approach life with greater confidence, self-compassion, and fulfillment.
Kai Kangas-Dick PhD
Dr. Kai Kangas-Dick, a licensed psychologist, works with individuals from preschool to adulthood, but specializes in early childhood and elementary-age development, with a focus on supporting neurodiverse and gender-diverse individuals. They integrate evidence-based approaches to help individuals and families move forward with information, tools, and strategies for positive adjustment and wellbeing. They conduct psychoeducational / neuropsychological evaluations and offer individual therapy and parent training, using collaborative, affirming, and evidence-based approaches.
Joel Dresnick, MSW
Joel Dresnick, an MSW specializing in anxiety, depression, panic, and OCD, provides a non-judgmental and collaborative therapy environment. He takes a hands-on approach and incorporates strategies from Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness-based therapies, to help clients overcome their emotional distress. Joel strives to empower individuals to live confidently in alignment with their values. He offers in-person therapy in Brooklyn and Manhattan and telehealth sessions under supervision.
Alyssa Goodman, PsyD.
Dr. Alyssa Goodman is a licensed psychologist, providing psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and young adults experiencing an array of mental health and executive functioning difficulties. Through an evidence-based and neurodiversity-affirming approach, Dr. Goodman has expertise in working with autistic and neurodivergent individuals. She facilitates parent training/coaching and works closely with families to implement and generalize skills attained during therapy in the home and at school. She is also skilled in the treatment of OCD. Dr. Goodman works closely with Dr. Erica Miller in providing comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations for diagnostic clarification and individually tailored recommendations so that you or your child can reach their full potential. Dr. Goodman received her PsyD in 2024 from St. John's University and is a New York State Certified School Psychologist.