Approved Mentor List
The following mentors have been approved by NYMHCA based on their credentials, years of experience and expertise in certain clinical areas. You can chose a mentor based on one of more of the following criteria:
- They live and/or work in your area
- They belong to your local NYMHCA chapter, so you can meet in person
- They have an area of expertise you are interested in pursuing
Name: Madeleine Reynolds
Town/City: Rochester
Worksite: Private Practice
Additional work site(s)
Credentials: MS, LMHC, ACS
Number of years licensed: 9
Areas of specialization and experience/populations worked with: DBT, CBT, grief and loss, chronic or terminal illness, sexual assault
survivors, teens and young adults
Chapter member? Yes Name of Chapter: Rochester
Contact info: Phone 585-507-0454 Website: madeleinereynolds.com Email: mrb567@gmail.com
Why a mentor: I enjoy providing support and encouragement to those who are beginning work either as a counselor or as a private practitioner. I have provided supervision to students and enjoyed that role. I benefited from informal mentoring but would have enjoyed being a mentee.
Ways they are willing to to be in contact with mentee:
- In person - yes
- Skype/Facetime - yes
- Email - yes
- Phone - yes
- Text - yes
Previous experience as a mentor: none
Mentees
As a mentee you will need to do the following:
- Before contacting a mentor please confirm with our office, that you are a member in good standing of NYMHCA.
- Contact the mentor you are interested in to find out if they are available or are already working with another mentee.
- Ask to speak to the mentor before agreeing to work with them. If it's not a comfortable fit, you will not be benefited by the relationship.
- You and the mentor should agree on the method(s) of communication that you will use for the mentoring process.
- You and the mentor should agree on the frequency of contacts over a 6 month period (the process is typically for 6 months to a year).
- Be clear on what you want from the mentor/mentee relationship!
- When the mentoring process is completed, please fill out an evaluation form. The information that you will provide will help us to improve the program.
Please keep checking this page for the info on mentors as they are approved.
Questions? Concerns?
Name: Edward Pino
Town/City: NYC
Worksite: Private Practice
Credentials: MS, LMHC, NCC
Number of years licensed: 12
Areas of specialization and experience/populations worked with: Co-dependency, addiction, stress,anxiety,depression, life change
Chapter member? Yes Name of Chapter: Metro-NY
Contact info Phone: 646-734-7114 Website: Edpino.com Email: edpino@mac.com
Why a mentor: Almost 40 years of experience and learning
Ways they are willing to to be in contact with mentee:
- In person Yes
- Skype/Facetime Yes
- Email Yes
- Phone Yes
- Text Yes
Previous experience as a mentor: Is a mentor with the Metro-NY Chapter, and mentored Queens College grad students
Name: Joan S. Ingalls
Town/City: NYC
Worksite: Private practice
Additional work site(s) Salisbury, CT
Credentials: LMHC, AASP
Number of years licensed: 8
Areas of specialization and experience/populations worked with: performance/sport counseling
Chapter member? Yes Name of Chapter: Metro-NY
Contact info: Phone 917-776-9978 Website - villagesocialtherapy.com Email joansingalls@gmail.com
Why a mentor: I am grateful for all the work that others did to create the LMHC in NYS and I want to contribute to the development of the profession and the success of individuals entering the profession. I have over 30 years experience with s specialties ranging from learning and developmental disabilities to sport, performance, and exercise psychology and dance therapy, but I am interested in mentoring anyone regardless of their special interest. I hope that together the mentee and I will create what we have to offer each other.
Ways they are willing to to be in contact with mentee:
- In person - Yes
- Skype/Facetime - Yes
- Email - Yes
- Phone - Yes
- Text - Yes
Previous experience as a mentor: I have mentored people through the process of becoming certified by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and teenagers in the Rotary International program for youth at risk.
Name: Frances Moyer
Town/City: Orchard Park
Worksite: Private Practice
Additional work site(s) Erie Community College
Credentials: LMHC
Number of years licensed: 11
Areas of specialization and experience/populations worked with: marriage education, pre-marital training and counseling, CBT, communication skills building
Chapter member? Yes Name of Chapter: Buffalo
Contact info: Phone 716-523-4702 Email moyerf@ecc.edu
Why a mentor: "I want to encourage, inspire, offer hope, and enthusiasm for the mental health counseling field and pass on the
knowledge which I only learned through my mentors and practice. I enjoy building relationships with other mental health
counselors."
Ways they are willing to to be in contact with mentee:
- In person Yes
- Skype/Facetime No
- Email Yes
- Phone Yes
- Text Yes
Previous experience as a mentor: "I have mentored other students who were entering the mental health field and preparing to take the licensure exam. Various colleges have requested me to supervise and mentor their students. I have been doing this type of volunteer work for many years."
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Ways they are willing to to be in contact with mentee:
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Previous experience as a mentor
Name: Dr. Richard Schaub
Town/City: Long Island
Worksite: Huntington Meditation and Imagery Center
Additional work site(s)
Credentials: Ph.D, LMHC
Number of years licensed: 20
Areas of specialization and experience/populations worked with: Clinical Applications of meditation and mental imagery in all
mental health, educational and healthcare settings
Chapter member? Name of Chapter: Yes. Long Island Chapter
Contact info: Phone: 631-673-0293 Website: Huntingtonmeditation.com Email drrichardschaub@gmail.com
Why a mentor: Mentoring helped me years ago. Have been in the field for 40 years. Extensive experience. International
teacher of mental health professionals.
Ways they are willing to to be in contact with mentee:
- In person Yes
- Skype/Facetime Yes
- Email Yes
- Phone Yes
- Text Yes
Previous experience as a mentor Supervised and trained many professionals
Name: Jamie Seastrand
Town/City: Troy, NY
Worksite: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Credentials: LMHC
Number of years licensed: 2
Chapter Member? Yes Capital Region
Areas of specialization and experience/populations worked with: Trauma, college students, anxiety, depression and crisis
Contact info: Phone: 518-649-6398/ Email: jamie.seastrand21@gmail.com
Why a mentor: I believe that being a mentor would be a great opportunity to foster a relationship with a mentee and assist in
helping them grow. I wish that I knew about this opportunity when I was right our of graduate school because there are so many
questions and unknowns when entering the field.
Ways they are willing to to be in contact with mentee:
- In person Yes
- Skype/Facetime Yes
- Email Yes
- Phone Yes
- Text Yes
Previous experience as a mentor: Volunteered with Big Brothers Big Sister
Name: Dr. Helena Boersma
Town/City: Rochester
Worksite: Medaille College
Credentials: EdD, LMHC, NCC
Number of years licensed: 12
Areas of specialization and experience/populations worked with: eating disorders, anxiety
Chapter member? Yes - Rochester Chapter
Contact info Phone: 585-415-3638
Email address: hnboersma@gmail.com
Website: helenaboersma.com
Why a mentor: To help inform and support the next generation of clinical mental health counselors
Ways they are willing to to be in contact with mentee:
- In person Yes
- Skype/Facetime Yes
- Email Yes
- Phone Yes
- Text Yes
Previous experience as a mentor: No formal mentoring programs, however, much mentoring through professional organizations
Name: Steven DiMarzo
Town/City: Syracuse
Worksite: Private practice
Credentials: MS-Mental Health Counseling, LMHC, MBA-Healthcare Administration
Number of years licensed: 2
Areas of specialization and experience/populations worked with: Substance use disorders, co-occurring disorders, LGBTQ, young professionals, college students, teenagers
Chapter member? Yes Name of Chapter: Central New York
Contact info: Phone 315 402 9018 Website : www.secondnaturecounseling.com Email: steven@secondnaturecounseling.com
Why a mentor: I have been a mentee in other areas in the past and have gained so much knowledge and experiences from those
relationships. I believe I have a unique and positive perspective of the mental health counseling field and would like to share
that with up and coming counselors.
Ways they are willing to to be in contact with mentee:
- In person Yes
- Skype/Facetime Yes
- Email Yes
- Phone Yes
- Text Yes
Previous experience as a mentor: I was a mentor for the SUNY Oswego Graduates of the Last Decade leadership council. I
developed and volunteered in the young alumni and future alumni mentoring program. I am still a member of the GOLD
leadership council at SUNY Oswego where I hold the position of co-chair.
Name: Stephannie Nicolas
Town/City: Long Island
Website: stephanienicolas.com
Additional work site(s)
Credentials: LMHC, NCC
Number of years licensed: 5
Areas of specialization and experience/populations worked with: Adults, seniors, college students, medically fragile, physically disabled
Chapter member? Name of Chapter: Yes. Long Island Chapter
Contact info: Email stephanienicolas8412@gmail.com; Phone: 516-987-5122
Why a mentor: As I went through the process of licensure I was acutely aware of several barriers and lack of opportunities available to Mental Health Counselors. I?d like to provide a strength-based approach to guiding a mentee through the process. I have lived my entire life as a quadriplegic and I know that my unique perspective and approach to counseling would benefit both therapists who have a chronic illness/disabilities or a therapist who is able-bodied. I?d also like to help clinicians who would like to explore private practice and just everything that comes with life after licensure.
Ways they are willing to to be in contact with mentee:
- In person Yes
- Skype/Zoom/Facetime: Yes
- Email Yes
- Phone Yes
- Text Yes
Previous experience as a mentor: As an undergrad, mentored lower-classmates
