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Counseling Corner for Marriage and Family Therapy, P.C. (CCMFT),
opened its doors in March of 2003. It
was originally The Relationship Enhancement
Center. Our mission is to provide the community with the education and
tools necessary to maintain healthy
families, marriages and relationships.
Our founder built this company with
relationships in mind and takes pride in
being able to say we help many people
improve their lives on a daily basis and now
in two counties. Since opening we have
grown to two locations, Manhattan and
Rockville Centre (Long Island) and are
staffed with six therapists. All of
our therapists are trained in Family Systems
and Couples Therapy. Providing a
unique approach to therapy is what keeps us
excited about what we do and keeps the
people that continue to work with us feeling
hopeful in a way they never thought
imaginable. 
Many people who come to
CCMFT for services have tried therapy before
and had little success. Many times
they have brought their family, spouse or
partner in and did not feel the therapist
was able to help. We feel that not
every therapist is skilled in working with
more than one individual in the room and
this can be a difficult task if not trained
appropriately. This is why therapists
at CCMFT are unique in that each therapist
is trained to do just that--to work with
more than one person. Our therapists
know how to deal with high conflict issues
between spouses/partners, parent-child/teen,
siblings, etc. Having this confidence
provides hope and opportunities for new
experiences. So, we encourage you to
get to know our staff and see if CCMFT is
the right place for you.
At Counseling Corner for MFT we are dedicated to help our clients to build and maintain healthy relationships. We believe that healthy relationships add to our satisfaction in life and one's overall health. Our approach is systemic in that we view each person in the context of his or her relationships. We assume that people exist in relation to one another and are part of the same system. It is within the context of these relationships that problems exist and our goal is to create change throughout the entire system (or relationships) rather than within the individual. With this type of work, where each person is working together, we believe change is more lasting.
I have carefully selected therapists to be part of a team that delivers high quality therapeutic services. All therapist at CCMFT are trained in Family Therapy and Couple Therapy theories and have received intensive training and supervision providing therapy to individuals, couples and families. Our therapists regularly attend trainings and professional conferences to make sure they are up to date with the latest techniques used in psychotherapy. It is our utmost concern that our clients receive services of the highest quality.
I hope that you will enjoy your visit of our website and welcome you to
contact us for help with your relationship.
Warm regards,
Who We Are
Cari L. Sans, M.A.,
LMFT, the founder and director, is a New York State Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist . She holds a
bachelor of arts in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a
master of arts degree in marriage and family
therapy from Hofstra University, NY. Cari is a
clinical member of the
American Association for Marriage and Family
Therapy (AAMFT) and the New York/Long Island
chapters of the organization. Cari opened her private practice in 2003
while also working in a non-profit agency
providing her services to clients with
substance abuse and criminal issues.
She was dedicated to not only seeing
services provided in the public sector but
also the private, where she found there were
many people who wanted a safe place to come
with their partners/spouse and family that
is confidential. Since 2005 she has
solely focused on her private practice and
has recruited other therapists to join her
team.
Cari has worked within the social service/mental health arena for the past 11 years in various roles. She has experience working with couples, families and individuals providing psychotherapy both within non-profit agency settings and private practice over the past 6 years. She has provided groups dealing with issues of weight loss, anger management, couple enhancement, parenting, and substance abuse. Cari has also presented workshops on Anger Management, Families and Chronic Illness, Parenting During Divorce, and Eating Extremes. In her career, Cari has worked with children, adolescents and their families both in residential treatment and early childhood programs. She has also worked with adults in correctional and substance abuse treatment. She is a trained Parenting Journey© and PEACE facilitator.
Cari is currently a candidate for certification as an AAMFT
approved supervisor. She is a member of the
New York State Board for Mental Health
Practitioners and has lectured at
Hunter College (CUNY) in the School of
Education.
Andrea Wilkinson Ohle, M.S., M.A.,
is a psychotherapist trained in marriage and
family therapy and holds a limited permit to
practice marriage and family therapy in the
state of New York. She is an associate
member of the American Association for
Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and a member of the state and Long Island chapters of that organization. Andrea brings to the table her experience in treating individuals, couples and families of all ages in the private-practice model. Additionally, she led several groups that focused on topics including bereavement, children of divorced parents, and substance abuse recovery. Andrea also helped lead a unique family program that featured joining activities for the family as a whole as well as play therapy for children who were grouped with peers. Settings of these experiences included community counseling agencies, a high school guidance department, and a homeless shelter for men.
Andrea came to the therapy field via a communications background and draws from that experience some essential communicative elements in the therapeutic room. She has a
master of science degree in marriage and family therapy with honors from Iona College in New Rochelle, NY, and upon graduation was the department faculty's choice for Outstanding Marriage and Family Therapy Student. In addition, Andrea holds a masters of art degree in communication arts from New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury, NY. Andrea enjoys volunteering her psychotherapy services weekly for those less fortunate at a community service agency in Eastern Suffolk County.
Sahar Khoshakhlagh, M.A., M.A., Psy.D (cand.),
is a psychotherapist trained in marriage and
family therapy and holds a limited permit to
practice marriage and family therapy in the
state of New York.. Sahar has received her
masters degree from New York University in
counseling and guidance, and a second masters degree from Alliant International University
in marital and family therapy. Currently,
Sahar is continuing her education at Alliant
International University as a doctorate
candidate in the field of marital and family
therapy. Sahar is also an associate member of the
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
and has five years of experience working with at risk children, substance abusers, couples and families.
Sahar has worked at Baruch College assisting and counseling college students as well as Steinway Child and Family Services Inc., counseling and intervening in relational dynamics. Furthermore, Sahar has worked for the Salvation Army Rehabilitation Center
and the child and family counseling center
at Western Youth Services in Southern California.
She has facilitated parenting classes, leadership retreats, and multicultural
awareness workshops. As a
facilitator and therapist, Sahar encourages
higher thinking, effective communication,
awareness of the self and the other, and the
significance of
partnership. Most importantly, Sahar
focuses on factors such as relational
dynamics, emotional cycles, and communication patterns rather than traits or symptoms in individual members.
Normajean
Cefarelli, LMFT, is a New York State
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who
has trained extensively in counseling
individuals, couples and families. She holds
a Master of Family Therapy degree from
Southern Connecticut State University and is
a Clinical Member of the American
Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
(AAMFT) as well as a member of the state
chapters of that organization. In addition,
Normajean earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree
in Psychology and Associate of Science
Degree in Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation
Counseling. Presently, Normajean works
part-time at Naugatuck Family and Youth
Services in Naugatuck, CT, a non-profit
organization providing individual, couples
and family therapy. She also works with
Connecticut Community for Addiction
Recovery, a non-profit grassroots
organization, managing and training
volunteers in peer support roles and is
currently an adjunct faculty member at
Southern Connecticut State University.
Normajean has experience working with
individuals, couples and families with anger
issues as well as conducting educational
presentations and facilitated discussions
for anger management groups. She was able to
build a strong relationship with the New
Haven Connecticut Probate Court while
serving as Guardian Ad Litum for children in
family cases. Over the past three years,
Normajean has conducted therapeutic
supervised visits integrating a structural
model for parenting. Normajean has also
provided individual therapy sessions
directly related to substance use/abuse
issues for local university students
attending Albertus Magnus College. Normajean
has a strong passion for experiential
therapies and is a Certified Gestalt
Therapist and Equine Facilitated
Psychotherapist. She has experience in
private practice setting in Connecticut
providing stress reduction through energy
therapies and teaching traditional Usui
Reiki.
Dorothy Pompi,
M.S., is a trained psychotherapist
having received her training in marriage and
family therapy from Iona College, and holds
a limited permit to practice marriage and
family therapy in the state of New York. She
is an associate member of the American
Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
and is an active member of the NYAMFT Metro
Chapter.
Dorothy’s experience includes working with
couples, families and individuals concerned
with issues of intergenerational family
relationships, changing family life cycle
and stressors found in both new and
long-term relationships. She has worked with
blended families, young adults, and
multi-stressed couples in both urban and
suburban settings. Dorothy has applied
behavioral techniques to aid parents,
children and pre-adolescents struggling with
anger and lack of self-control; tools are
provided to family members, yielding
positive emotional expression for all.
Dorothy’s collaborative stance used in
psychotherapy has enabled her to work with
multicultural populations found in New York
City. It is her belief that this
collaborative style offers a relaxed and
knowledgeable atmosphere in which clients
can explore and bring about the process of
change.
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