Meredith Allgood, Psy.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Allgood completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) at Xavier University. Before starting her work with CCDBT, she completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Cincinnati Veteran’s Hospital in the substance abuse residential programs and chronic pain clinic. She has worked with adults in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She has experience treating a range of issues including emotional and behavioral dysregulation, personality disorders, bipolar disorder, psychosis, chronic pain, substance use, trauma, depression, suicidality, and self-injury. She has received training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as well as other Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Prolonged Exposure (PE). Dr. Allgood uses Internal Family Systems (IFS) approach to treat trauma and traumatic invalidation. Dr. Allgood currently provides individual CBT and DBT, and co-leads DBT skills groups for adults.
Aaron D. Drucker, Psy.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Dr Drucker is a licensed psychologist and one of the founding members of CCDBT. He specializes in providing Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) to adolescents, adults and families. In addition, Dr Drucker offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for individuals working through trauma. He earned his Master of Arts and Master of Education degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University, and completed his Doctor of Psychology at the California School lof Professional Psychology (Alliant University) . Dr Drucker is committed to delivering evidence-based, compassionate care that supports clients in building effective coping skills, emotional regulation and meaningful change.
Jacqueline Fretwell, Psy.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Fretwell completed her Doctorate in School-Community Psychology (Psy.D.) at Hofstra University. Before starting her work with CCDBT, she completed her pre-doctoral internship at Mount Sinai South Nassau in the Mental Health Counseling Center. She worked in both partial hospitalization and outpatient settings conducting intakes, facilitating individual therapy, and leading groups. She has experience working with individuals across the lifespan presenting with a range of difficulties including emotional dysregulation, personality disorders, bipolar, depression, anxiety, trauma, psychosis, suicidality, and self-injury. She has received training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) approaches. Dr. Fretwell has considerable experience conducting psychological assessments and has worked in various settings working with children, adolescents, and adults including community based mental health clinics and school-based settings.
Shirly Aslan Joory, L.M.S.W., Licensed Master Social Worker
Ms. Aslan Joory received her Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University School of Social Work. Prior to joining CCDBT, Ms. Aslan Joory worked at The Association for Autism and Neurodiversity (AANE) where she specialized in working with neurodivergent individuals and groups. She went on to work at Suffolk DBT, where she received her DBT introduction, training, and clinical supervision. Ms. Aslan Joory is trained in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT) and in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as provided by Behavioral Tech, LLC. Ms. Aslan Joory has collaborated with both adolescents and adults facing diverse challenges and diagnoses. In addition to standard DBT and DBT for Adolescents (DBT-A), she has gained experience in Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT), and in DBT for Individuals with Autism (DBT-IA). Currently, she provides individual DBT and CBT, and co-leads DBT skills groups for adolescents and adults.
Angela Juliano, L.C.S.W., Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Ms. Juliano is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and received her Master’s in Social Work from Hunter College’s Silberman School of Social Work. She is a DBT- Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™ for Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for single-incident and complex trauma. Ms. Juliano also has comprehensive training in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD, and family therapy. Ms. Juliano specializes in treating adolescents, adults, and families in a range of difficulties including those related to personality disorders, trauma, mood disorders, and anxiety. Currently, she provides individual DBT, CBT, EMDR, and IFS-informed treatment, and co-leads DBT skills groups for adolescents and adults.
Julia B. Marks, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Marks is a founding Partner of CCDBT and serves as the Managing Director of CCDBT Manhattan. Dr. Marks is the head of the CCDBT Family Therapy Program. Dr. Marks has 17 years of clinical experience working with adolescents, adults, families, and couples, and she has expertise in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Family Therapy, Couples Therapy, and Insight-Oriented Psychotherapies. Dr. Marks received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology, after completing a B.A. in Psychology and Classics at Swarthmore College. Dr. Marks has a background in social work with adopted and foster children. Additionally, she worked as a special education teacher for teenagers with learning and emotional issues. Dr. Marks was a staff psychologist within the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Schneider Children’s Hospital where she specialized in psychotherapy with adolescents and families. She has been practicing Dialectical Behavior Therapy since 2002.
Adam C. Payne, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Payne is a DBT – Linehan Board of Certification, Certified DBT Clinician. Dr. Payne provides DBT Intensive Trainings for Behavioral Tech Institute, LLC. Within his role as a Behavioral Tech Trainer, he has provided DBT training to clinicians across the nation and internationally. Dr. Payne has served as a Clinical Supervisor for the Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics (BRTC) at the University of Washington in Seattle, the clinical research center led by Marsha Linehan, Ph.D., ABPP. Dr. Payne was the Program Chair for the ISITDBT Conference for 2012 and 2013. Dr. Payne served as the Clinical Coordinator of the DBT Program at NSLIJ Schneider Children’s Hospital for seven years prior to starting the CCDBT with his colleagues. Dr. Payne currently provides individual DBT and CBT as well as serving as a DBT Skills Group Leader at CCDBT. Dr. Payne received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1996.
Anna Wilga, M.S. Ed., Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Ms. Wilga received her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Saint John’s University and holds a license in mental health counseling in the state of New York. She has received training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), SBIRT, and marriage/family interventions. Prior to joining CCDBT, Ms. Wilga provided individual and group therapy to adolescents, adults, and geriatric individuals across the inpatient service at Zucker Hillside Hospital. At CCDBT, Ms. Wilga provides individual CBT and DBT, and co-leads DBT skills groups for adolescents and adults.
Mitch Young, L.C.S.W., Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Mr. Young graduated with his Master’s Degree in Social Work from Florida State University in 1991. During the early part of his career, Mr. Young worked in hospitals, gaining extensive experience in both medical and mental health settings. In 1999, Mr. Young helped create and run one of the first adolescent and family Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) programs in the country at Schneider Children’s Hospital. This pioneering work paved the way for Mr. Young and his partners to establish the Center for Cognitive & Dialectical Behavior Therapy (CCDBT) in 2006, where he co-leads both Adult and Adolescent & Family DBT Skills groups, and provides individual DBT and CBT therapy as well as family therapy. More recently, Mr. Young was trained to provide Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), which can be extremely helpful in treating trauma and other difficult disorders.