Meet the Team at Cognitive Reset Counseling in NYC
We offer therapy for performers, creatives, and entrepreneurs across NYC who are feeling the weight of life in and out of the spotlight.​
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We get what it's like to ride the highs of creative work and the lows of burnout. Our approach combines talk therapy with science backed tools to help you feel more grounded, focused, and connected again.
Mental Health Support for Performers, Creatives, and Entrepreneurs in Brooklyn and NYC
We understand that for many performers, creatives, and entrepreneurs, anxiety and depression run deeper than surface pressure. They are often tied to perfectionism, fear of failure, body image concerns, or the constant pressure to prove yourself. That is why our approach goes beyond traditional talk therapy.
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We blend mental health counseling with integrative, evidence based tools like CBT, mindfulness, and brain based techniques to support lasting healing and emotional resilience. Our goal is simple: to help you feel calm, clear, and confident in your life and your work.
BRAIN-BODY-MIND THERAPY
Why Should You Choose Cognitive Reset Counseling?
We’re one of the few NYC therapy practices offering brain mapping, a non-invasive technique that helps us understand your brain and personalize your care, as well as brainspotting, a technique that uses focused eye positioning to help access and process stored trauma and emotional pain.
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Beyond our specialized techniques, our therapists bring real insight into the specific pressures of creative and entrepreneurial life, audition culture, creative burnout, imposter syndrome, and the instability that comes with building something of your own. This isn't a generic understanding of stress, it's an understanding shaped by working closely with performers, creatives, and entrepreneurs every day.
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We are also committed to ongoing education. Our clinicians continually deepen their training in the techniques they specialize in, so the care you receive reflects current, evolving expertise rather than a fixed set of skills learned once and left unexamined.​
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Work with our Team of Qualified Therapists
Stephanie Sanz, MS.ED, LMHC-D
Founder, Clinical Director, Author
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Stephanie Sanz, MS.Ed, LMHC-D
Stephanie Sanz, LMHC-D is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified Complex Trauma Practitioner, and the founder and Clinical Director of Cognitive Reset Counseling in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety, trauma, and stress, with advanced training in neuroscience, somatic approaches, and brain based care.
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Her work goes beneath the surface to address what keeps clients stuck. Stephanie's primary modalities are pre and post treatment Brain Mapping and Brainspotting, and she also draws on Somatic Therapy, HeartMath HRV coherence training, and Internal Family Systems to build treatment that is precise, personalized, and grounded in how the brain body and mind actually change. She brings an integrative perspective to every session, one that honors the whole person and not just the presenting symptoms.
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Stephanie holds an MS.Ed in Mental Health Counseling from CUNY Hunter College and studied Neuroscience and Behavior at Columbia University. She is a HeartMath Certified Clinician, holds a Somatic Therapy Foundations Practitioner certification from Evergreen Certificates, completed prior training in Neurofeedback through New Mind Academy, and completed an NIH fellowship in Alzheimer's research at SUNY Stony Brook University. She is also the author of 4 Things Your Therapist Wants to Say to You About Anxiety but Can't, available on Amazon.
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As Clinical Director, Stephanie oversees every therapist at Cognitive Reset Counseling and leads the CRC Learning Institute, the practice's internal training program for graduate counselors. Every clinician on the team is chosen for their ability to meet clients with depth, precision, and presence.
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Stephanie sees individuals and couples, both in person in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and online across New York State.
Amanda Rozell, LMHC-D
Amanda Rozell, LMHC-D is a Clinical Supervisor at Cognitive Reset Counseling, where she supervises Emily Porto and Evan Dubey as they complete their advanced clinical training.
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Amanda brings extensive experience in ADHD assessment and treatment, along with a background in DBT and strengths-based therapy, to her supervision of the team. She works closely with each graduate counselor to sharpen their clinical judgment, helping them understand client symptoms with precision and build sessions that feel inclusive, supportive, and empowering.
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Amanda earned her bachelor's degree in Psychology from Mount Saint Mary College and her master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Marist College. Her clinical background includes trauma, substance use, ADHD, and relationship challenges, expertise she now channels into training the graduate counselors she supervises.
Amanda Rozell, LMHC-D
Clinical Supervisor
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Natalie White, MHC-LP
LP Psychotherapist
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Natalie White, MHC-LP
Natalie White, MHC-LP is a compassionate clinician who supports individuals and couples navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, body image and disordered eating, and relational challenges. She completed the same complex trauma training as Stephanie Sanz, with full certification pending her completion of full licensure, and approaches her work with deep sensitivity to how early experiences, chronic stress, and attachment patterns shape the nervous system and sense of self. Natalie is also a HeartMath Certified Clinician, using HRV coherence training to help clients build a felt sense of nervous system regulation. She sees clients in person in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and online across New York State.
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Natalie takes a collaborative, client-centered approach that weaves together psychodynamic insight, somatic awareness, and evidence-based tools from CBT, IFS, and parts work. She helps clients tune into their emotions and bodies, build a more compassionate relationship with themselves, and loosen patterns that no longer serve them. Her style is both gentle and direct, meeting clients where they are while encouraging curiosity, honesty, and self-trust. She is especially passionate about supporting individuals in recovery from eating disorders, as well as those balancing perfectionism, chronic stress or trauma, and creative ambition.
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Natalie earned her Master's in Mental Health and Wellness Counseling from New York University and her Bachelor's in Psychology with a minor in Women's Studies from Purdue University. Her clinical and research background spans identity development, trauma, and biopsychosocial intersections, reflecting her lifelong curiosity about how people learn, adapt, and heal using evidence-based modalities. She brings warmth, humor, and thoughtfulness to her sessions, creating a space where clients can exhale, reflect, and begin to feel at home within themselves.
Cassandra McKenna, MHC-LP
LP Psychotherapist
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Cassandra McKenna, MHC-LP
Cassandra is a mental health therapist who provides online therapy throughout New York State. She graduated from Pace University with a Bachelor's in Psychology and recently earned a Master's in Mental Health Counseling. Cassandra believes that each person is the expert of their own life, and it is her role to walk alongside you as you navigate challenges, identify patterns, and build tools that support emotional well-being.
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Her approach to therapy is integrative and client-centered, drawing from evidence-based modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy while remaining attentive to each client's unique cultural background, values, and lived experiences. Cassandra works with adults and young adults experiencing anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship issues, and stress.
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Cassandra also has experience working with individuals who have experienced sexual assault and domestic violence, providing a supportive, trauma-informed, and nonjudgmental space to process their experiences. Her approach focuses on helping clients feel safe and heard while supporting them in navigating the emotional impact of trauma, developing healthy coping skills, rebuilding confidence, and strengthening their sense of empowerment and well-being.
Therapy is not about "fixing" who you are. It is about understanding yourself more deeply and fostering meaningful, sustainable change.
Jessica Gu, MHC-LP
Jessica Gu, MHC-LP is a trilingual clinician who works with individuals and couples navigating life transitions, cultural identity, and stress. She draws from Person-Centered Therapy, CBT, and Internal Family Systems to build a therapeutic relationship grounded in genuine understanding and practical tools for change.
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Jessica works with teens, college students, young adults, adults, and couples, and is especially passionate about supporting international students, BIPOC clients, and young adults navigating identity and transition. She provides sessions in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese, and sees clients both in person in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and online across New York State.
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LP Psychotherapist
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Evan Dubey
Graduate Counseling Intern
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Evan Dubey, Graduate Counselor
Evan Dubey is a graduate counselor from New York University who uses a collaborative, compassionate approach to help clients understand themselves and work toward their goals. He works with teens, college students, and adults, especially creatives, performers, and athletes facing anxiety, depression , and stress. With a Bachelor's Degree in Digital Storytelling from Michigan State University, along with a background in college advising, fiction filmmaking, and athletics, Evan understands the unique demands of academic, athletic, and performance environments.
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Evan works from a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) lens, integrating ACT and psychodynamic approaches into an integrative counseling style grounded in authenticity, warmth, and cultural humility. He creates a supportive, nonjudgmental environment where clients can explore challenges, develop new perspectives, and build tools they can use in everyday life.
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Evan sees individuals and couples, with couples sessions offered at our affordable rate. He works under the clinical supervision of Amanda Rozell, LMHC-D.
Emily Porto
Graduate Counseling Intern
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Emily Porto, Graduate Counselor
Emily Porto is a graduate counselor who values understanding the experiences, relationships, and patterns that have shaped someone, with compassion and honesty. She views therapy as a space to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with the parts of oneself that may have been overlooked while trying to keep up or simply get through the day.
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Whether clients come to therapy feeling emotionally exhausted, disconnected from themselves, overwhelmed by anxiety → link to Anxiety Therapy page or self-doubt, or struggling to navigate difficult relationships and life transitions, Emily offers a space where those experiences can be held, explored, and met with understanding and care.
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Emily draws on a background in cognitive neuroscience, integrated with psychodynamic therapy. She is currently pursuing a mental health counseling degree from New York University and previously completed a bachelor's in psychology and a cognitive neuroscience minor from Rutgers University, Newark.
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Emily works under the clinical supervision of Amanda Rozell, LMHC-D.
Start Therapy with a NYC Clinician Who Gets It
We offer free 15-minute consultations to help you see if therapy is the right next step. Whether you're navigating burnout, anxiety, depression, or just need a reset, we're here to listen. Book a free consult today. No pressure, just a supportive space to talk things through.
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