About Us

Fresh Path NY seeks to provide an affirming, safe and accessible therapeutic environment for individuals, partners and families to process and work on their stated issues and goals. Our ultimate goal is to help clients feel empowered, affirmed, self-efficacious, and confident in all aspects of their lives.

Meaningful therapeutic interactions and the use of carefully chosen modalities and interventions ensures that therapy is tailored to you and your needs. FPNY operates from an anti-oppressive framework across all modalities.

We are excited to be a part of your wellness journey. Contact us today to get started.

Fresh Path NY Mental Health Counseling PLLC is a group private practice dedicated to providing telehealth therapy and coaching services to individuals, partners and families. Our team is dedicated and specialized in issues affecting LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and Open & Poly communities.

Our practice is:

Trauma-informed – we recognize the impact that trauma has on the body and mind and work with clients using body-based/somatic, cognitive, and neuro-experiential approaches.

Anti-oppressive & Intersectional – we recognize intersecting visible and invisible identities and the harmful cumulative impact of systemic oppression, -phobias, and -isms in our lives.

Eclectic – we believe in a relational and client-empowered therapeutic relationship and we use various modalities to personalize and maintain a client-centered process.

Holistic – we believe in the wholeness of being and embrace an integrated approach to our therapeutic and coaching practices.

Accessible – our telehealth services and range of rates seeks to support clients regardless of location with New York State and across varying financial circumstances.

Change is possible. Healing is possible. Achieving your goals is possible. We are excited to work with you on your journey.

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Meet Our Staff

Deanna Richards, LMHC, NCC

Specialities: Individuals & Couples, Relationship Issues, Ethnic/ Racial Identity Concerns, Open/ Poly, Sexual Issues, LGBTQ, Mood Disorders, Trauma

Edward Yaeger, MHC-LP

Specialities: Relationships/Marriage, Individuals, LGBTQ, Open/Poly, Gender Identity, Sexual Issues, Trauma, Grieving, Life Transitions

Lynda Martin, LMFT

Specialities: Relationships/ Marriage, Individuals, LGBTQ, Open/ Poly, Trauma

Alyssa Keegan, CPC

Specialities: Individuals/ Couples Coaching, LGBTQIA+, Monogamy, Non-Monogamy & Poly, Sex Positivity, Kink, Life Transition, Trauma Informed Coaching, Somatic Awareness, Whole Person Coaching

Marie Feltio, MHC-LP

Specialities: Individuals & Families, LGBTQIA+, Intergenerational Trauma, Immigration issues, Abuse, Neglect and Abandonment, Homelessness, Gender and Racial Discrimination, Trauma, Depression.

Nancy Alfaro, LMHC

Specialities: Individuals, LGBTQ, Bilingual/ Latinx, Open/Poly, Racial & Ethnic Identity, Gender Identity, Trauma, Life Transitions

May Tang, MHC-LP

Specialities: Individuals & Groups, Substance & Addictions, Trauma, Cross-Cultural Concerns, Spirituality & Religion, Bilingual/ Cantonese

Sunanda Jalote, LMHC

Specialties: LGBTQIA+, Gender & Sexuality, BIPOC, Sexual and Gender Based Violence, Mood Disorders, Identity issues, Communication and Relationship, CNM/Poly Relationships, Immigration issues, Trauma.

Jim Weitzer, MHC Therapist in Training

Specialities: Individuals, Relationships/Marriage, Creative and Performing Arts Community, LGBTQ, Older Adults, Open/Poly, Grief, Life Transitions

Max Schneider, MHC-LP

Specialties: Neurodivergence, mood & personality disorders, CNM/Non-Monogamy, issues related to social location, LGBTQIA2S+, gender identity, HIV+, trauma, intergenerational trauma, OCD & intrusive thoughts, hearing voices/seeing visions.

Celestina Bradsher-Layne, MHC-LP

Specialties: Grief, trauma, questioning identity and of diverse identity, race-related challenges, depression, anxiety, family, couples, marriage, and relationships. They work with adults, young adults and adolescents.

Blu, MHC-LP

Specialties: They work with Adults, Adolescents and Individuals, Families, Non-Monogamous & Polyamory, and LGTBQIA2S+ folx, on Sex and Kink Positivity, Gender Identity, Life Transitions, Spirituality and the Mind-Body Connection, and Neurodivergence in female-bodied folx and BIPOC.

Ishmaella Brutus, MHC-LP

Specialties: Individuals and Couples/Relationships, Career Challenges, Transitioning, Relationship Issues, Substance Use, Gender Identity and Sex/Kink topics.

Alisha Espinal, MFT Therapist in Training

Specialties: Couples/Relationships, Adolescents and Young Adults and Families. Recovery from Breaches in trust, and Phase of Life Transitions.

Katherine Cacciola, MHC-Therapist in Training

Specialties: Intergenerational Trauma, Anxiety + Depression, Individuals + Couples, Relationships, Adolescents/Young Adult/Family Dynamics, Spirituality + the Mind-Body Connection, LGBTQIA+, Creative + Performing Community

Timothy Murdock, MHC-Therapist in Training

Specialities: Individual, Working through Trauma, Depression, Anxiety, Mindfulness, Solution Focused Counseling, Managing Stress, Career Transitions, Narrative Therapy, CBT techniques PsychoEducation.

Zach Barnes, MFT-Therapist in Training

Specialties: Family Relational Issues/Intergenerational trauma, anxiety, depression; Spirituality, LGBTQIA+, Differentiation from family of origin, faith communities, or other communities of significance; Managing Anxiety/Expectations in relationships, Creative/Performing Arts Community, Narrative Therapy

Emily Liu, MHC-LP

Specialties: Complex Trauma/PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Loss/Grief, Immigrant Families, Racial Trauma, Asian American Identity, LGBTQ+ Experiences, Gender/Sexuality, Racial Trauma, Relationship Issues, Hearing Voices/Seeing Visions

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