The licensed mental health professionals listed below were suggested by survivors of sexual abuse/assault who found these individuals to be helpful in their healing process.
Disclaimer: Inclusion in this website does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement. Individuals must decide for themselves if the resources meet their own personal needs.
Arizona
Tuscon
Kathleen Young, PhD
520-261-0265
Experienced working with both male and female survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Also offers online therapy.
California
Lafayette
A. Steven Frankel, PhD
Phone: 925-283-4800
Experienced working with PTSD and Dissociation.
Los Angeles
Cynthia A Henrie, MFT, BCETS
323-829-3548
Andrew Susskind, LCSW
310-281-8681
Ojai
Carolyn J. Braddock, MA, PC
Phone/Fax: 805-640-3744
Provides workshops on the The Braddock Body Process for survivors, professional training and consultations/coaching, Retreats and Intensives for individuals, couples and families.
Santa Monica
Rape Treatment Center, UCLA Medical Center
310-319-4503
1250 Sixteenth Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
District of Columbia (Washington DC)
Richard Chefetz, MD
Phone: 202-966-0224
4612 49th St., NW, Washington DC 20016
Specializing in PTSD and Dissociative Disorders
Christine Courtois, PhD
Phone: 202-955-5652
3 Washington Circle, NW, Suite 206, Washington DC 20037
Specializing in PTSD and Dissociative Disorders
Florida
Florida Coalition Against Sexual Violence
Phone: 888-956-7273
A statewide organization committed to victims and survivors of sexual violence and the rape crisis programs who serve them.
Georgia
Athens
Rusti Klien, MSW, MFT, LCSW
Phone: 706-369-0697
Specializing in PTSD and Dissociative Disorders.
Experienced working with orthodox survivors.
Illinois
ICASA (Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault)
Phone: 217-753-4117
ICASA consists of 33 sexual assault crisis centers and 26 satellite offices. Each center and satellite responds to victims of sexual assault. Staff and volunteers provide counseling, education and advocacy for victims and their families regardless of age, race or income.
Chicago
Jeff Levy, MSW, LCSW
Phone: 773-880-1314
Specializing in working with gay male survivors of sexual trauma
Kathleen Young, PhD
773- 381-1922
Experienced working with both male and female survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Also offers online therapy.
Frankfort
Gail Roy, MA, ATR, LCPC
Phone: (815) 469-4366
Specializing in Trauma, and creative therapies.
Oak Park
Richard Schwartz, PhD. LMFT
Center for Self Leadership
PO Box 3969, Oak Park, IL 60303
Phone: 708-383-2659
Fax: 708-383-2399
Skokie
Mary Jo Barrett, MSW, LCSW
Center for Contextual Change
9239 Gross Point Rd., Ste. 300, Skokie, IL 60077
(847) 676-4447
Vicki Polin, MA, LCPC
A Creative Healing Center
Trauma, Recovery and Empowerment Services
P.O. Box 4824, Skokie, IL 60076
224-534-9155
Specializing in adult survivors of trauma. Offers both verbal and creative therapies. Experienced working with orthodox survivors (male and female).
Maryland
Baltimore
Robert Benedek, PhD
15 Walker Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21209
410-602-3805
Experienced working with orthodox survivors (male and female).
Pro Bono Counseling Project of Maryland
Pro Bono Counseling Project hooks up individuals who can't afford counseling with private practice mental health providers who volunteer their services. They have some therapists who specialize in working with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
410-323-5800
Joyanna Silberg, PhD
410-938-4974
Experenced working with sexually abused children. Experienced working with orthodox survivors.
Owings Mills
Eena Bass-Feld, MA, ATR-BC, LCPC
Turn Around
10806 Reisterstown Rd., Suite 1-B, Owings Mills, MD 21117
Phone: (410) 998-9520
Individual and group therapy.
Art and verbal therapy.
Wendy Hoffman, MSW, LCSW-C
443-418-6151
Individual counseling for survivors of sexual violence.
Minnesota
St. Paul
Mic Hunter, PhD, LMFT
357 Kellogg blvd., East, St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 651-224-4335
Experienced working with both male and female survivors. Author of several books on child sexual abuse.
Ballwin
Mark Schwartz, PhD
Castlewood Treatment Center
800 Holland Rd., Ballwin, MO 63021
Phone: 636-386-6611
Experienced working with both adult and children who have been sexually victimized, eating disorders and also has experience working with Juvenile Sex offenders and sexually reactive children. Clinical Director of Masters and Johnson Sexual Trauma Program
Clayton
Nan Karl, MSW, LCSW
Phone: 314-403-7037
25 South Meramec Avenue, Suite 321T, Clayton, MO
Experienced working with adult survivors of child sexual abuse and the treatment of adolescent sex offenders and abuse reactive older children.
St. Louis
Donald Jeffries, MSW
Phone: 314-832-9415
Maiposa Men's Wellness Institute
P.O. Box 190372, St. Louis, MO
Specializes in working wiht Male survivors of sexual abuse.
Daniel Levin, PhD
Phone: 314-567-1044, ext. 1
8515 Delmar Ave., Ste. 220, St. Louis, MO 63124
Specializes in working with both adults and child survivors of child abuse.
New Jersey
Summit
Ava Schlesinger, MSW, LCSW
Ava Schlesinger, MSW, LCSW
Phone: 908-277-2790
Works with both adults and children. Experienced
with PTSD and Dissociation
New York
New York City
New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault
New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault
Phone: 212-229-0345
27 Christopher Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY
10014
The mission of the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault is to develop and advance strategies, policies and responses that prevent sexual violence and limit its destabilizing effects on victims, families and communities.
Marcelo Abramovich, LCSW-R
Phone: 212-655-3045
138 W. 25th Street, Ste. 623, New York, NNY
Experienced working with gay survivors of sexual abuse/assault.
Phone: (212) 799-5723 Fax: (212) 877-6030
Women's Mental Health Consortium, 205 West End Avenue, Apt. 1A, New York, NY
10023
Experienced working with female survivors, orthodox survivors.
Lisa Gilman, LCSW
Phone: 212-727-7591
Experienced working with both male and female survivors, orthodox survivors, PTSD and dissociative disorders.
Sarah Gundle, PsyD.
Phone: 646-256-9233
450 West 24th Street Suite 1F, New York, NY 10011
Fluent in English and Hebrew.
Experienced working with both male and female survivors, orthodox survivors, addictions, eating disorders, self injury, dissociative disorders.
Offers both individual and groups.
Sensitive to gay/lesbian issues and sexual identity issues.
Jenny Heinz, LCSW, BCD
Phone: 212-362-0606
Experienced working with dissociation and PTSD. Experienced with clergy sexual abuse and working with orthodox survivors.
Incest and Rape Recovery Center
Phone: 212-598-4218
Supports, vitalizes, organizes, and advocates for survivors of sexual abuse who seek healing in community. Offers workshops and low-fee drop-in groups. Certified in the Rubenfeld Synergy Method®.
John Markowitz, MD
Phone: 212-543-6283
New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University
1051 Riverside Drive, Ste. 129, New York, NY 10032
Psychiatrist experienced working with male survivors of sexual abuse/assault.
Murray David Schane, MD
Phone: 212-864-0951
350 Central Park West, New York, NY 10025
Psychiatrist experienced working with male survivors of sexual abuse/assault.
Cheryl Seaman, MD
Phone: 917-687-8901
Psychiatrist. Experienced working with PTSD and dissociation.
Shielagh Shusta-Hochberg, PhD
Phone: 212-777-0775
Experienced working with PTSD and dissociation.
Brad Foote, MD
Phone: 718-231-6964
Psychiatrist. Specializes in dissociation and PTSD. Experienced working with orthodox survivors.
Brooklyn
CAMBA : Rape Crisis Services
885 Flatbush Avenue, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11226
Phone: 718- 282-5575
Hotline: 800-310-2449
All services are free and confidential. Legal and medical advocacy. Assistance with filing compensation claims with the Crime Victims Board. Crisis counseling through 24-hour hotline. Individual and group counseling. Information and referrals.
Gavriel Fagin, MSW, LCSW
Phone: 917-257-8626
441 Foster Avenue, Brooklyn NY
Fluent in Hebrew and Yiddish.
Experienced working with both male and female survivors, orthodox survivors
Dov Finkelstien, MSW
Phone: 718-787-1100
Sephardic Bikur Cholim, 425 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY 11223
Experienced working with both male and female survivors, orthodox survivors
Moshe Preiser, PhD
Phone:
Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
Experienced working with both male and female survivors, orthodox survivors
Barbara Walters, MPS, MSW, LCSW
917-202-6015
10 Plaza St., Brookyn, Y 11238
Experienced with survivors of child abuse of both genders and of al sexual orientations.
Hewlett
Michael J. Salamon, PhD
Phone: 516-596-0073 Fax: 516-599-5698
Adult Developmental Center (ADC), 1728 Broadway, Hewlett, NY, 11557
Works with Adults, Adolescents and Children. Experienced with male survivors, the Orthodox community, Holocaust survivors, sex offenders (both adults and children), sexually reactive children, eating disorders, self mutilation, chemical dependency, sex addictions, bereavement issues, PTSD, Dissociative Disorders, Sexual Identity Issues, biofeedback, and psychological testing. Also offers group therapy for survivors (both male and female survivors). Fluent in Hebrew and Yiddish.
Monsey
Ruth Levi, MSW, LCSW
Phone:
Experienced working with female survivors, orthodox survivors.
Staten Island (Near Brooklyn)
Ed Crowley, CSW
Work: 718-227-0758
3974 Amboy Road, Staten Island, NY 10308
Works with adolescents and young men with history of childhood trauma. Experienced with addiction and with survivors who are gay.
Troy
Stephanie Stolar. LMHC
Phone: 518-271-3705
Sexual Assault and Crime Victims Assistance Program
2215 Burdett Ave., Troy, NY 12180
All services are free and confidential. No insurance neeed. 24 hour hotline: 518-271-3257
Ohio
Cleveland
Kirsti Mouncey, LISW-S, LCDCIII
Phone: 216-619-6194
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
The Leader Building, 526 Superior Ave, Ste. 1400, Cleveland, OH 441121
Experienced working with survivors of sexual trauma and with chemical dependency issues. Fluent in English and German.
Columbus
Howard Fradkin, PhD, LICDC
Phone: 614-445-8277
A Center for Psychotherapy and Growth
918 S. Front Street, Columbus, OH 43206 Specializes in working with male survivors of sexual abuse/assault, and experienced working with chemical dependency issues.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Jill Maier, MA, LPC
Phone: 215-749-2433
Still Waters - Holistic Health Therapies
2305 Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19130
Specializes in working with trauma survivors in a holistic manner.
Virginia
Cleveland
Kirsti Mouncey, LISW-S, LCDCIII
Phone: 216-619-6194
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
The Leader Building, 526 Superior Ave, Ste. 1400, Cleveland, OH 441121
Experienced working with survivors of sexual trauma and with chemical dependency issues. Fluent in English and German.
Columbus
Howard Fradkin, PhD, LICDC
Phone: 614-445-8277
A Center for Psychotherapy and Growth
918 S. Front Street, Columbus, OH 43206 Specializes in working with male survivors of sexual abuse/assault, and experienced working with chemical dependency issues.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Jill Maier, MA, LPC
Phone: 215-749-2433
Still Waters - Holistic Health Therapies
2305 Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19130
Specializes in working with trauma survivors in a holistic manner.
Virginia
Falls Church
Joan Turkus, PhD.
200 Little Falls St., Falls Church, VA 22046
Phone: 703-532-4200
Experienced with PTSD and Dissociative Disorders
Wisconsin
Marquette
Frances Waters, MFT, LCSW, MSW
906-226-2777
Experienced working with children who have PTSD and
or Dissociative Disorders.
CANADA
British Columbia
* Victoria
Sandra Wieland, PhD
250-380-9924
Experienced working with children and adolescents with PTSD and or dissociative disorders.
* Ontario
Toronto
Nancy N. Mayer, MSW, RSW
416-997-4544
1849 Yonge Street, Suite 605
Toronto, ON, M4S 1Y2
ISRAEL
The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel
Rape Crisis Hotline, Groups, Legal Advocacy, Victim-Witness Assistance Program
Site in Hebrew. Experienced working with orthodox survivors.
Israel Association for Child Protection (ELI)
Not only deal with child abuse prevention, awareness, hotline, and treatment for victims and family, but also have a teen offender program. Hebrew website
Religious Men's Hotline
Phone: 02 5328000, evenings. At other times leave message. Referrals available for male survivors of sexual violence
Trauma and Dissociation - Israel (TDIL) is a component group of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) and is affiliated with the European Society for Trauma and Dissociation (ESTD).TDIL serves as the professional home for Israeli mental health professionals, physicians, social workers, and counselors who are interested in trauma and dissociation. Hebrew website
DN Emek Bet Shean
Frances R. Yoeli, MFT, LCSW
+972-50-529-9982
Experienced working with adults with PTSD and Dissociation
Haifa
Eli Somer, Phd and Liora Somer
+972-4-838-1999
Experienced working with adults with PTSD and
Dissociation. Founder of the Trauma-Dissociation-Israel component group
of the ISSTD
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
The Israel Center for the
Treatment of Psychotrauma was founded by professionals in the field of
traumatic stress to promote the development of services for trauma survivors
and to advance the treatment of trauma survivors throughout Israel. Furthermore,
the Center aims to function as a national and international resource center
for both mental health professionals and the average Israeli in need of
information.
Experienced working with orthodox survivors
Ramat Gan
David Ribner, PhD
Bar-Ilan Univeristy
972-3-531-8183
School of Social Work, Ramat Gan 52900, Israel
Experienced working with orthodox survivors.
Tel Aviv
Bonnie Simone, MSW
+972-3-605-1775
Experienced working with PTSD and dissociation. Experienced with orthodox survivors
Ramat Gan
David Ribner, PhD
Bar-Ilan Univeristy
972-3-531-8183
School of Social Work, Ramat Gan 52900, Israel
Experienced working with orthodox survivors.
Tel Aviv
Bonnie Simone, MSW
+972-3-605-1775
Experienced working with PTSD and dissociation. Experienced with orthodox survivors
