Ruchie Szlafrok, LCSW

Ruchie Szlafrok, LCSW, brings a plethora of knowledge and experience to the DAAS team from her work in various mental health settings. Ruchie is a clinical supervisor at DAAS, supporting clinicians as they help their clients daily. In her private practice offices in Brooklyn and Monsey, Ruchie specializes in adolescents, adults, and couples. Through EFT, CBT, and other approaches, Ruchie helps her clients become better versions of themselves.

Shimon Abrams, LCSW

Shimon Abrams is a graduate of Long Island University where he obtained a masters in social work and a CASAC-T certification. He specializes in mood and anxiety disorders and provides evidence-based treatment with a focus on CBT, mindfulness, and exposure therapy. Shimon uses a strength-based approach in helping adolescents and adults manage emotional challenges. He has gained clinical skills during his employment at Rockland CBT under the supervision of Dr. Jonathan Feiner Ph.D. Shimon joined Daas Wellness Center in 2017.

Sari Balsam, LMSW

Sarah Balsam, LMSW, joined DAAS in May 2018. She works in the school setting with elementary school students struggling with family issues, anxiety, ADHD, and trauma. She offers parenting coaching via Zoom for her clients’ parents using gentle parenting methods. Her training includes somatic intervention and anxiety treatment. She also employs art therapy.

Rivky Deutsch, LMHC

Rivky obtained her Masters in Clinical Counseling from Bellevue University. She’s currently practicing as a licensed Mental Health Counselor in Spring Valley, NY. Rivky is a deeply compassionate person who has a great passion to help individuals navigate challenges and complex life experiences. Her goal is to provide the opportunity for clients to find healing, to recognize and actualize their full potential, and achieve a meaningful, emotionally healthy, and fulfilling life. Rivky works with adults and teens who struggle with symptoms of anxiety, depression, bipolar, childhood trauma, abuse, neglect, and difficulties with relationships. Rivky utilizes a combination of approaches and modalities in accordance to client’s needs, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Inner Child Work (Pia Melody), ACT, and Narrative Therapy.

Perry Dirnfeld, LMSW

An intern at DAAS since September 2021, Perry Dirnfeld, MSW, enjoys helping children ages 5 to 14 deal with ADHD, anxiety, social anxiety, low self-esteem, and emotional regulation. She has an affinity for social skills coaching. Perry finds play therapy and sand tray therapy helpful in her sessions. Yiddish speaking.

Shiran Fogel, MSW

Shiran Fogel, MSW, brings a wealth of life experience, which shaped her humanistic approach to helping individuals struggling with anxiety, ptsd and depression, as well as life and relationship challenges. Shiran is a bilingual Hebrew & English speaker, educated at Bar Ilan University and Wurtzweiler School of Social Work, and uses her background to help clients find fulfillment, healing, and potential within themselves.

Aron Freisel, LMSW

Aron Friesel, LMSW, is on the DAAS team since its inception, besides running a private practice. He specializes in adolescents, adults and couples therapy. Many of the clients he sees suffer from anxiety, OCD, self-esteem, and trauma. Aron practices with a range of modalities, having experience in CBT, ACT, RBT exposure, EMDR, and EFT. Yiddish speaking.

Esther Friedland, LMSW

Esther Friedland, LMSW, joined our team at Daas Wellness Center in 2020. She works with all ages - children, adolescents, and adults - and her specialty is within the area of trauma. Esther provides evidence-based treatment with a particular focus on a strength-based approach. She trained in CBT, Trauma focused CBT, DBT, and IFS.

Perel Grossman, LMSW

Perel Grossman earned her master’s degree in social work from Wurzweiler School of Social Work. In addition to her work at Daas, she practices in Brooklyn, where she also facilitates a DBT skills group. Perel is an adjunct professor at Mount St. Vincent College in the Sara Schenirer program. She treats teens and women of all ages, with a focus on anxiety, complex PTSD, and relationship challenges.

Elliot Halpert, LMSW

Licensed in June 2021, Elliot Halpert, LMSW, is a staff therapist at DAAS. He works with adult males who are at a crossroads of who they are and who they wish to be. His client-centered approach can be described as humanistic existential, with an emphasis on the here and now and the client-therapist interpersonal relationship.

Yakov Kaufman, MSW

Since 2018, Yaakov Kaufman, MSW, has been an integral part of the DAAS team. He works with couples and adults, both at DAAS and the private practice he maintains. Yiddish speaking.

Blima Lebron, LMSW

Blima Lebron, LMSW, began her internship with DAAS in September 2020, before graduating in December 2021. She enjoys working with children and young adults, with a focus on parenting and complex and relational trauma. She connects well with the somatic intervention modality, having trained by Ricki Bernstein. She also has training in IFS and ACT. Yiddish speaking.

Isroel Levin, LMSW

Isroel Levin, LMSW, has been practicing in a oneon-one clinical setting at DAAS since 2017. He sees clients ages 9 and up, including adolescents and adults. Trained in ACT, IFS, and humanistic therapy, his primary field of practice revolves around anxiety and OCD, parenting, and attachment. Yiddish speaking.

Justin Levitz, LMHC

Justin Levitz, LMHC, is with DAAS since 2020. From teens to adults, Justin speaks his clients’ language in his characteristic client-centered approach. He is fond of imago therapy and reports much success with its usage.

Mark Menzelefsky, LMSW

Mark (Moishe) Menzelefsky, LCSW, has been with DAAS since 2018. He works with children and adolescents, ages 6 to 21, who are diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and ADHD, and coaches their parents to assist with application. He effectively handles anxiety in clients using the CBT-exposure model. Educating parents and creating a growth-oriented environment round out the coping and organizational skills implemented with ADHD clients. His training includes CBT, exposure therapy, ADHD, ACT and IFS.

Shlomo Mosbacher, MSW

Gitty Weisz-Nussbaum, MS,RPA-C

Gitty Weisz-Nussbaum, MS, PA-C is a physician assistant-certified, in active practice for 15 years. With DAAS since its inception, she has seen much success in her work with clients of all ages and provides expert, spot-on diagnoses. Yiddish speaking.

Shira Rosenberg, LMHC

Shira Rosenberg, LMHC-LP, joined DAAS in 2019, with two years of prior experience. She sees females, ages 18 and up, with anxiety and stress-related disorders and relationship or attachment issues. Her approach is integrative, encompassing snippets from multiple modalities including mindfulness, inner child work, EMDR, ACT, CBT, IFS, and motivational interviewing. She customizes her approach for each client and will pivot on a session-bysession basis as necessary. Certified in EMDR.

Shoshana Rozenberg, LMSW

Shoshana Rozenberg, LMSW, is working at DAAS for two years. She helps adults suffering from mood disorders, anxiety, trauma, and stressors. Shoshana is certified in sensorimotor psychotherapy, CCATP, CMIP, Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, and rape crisis counseling.

Leah Schechter, LCSW

In addition to her private practice work, Leah Schechter, LCSW, is a licensed social worker at DAAS since 2018. She works with high school girls, older singles and women of all ages, as well as couples. She is passionate about helping her clients create better lives for themselves by reaching deeply into their innate strengths, and processing past trauma and present difficulties. She trained in EMDR, IFS, DBT, and EFT Level 1.

Miriam Scheiner, LMHC

Miriam Scheiner, LMHC, has been with DAAS since 2017. As a mental health counselor, she has specific interest in assisting couples, and has made notable achievements in this niche. She proficiently applies the EFT modality in her sessions.

Devora Schwartz, LMHC

Devorah Schwartz, MHC is a mental health counselor practicing at DAAS since its inception. She specializes in treating females ages 18 and beyond who are suffering from anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, and life adjustments. Her go-to therapeutic models include CBT, DBT, ACT, Ego-state therapy, EFT, somatic intervention, and the psychodynamic approach. Yiddish speaking.

Leah Silberstein, LMSW

Leah Silberstein, LMSW, earned her Master of Social Work degree from the Sara Schenirer Institute. Having joined DAAS in 2023, she supports clients of all ages. Her approach involves utilizing an eclectic methodology to personalize treatment according to each client's unique needs. Leah's compassionate dedication creates a nurturing environment for clients seeking personalized support and the opportunity for growth.

Pearl Spira, LCSW

Pearl Spira, LCSW, RPT, has been seeing DAAS clients for the past 4 years, since 2018. She is a licensed child play therapist, specializing in hands-on work with young children. Yiddish speaking.

Chana Trabelsi, LMSW

Chana Trabelsi, LMSW, joined DAAS in 2021. She enjoys helping clients of all ages and has accumulated vast knowledge and experience working with those dealing with anxiety, depression, and/or behavioral issues. She desires to create a safe and comfortable environment to assist in healing trauma, building self-worth, developing skills and reaching goals. With her compassion and understanding nature, she works with each individual to help them build on their strengths and attain the personal growth they are committed to accomplishing.

Hadassa Tropper, LMSW

Hadassa Tropper, LMSW CASAC-T2, has been practicing at DAAS since June 2020. Her favorite population is emerging adults, whom she helps overcome developmental trauma, abuse, binge eating disorder, disordered eating, anxiety, and depression.

Zissel Ungar, LMSW

Leah Worch, LMSW

Leah Worch, LMSW, received her Master of Social Work degree through the Sara Schenirer Institute. She began practing at DAAS in 2022 and works with clients of varying ages and struggles. She is most competent at helping adolescents and adults struggling with anxiety and trauma. Leah trained in ACT and is studying an anxiety course by Lynn Lyons. Yiddish speaking

Elisheva Weiss-Horowitz, LCSW

Since 2017, Elisheva Horowitz, LCSW, has been working with children and families, primarily focused on family issues, childhood attachment issues, challenging behaviors, divorce, loss, anxiety, and parenting challenges. Her methods include play therapy, Theraplay, sand tray therapy, family play therapy, and parent training.