ID Family

Interactive Discovery's group private practice is the creation of Dr. Brodsky's zeal for collaborative work.  The ID family consists of therapists and practitioners who share a desire to help people in a nurturing and supportive environment.  It is our core belief that the most effective interventions are developed by experts, working as a team, towards the goal of providing the best possible patient care.  Thus, Interactive Discovery attracts clinicians who share similar commitments to collaboration, community service, and quality care.

Working together has been an important philosophy of our group.  Armed with this unifying mission, ID has successfully convened a diverse group of clinicians, with varying backgrounds, who value an eclectic approach to Mental Health. While we come from different modes of training and specialties, we consistently support and contribute to each other’s work.  This system has allowed us to grow as professionals and individuals.

Since our inception in 2009, the ID family has indeed grown rapidly, and in October of 2015, ID opened its sister office, also located in Park Slope.

 

Meet the Team

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    Veronica Brodsky, PsyD

    CLINICAL DIRECTOR & FOUNDER

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    Lynn Almon, LMHC

    SENIOR CLINICIAN

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    Jane Paley, PsyD

    SENIOR CLINICAL SUPERVISOR OF THE ASSESSMENT DIVISION

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    Alexa Algios, PsyD

    CLINICAL SUPERVISOR, ASSESSMENT TEAM MEMBER, STAFF CLINICIAN

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    Allyn (Ali) Pivar, PsyD

    CLINICAL SUPERVISOR, SENIOR CLINICIAN

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    Elsia (Elsa) Obus, PhD

    ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL SERVICES, CLINICAL SUPERVISOR, ASSESSMENT TEAM MEMBER, STAFF CLINICIAN

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    Hesper Juhnke, LCAT

    CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIST, STAFF CLINICIAN

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    Ida Piker, PsyD

    POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW, ASSESSMENT TEAM MEMBER

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    Jacqueline (Jacqui) Kluger, PhD

    ASSESSMENT TEAM SUPERVISOR, SENIOR CLINICIAN

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    Julia Albores, LCSW-R

    CLINICAL SUPERVISOR, SENIOR CLINICIAN

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    Kat Donina, PsyD

    CLINICAL SUPERVISOR, SENIOR CLINICIAN

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    Kim Hedaya, LCAT

    CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIST, STAFF CLINICIAN

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    Laura Hackimer, PhD

    ASSESSMENT TEAM MEMBER, STAFF CLINICIAN

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  • Woman with long brown hair smiling outdoors in a forest, wearing a blue blouse, a multicolored scarf, and a black cardigan.

    Rebecca Rubin, LMHC, LCAT

    CLINICAL SUPERVISOR, CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIST, SENIOR CLINICIAN

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    Sara ElMakawy, LCSW

    STAFF CLINICIAN

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  • A woman with dark hair styled back, wearing a sleeveless white blouse and jewelry, sitting on a couch with cushions in the background.

    Tulsa Knox, PsyD

    STAFF CLINICIAN

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    Micaela Wire, PhD

    ASSESSMENT TEAM MEMBER

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  • A woman with dark wavy hair, wearing glasses and hoop earrings, smiling at the camera outdoors with a green blurred background.

    Rachel Henes, LSW

    PARENT COACH

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