Counseling Center Staff

Yael Muskat, Psy.D.
Director of the Counseling Center
Dean of Mental Health and Wellness 
ymuskat@yu.edu

Debra Alper, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, Beren Campus
debra.alper@yu.edu

 

Yedidya (Didi) Levy, Psy.D.
Assistant Director, WILF Campus
yedidya.levy@yu.edu
 

Rochelle Ausubel, Ph.D.
Senior Psychologist
Professional Development Coordinator
rausubel@yu.edu

Joseph (Yossi) Jacobs
Postdoctoral Fellow
joseph.jacobs@yu.edu

 

Avraham Kener, LMSW
Outreach Coordinator
avraham.kener@yu.edu
 

Charlene Khaghan, LCSW
charlene.khaghan@yu.edu

Chaviva Levin
Psychology Intern

Aliza Lichtman, LMSW
aliza.lichtman@yu.edu

Adam Rosen, Psy.D.
Senior Counselor
adam.rosen@yu.edu

Danielle Rosenthal, LMSW
Social Work Fellow
danielle.rosenthal@yu.edu
 

Shira Silton, LCSW
Senior Therapist
Outreach Coordinator
shira.silton@yu.edu

Joseph (Yosef) Silfen
Psychology Extern
Joseph.silfen@yu.edu

Russ Shulkes, Rabbi
Psychology Intern
russ.shulkes@yu.edu

Michael Bach, PMHNP

Judith E. Lopez
Executive Secretary 
Wilf Counseling Center
(646) 592-4200
jlopez@yu.edu

Christina Tan
Counseling Center Services Coordinator
Beren Counseling Center
(646) 592-4210
christina.delosreyestan@yu.edu

Debra Alper, Ph.D.

Debra Alper, Ph.D.

Yael Muskat, Ph.D., Rabbi Jonathan Muskat

Preparing for a Post-COVID World: Jewish Smachot, Revisited.pdf
Yael Muskat, Ph.D.

Debra Alper, Ph.D. (co-author: Eric Pollak, Psy.D.)

Yael Muskat, Ph.D.

Martin Galla, Ph.D., Avi Muschel, Psy.D.

Yael Muskat, Psy.D., Debra Alper, Ph.D.

Understanding the Teshuva Process of the Yamim Noraim
Martin Galla, Ph.D., Avi Muschel, Psy.D.

Yael Muskat, Psy.D.

Yael Muskat, Ph.D., Rabbi Jonathan Muskat

A Program from the Office of Torah & Spiritual Life with Connects and the Counseling Center
February 16, 2022
Ilana Barry, Psy.D., Rav Aharon Ciment, Mrs. Rachel Ciment, Mrs. Malky Galler

"Understanding Young Adult Emotional & Social Development"
Managing Mental Health During the Gap Year in Israel
Refuat Hanefesh Conference; Parent Session 1
May 23, 2021
Yael Muskat, Psy.D.

Beren Campus Panel with Connects and the Counseling Center
May 5, 2020
Avi Muschel, Psy.D., Mrs. Malky Galler, Mrs. Rachel Ciment

April 21, 2021
Avi Muschel, Psy.D.

A Program from the Office of Torah & Spiritual Life with Connects and the Counseling Center
February, 10, 2021
Debra Alper, Ph.D., Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Weinberg, Dr. Efrat Sobolofsky, Mrs. Rachel Ciment

's Fifth Annual Fuld Family Medical Ethics Conference
"A Beautiful Mind: Jewish Approaches to Mental Health"
October 31, 2010
Yael Muskat, Psy.D.

In Defense of Unrealistic Expectations: Rethinking Our Premarital Education
Nefesh International Early Professional Weekend
"Innovative Ideas in 12 Minutes"
September 12, 2019
Avi Muschel, Psy.D.

Untying the Knot: Suicidality and Resilience
Nefesh International Early Professional Weekend
"Innovative Ideas in 12 Minutes"
September 12, 2019
Margo Neuburger, Psy.D.

Kollel Yom Rishon
December 30, 2018
Rabbi Mark Schiffman, Ph.D.

Panel hosted by 's Active Minds
September 4, 2018
Rabbi Mark Schiffman, Ph.D.