our clinical team
Clinical Director, Co-Owner
Josh A. Jonas, LCSW-R
Josh Jonas is the Clinical Director and co-owner of The Village Institute.
Senior Psychologist
Meridith Ambrose
Meridith Ambrose, PhD, is psychodynamically focused and strives to consider both feelings and private musings, as well as the outside environments and relationships of each person she works with.
Staff Therapist
Olivia Verhulst, MHC
Olivia completed her Masters of Mental Health Counseling at Baruch College. She has experience in working with diverse issues from sexual assault and domestic violence to adolescents with behavioral issues, as well as exploring sexuality, depression, anxiety, and trauma.
Staff Therapist
Enid Zuckerman, LMSW
My goal in practicing psychotherapy is to establish an ongoing conversation with individual patients and couples, allow for liberation of repressed feelings and the healing of trauma, depression & anxiety.
Staff Therapist
Yoni Berkowitz, PhD, MA, M.Phil
Yoni has his Ph.D. in Psychology from CUNY’s City College. His interests include individual psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and couples and group work.
Staff Therapist
Cindy Arlinsky, MHC
Cindy is a Mental Health Counselor providing individual and group psychotherapy.
Staff Therapist
Akiva Goldschein
Akiva is currently completing his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at The Derner School, Adelphi University. Akiva is passionate about helping people gain ownership over their lives and the freedom to experience life in new, vitalizing ways.
Staff Therapist
Liam Doherty
Liam is nearing the completion of his Masters in Mental Health Counseling at Baruch College. Liam merges a psychodynamic approach with a variety of techniques from humanistic, mindfulness and cognitive behavioral models in order to meet each individual’s needs.
Clinical SUpervisor
Linda Jonas, PhD
Dr. Jonas is the Clinical Supervisor at TVI and has been practicing clinical psychology for over 25 years. She has experience dealing with varied disorders and issues from trauma and anxiety to PTSD, depression, abuse and loss.
Business Director, Co-owner
Jill Morrison Jonas
As co-owner and Business Director of TVI, Jill aims to bring psychotherapy and mental health to the forefront of self-care.