Counseling Center Staff
Our 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
Rabbi Avraham Kener, LCSW, M.R.E., M.A.
Senior Therapist
Student Outreach Coordinator, Wilf Campus
avraham.kener@yu.edu
Shira Silton, Ph.D.
Senior Therapist
Student Outreach Coordinator, Beren Campus
shira.silton@yu.edu
Charlene Khaghan, LCSW, M.Ed.
Senior Therapist
charlene.khaghan@yu.edu
Aliza Lichtman, LMSW
Therapist
aliza.lichtman@yu.edu
Danielle Rosenthal, LMSW
Therapist
danielle.rosenthal@yu.edu
Joseph (Yossi) Jacobs, Ph.D.
Psychologist
joseph.jacobs@yu.edu
Kayla Gottlieb, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Kayla.Gottlieb@yu.edu
Chaviva Levin, MSW
Building Couples @ YU
chaviva.levin@yu.edu
Rabbi Russ Shulkes
Grief Counseling
russ.shulkes@yu.edu
Meir Jacoby
Psychology Extern
marc.jacoby@yu.edu
Matthew Bach, PMHNP
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
matthew.bach@yu.edu
Judith E. Lopez
Counseling Senior Administrative Assistant
(646) 592-4200
jlopez@yu.edu
Ayelet Jarashow
Program Manager
ambrown@mail.yu.edu
Miriam Schiffer
Clinical and Research Assistant
Miriam.bluth@yu.edu
Staff Contributions to YU News
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 YUConnects 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 YUConnects 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 YUConnects and the Counseling Center
February, 10, 2021
Debra Alper, Ph.D., Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Weinberg, Dr. Efrat Sobolofsky, Mrs. Rachel Ciment
515Ö±²¥'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 515Ö±²¥'s Active Minds
September 4, 2018
Rabbi Mark Schiffman, Ph.D.