About Us

Founded by Alexandra A. Roldan, LMHC, Avenues Mental Health Counseling is one of the first private practices to provide outpatient mental health services to the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. 

We are a group of therapists with diverse backgrounds offering a wide range of specialties and personalities to suit the needs of the people we serve. We have a deep commitment to serving the local community and have strong ties with the neighborhood. Our patients come from all over New York Metropolitan area.

Avenues Mental Health Counseling is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. It is a safe space for all, all sexual orientations, & all gender identities 

 
 
  • Our diverse team of professional therapists are trained at some of the best programs in the country. Trained in specialized treatments such as EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy, and Dance Movement Therapy, they truly care about helping you work towards your goals.

  • Our dedicated Team is here to help you navigate paying for therapy. They can help you find out what your benefits will cover, and your options.

  • We proudly offer compassionate care that is trauma-informed, social justice minded, LGBTQIA+ affirming, racially and culturally inclusive, and sex worker allied.

 

Meet Our Therapists

  • Smiling woman with long dark black and grey hair.

    Alexandra Roldan

    FOUNDER. Chief Psychotherapist.

  • Annie Lee- woman with glasses and short dark straight hair. She is smiling.

    Annie Lee

    MHC-LP

  • Amory Lawson

    Amory Lawson

    Advanced Graduate Student Therapist

  • Anu Annam- a tan skin woman with dark straight hair in a ponytail. They are wearing black and are smiling. There is a dark red background.

    Anu Annam

    Advanced Graduate Student Therapist

  • Ava Gaulkin-woman smiling with shoulder length red hair.  She is wearing a necklace. There is a hanging plant behind her.

    Ava Gaulkin

    MHC-LP

  • Casie Rubio- Fair skin woman, smiling. she has long brown hair in a ponytail and bangs parted in the middle.

    Casie Rubio

    MHC-LP

  • Diana Kataev-fair skin woman with curly brown hair. She is smiling. She is wearing a black jacket with a white shite. The background is white.

    Diana Kataev

    Advanced Graduate Student Therapist

  • Draykar Granderson- a black man smiling with a large necklace around his neck.

    Draykar Granderson

    MHC-LP

  • Erin

    Erin

    Advanced Graduate Student Therapist

  • Janet Cox- a black woman with short curly red hair. She has on a sweater and is wearing earrings. She is smiling.

    Janet Cox

    MHC-LP, MDiv. 

  • Woman smiling. She has long brown hair and dark brown eyes.

    Jennifer Braren

    LMHC - Clinical Supervisor

  • Jingfei Zuo

    Jingfei Zuo

    MHC-LP, LGBTQIA+ Health, Education and Social Services Certified

  • Josephine Qiaofei Dai- a tan skin woman with long black straight hair. she is smiling and wearing a suite. the jacket is black and the shirt is blue.

    Josephine Qiaofei Dai

    MHC-LP

  • Julia Saltzman- a woman smiling with her head in her hand. She has red hair and it is wavy. she is wearing a tweed jacket with blue jeans. There is a garden scene behind her.

    Julia Saltzman

    R-DMT, CAT-LP

  • Woman infront of water. She has blonde shoulder length hair, tucked behind her ears. She has blue eyes.

    Kristin Zimmerman

    LMHC

  • Madelyn Gonzalez

    Madelyn Gonzalez

    Advanced Graduate Student Therapist

  • Magdelin Jimenez

    Magdelin Jimenez

    MHC-LP

  • Maria Szabo- a fair skin woman with blonde shoulder length hair she is smiling. She is wearing a blue shirt.

    Maria Szabo

    MHC-LP

  • Miriam Kagan- a fair skin woman, leaning to the side with her head on the back of her hand. She has long dark hair with bangs and is wearing glasses and a sweater.

    Miriam Kagan

    LCAT, Certified Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapist - Clinical Supervisor 

  • Monique Newton

    Monique Newton

    Advanced Graduate Student Therapist

  • Octavio Diaz- a tan skin man with shoulder length wavy dark hair. There is a wooden background. He is wearing a marron sweater and is smiling.

    Octavio Diaz

    MHC-LP

  • Robert Louis Levin- A man with short brown hair. They are smiling. They has on glasses.

    Robert Louis Levin

    LMHC - Clinical Supervisor

  • Tianyi Guan- smiling woman with long blonde and black hair of Asian descent.

    Tianyi Guan

    LMHC

  • Vanessa Arangua- woman with long brown hair smiling.

    Vanessa Arangua

    LMHC - Clinical Supervisor

  • Xiaoyan (Casey) Wang- a woman of Asian desent. She has long dark straight hair. she is smiling and is waeing a grey sweater with a white button up shirt.

    Xiaoyan (Casey) Wang

    MHC-LP

  • Woman of Asian descent. The woman is smiling, she has short dark straight hair. There is a sunset behind her.

    (Zhuofan) Ivy Chen

    LMHC, EMDR-Trained Clinician - Clinical Supervisor

Our Therapy Services

Individual Therapy

Individual Therapy

Personalized one on one counseling focused on supporting emotional well being, self understanding, and meaningful personal growth.

Couples and Family

Relationships

Relational Therapy

A supportive space for partners to strengthen communication, resolve conflict, and build healthier, more connected relationships.

Groups

Family Therapy

Sessions provide a supportive environment where family members can better understand one another, address conflict, and develop healthier patterns of interaction.

Play Therapy

Group Therapy

Therapist guided sessions that provide connection, shared understanding, and skill building within a supportive group environment.