Business Details
Your Trusted Mental Health Therapist in Hartsdale, NY
As a licensed clinical psychologist in Westchester County, New York, I have dedicated over 25 years to supporting individuals, couples, and families through life transitions, emotional challenges, and family separations. My practice emphasizes collaborative, strength-based approaches to psychotherapy, with specialized expertise in divorce-related mediation, coparenting counseling, and parenting coordination. I integrate extensive experience in bioethics and healthcare into my work, teaching medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine while maintaining a private practice focused on minimizing conflict and prioritizing children's wellbeing.My services, available virtually to New York residents, are grounded in evidence-based practices and tailored to address anxiety, depression, grief, and family dynamics. By combining clinical insight with practical problem-solving, I help clients navigate complex emotional landscapes and build resilience through challenging periods.
Services
Psychotherapy
Family Mediation
Coparenting Counseling
Parenting Coordination
Virtual Sessions
Highlights and features
- Over 25 years of experience in clinical psychology and family mediation
- Specialized training in child-focused divorce mediation techniques
- Certified in Bioethics and Medical Humanities for holistic care
- Offers virtual therapy sessions for New York State residents
- Collaborates with medical professionals to support family wellbeing
Services
Psychotherapy
Individual and family therapy addressing anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Evidence-based approaches help clients build resilience and improve coping strategies during challenging periods like divorce or health crises. Services prioritize emotional wellbeing through collaborative, strength-focused treatment.
Family Mediation
Voluntary conflict resolution for divorce and elder care decisions. Specialized child-focused techniques ensure family needs are prioritized while maintaining non-adversarial communication. Certified mediators facilitate agreements on parenting plans, custody arrangements, and caregiving responsibilities with developmental considerations in mind.
Coparenting Counseling
Guidance for divorcing parents to establish effective communication and parenting strategies. Focuses on minimizing conflict, creating age-appropriate parenting plans, and maintaining children's emotional stability through transitional challenges using research-backed frameworks and practical tools.
Parenting Coordination
Non-adversarial dispute resolution for high-conflict post-divorce families. Helps implement parenting plans, reduce child exposure to conflict, and improve decision-making through structured communication frameworks and professional mediation techniques tailored to children's developmental needs.
Virtual Sessions
Secure online therapy and mediation services for New York residents. Maintains clinical quality through HIPAA-compliant platforms while providing accessible mental health care and family conflict resolution without geographic barriers to Westchester County and statewide clients.
People
Lisa Hackel
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Hackel is a licensed clinical psychologist with 25+ years of experience in family mediation, psychotherapy, and bioethics education. She specializes in divorce-related mental health services and teaches at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Questions
What mental health services do you offer?
I provide psychotherapy for anxiety, depression, life transitions, and family conflicts, along with specialized services like divorce mediation, coparenting counseling, and parenting coordination.
How does child-focused divorce mediation work?
As a Child Specialist, I help parents address developmental needs, create parenting plans, and reduce conflict through age-appropriate strategies while keeping children's wellbeing central.
Are virtual therapy sessions available?
Yes, I offer virtual sessions for New York State residents, maintaining the same quality of care through secure online platforms.
What areas do you serve?
My practice serves Westchester County, NY, with virtual sessions available statewide and in-person appointments at my Hartsdale office.
How can parenting coordination help high-conflict families?
Parenting coordination provides structured dispute resolution to implement parenting plans, reduce conflict exposure for children, and improve coparenting communication through non-adversarial methods.
