Our Team

We are a multidisciplinary team of clinicians who work collaboratively to address your specific needs.

 

Dr. Mougeh Yasai

Co-Founder & Clinical Director

Mougeh Yasai, Ph.D. is a New York state licensed Clinical Psychologist. She obtained a BA from Vassar College, an MA in Teaching from American University, and a doctoral degree from the Graduate Center, CUNY.  Before pursuing doctoral training in psychology,  Dr. Yasai worked in school settings including elementary and high schools where she worked with children and adolescents who had both learning and behavioral challenges.  She completed her psychology internship at St. Luke’s- Roosevelt Hospital and received her postdoctoral training with Dr. Zoya Simakdoskaya, a leading expert in the field of Emotion-Focused Psychotherapy. For six years, Dr. Yasai served as an Assistant Medical Professor at Sophie Davis Medical School. In addition, she worked with psychiatric residents as an Assistant Clinical Professor at Mount Sinai Medical School. Dr. Yasai has maintained a private practice on the Upper West Side for over ten years. 


 

Dr. David Baskin

Co-Founder & Clinical Director

David Baskin, Psy.D. is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Co-Founder of Mind Matters Psychology Group. He earned his doctorate from the PGSP-Stanford University Consortium and completed his internship at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital. He received postdoctoral training with the Victims of Violence Program at Cambridge Health Alliance/ Harvard Medical School. He has worked as a clinical psychologist with the Institute for Advanced Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital since 2014, where he holds the title of Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine. He has maintained a private practice on the Upper West Side for over ten years.


 

Zoe Malliaros, LMSW

Zoe Malliaros, LMSW is a licensed Clinical Social Worker with an MSW from Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter and a BA in Psychology from Harvard College. She has completed internships in community mental health and at NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health, and has worked in group private practice for several years. Prior to becoming a therapist, Zoe earned her Master of Architecture from Columbia University and worked for over a decade in NYC architecture and design.