Kim Ellison, LCSW-R
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Throughout her 19 years in practice Kim has served the Hudson Valley community across diverse settings, including outpatient care, hospital diversion, crisis management, child welfare and school aged day treatment. In addition to providing direct services to children, adolescents and families she has spearheaded program design and implementation to enhance regional mental health services. As a clinical supervisor, she has also mentored therapists across multiple disciplines. Kim utilizes an eclectic, strength-based approach, integrating extensive training in evidence based modalities such as but not limited to CBT, DBT, Trauma Focused CBT, Parent Child Interaction Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Structural Family Therapy.
Services are provided via a traditional medical model, where clients use insurance to access standard therapy sessions or through an intensive model that offers more comprehensive therapeutic intervention in one session but for a longer duration. This intensive approach often provides deeper support when time is of the essence.
Get in touch with Kim for Clinical Supervision to help with licensure requirements in NYS, for therapeutic services in NYS or for Parent Coaching out of state.
Meet Our Team of Licensed Professionals
Megan Hawkins, LCSW
Megan comes to Hudson Valley Therapy with years of experience working in outpatient settings. Megan's areas of expertise include treating depression, anxiety, trauma, and prolonged grief. Additionally, Megan has advanced training in treating pregnant and postpartum women, having completed courses in Perinatal Mental Health Psychotherapy and Perinatal Mood Disorders. Megan utilizes a combination of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Evidence Based Grief Therapies, and Strength Based Therapy to help individuals change unhelpful thinking patterns, create goals and identify their own unique abilities to face current challenges. Her style is down to earth, patient, warm, and genuine.
Contact Megan Hawkins directly at (914) 214-9041 or by calling Hudson Valley Therapy at (845)-392-5827.
South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners - Independent Social Worker Telehealth Provider.
Julia Van Tine, LMHC
Julia works with children, adolescents, and adults creating a safe open therapeutic environment; allowing clients to explore feelings and experiences without judgement. Julia is providing services via a virtual platform only at this time.
Julia's philosophy is that experiences shape our lives, but do not define us. Julia utilizes: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in addition to Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Play Therapy, and Mindfulness. She has effectively worked with clients with a wide range of diagnoses, including anxiety, depression, trauma, behavioral issues, and ADHD.
Contact Julia Van Tine directly at (845) 393-0568 or by calling Hudson Valley Therapy at (845)-392-5827.
Sarah Clarke, LMSW
Life is filled with change, positive and negative. Our relationship to change and our ability to trust and care for ourselves, and the people we love through change is the heart of success. Sarah is committed to supporting families and individuals as they navigate the unexpected, seek personal support, process their grief, create meaningful change, and find lasting joy in their new realities.
Sarah utilizes combinations of: Relational Life Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, all through a trauma informed lens. She is committed to celebrating an individual's strengths and interests, and utilizing them to build resilience. Sarah specializes in couples, parents, men's health & wellness, Sexual Health and LGBTQ+.
Contact Sarah Clarke directly at 914-440-0271 or by calling Hudson Valley Therapy at 845-392-5827.
Jenifer Giordano, LMHC
Jenifer comes to Hudson Valley Therapy with a decade of experience treating children and adolescents in day treatment programs, Head Start, residential settings, and group private practice.
She works with children and adolescents who have been diagnosed with Autism, ADHD, OCD, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, and Sensory Processing differences. Jenifer uses play therapy as a central part of her work, because play therapy is a child's natural language, and it helps them express what words sometimes can't. She is pursuing the Registered Play Therapist credential and incorporates Child-Centered Play Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy, and Exposure Response Prevention to meet each individual’s needs.
Her goal is to create a warm, supportive, safe space where children, teens and young adults feel understood, and parents feel supported. Whatever needs your child/adolescent has, Jenifer is here to help.
Contact Jenifer Giordano directly at 914-703-2664 or by calling Hudson Valley Therapy at 845-392-5827.
Clinical Interns
At Hudson Valley Therapy, we typically host one to two clinical interns as part of our commitment to accessible care. These interns are closely supervised by both our experienced HVT clinicians and their respective university programs—effectively providing you with the collaborative expertise of multiple therapists for the price of one. Our intern program allows us to offer low-cost services to a more diverse population while ensuring personalized attention; because interns maintain smaller caseloads, they can collaborate more intensively with your child’s school staff, doctors, and other care providers. If you are interested in this option, please reach out to Kim Ellison to discuss further.
