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Bensy Benjamin, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Behavioral Health Therapist

Bensy Benjamin, LCSW is a Behavioral Health Therapist. She treats patients at our Harlem/Helen B. Atkinson Health Center. Bensy Benjamin completed her graduate degree at Adelphi University.

Bensy specializes in evidence-based modalities which include Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). Bensy has advanced training in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) through New York University, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) through EMDRIA and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) therapy through Access Mindfulness.

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Bensy can help you with:

  • Depression
  • Anxiety (feeling nervous or worried)
  • Trauma
  • Stress reduction
  • Guided meditations
  • Family problems

  • Relationship problems
  • LGBTQ+ problems
  • Self-esteem (having respect for yourself)
  • Loss of a loved one
  • Social phobia (feeling shy and nervous around others)

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Jay Pulitano, LMSW

Licensed Masters Social Worker, Behavioral Health Therapist

Jay Pulitano, LMSW is a Behavioral Health Therapist. He treats patients at our Washington Heights Health Center. Jay completed his graduate degree at CUNY Hunter College. He completed his internship at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center.

Jay Pulitano takes an open-minded, inquisitive, trauma-informed, and client-centered approach in his work as a behavioral health therapist. He approaches his work through an anti-oppressive lens, taking into consideration the impact of racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, able-ism, and other oppressive systems on one’s behavioral health. Jay Pulitano uses a variety of techniques in

his clinical work, including bringing awareness to the impact of a patient’s personal history, teaching relaxation/mindfulness skills, and collaborating with a patient to identify and reshape the thought patterns that have a negative influence on emotions and behavior. Having 5+ years of experience serving the LGBTQ community in community health settings, Jay Pulitano is especially passionate about working with queer and trans individuals.

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Jay can help you with:

  • General mental health care
  • Depression
  • Anxiety (feeling nervous or worried)
  • Family problems
  • Relationship problems

  • LGBTQ+ problems
  • Self-esteem (having respect for yourself)
  • Loss of a loved one
  • Social phobia (feeling shy and nervous around others)

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Jenny Mintz, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Behavioral Health Therapist

Jenny Mintz, LCSW is a Behavioral Health Therapist. She treats patients at our Williamsburg Health Center in Brooklyn. Jenny completed her Bachelor of Arts at Rutgers University. She completed her Master of Social Work at NYU Silver School of Social Work.

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Jenny can help you with:

  • General mental health care
  • Depression
  • Anxiety (feeling nervous or worried)
  • Family problems
  • Relationship problems

  • LGBTQ+ problems
  • Self-esteem (having respect for yourself)
  • Loss of a loved one
  • Social phobia (feeling shy and nervous around others)
  • Taking your medicines the right way

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Avrielle White, DNP, PMHNP, BC

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Avrielle White is a board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. She treats patients at our Lower East Side and Washington Heights Health Centers in New York City. Avrielle completed her master’s and doctorate degrees at Columbia University. She completed her psychiatry fellowship at Community Healthcare Network.

New patients, please call 866-246-8259 to make an appointment.

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Dr. White can help you with:

  • General mental health care
  • Depression
  • Anxiety (feeling nervous or worried)
  • Family problems
  • Relationship problems
  • Self-esteem (having respect for yourself)

  • Loss of a loved one
  • Social phobia (feeling shy and nervous around others)
  • Taking your medicines the right way
  • Traumatic or painful events
  • Domestic abuse (abuse at home)

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Hunter Polese, FNP-BC

Family Nurse Practitioner

Hunter Polese, FNP-BC is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She treats patients at our Washington Heights Health Center and Mobile Units in the South Bronx and Jackson Heights. Hunter completed her nursing and graduate degrees at Columbia University.

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Hunter can help you with:

  • Yearly exams
  • Treatment of general health problems
  • Pap smears (test for cervical cancer)
  • STI (infections you can get from sex) testing and treatment
  • HIV prevention/ PEP and PrEP
  • Birth control, including IUDs and Nexplanon (long-term birth control)

  • Birth control, including IUDs and Nexplanon (long-term birth control)
  • Reproductive healthcare
  • Health Screenings (tests that look for health problems before you have signs)
  • Care for long term health problems like diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, and obesity
  • Referrals for special doctors

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Julian D. Williams, DNP, FNP-C

Medical Director

Julian D. Williams, DNP, FNP-C is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. He treats patients at our Washington Heights Health Center in Manhattan. He completed his graduate degree at Frontier Nursing University.

New patients, please call 866-246-8259 to make an appointment.

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Julian can help you with:

  • Yearly exams
  • Treatment of general health problems
  • Pap smears (test for cervical cancer)
  • STI (infections you can get from sex) testing and treatment
  • Birth control, including IUDs and Nexplanon (long-term birth control)

  • Reproductive healthcare
  • Health Screenings (tests that look for health problems before you have signs)
  • Care for long term health problems like diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, and obesity
  • Referrals for special doctors
  • MAT (Suboxone)

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Stephanie Neves, DNP, PMHNP

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Stephanie Neves, NP is a board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. She treats patients at our Crown Heights and Williamsburg Health Centers in Brooklyn. Stephanie Neves completed her graduate degree at Columbia University School of Nursing. She completed the Community Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner Fellowship at CHN. She is fluent in English and Portuguese.

New patients, please call 866-246-8259 to make an appointment.

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Stephanie can help you with:

  • General mental health care
  • Depression
  • Anxiety (feeling nervous or worried)
  • Family problems
  • Relationship problems
  • LGBTQ problems
  • Self-esteem (having respect for yourself)
  • Loss of a loved one

  • Social phobia (feeling shy and nervous around others)
  • Taking your medicines the right way
  • Traumatic or painful events
  • Domestic abuse (abuse at home)
  • Help with addiction to heroin or pain medications with suboxone along with counseling, primary care and/or behavioral health treatment
  • Drug abuse

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Geri Herisse, RDN, CDN

Nutritionist

Geri Herisse, RDN, CDN is a board-certified Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. She treats patients at CHN Harlem/Helen B. Atkinson in Harlem, NY. Geri is fluent in English and Haitian Creole. She completed her undergraduate degree at Hunter College, CUNY, and subsequently completed her dietetic internship at Teachers College, Columbia University. In her spare time, she likes to cook, and travel and enjoys attending food tours and experimenting with different cuisines.

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Geri can help you with:

  • Breastfeeding
  • Infant feeding
  • Diabetes
  • Losing or gaining weight
  • Getting ready for weight loss surgery
  • Nutrition help at home

  • High blood pressure
  • Constipation
  • Stomach pain from food
  • Picky Eaters
  • Nutrition for kids
  • Group classes

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Josie Thiele, RD, CDN, MS

Nutritionist

Josie Thiele, MS, RDN/CDN, CLC is a board-certified Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. She treats patients at multiple CHN sites but is based out of the Williamsburg Clinic. Josie is fluent in English. She completed her undergraduate degree at Colby College and earned a Masters in Nutrition from Boston University.

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Josie can help you with:

  • Diabetes
  • Losing or gaining weight
  • Getting ready for weight loss surgery
  • Grocery store tours
  • Nutrition help at home

  • High blood pressure
  • Constipation
  • Stomach pain from food
  • Nutrition Management for HIV/AIDS
  • Group classes

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Nazish Pervez, RD, CDN

Nutritionist

Nazish Pervez, RD, CDN is a board-certified Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. She treats patients at our Community Healthcare Network Center at Long Island City Center. She is fluent in English, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi. She completed her undergraduate degree and Dietetic internship at Queens College.

New patients, please call 866-246-8259 to make an appointment.

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Nazish can help you with:

  • Diabetes
  • High blood pressure
  • Obesity
  • Constipation
  • Losing or gaining weight

  • Prenatal
  • Pediatrics
  • Infant feeding
  • Nutrition care for all ages

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