Brooke Lewis
LCSW, OASAS IDS Provider, Certified PsychoSexual Assessment Evaluator & Interpreter, CSOTP
Brooke has been in the field of mental health/substance abuse for over a decade serving Oneida/Herkimer Counties in a variety of different capacities.
Brooke received the Oneida County Amethyst Award from CFLR in 2017 for her dedication to the field and has not stopped there! She continues to strive to make every effort to support the well-being of both the clinicians on her team and the clients she has the privilege of working with.
Valuing collaboration, Brooke welcomes any opportunity to work with entities across NYS to enrich the quality of services rendered.
Beth Harris, LCSW, is a mental health therapist currently in private practice. She has
over 15 years of experience. Beth works with children, adolescents and adults. She also
works with families and couples and conducts group treatment. Beth treats multiple
acute and chronic mental health diagnosis’. She specializes in Major Depression,
Anxiety, Substance Use, Co-Occurring Disorders, Impulsivity, ADHD and Trauma. She
is empathetic and practices unconditional positive regard.
Beth has her Bachelors degree in Fine Arts from Pratt Institute and a Masters Degree in
Social Work from SUNY Stony Brook University. She is a certified Meditation
Psychotherapist, having completed an advanced fellowship in Mindfulness and
Psychotherapy at the CHA Center for Mindfulness and Compassion with the Harvard
Medical School Department of Psychiatry. Beth is a certified SIFI instructor through
SUNY Albany and is certified in COVID 19 contact tracing through John Hopkins
University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Previously, she was an elected member of NASW New York in various positions. In her
career, she had collaboratively drafted and promoted legislation in NY State, co-
authored a National Epidemiological Survey and a Position Paper on the status of
Mental Health in NY State.
In the past Beth had worked as an ethnographic researcher for NY State, she had
testify for the NYC counsels for mental health, she co-authored a grant for the federal
government for rapid HIV testing for Veterans and in 2017 Beth and fellow team
members had received the VA Secretary's Award for Outstanding Achievement in
Service for Homeless Veterans. With NASW she had collaboratively worked to highlight
the Opioid epidemic, the practice of harm reduction treatment methods and Narcan
administration demonstrations and accessibility.
Beth is a proud mother of a beautiful 4 year old daughter. She enjoys spending quality
time with others. She is passionate about art, photography, culture, history, learning,
nature, hiking, meditation and is open to new experiences.
Jamie Griffin, LCSW, earned her Master's of Social Work from Syracuse University in 2015. Since that time, she has been working in the field of social work in an array of different capacities, ranging from the criminal justice system to children.
These different experiences have afforded Jamie the opportunity to become comfortable working with all populations and age ranges from children thru the life span. She gravitates toward working with children and family systems who are vulnerable, especially children who are on the Autism Spectrum and their parents. In addition to serving clients, Jamie also provides valuable clinical supervision/support to the clinical team at View Point Clinical Therapy.
In her spare time, Jamie loves to ride motorcycles, spend time with her family, and spoil her pets!
Meet Selina Gallagher. Selina is a NYS LMSW who graduated with her Master's of Social Work in 2019. Selina has been practicing clinical mental health therapy for over three years. She specializes in working with children, adolescents, and families.
Selina is a reliable, genuine, and empathetic clinician who brings positivity and creativity into each session.
In her free time, Selina likes to go for walks, read, bake/cook, and listen to music.
Challee Kohl is a Licensed Master Social Worker at ViewPoint Clinical Therapy Services and has been in the human services field since obtaining her Bachelors in Sociology in 2015.
Challee received her Master’s degree in Social Work in 2022 from the University of New England. Challee has knowledge and experience working with children, adolescents, and teenagers. She is versed in Play Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Challee thrives to create a comfortable therapeutic environment where the client feels that they are safe, and that their voice is heard.
In her spare time, Challee loves to travel and spend time with her family.
Mackenzie is a NYS LMSW who values self- determination, worth of a person, and empathy.
She is a trained EMDR therapist, she believes it is a privilege to hold space for clients who seek therapy and aims to walk with clients through their healing journey. Mackenzie is experienced with clients involved in the legal system, those with substance abuse, and those struggling with anxiety. She honors her client’s sense of self and independence throughout the therapeutic process.
In her free time, Mackenzie enjoys spending time with her family and Disney.
Laura is a Licensed Master Social Worker and has been in the field of mental health for over a decade. Laura's areas of specialty include depression, anxiety, PTSD, life transitions, LGBTQIA+, Neurodiversity, and Substance Use Disorders.
Laura is a strengths-focused social worker dedicated to creating a safe, positive, and empathetic environment for healing.
Yolaida Parra is a NYS LMSW. Yolaida works with all populations/ages, and is a strong clinical advocate.
Yolaida is bilingual and employs a variety of evidence based approaches when working with individuals/families.
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In case of emergency, call 911 immediately
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