Clinical Staff
Jonathan Woods, LCSW received his undergraduate education at Dartmouth College and his MSW from Hunter College. He is trained in the treatment of adults, couples, children and adolescents. Areas of special interest include depression, adolescent turmoil and marital disenchantment. Mr. Woods has been in clinical practice since 1979.
Donald Fong, MD received his undergraduate degree from Baylor University, graduating on the Dean's Distinguished List. He received his MD from Texas Tech School of Medicine and Interned at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital. He was a Resident in Psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical Center. He completed a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital where he was Chief Resident.
Joel Szkrybalo, PhD received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and his doctorate in clinical psychology from New York University. He has extensive experience in providing psychological assessment and therapy services to children, teens, adults, and families. His areas of interest include depression, anxiety, autistic spectrum disorders in children and teens, adoption and attachment issues, coping with loss, and social skills training. Dr. Szkrybalo developed an innovative, 10-week social skills program and has run dozens of groups for children ages 5-15. He has been a visiting lecturer at Princeton University for over four years, teaching a variety of undergraduate psychology courses. In 2006, he was awarded the Catherine Acuff Congressional Fellowship by the American Psychological Association. He served a year in Washington, DC as a special education and mental health policy advisor to United States Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico. Prior to joining CMHS, Dr. Szkrybalo worked at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, overseeing the development of a national program to provide improved care for returning US soldiers with traumatic brain injuries.
Dora Berry, LCSW studied as an undergraduate at the University of Iowa and at Roosevelt University of Chicago. She received her MSW from Rutgers University. She has worked professionally with children, adolescents and families since 1971. Areas of special interest include children in the midst of family crisis, learning disabled children and issues of identity and adaptation for children and adolescents situated in different cultural or ethnic environments.
Peter Thomas, PhD received his undergraduate degree from Boston University and his doctorate from DePaul University. Dr. Thomas served two years as a Clinical Fellow in Psychology at Harvard Medical School where he received clinical training at Beth Israel Hospital and The Children's Hospital. He is a Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. Dr. Thomas specializes in family therapy and the treatment of disruptive behavior and mood disorders in children and adolescents. Dr. Thomas has been in clinical practice since 1986.
Scott G. Gill, LCSW received his undergraduate education at Rider University and his MSW from Rutgers University. Mr. GIll is trained in the treatment of adults, couples, children and adolescents. He has experience in both academic and clinical settings. In addition to his work at Comprehensive Mental Health Services, Mr. Gill is a therapist for the Rutgers Preparatory School counseling department. Mr. Gill is an accomplished athlete, having played sports on high school teams and college teams, and takes special interest in the unique pressures confronted by student-athletes.
Alan Axelrod, LCSW received his BA from Hunter College and his MSW from Yeshiva University. Areas of expertise include the emotional impact of physical illness and bereavement on adults and families, and the problems of older adults facing retirement and/or life changes. Professional positions have included Assistant Director of Adult Clinical Practice, Department of Social Work, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and Director of Social Work at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Mr. Axelrod was among the first psychotherapists to use clinical hypnosis for symptom control with cancer patients. He has co-authored articles on emotional adjustment to illness, spoken widely on the topic, and has been interviewed by various news media. In addition, Mr. Axelrod has taught Cognitive/Behavioral Intervention at the Ehrenkranz School of Social Work, New York University, Another area of interest is integration of psychotherapy and Zen meditation. Mr. Axelrod has been in clinical practice since 1979.
Patricia Costigan, EdD, LDTC received her undergraduate degree from New York University. She earned both a master's degree and a doctoral degree in education from Rutgers University. She is certified as a Remedial Reading Specialist and a Learning Disability Teacher-Consultant. She has been working with students since 1973. Dr. Costigan offers both comprehensive education evaluations and one-on-one interventions. One-on-one interventions assist with learning difficulties broadly defined, and/or with dyslexia in particular. Comprehensive learning evaluations include consideration of right/left brain processing; auditory, visual and kinesthetic preferences; and clarification of strengths and weaknesses affecting basic skills. Of note, Dr. Costigan has substantial experience working in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
Nathalie Edmond, PsyD received her undergraduate degree from Rutgers College and her PsyD from Wright State University. She is trained in the treatment of adults, adolescents and couples. Her areas of interest are women’s issues, substance abuse, trauma, mood disorders, self-harming behaviors, people of color, gay, lesbian and bisexual issues.
Sarah Trillin, LCSW received her undergraduate degree from Yale University and her MSW from UCLA. She has experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. In addition to working in mental health agencies, Ms. Trillin has worked in schools, hospitals and other healthcare settings and has extensive experience working with chronic pain and addiction issues. Ms. Trillin has completed a postgraduate training program in Bowen Family Systems Theory and is interested in helping individuals look at symptoms in the context of their family systems. Areas of special interest include parenting issues and family therapy. Ms Trillin has written numerous articles for parenting magazines.
Candace Jones, LCSW received her BA from Sarah Lawrence College and her MSW from the University of Pennsylvania. She is trained in Bowen family systems theory and is on the faculty of the Princeton Family Center for Education, Inc. which is based on Murray Bowen's natural systems theory. She has extensive experience working with individuals, couples and families to help them better understand and manage important challenges in their lives. Areas of interest include anxiety, depression and marital/family conflict. Ms. Jones has been in clinical practice since 1980.
Selden Dunbar Illick, LCSW received her BS from the College of New Jersey and her MSS from Bryn Mawr College of Social Work and Social Research. She has trained extensively in Bowen Family Systems Theory and is the founder and Director of the Princeton Family Center for Education, Inc., which is based on Murray Bowen's natural systems theory. Ms. Illick considers individual human behavior within the context of family, work and social relationship systems. In the therapeutic process her goal is to promote awareness of the instinctual and automatic emotional forces that challenge one's ability to think and act responsibly. Ms. Illick has been in clinical practice since 1981.
Keith Raser, MD received her undergraduate degree from Kenyon College graduating summa cum laude. She attended Northwestern Medical School in Chicago and did her residency at Tufts University/New England Medical Center Hospitals in Boston where she was Chief Resident for Inpatient Psychiatry at New England Medical Center. Following residency she joined the Westwood Pembroke Health System where she became the Clinical Director of the outpatient psychopharmacology group practice and later the Medical Director of Geriatric Services at Pembroke Hospital. She moved with her family to NJ in 1998 and has been in private practice since. Dr. Raser enjoys working with individuals from late adolescence through later life. She is particularly understanding of individuals affected by family members' developmental challenges.
Deborah Dumont, LCSW graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Pennsylvania State University with a B.A. in Psychology. She received her MSS from Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, after which she completed a year of postgraduate training in Bowen Family Systems Theory at the Princeton Family Center for Education. Ms. Dumont has substantial experience working with trauma, self-injurious behaviors, mood disorders, eating disorders and other food and body issues. Of note, utilizing both cognitive-behavioral theory and family systems theory, Ms. Dumont has specialized in the treatment of eating disorders both at Princeton University and the University Medical Center at Princeton. In addition, in her capacity as a trained breast feeding counselor, Ms. Dumont takes a special interest in assisting women adjusting to the challenges of a new baby in the home.
Bobbie Johnson, LCSW received her undergraduate degree from Millersville University of Pennsylvania and her MSS from Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research. Further coursework at Bryn Mawr earned her a Certificate in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy. Ms. Johnson has experience in public and private schools, both as a school-based clinician and as a teacher. Also, she is the mother of three, a grandmother and a breast cancer survivor who rode her bicycle across the US, fundraising for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Philippe Khouri, MD received his BS and Medical Degree from the American University of Beirut. He completed his residency in Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center/Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY and the University of Tennessee Medical Center for the Health Sciences, Memphis, TN. This was followed by a two-year fellowship in psychiatric research on schizophrenia at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. He is certified in Adult Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ. His clinical interests include the treatment of bipolar and recurrent mood disorders and geriatric neuropsychiatric disorders.
Judith Orlosky Lambek, PsyD earned her undergraduate degree in Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, a master's degree in School Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and her doctorate in clinical psychology from Hahnemann University. Dr. Lambek specializes in the treatment of mental health issues involving children and their families. She has worked in private and public settings for over thirty years. Also, Dr. Lambek speaks to parent, school and community groups about promoting positive development and resilience in children.