Therapy on wheels for your child

In this trailblazing NYS-certified program, mainstream children can get personalized emotional and behavioral health care on their own turf. CFTSS (Children and Family Treatment and Support Services) takes a preventative approach and addresses issues before they require intensive intervention.  

For families who find it difficult to arrange traditional clinic-based therapy, this program offers tangible relief. It’s also a game changer for issues best addressed right where they occur. By working in the child's environment, practitioners can better understand the full picture and offer practical, real-time guidance and support.

When a child is selectively mute, has test anxiety, struggles with sibling conflict, or is dealing with any other social, emotional, or behavioral struggle, the tools they learn can be put to immediate use.

Who is eligible?

Participants must meet these criteria to apply for this service via Hamaspik of Kings County.

Live in Brooklyn
Age birth - 21
Have insurance coverage from
Medicaid or Child Health Plus

Nischazek’s support services may include one or more of the following, as needed:

Psychotherapy is provided by a licensed therapist in the child or teen’s home, school, or community setting of their choice. The therapist can also provide collateral sessions, with consent. This is incredibly helpful in getting support from family, school staff, and others in the child’s life.

Mentorship, or CPST (Community Psychiatric Support and Treatment), offers support and works toward the goals set by the social worker or therapist. For example, if a child’s therapist is treating him for social anxiety, the mentor can continue working toward those goals using mediums like scrapbooking or journaling.

Psychosocial rehabilitation is offered in cases where the child or teen needs support in reintegrating into society. For example, if they’re routinely skipping school, professional help from a mentor can effectively address what appears to be a hopeless situation.

Other things that are really good to know.

Sessions can take place during school hours, so there’s no need for complex logistics.
The program is flexible and can meet various needs within a family. For example, if a parent is seeing a therapist, a mentor can be provided to support the child at the same time.
Children don’t need to present with actual symptoms to be eligible. Environmental factors like the loss of a loved one or divorce can determine eligibility as well.

It may be possible to get a mentor through CFTSS even if you already have a social worker from a different clinic.
We’ve built a custom, comprehensive assessment system that includes both school and home-based evaluations so that parents get a complete picture of what’s going on.
The program is supervised by Aaron Orlander, LCSW and Rabbi Yoel Babad, LCSW, each of whom have decades of clinical experience.

Hands-on leadership

It’s reassuring to know that your treatment will be supervised weekly by practitioners who are top in their fields. Should you ever have a concern, you’ll find them readily available to talk things over with you.

Director of Behavioral Health

As the visionary behind Sipuk, Mutty leads the team with passion — investing heart and soul into building the clinic. Holding leadership roles in multiple projects in the behavioral health field, he is a longtime advocate for people with behavioral health challenges.

Abraham (Mutty) Solomon, LMHC

Sipuk program director

As a licensed mental health counselor with almost two decades of experience, Rivka oversees Sipuk operations and provides ongoing support for clients and clinicians. She leads the team in providing the highest standard of care for every client, and is at the forefront of the continued expansion and growth of Sipuk Clinic and its services.

Rivka Goldman, LMHC

Clinical Supervisor
for therapists seeing adults

With over 20 years of clinical experience, Barry is an expert in the areas of trauma and abuse. He is a noted speaker and author whose weekly training sessions and ongoing supervision of adult therapists foster a culture of excellence and informed practice.

Barry Horowitz, LCSW-R

Clinical Supervisor
for therapists seeing children

Chaim is a certified addiction and play therapist with 30+ years of experience treating both children and adults. In his role at Sipuk, Chaim supervises the play therapy team, helping to maintain the highest standards of care for our youngest clients.

Chaim Winter, LCSW

Our renowned leaders ensure the quality of therapy we offer is on par with some of the best therapy offered in private practice.

Therapy on wheels for your child

Who is eligible?

Participants must meet these criteria to apply for this service via Hamaspik of Kings County.

Live in Brooklyn
Age birth - 21
Have insurance coverage from
Medicaid or Child Health Plus

Because in
some cases,
traditional
therapy is not
the answer

Like for Sara*, who struggles with panic attacks whenever she has a test at school. With the CFTSS integrative approach, the therapist can work with her at home, involving her parents, and offering her techniques to overcome her anxiety. They might work on study skills, such as how to break up the material into manageable chunks, and relaxation techniques to pull out when panic strikes. Sara’s mentor can practice these skills at home with her and is also on hand at school on test day to offer moral support and help her apply her newly acquired skills in real-time.

Or Alex*, who had taken to bullying other children at school. Alex’s therapist observed the schoolyard interactions and worked with him to pinpoint what was triggering this behavior. He gave him tools to avoid getting irritated by other children. They worked on building Alex’s self-confidence and leadership skills, and practiced turning triggering incidents into opportunities for positive interactions.

The heart behind the service

Rabbi Yoel Babad

Clinical Director
LCSW

“A provider who works for many other agencies
shared that she’s never seen this being done in
such a comprehensive, clinically sound manner.
Our number one goal is that the client receives the help they actually need."

Leiby Feder

Program Director
LCSW

"People have been waiting for such a program
for a long, long time. It’s a way to get help
without the need to visit a clinic — and without
needing to have a mental health diagnosis.”

Interested in
Nischazek’s services?

The signup process is quick and easy. Reach out to us, and
we’ll arrange an evaluation for your child at home or in school.
Questions? We’re always here to help.

Call us 718.587.8400