Manhattan Psychology Group

Dr. Francyne Zeltser is a New York State Licensed Psychologist (#020690) and an experienced clinician specializing in child, adolescent, and adult mental health. As the Clinical Director of Mental Health and Testing Services, she leads a team of licensed psychologists, neuropsychologists, and psychotherapists who provide comprehensive counseling and assessment services. She also oversees the psychology externship, internship, and postdoctoral fellowship training programs, which emphasize hands-on learning, professional development, and supervision. Dr. Zeltser earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Binghamton University and completed her graduate training at St. John’s University. She completed the CPD accredited training for professionals for supporting PDA children through PDA North America. In addition to her clinical roles, she serves as an adjunct professor and has been featured in various media outlets, including Parents.com, CNBC.com, womansday.com, Care.com, The Bump, and Today.com. Outside of her professional responsibilities, Dr. Zeltser takes great pride in her roles as a wife and mother of two boys. Dr. Zeltser offers a range of psychotherapy and assessment services, including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), parent management training (PMT), and psychological, psychoeducational, autism, and guardianship evaluations. Her expertise includes child and adolescent development, behavior management, effective parenting strategies, educational interventions and advocacy, and the treatment of anxiety through direct psychotherapy and the SPACE intervention. She also conducts psychological, psychoeducational, autism, developmental, and guardianship evaluations. Additionally, Dr. Zeltser provides support with toilet and sleep training and offers short-term consultation services to address issues that impact family functioning. Her clinical practice focuses on treating anxiety and mood disorders, ADHD, conduct and disruptive behaviors, parenting challenges, and school-related issues, as well as difficulties adapting to changes, life transitions, and adjustment challenges. Dr. Zeltser utilizes a supportive, problem-solving approach to help patients develop adaptive strategies for managing life’s challenges and achieving both short- and long-term goals. She works with patients to improve focus, social skills, time management, reduce negative emotions, build a growth mindset, resolve conflicts, and get organized. Her integrative, evidence-based approach ensures high-quality care tailored to the unique needs of each patient.

Ms. Dorrie Barbanel is a New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker (097835), New Jersey State Licensed Master Social Worker and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (001406). She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology with a focus on Early Childhood Development from Bryn Mawr College. Dorrie completed her Masters Degree at Columbia University School of Social Work specializing in Family, Youth and Children Services, and an advanced graduate degree in Applied Behavioral Analysis at Hunter College School of Education. She is Internationally Certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and experienced in providing Parent Management Training (PMT). Dorrie has received training in PCIT-SM as well as Schema Therapy. Dorrie’s passion is partnering with special needs children (ASD and other diagnoses) and their families to help them achieve their goals. Serving families for over 15 years, she believes in using evidence-based practice to improve functioning, build skills, and help children achieve their maximum potential. Dorrie has years of experience designing and implementing home and school-based ABA programs tailored to the individual needs of each child. Dorrie is experienced and skilled at expert witness report writing and testifying, as well as conducting FBAs, BIPs, School Refusal Assessments and ABA Skills Assessments for children. Dorrie has specific experience addressing a wide array of early childhood behavioral and developmental challenges, such as aggressive behaviors, oppositional behaviors, self-esteem challenges, global developmental delays, toilet training, picky eaters, biting, sleep challenges, following routines, daily living skills, communication difficulties, underdeveloped social skills, underdeveloped play skills, and more. Dorrie draws on her background in Social Work and Child Development. She specializes in working with children and their families, and is internationally certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). In addition to being practiced in Parent Management Training (PMT), Dorrie is skilled at providing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for children with anxiety, anger or emotional challenges. She is practiced in using Coping Cat, SuperFlex, and other methodologies to help children navigate their emotions and develop effective coping skills. Dorrie is especially passionate about providing clinical therapy to children and adolescents with special needs. She believes that all children are capable of learning, and loves catering her approach to the individual needs of each child she meets. Her practice integrates her social work and behavior analytic background by meeting children where they are, and then guiding them to excel through the use of behavioral principles, playfulness and a genuine appreciation of the uniqueness of each child. Dorrie also has years of experience providing telehealth and remote therapy to children and families.