Dr. Michael Salamon received his doctorate in psychology from Hofstra University. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America’s Behavioral and Social Sciences Section and a board certified Diplomate-Fellow Prescribing Psychologist Register.
Dr. Salamon is the founder and director of the ADC Psychological Services, PLLC, (ADC), a comprehensive psychological consulting practice in Hewlett, NY. He empowers individuals and families to cope with the various psychological challenges that arise throughout the life span. Among his areas of specialization are overcoming the impact of trauma and abuse, substance use and alcoholism counseling, crisis management, child, family, and marital counseling, therapeutic interventions, and gerontology.
Dr. Salamon has worked as the Director of Psychology at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital and Nursing Home, the Chief Psychologist at the Hebrew Home for the Aged in Riverdale, and the Chief Psychologist at the Gustave Hartman YM-YMHA. He is presently on staff at North Shore University Hospital, a division of Northwell Health. He has taught psychology at C.W. Post College of Long Island University, Touro College, and the New York Institute of Technology.
Dr. Salamon is the author of hundreds of articles, many assessment tools including the Life Satisfaction Scale and the Addiction Dependency Scale, and several books, including, Home or Nursing Home: Making the Right Choice and Abuse in the Jewish Community. He has presented more than 70 research and clinical papers at national and international conferences. He is listed in Television and Film Consultants, the American Psychological Association’s media directory, and has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows.
Vince Conte is a consulting psychologist with wide-ranging experience in individual and group counseling, executive coaching, organization design/development. His research and clinical experience include the following specialties:
Anxiety disordersSexual abuse rehabilitationPsychology of East Asian CultureHealthy “safe” Work culturesMindfulness TrainingAddictive BehaviorsMen’s issues around “Anger Management” and building healthy relationships.Effective/Healthy Leadership Behaviors
Splitting his time between organizational consulting and individual/group coaching and counseling, Dr. Conte works in Corporations, Healthcare, Education and Not-for-profit organizations. Vince is Managing Partner of Work/Life, LLC and staff Psychologist at ADC Psychological Services, PLLC. He also serves on the faculties of NYU and Hofstra University.
Licensed to practice psychology in New York State, since 1995, Vince received his doctorate in Psychology from Hofstra University and M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Manhattan College. He is also certified in Guidance and Counseling, K-12.
An experienced adoption professional, Helen Hazan, has trained at the Center for Adoptive Families and comes with great expertise in all phases of adoption. She also has expertise in all phases of parenting and was certified by the University of Buffalo as a Parent Effectiveness Trainer. In addition, Helen is a certified alcoholism and substance abuse counselor and has achieved the status of Masters in Addiction Counseling. She has worked with addicts in all phases of recovery and families who have an addict.Ms. Hazan earned her M.S.W. from Fordham University.
Michelle Steinberg, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist who works with adolescent and adults. She has expertise in dealing with a wide variety of clinical disorders with particular emphasis on mood and anxiety disturbances. Her focus is on transformative processes, where an individuals’s who have s crisis is seen as an opportunity for growth.
Dr. Steinberg earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Hahnemann University. She has served as a clinical supervisor and Director of Clinical Activities at the New Hope Guild. Her lectures to professional in the field have provided them with both new insights and practical skills.
After spending a decade in the business industry, Naomi took the leap and made a meaningful career change. She spent the next decade working toward her doctorate in clinical psychology which she received from Hofstra University. Naomi has extensive training in Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, as well as psychodynamic and relational modalities. She believes in an integrative approach and tailors her treatment to meet the needs of the people she works with. She has trained in both inpatient and outpatient settings serving a culturally diverse adult and adolescent population. In addition to working with individuals who struggle with mood, anxiety, relationship, and personality difficulties, she is trained in perinatal woman’s care, couples therapy, addiction, complex trauma and suicidality. She has a special interest in researching cultural and religious aspects that influence mental health. She has authored numerous scientific publications regarding factors that influence wellbeing in the Jewish community.
Naomi is grateful that life afforded her the opportunity to become a clinical psychologist as she absolutely loves her career. She believes that with the right tools and nurturing environment, you can heal from difficult life experiences and work through challenges. She combines warmth with a direct approach to help you through your unique lived experience, one baby step at a time.
Indra is our welcoming, soft-spoken office manager. She has an accommodating smile and an always friendly demeanor. Indra trained as a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant and is proficient in all aspects of negotiating payment and reimbursement issues.
