Meet the Team
Jaime Coffino, PhD, MPH
Founder/Director
Dr. Jaime Coffino is the Director of the Coffino Center for Eating, Anxiety, and Mood Disorders in New York City. She founded the Center with the goal of providing high-quality, evidence-based treatment and deeply personalized care to every patient. Dr. Coffino is licensed to see patients in New York and Florida (via telehealth).
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Dr. Coffino earned her Master of Public Health degree from Columbia University and her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University at Albany, State University of New York. During her PhD training, she completed a predoctoral fellowship specializing in eating disorder treatment at Yale University and a clinical psychology internship within the Behavioral Medicine track at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
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Dr. Coffino’s therapeutic style is empathetic, collaborative, and direct. She integrates an interpersonal approach and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with evidence-based cognitive behavioral treatments, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Her flexible, integrative approach helps patients build emotional awareness, strengthen relationships, and develop practical skills to create meaningful and lasting change.
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She works with individuals who are struggling to adjust to life transitions and helps them identify and move away from unhelpful coping patterns. Dr. Coffino also supports patients in deepening their understanding of their emotions and developing the capacity to process them in ways that foster greater grounding, connection, and fulfillment.
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Dr. Coffino completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine in the Department of Population Health and currently serves as an adjunct professor at the NYU School of Global Public Health. For more information about her research, please click here.
Rachel Luba, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Rachel Luba earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University at Albany, State University of New York.
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Throughout her training, Dr. Luba learned to deliver empirically supported psychotherapies across a range of settings and populations, with emphasis on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT).
Dr. Luba approaches clinical work in an adaptive, client-focused manner and works to set and meet treatment goals in an effective, yet flexible manner. She has extensive experience in the treatment of anxiety and mood disorders, trauma, substance use disorders, and eating disorders. She completed her predoctoral internship at Stony Brook University Consortium Internship Program and a T32 postdoctoral research fellowship in the division on Substance Use Disorders at Columbia University and the NY State Psychiatric Institute.
She is currently an associate research scientist at Columbia University and has extensive research experience in the development and treatment of substance use disorders.
Brianna Altman, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Brianna Altman earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University at Albany, State University of New York. During the course of her doctoral training, she completed her clinical psychology internship at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Dr. Altman seeks to establish collaborative therapeutic relationships with her clients that allow for personal exploration and growth consistent with individuals’ self-identified goals. Her approach involves flexible application of various evidence-based interventions, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT).
She has also gained extensive experience in the treatment of anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, and substance use disorders throughout her clinical training.
Additionally, Dr. Altman is a post-doctoral research associate at Rutgers University. Her research interests broadly include substance use and health behaviors.
Jordan Gette, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Jordan Gette earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Texas Tech University, following her clinical psychology internship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She went on to complete a postdoctoral fellowship at Rutgers University’s Center of Alcohol and Substance Use Studies.
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Dr. Gette is dedicated to fostering a warm, collaborative therapeutic relationship grounded in goal-setting and skill-building. She draws on a range of evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and specialized treatments for trauma and substance use disorders.
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Currently, Dr. Gette serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center, where she provides clinical care, teaches, supervises trainees, and conducts research.
Her scholarly interests focus on substance use behaviors and posttraumatic stress.
Ilana Schulder, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Ilana Schulder earned a doctorate in combined Clinical-School Psychology from the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University in New York. She is licensed to see patients in New York.
Dr. Schulder trained in a range of settings where she provided individual, group, and family therapy. She has worked with children, adolescents, and adults who present with concerns related to anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, life transitions, stress, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and mood disorders. Dr. Schulder approaches therapy through an integrative lens, and has received training in Psychodynamic Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), while weaving in mindfulness-based approaches. Dr. Schulder also recently completed a certification for supporting perinatal mental health.
Dr. Schulder approaches her clinical work with attunement and curiosity through a warm, caring, and genuine stance. She strives to collaboratively adapt treatment through an open and flexible approach depending on one’s unique needs and goals. Dr. Schulder has a background in art, and loves to utilize creative strategies throughout her work.
Jessica Lawson, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Jessica Lawson is a clinical psychologist, licensed in New York and Connecticut, and an assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. She earned a Master of Science from City University in London, England, and her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University. Dr Lawson completed a clinical research postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University School of Medicine focused on eating disorder treatment.
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She specializes in health psychology and trauma-informed psychotherapy, with expertise in health behavior change, treatment for eating disorders and weight management, post traumatic stress disorder, insomnia, and stress management.
Dr. Lawson values a client-centered, collaborative approach and brings her warm, encouraging and supportive nature to the evidence-based care she delivers. Her approach is informed by her significant training in cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and dialectical behavioral therapy; she applies these orientations flexibly and skillfully to support her clients and her background in dance lends a creative perspective to her work.
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Dr. Lawson's program of research includes scholarly work studying weight bias, eating behaviors, and telemental health in the delivery of clinical care.
Elizabeth Kroll-Taubenfeld, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Elizabeth Kroll-Taubenfeld is a licensed clinical psychologist, who earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Hofstra University. She specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, anxiety, trauma, and OCD across the lifespan, with a particular focus on adolescents and young adults. She brings warmth, curiosity, and a collaborative spirit to her work, creating a space where individuals feel supported and empowered to make meaningful change.
Dr. Kroll-Taubenfeld integrates behavioral and relational approaches to address the complex interplay between emotion regulation, identity development, and body image. She has experience providing individual, group, and family therapy, and completed clinical training at the New York Presbyterian Hospital Eating Disorder Program, the Center for Anxiety, and Stern College for Women.
In addition to her work with young adults, Dr. Kroll-Taubenfeld has a strong interest in reproductive mental health. She enjoys supporting individuals during pregnancy and the postpartum period. At The Coffino Center, Dr. Kroll-Taubenfeld blends her experience working with eating disorders, anxiety, and identity development to focus on body image and disordered eating in the perinatal period.​​
Lucia O'Neill, MA, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
Lucía earned three Master’s degrees in Psychology, Social Work and Child
Development from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (Madrid, Spain), New York University and Sarah Lawrence College.
Her experience includes working with adults, adolescents, and children in a wide range of settings, including mental health clinics, hospitals, schools, and private practices.
Lucía takes a strength based, compassionate and practical approach to therapy. Her main treatment modalities include Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Her specialties include Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Trauma and PTSD, Relationships and Life Transitions.
Lucía considers any challenges we face as opportunities for growth, and ultimately aims to empower her clients to acquire tools to create meaningful lives and reach their full potential.
Lucía is licensed in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. She offers sessions in both English and Spanish.
Maha Mian, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Maha Mian earned her PhD in clinical psychology from the University at Albany, State University of New York. She completed her clinical psychology internship at the Palo Alto VA, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Kaiser Permanente Division of Research through the NIDA T32 program in Substance Use Disorders Services and Treatment.
As a clinician, Dr. Mian is passionate about empowering individuals to embrace opportunities for exploration, reflection, and engagement to promote insight and growth. Dr. Mian uses evidence-based approaches and assessments, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), and a trauma-informed approach to support those coping with trauma (including intergenerational and racial trauma), depression, anxiety, interpersonal issues, life transitions, and identity exploration/integration. Dr. Mian also facilitates community mental health trainings and supports increasing access to mental health services for the BIPOC community.
Currently, Dr. Mian serves as an Assistant Professor at Suffolk University in Boston and Research Associate at UCSF, where she teaches and conducts research related to substance use, harm reduction, and drug policy.