Our Counseling Team

Courtney McLaughlin, MSW, LCSW

Clinical Director

Courtney McLaughlin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP) with over 15 years of mental health experience in outpatient, intensive outpatient, partial care, crisis screening, inpatient, and residential settings. She specializes in supporting those experiencing life transition, caregiver stress, trauma, personality disorders, and general mental health concerns. 

Courtney has Bachelor’s Degrees in Education and English from Rowan University and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Rutgers University. She has received specialized training through the Alzheimer’s Association and the Brain Injury Association of America. 

Courtney uses open communication and empathic listening to help clients feel safe, comfortable, and empowered. Courtney believes in the importance of self-compassion and encourages clients to find and use their strengths to obtain their treatment and personal goals. 

Nicholas Gish, LPC

Nicholas Gish is a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 10 years of experience in a variety of mental health settings including partial care, intensive counseling, community counseling, and private practice. He specializes in addressing trauma across the lifespan as it contributes to anxiety, depression, OCD, and other life problems.  

Nicholas holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Georgian Court University. He has also received specialized training in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Sand Tray therapy. 

Nicholas believes open communication, transparency, and humor are essential to the counseling process and helping clients feel comfortable. He uses research-based treatment methods to help his clients not only manage their symptoms, but also improve their lives.  

Robin Carlock, MSW, LCSW

Robin Carlock is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with experience in individual, couples, and family counseling in residential, intensive outpatient, and substance use treatment settings. She specializes in treatment for addiction, mental health symptoms, trauma, life transitions, women’s issues, and sexuality.  

Robin has a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Monmouth University and is a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC). 

Robin values using a client-centered and evidence-based approach to help clients with and without diagnosed mental health conditions. She believes her clients experience the best success rates when encouraged to exercise their creativity, personal beliefs, and cultural practices.  

Alyssa G. Vicente, LCSW, LCADC

Alyssa Vicente is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC) with 7 years of experience working with individuals, families, and groups in co-occurring treatment settings. She specializes in helping those living with substance use disorders, in active recovery, and struggling with anxiety, depression, and trauma. 

Alyssa has a Bachelor’s Degree of Economics and a Master’s Degree of Social Work from Rutgers University. She is a My Life My Choice Certified Facilitator. 

Alyssa believes in the power of building trust in her therapeutic relationships through active listening and speaking from the heart. She provides an empathetic, strengths-based perspective to help clients rediscover their confidence and self-worth. 

René Youssef, MSW, LCSW

René Youssef is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over 10 years of experience serving children, adolescents, and adults. While she is comfortable with a range of people and problems, she specializes in addressing ADHD, trauma, and anxiety, and in serving members of the LGBTQIA+ and kink+ communities. 

René has a Bachelor’s Degree in Writing Arts from Rowan University and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Rutgers University. She is also certified in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). 

René takes an empowerment-based approach with clients to develop their efficacy and esteem in safe, judgment-free environment. She believes in collaborating with her clients to build strong foundations they can learn and grow upon.