Ackerman Institute for the Family
Achsah Thomas, LMSW, currently serves as a Mental Health Therapist at the New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center (NYPCC) since May 2023, and as a Clinical Social Work Intern at the Ackerman Institute for the Family since September 2020, co-therapizing within the Social Work and Diversity Program. Previously, Achsah worked as a Clinician at The New York Foundling from August 2021 to May 2023, focusing on Child Welfare and School-Based Mental Health. Experience also includes clinical social work internships at Walt Whitman High School, where Achsah facilitated counseling and coordinated various support programs, and at Scan New York, offering after-school activities and tutoring for at-risk youth. Achsah's early career involved teaching and developing interventions for emotionally unstable students as a Student Teacher at Hunter College School of Education. Achsah holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) in Clinical Social Work from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College and a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Hunter College.
Ackerman Institute for the Family
Founded in 1960, the Ackerman Institute for the Family is one of the premier institutions for family therapy and one of the best-known and most highly regarded training facilities for family therapists in the United States. The Institute serves families from all walks of life at all stages of family life. The Ackerman Institute’s mission is to provide: • Innovative couple and family therapy services through its on-site Clinic (licensed by the State of New York Office of Mental Health). • State-of-the-art training programs for mental health and other professionals on-site, in community settings and internationally. • Cutting-edge research initiatives that focus on the development of new treatment models and training techniques. Through this dynamic interaction of treatment, training and research, Ackerman helps families, serves mental health care professionals and brings innovative perspectives to a broad array of community service agencies and other health care facilities.