For schools
School programs
Licensed Crown clinicians at your school: counseling for students, and training and support for the staff and parents around them.
What we offer
Every school is different, so programs are built around yours. Choose one service or combine several.
Counseling for students at school
Individual and small-group sessions with licensed clinicians during the school day, with parent consent, so students get support without leaving school for an appointment.
Social and emotional skills groups
Small groups on managing anxiety, frustration, friendships and focus, built around the ages and needs of your students.
Staff training and consultation
Practical workshops for teachers and staff on anxiety, behavior and trauma in the classroom, and consultation on supporting individual students.
Parent workshops
Sessions for parents on anxiety, screens, discipline and raising a child with special needs, held at your school or online.
Evaluations and IEP support
Psychological evaluations by our psychologists, and clinicians who contribute to IEP planning and write letters of medical necessity when a student needs them.
How it works
- Step 1
Tell us about your school
Fill in the form below. It takes about two minutes.
- Step 2
We call you
We learn what your students and staff need, your schedule and space, and how services will be covered.
- Step 3
We propose a plan
The services, the clinicians and the schedule, written up for you to review.
- Step 4
We start
We handle parent consent forms and work with your staff from the first week.
We’re run by professionals
School programs are run by our clinical director and overseen by licensed clinical supervisors, including a psychologist who directed school-based programs for 13 years. Our clinicians include a former school counselor and a former school administrator.
Leadership
Founder & Clinical DirectorDr. Elka Jacobs-PinsonDoctor of Psychology35 years in practice, including early intervention, adoption and family court evaluations. An EMDRIA Certified EMDR Therapist.
Director of Clinical OperationsRachel PelesLicensed Clinical Social WorkerRuns the systems around every course of therapy, from intake to the practice’s day-to-day operations, with a background in trauma treatment and clinical leadership.
Operations CoordinatorShmuel KesselmanLicensed Mental Health CounselorKeeps the practice running day to day. A counselor himself, with a Master’s in Clinical Counseling and a focus on young adults.Clinical supervisors
Clinical SupervisorBassya PinsonDoctor of PsychologyA psychologist since 1990. Directed school-based programs, intern training and parenting workshops for 13 years at a Jewish family resource center.
Clinical SupervisorChaya MermersteinLicensed Clinical Social WorkerFamily therapist who supervised interns and psychiatric residents in Mount Sinai Beth Israel’s outpatient clinics, and co-leads the SOVRI Helpline for survivors of sexual abuse.
Clinical SupervisorFaye WilburLicensed Clinical Social WorkerA long career at The Jewish Board in clinical, training and administrative roles, and an adjunct professor at Touro Graduate School of Social Work.
Clinical SupervisorJonathan GreenLicensed Mental Health CounselorWorks with teenagers and adults, with a focus on trauma, men’s issues and interpersonal conflict.Bring Crown to your school
Principals, guidance counselors, administrators and parent associations can request a program. Tell us about your school and it goes straight to our leadership team, who will be in touch to set up a call.
Prefer to talk first? Call (718) 208-4780 and ask about school programs.