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Balanced Mind Counseling Center

Therapy for adults, emerging adults, and teens on Long Island.

Grounded, personalized, evidence-based therapy in a space where you can finally exhale

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Therapy that meets you where you are

Life can feel overwhelming, especially when anxiety, difficult experiences, relationships, or major transitions leave you feeling stuck or unsure of what comes next. We offer compassionate, individualized therapy that helps you better understand yourself, lean into your strengths, and build the tools and understanding to move forward.

Our team

A small team of warm, experienced therapists who bring different perspectives and areas of expertise to their work

Karen Pelcovitz Herrmann, LCSW

Karen Herrmann, LCSW

Clinical Director

Karen brings a warm, thoughtful, and collaborative approach to therapy. She works primarily with emerging adults and adults navigating anxiety, life transitions, relationships, and difficult or traumatic experiences. She believes therapy can be a place to better understand yourself, work through challenges, and build the insight and tools to make meaningful changes in your life.

Karen takes the time to understand each person's unique experiences, strengths, and goals, working together to create a supportive and practical approach that fits their needs.

Golda Gross, LCSW, Ed.D

Golda Gross, LCSW, Ed.D

Golda creates a warm, supportive, insightful space where clients feel heard, understood, and accepted. She helps clients navigate life's challenges, losses, and transitions while developing practical skills to cope, grow, and move forward. Her background in social work is complemented by extensive experience and a doctorate in education.

Direct line: (516) 387-5141

Sarah Wasser, LCSW

Sarah Wasser, LCSW

Sarah's approach is warm, genuine, and collaborative. She creates a space where clients can be fully themselves—whether that means expressing difficult emotions, exploring uncertainty, or simply finding room to breathe. She works at each client's pace, focusing on building practical tools that translate into real-life change.

Direct line: (347) 509-4749

About us

Room to breathe

Therapy is a place to step out of the noise for a moment and have space to slow down, think, feel, and be understood. We take a collaborative approach, tailoring therapy to each person's needs and goals. We believe therapy should be both supportive and meaningful: a place where you feel genuinely understood while also being helped to make real changes.

Services

How we can help

Support for anxiety, life transitions, relationships, and the experiences that can leave you feeling stuck or overwhelmed

Anxiety & Overwhelm

Support for anxiety, worry, perfectionism, overwhelm, and the pressure to have everything figured out or to always have it together

Life Transitions

Support through changes in relationships, school, work, family, identity, and other seasons of life

Trauma

A safe, thoughtful space to process difficult experiences and understand how they may continue to affect you

Relationships & Family

Building and maintaining strong, healthy connections within the home. We offer guidance for navigating complex family relationships, fostering open communication between parents and children, and working through the natural challenges that come with raising a family

Emerging Adults

Support as you navigate independence, dating and relationships, identity, school, career decisions, and the many uncertainties that come with early adulthood

Teens & School Stress

Support for adolescents struggling with anxiety, school stress, social pressure, self-esteem, or other challenges

Finding the right therapist matters. We begin with a brief phone consultation to learn more about what you're looking for, answer your questions, and help you determine the right fit for you.

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Practice
Balanced Mind Counseling Center of Long Island
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1015 Cedar Ln, Suite 205
Woodmere, NY 11598

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