With over 10 years of clinical experience providing counseling and psychotherapy to diverse clients, I am adept at addressing a wide range of presenting problems. I have spent most of my career in university counseling centers and I am particularly aware of the needs of students and young professionals. In my previous appointments, I served the mental health needs of Columbia Law School and Georgetown University Law Center and I specialize in working with the concerns unique to lawyers and law students. I am an adjunct professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. I stay abreast of current research and theoretical developments in the field of counseling psychology, which I bring into my clinical practice.

My research, clinical, and educational work have always focused on improving mental health services for LGBTQ+ individuals. I provide affirming, empirically informed, sex positive approach to my work with the LGBTQ+ community.

A former member of the Trauma Team at Counseling and Psychological Services at Columbia University, I have extensive training working with issues of trauma, both past and present.

I am well-versed in women’s reproductive health issues including infertility, pregnancy loss, and postpartum anxiety and depression. I was a member of the Women’s Health Consortium in Washington DC. I taught the class Women and Mental Health at Teachers College, Columbia University.

License                                                                                                                                                                                               Psychologist in New York State                        PSY 019300

Psychologist in Washington DC                       PSY 1000627 

Education

Ph.D. (2008) University of California, Santa Barbara. Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology. Counseling Psychology Emphasis.

B.A. (2003) Connecticut College. Major: Psychology

Professional Experience

2019-present Psychologist in Private Practice, New York City

2014- present   Adjunct Professor Counseling and Clinical Psychology Program, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY.

2016- 2019 Psychologist in Private Practice, Washington, DC.

2011-2015           Staff Psychologist. Counseling and Psychological Services, Columbia University, New York

2009-2011           Staff Psychologist. Counseling and Psychiatric Services, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington DC.

2007-2009           Psychology Fellow. Counseling and Psychological Services, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Publications

*Publications are under my maiden name Gorcheva

Israel, T., Walther, W., *Gorcheva, R., & Sulzner, J. (2010). Policies and practice for LGBT clients: perspectives of mental health administrators. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health.

Israel,T., *Gorcheva, R., Walther, W.A., & Sulzner, J. (2008). Therapists' helpful and unhelpful situations with LGBT clients. Professional Psychology, Research and Practice.

Israel, T., *Gorcheva, R., Burnes, T. R., & Walther, W. A. (2008). Helpful and unhelpful experiences of LGBT therapy clients. Psychotherapy Research.