Therapists

Robert Meadows, LCSW, CSAT-S, EMDR Trained   (NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS)

585-546-5180
Bob believes that when people take responsibility for themselves, they open the door to all other change. His expertise includes working with individuals dealing with sex and relationship problems, as well as the trauma that underlies the person's inability to trust themselves and to connect with others in a healthy way. Bob also offers help for people struggling with issues around work and money.

Learning compassion for one's self is at the heart of Bob's approach to healing. By helping people differentiate between what they can control and the unhealthy patterns, thoughts, and behaviors that no longer serve them, Bob helps people cultivate happiness from within and take charge of their lives. As they learn how to solve their problems from a place of power, they are able to create a better, more fulfilling life for themselves.

A co-founder of Kavod Psychotherapy with Daniel Morris, LCSW, CSAT-S, Bob has more than 35 years of experience helping people from all walks of life, He has also co-facilitated more than 2,000 group sessions for men, women and couples healing from relationship issues and sex addiction.

Professional Affiliations
National Association of Social Workers
International Institute of Trauma and Addiction Professionals

Education
Master of Social Work
Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, MA

Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, Cum Laude
Maryknoll Seminary, Glen Ellyn, IL

Anne Coltre, MA, LCAT, LMHC, NCC, BCD/MT, CSAT

585-546-5180
Psychology Today profile
Relationship infidelities can leave a partner feeling fractured and traumatized. Anne specializes in partner trauma. With compassion and understanding, she offers a proven way to achieve a thorough recovery. The core of Anne’s work is to help partners regain trust in their own intuition and judgment, reclaim their sense of self, and renew their self-esteem. She offers individual treatment sessions and group therapy, couples work, preparation for formal full disclosure, and advocacy for partners.
 
Intensively trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Anne helps partners explore their condition and promote balance between acceptance and effective change. Her psychotherapeutic approach includes the use of movement, breathwork, mindfulness practice, or creative arts to help partners accomplish deeper work.
 
Anne’s unique, multi-faceted approach empowers partners to identify, address and release strong emotions to further their personal growth and healing. By embracing and working with the mind, body and spirit connection, partners can move past the betrayal and enjoy healthy relationships once again.

Professional Affiliations
International Institute of Trauma and Addiction Professionals
National Board of Certified Counselors
New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor
New York State Licensed Creative Arts Therapist
Dialectical Behavior Therapy: 80-hour intensive training with Dr. Marsha Linehan
American Dance Therapy Association

Education
Master's Degree
Antioch New England Graduate School, Keene, NH

Bachelor of Science, Dance
State University of New York College at Brockport

Cheryl J. Woods, LCSW, CASAC, CSAT

585-546-5180
Psychology Today profile
Cheryl offers a safe space in which people have the freedom to open at their own pace, thus cultivating a healthy therapeutic relationship to support change and healing. As they reveal what's not working in their lives and relationships, Cheryl selects the best motivational therapeutic approach to help them effectively address these challenges. Her guidance, while compassionate, is also honest and direct, so individuals take responsibility for establishing and maintaining their emotional well-being. Doing so helps to reduce the impact of long-term psychological distress in their lives.
 
Adults struggling with relationship issues, Internet addiction, sex addiction, and co-occurring mental health issues including trauma and alcohol and drug addiction can benefit from individual counseling with Cheryl. She also facilitates 30 Tasks of Recovery groups.
 
Retirement is a significant transition that often fuels stress because it's no longer possible to hide unhealthy behaviors behind one’s work. Cheryl helps people in this stage of life address what stands in the way of enjoying a full life and healthy relationships. She also accepts Medicare, putting therapy within reach for seniors.
 
Before Kavod Psychotherapy, Cheryl provided addiction and mental health services for both men and women through Unity Health.

Education
Master of Social Work
University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Bachelor of Science
Rochester Institute of Technology

Amber Haag, LCSW, CASAC, CSAT

585-546-5180
Psychology Today profile
Addiction can happen to anyone, and the underlying wounds that fuel it need to be healed. Amber accompanies her clients on their journey of recovery and offers a non-shaming and affirming treatment philosophy that allows healing in multiple areas, without fear of judgment. She strives to identify and harness their individual strengths, instill hope, and reflect unconditional positive regard for those in her care. Amber also has a strong belief in the healing power of humor and provides her clients with an emotionally safe environment to heal all aspects of their being.

Amber works extensively with people experiencing the devastating effects of trauma and addiction. She is passionate about addressing all presenting disorders through an integrated treatment approach that supports the whole person. Her non-judgmental stance and down-to-earth presentation are assets to people who may be hesitant to engage in therapy. Amber uses an eclectic mix of modalities and curriculum to assist with the therapy process.

Education
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
State University of New York Empire State College

Greater Rochester Collaborative

Howard B. Adler, LCSW-R, CSAT

585-546-5180
Psychology Today profile
Howard Adler is optimistic about a person’s ability to change and reach a place of true authenticity and serenity. For more than 29 years, his therapeutic approach has helped people of all ages—primarily men—recover from their struggles with sexual abuse, problematic sexual behaviors, trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and online addictions through individual and group therapy.
 
Howard meets individuals where they are on their journey. With understanding and gentle encouragement, he helps people address their issues and test their assumptions through new ways of thinking, coping, and behaving. Howard uses Mindsight to harness the brain’s ability to change, grow, and create new pathways to help bring hope to an intense and often painful healing process. Mindsight provides a powerful lens through which people learn to witness the inner workings of their minds and switch off their ingrained behaviors and habitual responses. With time, Howard’s clients become able to recognize, name, and tame the feelings and emotions that once overwhelmed them and develop the insight, balance, and self-control needed for transformation.
 
Beyond the therapy he facilitates, Howard encourages clients to utilize their creative ways of expression to achieve balance and healing: art, poetry, storytelling, and music are all welcome therapeutic tools. He also stresses physical fitness, connection with nature, and community engagement as essential components of treatment.
 
Howard is a member of the Mankind Project to help redefine masculinity.

Education
Bachelor of Science, Psychology
Bachelor of Science, Sociology (Gerontology)
Towson University
 
Master of Social Work, Clinical Program
University of Maryland School of Social Work

Jody Mykins, LMHC, CSAT-Candidate

585-546-5180
Jody offers a straightforward, strengths-based therapeutic experience. In essence, she believes that people always have the answers and that she's along for the ride to provide direction and insight along the way.

In addition to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Jody uses mindfulness, meditation, music, and sensory experiences to reconnect people with their physical being and their feelings. She also has extensive experience with anger management and anxiety reduction.

Currently, Jody provides partners with a welcoming, non-judgmental environment in which to feel and work through their anger, grief, and trauma resulting from spousal infidelity and betrayal. By guiding partners through the process of letting go of old hurts and shame, she helps them embrace their strengths and build a better self-image for their next chapter in life.

Before joining Kavod, Jody provided group and individual counseling to patients diagnosed with substance use disorders at Rochester Regional, Greece Chemical Dependency. She began her career at Catholic Family Center as a Primary Therapist providing one-to-one addiction and mental health counseling to women in an intensive residential setting.

Education
M.A. Mental Health Counseling
Medaille College

B.A. English/Communications
St. John Fisher College

Molly Farrell, LMFT

585-546-5180
Molly trusts that change happens in relationships, whether it’s with a therapist, a partner, or family members. She takes a non-judgmental stance with clients and is excited to bring her philosophy and experience to individuals, couples, and partners seeking help at Kavod Psychotherapy.
 
Those in Molly’s care will benefit from her relational approach. She tempers connection and compassion with openness, transparency, and honesty. Narrative therapy, CBT, and DBT are among the modalities she uses to help facilitate the therapeutic process.
 
Molly will begin Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist training. Partner trauma and eating disorders are among the issues she treats.
 
Caring about and aware of injustices, Molly is an activist and advocate for families and equality. She welcomes those who identify as members of the LGBTQ community.
 
Before joining Kavod Psychotherapy, Molly worked at The Healing Connection. She gained experience providing therapy, supervising therapists, and managing the outpatient, intensive outpatient, and partial hospitalization programs.

Education
B.S. Social Work
State University of New York Fredonia

M.S. Couple and Family Therapy
North Dakota State University

Benjamin Sloviter, LMFT, Master CASAC, CSAT in Training

585-546-5180
From the start, Benjamin intends to establish a strong relationship that empowers clients to believe in their ability to transform. He views their work together as a journey to find meaning in life and make sense of their struggles. By helping them find strength in their challenges, Benjamin allows clients to realize and embrace the actions that will fuel their growth and healing.
 
Helping clients understand how their behavior impacts the family and relationship with their spouse or partner is at the heart of Benjamin's Marriage and Family therapist training. He provides trauma-informed care through a blend of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and systems theory. Benjamin's passionate, curious, and non-judgmental approach creates an understanding, respectful, and caring space where clients feel safe exploring their wounds and issues on a deeper level. With training in the Gottman Method, he can also help couples committed to the work build a life of shared meaning together.
 
Before Kavod, Benjamin served as a Marriage and Family therapist at Rochester Regional Health and the University of Rochester. He also counseled youth and has a host of experiences with various presenting conditions, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and drug, alcohol, and tobacco problems.
 
Professional Affiliations
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
 
Education
M.A., Marital and Family Therapy
Touro University
 
Level 2 Certified Therapist in Gottman Method Couples Therapy
The Gottman Institute
 
Trauma-Informed Clinical Foundation Certificate Program
University of Buffalo
 
Certificate for Professional Trainings
Yeshiva University
 
B.A. and M.A., Talmudic Law
Ner Israel Rabbinical College

Jennifer Farah, PhD, LCSW

585-546-5180
Psychology Today profile
To acknowledge a desire for self-improvement through therapy takes tremendous courage. When you work with Jen, you’ll be able to address any discomfort that may arise as you anticipate sharing your history. She recognizes that confronting old patterns for the first time may be overwhelming and will hold space for you to let go of any tension you carry throughout this process. Her therapeutic style provides an open, supportive, and non-judgmental environment to allow for the development of a safe and trusting connection.

Jen’s practice focuses on a trauma-informed treatment approach. Trauma is not a specific event but how our body and nervous system hold on to the past as a form of protection. Over time, these protections impact our ability to function effectively in life. Her treatment approach includes CBT, psychodynamic, and somatic awareness techniques. Jen will help you tackle addictions and the unconscious avoidance of core issues that serve as a distraction. Bringing awareness to these processes and addressing self-defeating patterns is essential to living the life you deserve.

For persons struggling with problematic sexual behaviors and those dealing with partner betrayal, transformation is challenging. It will require focus, vulnerability, and dedication. Jen will be honored to be a guide and witness to your healing journey, collaborating with you to foster incredible growth in your life. 

Before joining the team at Kavod, Jen held various clinical positions at the University of Rochester Medical Center as a senior social worker and therapist. She has helped countless patients with chronic pain, functional neurological conditions, and severe and persistent mental illness. Jen also facilitated Mentally Ill Chemical Abuse (MICA), pain, anxiety management, and DBT and CBT therapy groups. She has over 15 years of experience working in related therapeutic practices.​

Education
PhD, Counseling and Counselor Education                                                                                                
Warner School of Education, University of Rochester
 
Master of Social Work                                                                                                         
Greater Rochester Collaborative Master of Social Work Program
 
Bachelor of Social Work                                                                                                       
State University College at Buffalo
 
Affiliations
American Counseling Association

Counselors

Kate Zobkiw, MS, CASAC, CSAT

585-546-5180
Psychology Today profile
When addiction is present in a family, its effects are not only felt by the addict, they also have a profound and traumatic impact on the entire family system. Kate believes that for true healing to begin, all family members must be involved in the recovery process.

Kate began her career as a family counselor for teenagers and their parents struggling with chemical addictions. She continues this work today by providing couples counseling, family education, codependency counseling, and support for the entire family system. By helping family members of all ages understand the addictive cycle, Kate helps them rebuild trust and improve communication so that they can move forward and heal as a family.

Education
Master of Science, Rehabilitation Counseling
University at Albany, State University of New York

Bachelor of Science, Psychology
University at Albany, State University of New York

Professional credentials matter

BCD/MT: Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist
CASAC: Certified Alcohol Substance Abuse Counselor
CRC: Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
CSAT: Certified Sex Addiction Therapist
CSAT-S: Certified Sex Addiction Therapist Supervisor
EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
LCAT: Licensed Creative Arts Therapist
LCSW: Licensed Clinical Social Worker
LMFT: Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
LMHC: Licensed Mental Health Counselor
LMSW: Licensed Master Social Worker
NCC: National Certified Counselor