Meet Dr. Avital Soep

Dr. Avital Soep is a clinical psychologist providing telehealth services to children, adolescents, and adults located in New York and Florida. She earned her doctorate in School-Clinical Child Psychology from the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University and her B.A. in psychology, summa cum laude, from Yeshiva University's Stern College for Women.

Dr. Soep's training has included work in schools, outpatient clinics, inpatient hospitals, and private practice. These experiences shaped an approach that considers not only symptoms, but the person experiencing them—their relationships, environment, strengths, values, and goals.

Her clinical work focuses particularly on anxiety, OCD, depression, trauma, *and emotion regulation. Treatment draws from evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD, Behavioral Activation (BA) for depression, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for trauma, and skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

Dr. Soep believes that evidence-based treatment and individualized care should go hand in hand. Research can help identify effective approaches, while each client's own values and goals help determine what meaningful progress looks like for them.

Dr. Soep has also contributed to the broader conversation around mental health, including a guest essay for Newsday exploring the intersection of mental health and parenting, “Don’t Let the Crabgrass in Your Mind Take Hold.”

Outside of clinical work, Dr. Soep enjoys listening to country music, playing guitar, and spending time with her family.