Counselors

	Nichole L. Adams, Psy.D., is a Children’s Clinical Assessment Consultant with the Lutheran Counseling Center. She has a combined Doctorate in School and Community Psychology from Hofstra University in New York and is bilingual in Spanish. As Chief Psychologist with Nassau BOCES, she supports the needs of Special Education students that are represented from the 56 school districts in Nassau County. Dr. Adams previously worked as a Bilingual School Psychologist with Hempstead Public Schools. She is a NY state licensed Psychologist and is certified as a NY School District Administrator. Dr. Adams counsels children of all ages in our Mineola office and completes psychological and educational assessments of children in all seven LCC sites..
	The Rev. Moira K. Ahearne (LCSW-R, M.Div.) received her Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York and a Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University School of Social Work in 1993. She also has a Master’s in Theology from Fordham University, New York. Rev. Ahearne is a Presbyterian minister with the PC-USA and has years of experience as both a pastor and a social worker. She supervised 13 Social Work interns from 1996 to 2008 and served as Program Director of several community service programs, including the Jan Hus Neighborhood House and the Broadway Community, Inc., both located in New York City. A member of the National Association of Social Workers and the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC), Rev. Ahearne has had extensive experience in counseling adults, especially the homeless and those with addictions. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with an R rating, she sees clients at our Mineola site.
	Rev. Kirk Bingaman, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Pastoral Counseling and the Director of the Pastoral Counseling Program in the GraduateSchool of Religion & Religious Education at FordhamUniversity. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he is a licensed mental health counselor in New York and a Fellow with the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. Prior to coming to the New York area, Dr. Bingaman served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Stockton, NJ and as director of satellite offices for the Lloyd Center Pastoral Counseling Service at San Francisco Theological Seminary/Graduate Theological Union. He holds a Ph.D. in Psychology & Theology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA and a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. His new book, Treating the New Anxiety: A Cognitive-Theological Approach, was published in 2007, while his previous book, Freud and Faith: Living in the Tension, was published in 2003. Dr. Bingaman relates to LCC’s Mineola and Bronxville sites.
	David Doring, Psy.D., is a Child and Adolescent Therapist and Assessment Consultant with the Lutheran Counseling Center. He has a Doctorate of Psychology with a School Psychology concentration from St. John’s University in Flushing, NY, and an M.S. in Community-School Psychology from the College of New Rochelle, NY. Dr. Doring, a school psychologist with the Massapequa Public Schools, is a NY State licensed psychologist, certified school psychologist, and a Certified Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Instructor. He is experienced performing school assessments and working with children and adolescents with emotional, learning, developmental, and behavioral disabilities. Dr. Doring relates to LCC’s Mineola and Dix Hills sites.
	The Rev. David Elseroad (D.Min.), is pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawthorne, NY. Dr. Elseroad is fluent in French and Spanish. His professional background includes work in multicultural ministries and experiences as pastor, hospital chaplain, missionary and teacher. He has a Doctorate of Ministry in Pastoral Counseling from Hebrew Union College—Jewish Institute of Religion and the Post-graduate Center for Mental Health, Manhattan. Dr. Elseroad relates to the Bronxville and Manhattan sites of the Counseling Center.
	Mrs. Elizabeth Geiling (MSED) received her MSED in Counseling and Personnel Services from Fordham University where she completed the Professional Diploma Program in Counseling. She is currently the Director of Counseling and also a Psychology Department faculty member at Concordia College in Bronxville, NY. Mrs. Geiling teaches certification courses in Child Abuse Identification and Reporting. She is a licensed Mental Health Counselor with the Lutheran Counseling Center where she facilitates groups for children and provides individual, child and family counseling at LCC’s Bronxville site.
	The Rev. Dr. Marta Green, (D. Min.) pastor of St. Mark’s United Church of Christ in Ridgewood, Queens, is a Psychological Specialist with Anchor House (Drug Rehabilitation Program) in Brooklyn, NY and has worked in the past as a Program Consultant and Director of Pastoral Care Studies at Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute in New York, NY. She received a Doctorate in Ministry from Andover Newton Theological School in Andover, Ma., a Certificate in Pastoral Psychotherapy from Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute in New York, and a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York. Dr. Green, a NY state licensed Mental Health Counselor, relates to LCC’s Advent Lutheran Church site in Manhattan.
	The Rev. Dr. Ronald Lehenbauer (D. Min.) has served as pastor of congregations in Jenison, Michigan; Chicago, Illinois; and Flushing, New York, and as Circuit Counselor in both the English and Atlantic Districts, LCMS. He received his Doctorate of Ministry from NY Theological Seminary and holds Master of Divinity and Master of Sacred Theology degrees from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Mo. He completed certification in pastoral counseling at the PostgraduateCenter for Mental Health in New York, NY and also is certified as an Imago Relationship Therapist. A member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Dr. Lehenbauer is a NY state licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working at the Woodside and Mineola LCC sites.
	Mary Rzeszut, LMSW, received her Master’s Degree in Social Work at FordhamUniversity. She works as a Medical Social Worker at WinthropUniversityHospital with end stage renal disease patients. Ms. Rzeszut has also worked with domestic violence issues and as a school counselor. In addition, she specializes in issues of grief, bereavement and medical illness for children, adolescents and adults. Ms. Rzeszut works as a counselor-in-training for LCC’s Mineola and Dix Hills sites.
	The Rev. Alan Steinke (M.Div., LCSW-R) recently retired as pastor of The Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, Valley Stream, NY where he served for the past thirty years. He has served as one of three clergy consultants to the Bishop of the English District-LCMS as a member of the Ministerial Health Commission. Rev. Steinke has had extensive experience in the field of psychotherapy since graduating with a MSW degree from Yeshiva University, New York City. He has completed extensive research in the area of anger management. Rev. Steinke also holds a Master of Divinity Degree from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with an R rating. Rev. Steinke sees clients at LCC’s Mineola and Dix Hills sites and is counselor-in-residence one day a week at TrinityLutheranSchool in Hicksville.
	The Rev. Dr. Thomas Taylor (LCSW-R, Ph.D., M. Div.,) is an ordained Lutheran pastor and has a Ph.D. from the ShirleyM.EhrenkranzSchool of Social Work at NYU as well as a Master’s Degree in Social Work from YeshivaUniversity in NY. His Master of Sacred Theology Degree is from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pa., and he has a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in NY. He has received his certification in Pastoral Counseling from the PostgraduateCenter for Mental Health in New York City, NY and is currently a Member in Training at the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis (NPAP). Dr. Taylor is a clinical supervisor and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with an R rating, serving as Counselor-in-Residence at LCC’s AdventLutheranChurch site in New York, NY. He also sees clients at LCC’s Bronxville site one day a week. Rev. Taylor has had extensive experience working with individuals and couples and as a seminar presenter. He is a Prepare/Enrich (marital and premarital counseling program) certified trainer.

	Nichole L. Adams, Psy.D., is a Children’s Clinical Assessment Consultant with the Lutheran Counseling Center. She has a combined Doctorate in School and Community Psychology from Hofstra University in New York and is bilingual in Spanish. As Chief Psychologist with Nassau BOCES, she supports the needs of Special Education students that are represented from the 56 school districts in Nassau County. Dr. Adams previously worked as a Bilingual School Psychologist with Hempstead Public Schools. She is a NY state licensed Psychologist and is certified as a NY School District Administrator. Dr. Adams counsels children of all ages in our Mineola office and completes psychological and educational assessments of children in all seven LCC sites..
	The Rev. Moira K. Ahearne (LCSW-R, M.Div.) received her Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York and a Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University School of Social Work in 1993. She also has a Master’s in Theology from Fordham University, New York. Rev. Ahearne is a Presbyterian minister with the PC-USA and has years of experience as both a pastor and a social worker. She supervised 13 Social Work interns from 1996 to 2008 and served as Program Director of several community service programs, including the Jan Hus Neighborhood House and the Broadway Community, Inc., both located in New York City. A member of the National Association of Social Workers and the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC), Rev. Ahearne has had extensive experience in counseling adults, especially the homeless and those with addictions. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with an R rating, she sees clients at our Mineola site.
	Rev. Kirk Bingaman, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Pastoral Counseling and the Director of the Pastoral Counseling Program in the GraduateSchool of Religion & Religious Education at FordhamUniversity. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he is a licensed mental health counselor in New York and a Fellow with the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. Prior to coming to the New York area, Dr. Bingaman served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Stockton, NJ and as director of satellite offices for the Lloyd Center Pastoral Counseling Service at San Francisco Theological Seminary/Graduate Theological Union. He holds a Ph.D. in Psychology & Theology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA and a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. His new book, Treating the New Anxiety: A Cognitive-Theological Approach, was published in 2007, while his previous book, Freud and Faith: Living in the Tension, was published in 2003. Dr. Bingaman relates to LCC’s Mineola and Bronxville sites.
	David Doring, Psy.D., is a Child and Adolescent Therapist and Assessment Consultant with the Lutheran Counseling Center. He has a Doctorate of Psychology with a School Psychology concentration from St. John’s University in Flushing, NY, and an M.S. in Community-School Psychology from the College of New Rochelle, NY. Dr. Doring, a school psychologist with the Massapequa Public Schools, is a NY State licensed psychologist, certified school psychologist, and a Certified Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Instructor. He is experienced performing school assessments and working with children and adolescents with emotional, learning, developmental, and behavioral disabilities. Dr. Doring relates to LCC’s Mineola and Dix Hills sites.
	The Rev. David Elseroad (D.Min.), is pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawthorne, NY. Dr. Elseroad is fluent in French and Spanish. His professional background includes work in multicultural ministries and experiences as pastor, hospital chaplain, missionary and teacher. He has a Doctorate of Ministry in Pastoral Counseling from Hebrew Union College—Jewish Institute of Religion and the Post-graduate Center for Mental Health, Manhattan. Dr. Elseroad relates to the Bronxville and Manhattan sites of the Counseling Center.
	Mrs. Elizabeth Geiling (MSED) received her MSED in Counseling and Personnel Services from Fordham University where she completed the Professional Diploma Program in Counseling. She is currently the Director of Counseling and also a Psychology Department faculty member at Concordia College in Bronxville, NY. Mrs. Geiling teaches certification courses in Child Abuse Identification and Reporting. She is a licensed Mental Health Counselor with the Lutheran Counseling Center where she facilitates groups for children and provides individual, child and family counseling at LCC’s Bronxville site.
	The Rev. Dr. Marta Green, (D. Min.) pastor of St. Mark’s United Church of Christ in Ridgewood, Queens, is a Psychological Specialist with Anchor House (Drug Rehabilitation Program) in Brooklyn, NY and has worked in the past as a Program Consultant and Director of Pastoral Care Studies at Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute in New York, NY. She received a Doctorate in Ministry from Andover Newton Theological School in Andover, Ma., a Certificate in Pastoral Psychotherapy from Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute in New York, and a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York. Dr. Green, a NY state licensed Mental Health Counselor, relates to LCC’s Advent Lutheran Church site in Manhattan.
	The Rev. Dr. Ronald Lehenbauer (D. Min.) has served as pastor of congregations in Jenison, Michigan; Chicago, Illinois; and Flushing, New York, and as Circuit Counselor in both the English and Atlantic Districts, LCMS. He received his Doctorate of Ministry from NY Theological Seminary and holds Master of Divinity and Master of Sacred Theology degrees from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Mo. He completed certification in pastoral counseling at the PostgraduateCenter for Mental Health in New York, NY and also is certified as an Imago Relationship Therapist. A member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Dr. Lehenbauer is a NY state licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working at the Woodside and Mineola LCC sites.
	Mary Rzeszut, LMSW, received her Master’s Degree in Social Work at FordhamUniversity. She works as a Medical Social Worker at WinthropUniversityHospital with end stage renal disease patients. Ms. Rzeszut has also worked with domestic violence issues and as a school counselor. In addition, she specializes in issues of grief, bereavement and medical illness for children, adolescents and adults. Ms. Rzeszut works as a counselor-in-training for LCC’s Mineola and Dix Hills sites.
	The Rev. Alan Steinke (M.Div., LCSW-R) recently retired as pastor of The Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, Valley Stream, NY where he served for the past thirty years. He has served as one of three clergy consultants to the Bishop of the English District-LCMS as a member of the Ministerial Health Commission. Rev. Steinke has had extensive experience in the field of psychotherapy since graduating with a MSW degree from Yeshiva University, New York City. He has completed extensive research in the area of anger management. Rev. Steinke also holds a Master of Divinity Degree from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with an R rating. Rev. Steinke sees clients at LCC’s Mineola and Dix Hills sites and is counselor-in-residence one day a week at TrinityLutheranSchool in Hicksville.
	The Rev. Dr. Thomas Taylor (LCSW-R, Ph.D., M. Div.,) is an ordained Lutheran pastor and has a Ph.D. from the ShirleyM.EhrenkranzSchool of Social Work at NYU as well as a Master’s Degree in Social Work from YeshivaUniversity in NY. His Master of Sacred Theology Degree is from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pa., and he has a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in NY. He has received his certification in Pastoral Counseling from the PostgraduateCenter for Mental Health in New York City, NY and is currently a Member in Training at the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis (NPAP). Dr. Taylor is a clinical supervisor and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with an R rating, serving as Counselor-in-Residence at LCC’s AdventLutheranChurch site in New York, NY. He also sees clients at LCC’s Bronxville site one day a week. Rev. Taylor has had extensive experience working with individuals and couples and as a seminar presenter. He is a Prepare/Enrich (marital and premarital counseling program) certified trainer.