Our Professional Team

Mental Health Specialists

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Charles Chaim Neuhoff, Ph.D.

Director
Dr Chaim Neuhoff is the director of Nachas Consulting. A clinical psychologist specializing in mood and behavioral issues in children, adolescents and young adults, Dr. Neuhoff has extensive training in treating challenges associated with the ASD spectrum, anxiety, disruptive behavior, and divorce related struggles. Serving as part-time psychologist for the community school for children with various learning disabilities, Gesher Yehuda, he also supervises advanced doctoral students at Ferkauf Graduate School (YU) and writes a weekly mental health column for the Yated Neeman newspaper. Aside from psychotherapy, Dr Neuhoff provides short-term consultations to schools and families, meeting with relevant parties to thoroughly assess and provide practical recommendations. Dr Neuhoff completed his Psychology Internship at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Thereafter, he served as Clinical Instructor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine from 2007-2012. He has addressed several National Conventions, including the American Psychological Association (APA), the Associations for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (ABCT), The International Network of Orthodox Mental Health Professionals (Nefesh), The National Society for Hebrew Day Schools (Torah Umesorah) and Agudath Israel of America.
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Yosef Posy, Psy.D.

Co-Director

Dr Yosef Posy is Nachas Consulting’s Co-Director, working together with Dr Russ to further the center’s goals. A NYS licensed psychologist specializing in the treatment of disruptive behavior and anxiety disorders with advanced training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), he provides cutting-edge treatment to those suffering from emotional dysregulation. In addition, he is experienced in overseeing social skills/anger management groups together with Dr Neuhoff.

Aside from his responsibilities at Nachas Consulting, Dr Posy is the director of children’s services at Interborough & Consulting Center, where he provides training on the use of CBT and DBT to staff members in 4 sites. He has also given staff training and presentations in several Brooklyn schools and provided consulting to many yeshivos.

Dr Posy received his doctoral training from Hofstra University and has private practices in both Boro Park and Flatbush.

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Feigie Russ, Psy.D.

Co-Director

Dr Feigie Russ works in sync with Nachlas Consulting co-directing colleague, Dr Posy. She is a NYS licensed psychologist specializing in treating children, teenages and adults suffering from anxiety, OCD, social skills deficiency and low self esteem. Utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), she helps clients combat cognitive distortions (maladaptive thinking patterns) and uses reframing techniques to help clients develop coping thoughts and strategies.

Dr Russ received her doctoral training from Hofstra University and directs a private practice in Brooklyn, NY. She conducts numerous social skills groups and parenting groups and is the originator of the social skills DVD, ‘Social Smarts: Making and Keeping Friends’ – designed for children with social skills difficulties.