Dr. Serino is the Director and Founder of Serene Psychotherapy. She is a New York & Connecticut Licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in the treatment of emotional disorders and the assessment of AD/HD and learning disabilities. Dr. Serino helps patients better manage symptoms by improving emotional awareness and anxious distress with coping skills, and by gaining insight into patterns of over-learned behavior. Often, people need help and validation to navigate challenging life circumstances (i.e., resolving past trauma, living through a pandemic, or becoming a new mom) with more empowerment, curiosity and self-compassion. Dr. Serino offers an individualized approach to therapy, by tailoring interventions to her patients’ needs, utilizing her breadth of clinical experience and knowledge of evidence-based practices. She infuses talk therapy with skills from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (CBT and DBT). Her therapeutic style is described as warm, collaborative and solution-focused. Her goal is for you to learn to become your own therapist using the insight and skills gained in treatment.

Dana Serino, PhD

Education and Training

  • Clinical Fellowship in Women’s Mental Health - Cognitive Therapy for Women

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neuropsychology - Brooklyn Learning Center

  • PhD in Clinical Psychology, with Distinction - Fairleigh Dickinson University

  • MA in Clinical Psychology - Teachers College, Columbia University

    Publications

  • Peterson, B.S., Rosen, T.S., Dingman, S., Toth, Z., Swardekar, S., Hao, X., Liu, F., Xu, D., Zhengchao, D., Peterson, J.B., Ryu, J.H., Serino, D., Branch, C., Bansal, R. (2020). Associations of maternal prenatal drug abuse with measures on newborn brain structure, tissue organization, and metabolite concentrations. JAMA Pediatrics, 174(9), 831-842.

  • Serino, D., Peterson, B. S., & Rosen, T. S. (2018). Psychological functioning of women taking illicit drugs during pregnancy and the growth and development of their offspring in early childhood. Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 14(3), 158-170.

  • M. N., Serino, D., Bansal, R., Hao, X., Nati, G., Toth, Z., … Peterson, B.S. (2015). Morphological features of the neonatal brain following exposure to regional anesthesia during labor and delivery. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 33(2), 213-221.

Angela Candrilli is a 3rd year doctoral student at Fairleigh Dickinson's Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. She has clinical experience and interest in working with individuals with autism. She has a background in neuropsychological evaluations for children and adults with diagnoses ranging from genetic disorders and concussions to neurodevelopmental disorders, including AD/HD, learning disorders, and intellectual disabilities. At Serene Psychotherapy, she works as a psychology technician, performing neuropsychological and psychoeducational evaluations in our Westchester and Manhattan offices.

Angela Candrilli

Education and Training

  • Clinical Psychology Ph.D (in progress), Fairleigh Dickinson University

  • B.A. in Psychology (Applied Behavioral Analysis Track), SUNY Binghamton University

  • Psychology Extern at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Dept of Pediatric Neurology

    Publications

  • Grosso, M., Morton, H., Candrilli, A., Romanczyk, R., & Mattson, JG (2022). Factors influencing age of diagnosis with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Implications for equity in the diagnostic process. 

Alyssa Cangemi is a 4th-year doctoral student in Fairleigh Dickinson's Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. She has clinical experience and an interest in working with individuals with mood disorders and trauma-related disorders. She has a background in neuropsychological evaluations for children and adults with diagnoses ranging from AD/HD and learning disabilities to neurocognitive disorders, such as dementia. At Serene Psychotherapy, she works as a psychology technician, performing neuropsychological and psychoeducational evaluations at our Manhattan office. 

Alyssa Cangemi

Education and Training

  • Clinical Psychology Ph.D. (in progress), Fairleigh Dickinson University  

  • B.S. in Psychology and Biology, University of Massachusetts – Amherst 

  • Psychology Extern at OMHNY South Beach Psychiatric Center’s Power Center 

  • Psychology Extern at VA New York Harbor Healthcare