Dr. Zoe Chiel is a clinical psychologist licensed in New York and Connecticut, specializing in the care of children, adolescents, and parents, including parents in the pregnancy and postpartum periods. She is passionate about helping clients identify patterns that interfere with their desired functioning, working collaboratively and compassionately to help clients achieve their goals, and reducing distress in individuals and within family systems.

Prior to transitioning to full time private practice, Dr. Chiel was an Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at Columbia University Medical Center and a clinical psychologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital in the School-Based Mental Health Program. Dr. Chiel earned her PhD at Columbia University, Teachers College, where her research focused on psychological maltreatment and parenting. Her clinical training included work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, outpatient clinics, public and parochial schools, and day treatment. She completed her APA-accredited predoctoral internship at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln Medical Center, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

In addition to clinical work, Dr. Chiel has presented numerous community workshops to parents and teachers on topics such as managing parental stress, positive parenting and discipline, promoting executive functioning skills in children, and trauma-informed classroom behavior management. She has also presented nationally at professional conferences on topics related to psychological maltreatment, trauma-informed classroom behavior management and social-emotional learning.

Dr. Chiel is committed to culturally responsive clinical practices, and seeks to provide a welcoming therapeutic space for the LGBTQ+ community, as well as individuals from all racial, religious, and cultural backgrounds. She is regularly engaged in continuing education to continuously improve quality of care for her patients.