TKC Team

The Kahane Center's team is dedicated to meaningful change. We are committed to providing innovative and comprehensive evidence-based mental health and learning services to help children, adolescents, and adults embrace their strengths and grow their emotional and social well-being. We work together as a team to integrate care. We support one another and the families we help, to create an environment that nurtures and nourishes growth.

We offer in person services at our offices in Englewood, NJ, and New York City, as well as telehealth to patients living in New York, New Jersey, and Florida.

Tamar Z. Kahane

PSY.D.

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(201) 894-9011 ext. 1

Dr. Tamar Z. Kahane is the founder and clinical director of The Kahane Center, LLC an integrated mental health center providing comprehensive psychological and neuro-psychological services. She is a licensed clinical psychologist who has been successfully treating adults, families, adolescents and children for over 25 years. Dr. Kahane trained at the Kennedy Center of Albert Einstein Hospital and at St. Luke’s - Roosevelt Hospital after receiving her doctorate from Ferkauf School of Graduate Psychology of Yeshiva University and her BA from Barnard College of Columbia University. Prior to founding the Center, Dr Kahane served as the senior psychologist in a private school in Bergen County. Dr. Kahane is an expert and clinical pioneer in the field of social cognition, social skills groups, and has a sub-specialty in executive functioning. She has extensive experience treating depression, anxiety, OCD, ADD, ASD, as well many other disorders. Dr. Kahane supervises and trains psychologists and other mental health professionals both at the Center and in other settings. She also trains teachers to help them become increasingly more effective in the classroom. She has developed a unique SEL (Social Emotional Learning)/ Executive Functioning curriculum (The POWER Program) that is being piloted in multiple public and private schools. Dr. Kahane also lectures regularly to parent groups and is a big proponent of integrating parents into their children’s treatment and providing them with effective tools and strategies. Dr. Kahane has appeared on national television as a clinical expert in ASD and is a frequently sought after psychological thought leader in the media.

Erica Pepose

PSY.D.

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(201) 894-9011 ext. 6

Dr. Erica Pepose is a licensed psychologist who specializes in treating young children and adolescents. Dr. Pepose graduated from Pace University with a Doctor of Psychology degree in Clinical-School Child Psychology. Dr. Pepose’s dissertation entitled, “Parenting Stress in the Dyad: Associations Among Parenting Stress, Parent Role Perceptions, Infant Temperament, and Mother-Infant Emotional Availability” explored the relationship between mother-infant interactions and levels of parenting stress. She completed her doctoral internship and post-doctoral training at the YCS Institute for Infant and Preschool Mental Health. In addition, Dr. Pepose has completed a post-graduate certificate program in Infant-Parent Mental Health at the University of Massachusetts, Boston Campus. Dr. Pepose specializes in the areas of infant and early childhood mental health. She has received training in two evidence-based parenting programs, Circle of Security® and The Incredible Years®. At The Kahane Center, Dr. Pepose’s clinical work focuses on providing prevention and early intervention to families with infants, young children, and adolescents in a variety of modalities including individual play therapy, dyadic therapy, and group therapy. In addition, she provides clinical supervision to other psychologists at The Center. Dr. Pepose believes that optimal functioning and resilience occurs within the context of relationships and family.

Chinwe Idigo

PHD

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(201) 894-9011 ext. 6

Dr. Chinwe Idigo graduated from the University of Louisville in 2020 with a Ph.D. in counseling psychology. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Rutgers University Behavioral Healthcare in Newark, NJ, and worked for Bergen County’s Division of Family Guidance following her internship. In her clinical work, Dr. Idigo, utilizes a strength-based developmental approach to empower adults, adolescents, couples, and families to strengthen relational skills and empower them to cultivate a life that is emotionally healthy and fulfilling. Dr. Idigo draws from a variety of theoretical approaches including psychodynamic, client-centered, ACT, and CBT to encourage clients to reach their goals. Dr. Idigo treats a variety of disorders and specifically has extensive training working with clients struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, perfectionism, personality dysfunction, behavioral issues, and interpersonal difficulties. She is trained in providing psychological assessments for diagnostic and clinical clarification as well as court-ordered psychological assessments. Dr. Idigo also has experience facilitating therapy groups to address specific clinical issues, such as anger-management, women’s issues, interpersonal skills group, and emotional regulation skills. She was the recipient of the American Psychological Association/2019 Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology.

Jonathan Fiskus

psy.d.

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(201) 894-9011 ext. 6

Dr. Jonathan N. Fiskus is a licensed psychologist specializing in adolescents and adults. He graduated from Hofstra University with a Doctor of Psychology degree in School-Community Psychology. Dr. Fiskus received clinical training at Hofstra’s PERC Clinic and further training at Interborough Developmental and Consultation Center in Brooklyn, NY as well as Great Neck’s school system. Having served as a school psychologist at Yachad (The National Jewish Council for Disabilities), he has experience working with individuals with learning, intellectual, and developmental challenges. In addition, Dr. Fiskus has also worked in private practice settings providing evidence-based psychotherapy to adolescents and adults. He has conducted full battery psychological and neuropsychological assessments for students struggling with academic emotional and behavioral challenges. He has also helped students receive accommodations on standardized testing including college students and young adults who are seeking to better understand their strengths and weaknesses. Dr. Fiskus has conducted mental health and fire-risk evaluations for the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) in New York City as well as court-ordered evaluations for the Department of Social Services in Westchester. At The Kahane Center, Dr. Fiskus provides individual and family therapy using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to guide each person towards overcoming challenges and achieving overall well-being. In addition to therapy, Dr. Fiskus also provides comprehensive and individualized neuropsychological assessments and provides feedback and consultation to families and schools.

Esther Jung

M.I.A.

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(201) 894-9011 ext. 6

Esther Jung has worked with students for approximately 20 years, as a teacher, a tutor, and a mentor/student coach. Esther graduated Smith College with a B.A. in Education and received her M.A. in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs where she concentrated in international education policy and management. She is a recipient of two Fulbright scholarships teaching English to middle school students in rural South Korea and working in the Office of the Assistant Director General of Education on global education campaigns at UNESCO Headquarter in France. For the past 20+ years, Esther has tutored hundreds of K-12 students in math, reading, and writing and has also coached students through standardized tests and the college application process. She has also facilitated academic debates around current events in student group settings to enhance public speaking, critical thinking, and relationship diplomacy skills. Currently Esther is completing her second Master’s in Mental Health Counseling integrating the biopsychosocial and emotional components with her work with students which she believes is fundamental for full human development. At The Kahane Center, Esther provides learning support as well as POWERS coaching to students of all ages.

Jess Doo

B.A.

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(201) 894-9011 ext. 6

Jess is the Operations Manager/Administrative Assistant at The Kahane Center. She graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in Agricultural Resources and Managerial Economics. Earlier in her career, she worked in human resources, staffing, and project management in the marketing arena. Throughout her life, Jess has been a leader in various areas within her community including the local schools, her family church, and the Korean-American community. She's worked with youth of all different ages and has always been passionate about counseling, mentorship, and human connections. At The Kahane Center, Jess handles general operations, office management, human resources, business development, billing, staff support, and much more to keep things running smoothly for both our team and our TKC families.

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