About Us

Many people may not realize how therapy works. Therapy is actually a very special relationship. Of course, the relationship focuses its efforts on healing the client, but this healing occurs through teamwork. Mutual trust and understanding are critical ingredients. Nothing much can be accomplished without the courage of the client to open up and work hard at changing. The therapist must also have a genuine concern, listen carefully and give respectful guidance. It’s truly amazing what two people working together can overcome.

Meet Our Therapists

Donald J Zandier, Jr. MA

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

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Dr. Zamen Abo-Zebiba, PsyD, LPC, NCC

Licensed Professional Counselor

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Gary A. Gallucci, Ed.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

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Rosemary Cunningham, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

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Christina M. Ohm, MA, NCC, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

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Kathleen Hoffmann, LCSW, MSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

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Dr. Vincent Pietropaoli, PsyD, LPC, NCC, CTMH

Licensed Professional Counselor

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Robin Hennessey, PsyD

Psychologist

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Ashley Julin, MS LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

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Dr. Matthew Zemba, PsyD

Psychology Resident

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Connor Shorts, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

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Dr. Anuradha Wadekar, PsyD

Psychologist

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How to Meet Your Therapist

Please call our office and request the therapist of your choice. Therapists are independent contractors and each have individual specialties, office hours, and treatment modalities. Please understand, schedules and insurance accepted may vary.

Donald J. Zandier

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Don worked at South Hills Interfaith Ministries for 20+ years before opening his practice in Bethel Park in 2006.
If you are looking for “more than just talk” Don is the psychologist for you. Over his entire career, he has been developing his own unique energy psychology treatment called Enlight™. Insight, through talk therapy and behavior modification are often unable to help people overcome their emotional obstacles to change and growth. Enlight™ is a one-time painless, non-medical application. Don is so confident in this treatment that he offers a money-back guarantee. All of this presents a no-risk opportunity to change your life now. NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS for Talk Therapy, Still offering Enlight Treatment

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Gary A. Gallucci

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

I have more than 30 years working in a clinical setting with clients of all ages, social & ethnic backgrounds, from children through geriatrics. My goal is to develop a healthy therapeutic relationship with mutual respect and trust. My training and experience includes CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ), IPT (Interpersonal Psychotherapy), and DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy).

I have experience in varied settings such as in-patient hospital, correctional, group therapy and in university teaching. Health Psychology is one of my special interests which includes healthy lifestyle changes such as weight management, diet, exercise, and managing chronic medical conditions (diabetes, heart disease, and cancer).

Specialties: Health Psychology, Substance Use, Sexual Issues, Grief, Anger Management, Couples & Family

Issues: Anxiety, Depression, Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Phobias , PTSD, OCD, Asperger’s, ADHD, Schizophrenia and Delusional Disorders

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Rosemary Cunningham

Licensed Professional Counselor

My focus as a therapist is to assist my clients in recognizing their strengths and using them to become the best person they can be. I specialize in working with the LGBT community on a variety of issues and am a sex-positive therapist. I use a trauma-informed approach with all of my clients and have been helping those who have been through various traumas in their lives throughout my years of practice.

I am trained in both Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I am always learning new techniques and am willing to use them to help in whatever way I can.

I believe communication and trust are the strongest parts of a therapeutic relationship. I will work with you to find the right techniques and coping skills for you to use on a day-to-day basis to help you resolve your greatest struggles.

Specialties: Trauma and PTSD, LGBTQ+, Anxiety

Issues: Anger Management, Borderline Personality, Depression, Domestic Violence, Grief, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Self-Harming, Transgender, Women’s Issues

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Kathleen Hoffmann

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Life hands each of us all types of challenges. Therapy can help when we feel the need to ‘update’ our skills in our own ‘toolbox’ for coping or to make a changes in our behaviors to reduce any negative impact certain situations can have on our mood and on our lives! I have over 25 years experience working as a therapist with mental health and substance issues, coping with trauma, relationship issues, chronic illness, stress reactions, diabetes, breast cancer, codependency, personality disorders, grief and loss, thought disorders and mood disorders.

Specialties: Mood Disorders, Stress, Dual Diagnosis

Issues: Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Bisexual, Borderline Personality (BPD), Chronic Illness, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Dissociative Disorders (DID), Elderly Persons Disorders, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Grief, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Marital and Premarital, Personality Disorders, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Sleep or Insomnia, Substance Use, Thinking Disorders, Transgender, Trauma and PTSD, Weight Loss, Women’s Issues

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Ashley Julin

Licensed Professional Counselor

Ashley received her Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from Chatham University. Throughout her career, she has gained experience in home, school, community, group and outpatient settings. Ashley incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness techniques into her sessions. She encourages and empowers clients to make positive and healthy lifestyle changes. Ashley provides therapy to children, teens, adults, families, and couples. She has experience working with anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, trauma, anger management, and relationship issues.

Issues: ADHD, Anger Management, Anxiety, Asperger’s Syndrome, Autism, Behavioral Issues, Child, Coping Skills, Depression, Developmental Disorders, Divorce, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Grief, Learning Disabilities, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Oppositional Defiance, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Women’s Issues

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Christina M. Ohm

Licensed Professional Counselor

Christina has 22 years as an experienced counselor in a variety of settings. She has worked over the years in home, school, community, residential, hospital and outpatient settings. She has had continued educational trainings in DBT, starDBT, anxiety issues including OCD, depressive issues, ADHD, mood disorders, strength-based therapy, family therapy, and relationship dynamics. She loves to use visualization techniques as well as incorporate current research solutions, workbooks, and training materials into her current practice.

Specialties: Anxiety, Borderline Personality, Depression

Issues: ADHD, Anger Management, Antisocial Personality, Bipolar Disorder, Career Counseling, Codependency, Coping Skills, Divorce, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Grief, Life Coaching, Marital and Premarital, Narcissistic Personality, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Sleep or Insomnia, Stress, Women’s Issues

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Vincent Pietropaoli

Licensed Professional Counselor

Vinny earned his Master of Science in Professional Counseling (MS) from Carlow University in 2014. He began working as a counselor in 2014, primarily with children and adolescents at a residential treatment facility. Vinny was certified by the National Board of Certified Counselors, Inc. (NBCC) as a National Certified Counselor (NCC) in 2018 and received his Pennsylvania license to practice as a professional counselor (LPC) in 2019. He transitioned to working mainly with adults at Zandier Counseling in 2019. Vinny then earned his Doctorate in Counseling Psychology (PsyD) from Chatham University in 2022.

Vinny’s training and experience focus mainly on working with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and PTSD. Regarding the latter, he completed a year-long internship at the Buffalo VA, working in the PTSD clinic. Vinny is trained in using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and cognitive processing therapy (CPT). Additionally, Vinny has experience with using cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain (CBT-CP), cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTi), interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), and motivational interviewing (MI). Vinny is a Certified Clinical Telemental Health Provider (CTMH) and currently only sees clients through teletherapy.

TELETHERAPY ONLY available at this time

Specialties: Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Relationship Issues, Trauma

Issues: Alcohol Use, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Coping Skills, Depression, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Infidelity, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Life Transitions, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Peer Relationships, Racial Identity Concerns, Self-Esteem, Self-Harm/Self-Injury, Sleep and/or Insomnia, Stress (Interpersonal, Vocational, and others), Substance Use Disorders (SUD), Transgender Concerns, Trauma and PTSD, and Vocational Counseling

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Robin Hennessey

Psychologist

Robin received her doctorate in counseling psychology at Chatham University. Throughout her education and training she has obtained experience working with individuals of all ages. Her work has focused primarily on serving children and adolescents, especially those who have experienced trauma, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, attachment disorders, ADHD, borderline personality disorder, and behavioral problems. She has received training in individual talk therapy, play therapy, and family therapy. Based upon client preferences and presenting concerns, Robin’s practice integrates elements of Child Centered Play Therapy (CCPT), Filial Family Therapy (FFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and the Attachment, Regulation, and Competency Framework (ARC).

She also offers diagnostic, ADHD, and intelligence testing services in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, at our office.

Specialties: Trauma and PTSD, Child, Stress

Issues: ADHD, Adoption, Anger Management, Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality, Career Counseling, Chronic Illness, Coping Skills, Depression, Developmental Disorders, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Dual Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbance, Family, Conflict, Grief, Life Transitions, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Oppositional Defiance, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Sexual Abuse, Suicidal Ideation

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Matthew Zemba

Psychologist Resident

Matthew has served the Baltimore area starting in 2011 and is happy to provide services in his hometown of Pittsburgh. He has experience providing assessment and therapy for pre-teens to adults and work with a sliding-scale to ensure that those who need help are able to afford it.
His approach to therapy is collaborative and insight-oriented; with his interpersonal style being warm, open, and authentic. He works largely from an interpersonal-process and psychodynamic framework, and integrate other therapeutic modalities when appropriate. His expertise includes treating anxiety, depression/mood disorders, ADHD, identity development, and Asperger’s Disorder.

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Zamen Abo-Zebiba

Licensed Professional Counselor

Zamen received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology at Chatham University. She has experience providing therapy services in outpatient settings as well as inpatient psychiatric settings. She has specialty training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and other mindfulness based therapies, Psychodynamic Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), and Solution-Focused Therapy. She also utilizes seeking safety methods to provide individual therapy with adults with a history of trauma.

Growing up surrounded by cultures different from her own, she was inspired to identify and value both the commonalities and differences of the human experience. She thinks it is important to work collaboratively to explore what people’s needs are and how to meet those needs in a safe and effective way. Individuals need to be in an environment where they feel safe, accepted, and not judged and this is what she provides. You have already made the first step, and she would welcome the opportunity to help you in your journey. NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS at this time

Specialties: PTSD, Trauma, Anxiety

Issues: Anger Management, Career Counseling, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Eating Disorders, Family Conflict, Grief, Infidelity, Life Coaching, Peer Relationships, Pregnancy (Prenatal, Postpartum), Racial Identity, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem. Spirituality, Stress, Women’s Issues

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Connor Shorts

Licensed Professional Counselor

Connor received his master’s degree in Counseling at Duquesne University. He gained experience working in residential, in home, and outpatient settings with children. Connor has worked with a multitude of diagnoses including ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Reactive Attachment Disorder, and borderline personality disorder. Connor has also worked in crisis helping individuals of all ages in Allegheny County with suicidal and homicidal ideations. He has received training in individual talk therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), motivational interviewing (MI), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and solution focused therapy.

Specialties: Children and Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Trauma, BPD, Crisis

Issues: Behavioral Issues, ADHD, Anger, Opposition, Self-Harm, Suicidal Ideation, Coping Skills, Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, PTSD, Family Conflict, Peer Relationships, Self Esteem, Men’s Issues, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder

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Anuradha Wadekar

Psychologist

Anu received her doctorate in School Psychology at Duquesne University. She has experience working with children and adolescents during her education and training in school and private practice settings. Her work has focused on serving children and adolescents, especially those who have experienced anxiety, attachment disorders, ADHD, trauma, depression, OCD, and behavioral problems.
Additionally, Anu has received her Medical Doctorate from India. She worked in rural hospitals and with the tribal populations in India. Anu has additional experience working in the inpatient and outpatient hospital settings in the United States.

Specialties: Children and Adolescents

Issues: ADHD, Adoption, Anger Management, Anxiety, Autism, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Chronic Illness, Coping Skills, Depression, Developmental Disorders, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Dual Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbance, Family, Conflict, Grief, Life Transitions, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Oppositional Defiance, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Sexual Abuse, Suicidal Ideation.

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