Founder

Nicole Daisy Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Nicole Daisy is a licensed clinical psychologist and certified School Psychologist and she earned degrees from Boston University and Adelphi University. She has clinical training certifications in Trauma Informed treatment and Mentalization Based Therapy. Dr. Daisy founded On Course Psychological Counseling, P.C.. She is clinical faculty in the doctoral program at the Derner School of Psychology at Adelphi University and is the director of the Derner Hempstead Child Clinic.

Dr. Daisy specializes in treating interpersonal trauma, those who have been victims of physical and sexual abuse or domestic violence, and addiction, those who have developed eating disorders or an addiction to alcohol or substance abuse. Her research interests include child maltreatment and complex trauma. Dr. Daisy is the recipient of the American Psychological Foundation, Division 39 grant and received a supplemental grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. She is a research award recipient from the Family Violence Conference and has been published for her work on interpersonal trauma in the Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy and the Journal of Family Violence.

Carolyn Abbott, LMHC

Mental Health Counselor

Ms. Abbott has been devoted to helping clients at this group practice since 2013. She specializes in anxiety and trauma and uses evidenced based treatment, specifically cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients learn coping skills to reduce symptoms and understand precipitating factors associated with them.