About Us

Director, Counseling Center

Carol Ciancutti is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She received a Master's Degree in Mental Health Counseling from Manhattan University. She also has a Master's Degree in Education and Human Development from George Washington University. She has worked in various settings; as a therapist at Educational Alliance's Center of Recovery and Wellness, specializing in substance use treatment, in private practice, in Manhattan University’s Counseling Center and as sexual assault advocate. She is a New York State Certified Sexual Assault Advocate having worked in emergency rooms supporting survivors of gender- based violence. She also ran the substance use program for the Doe Fund, a reentry program for men returning from prison, where she facilitated groups and worked individually with clients.

Carol takes a holistic approach to therapy and has a special interest in narrative therapy, mindfulness techniques and Cognitive behavioral therapy. She has worked as an Associate at Leaders' Quest, a social enterprise which designs and facilitates experiential leadership programs. There she served as a community liaison and a Program Director, designing group experiences. She is on the Board of CONNECT, a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing and ending interpersonal violence and is a member of New York Women in Film and Television. She has worked as a commercial and documentary producer. She continues to explore her love of storytelling by producing documentary films about pressing social justice issues.

Staff Psychologist, Counseling Center

Christin Nedumchira  Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist. She earned an undergraduate degree in computer applications from Stella Maris College in Chennai, India, and a B.S. in interdisciplinary studies from NYIT. Dr. Nedumchira graduated from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in 2010 with a doctorate in clinical psychology (Psy.D.). She completed her internship and post-doctoral training at the Karen Horney Clinic. She is a graduate of the psychoanalytic psychotherapy program at the American Institute for Psychoanalysis and worked as a therapist at the Karen Horney Clinic prior to arriving at the Manhattan University Counseling Center. Nedumchira has experience working with children, adolescents and adults from various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. She has worked in various settings including psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics and college counseling centers. Her clinical experience includes working with issues related to anxiety, depression, trauma and interpersonal relationships, and utilizing various treatment modalities including individual, group and family therapy, as well as intake assessments and psychological testing. Nedumchira works from a psychodynamic framework, focusing on exploring and understanding clients’ concerns, and examining the impact of past and present experiences on clients’ functioning. She utilizes psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral techniques to assist clients in alleviating symptoms and changing ways of functioning. Her areas of interest include transitional issues, identity development, issues related to adjustment and acculturation (homesickness, culture shock etc.), and multicultural issues.

Staff Clinician, Counseling Center

Br. Vincent is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He is a volunteer clinician in the Counseling Center with many years of experience in the field of mental health. Br. Vincent was a counselor at St. Raymond High School for Boys, and a school social worker in Resurrection School in Harlem. He also served as Associate Director of Clinic and Community Services at La Salle School in Albany NY. Br. Vincent works with students to identify theirstrengths and values. Br. Vincent assists students in navigating the challenges of college life.

Staff Clinician, Counseling Center

Timothy graduated with a Bachelors in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. His interest in working with college students began at John Jay, where he was a part of their peer counseling program. Shortly after, he attained his Masters of Social Work graduate degree from Columbia School of Social Work, in the Advanced Clinical, Health and Mental Health focus.

Timothy began his social work career working in prison re-entry/court advocacy at Getting Out and Staying Out (GOSO), where he developed his trauma informed clinical skills, while providing community resources that led to more beneficial outcomes for those with open court cases in NYC criminal courts, as well as Federal courts. Timothy then took on a therapy role working with LGBTQIA+ and HIV positive adults in mental health outpatient, at Housing Works, Cylar House site. It is here that he was able to provide support to adults with chronic substance use, persistent mental health challenges and high risk behavior. Most recently he developed and managed a dropout prevention program at a public high school in Harlem, via the Columbia Achievement Initiative, before joining Manhattan University. In this role, he provided wrap-around resources and mental health triage to all students at the Urban Assembly School for Performing Arts, in order to increase likelihood of timely graduation.

Timothy brings a trauma informed and mental health focused approach to support each population he works with. He believes that each person is unique and requires a relational and holistic approach to individualize mental health support.

Staff Clinician, Counseling Center

Michele Quiles received her bachelor's degree at Binghamton University in Psychology and her master’s degree at Baruch College in mental health counseling. Michele brings insights from her experience as a therapist at a private practice for three years that prioritized cultural competency and intersectionality in the therapy process. Prior to receiving her master’s degree, Michele gained insight during her time working as a research assistant at the Depression Evaluation Service at Columbia Medical Center. Michele also worked at the Bronx Youth Center where she worked with marginalized young adults.

Michele has experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and multicultural backgrounds, as well as socioeconomic backgrounds. In addition to this, Michele has extensive experience working with transgender, gender nonconforming, fluid and queer individuals. Michele has experience working with students, and also realizes that college can be stressful. Michele is the first person in her family to receive a bachelor's degree, understanding firsthand the difficulties that students face, especially when those difficulties are compounded by systemic inequality.

Michele practices using a relational and psychoanalytic modality primarily, incorporating Dialectical Behavior Therapy according to a client's needs. Michele believes that the therapy space is a critical space to understand yourself and the others in your life more, which can facilitate change in unique ways.