Individualized outpatient detoxification and continuing care treatment for addiction.
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212-779-9207
We have been redefining recovery for over 30 years.
Parallax Center, Inc.
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MEET OUR TEAM
Doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, CASACs
Our staff is composed of an interdisciplinary team of professionals who will work with you to achieve your goals and maintain your sobriety
MEET OUR EXECUTIVE BOARD
DAVID M. OCKERT, PhD
Executive Director and Clinical Director
BARBARA FELDMANN, LCSW-R,
CASAC
Clinical Supervisor and Consultant
ALEXANDRA FINGESTEN, MD
Medical Director
David M. Ockert, PhD is the founder of the Parallax Center. He currently serves as the Executive Director and Clinical Director. Dr. Ockert has developed methodologies for outpatient detoxification and stabilization from all drugs of abuse.
Barbara Feldmann, LCSW-R, CASAC has worked in the field of addiction treatment since 2006. She was Parallax Center's Clinical Director, from 2010 to 2017, and continues to serve as a Clinical Supervisor and Consultant for Parallax Center, from 2018 to present.
Alexandra Fingesten, MD has served as the Medical Director for Parallax Center since 2002. She manages and supervises all medical services, including psychiatric and withdrawal treatments.
PATRICIA SPARKS, CASAC
Senior Counselor
Patricia Sparks, BA, CASAC has been providing services for people with mental health and substance use disorders for over 22 years. She has been working with Parallax Center since 2000.
JANE MARIN, BS
Operations Director
Jane Marin, BS has been working with Parallax Center since 2007. Starting as an entry level biller, she currently serves as the Operations Director, overseeing the general operations of the agency and coordinating administrative departments.
Employee Spotlight
Saxon Palmer,
Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA)
Meet Parallax's new CRPA! Saxon joins the team after stints on Broadway (acting in Checkov's THREE SISTERS and Coward's DESIGN FOR LIVING) and the Bowery (Rescue Mission). Although a recent acquisition, he is already feeling at home here and is encouraged by the compassion that informs the care provided by our staff. While he would not claim to be an expert, Saxon's forte might lie in his ability to connect and engage with clients, utilizing his vast lived experience - having come from living on the streets himself, he now helps others get off the streets themselves, from housing to homegroups and from detox to day to day sober living. Whatever it takes.
Previous service includes St Christopher's Inn, and The Greenwich House.
Something about Saxon:
He enjoys most things aquatic including sailing and fishing - and he has webbed toes and a stellar dog named Frank!
Want to connect with Saxon?
Let someone know while you are here at your appointment.
Want to meet our former Employee Spotlight holders?
Check them out here!
Employee Spotlight: Admissions Coordinator
Meet Ash Vasquez! They joined our team in June 2022 and graduated from the SUNY Brockport School of Social Work in 2014. Read more about them by clicking below:
Employee Spotlight: Clinical Coordinator
Meet Stephen Hirsch! He joined our team in 2017 as a graduate intern from New York University’s Silver School of Social Work. Read more about him by clicking below:
Employee Spotlight: Director of Outreach
Meet Natalie Helpern! She joined our team in 2015 as a graduate intern from New York University’s Silver School of Social Work. Read more about her by clicking below:
Employee Spotlight: Senior Counselor
Meet Patricia Sparks! She has been working with the Parallax Center for over 20 years. Read more about her by clicking below:
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Employee Spotlight: Therapist
Meet Ariel Hurley! She has been working with the Parallax Center for almost 2 years. Read more about her by clicking below:
Employee Spotlight: Nurse
Meet Joe Nebbia! He has been working with the Parallax Center for over 2 years. Read more about him by clicking below:
Employee Spotlight: Clinical Coordinator
Meet Zoë Sheinberg! She has been working with the Parallax Center since 2017. Read more about her by clicking below:
Employee Spotlight: Counselor