Meet our Team
Healing starts with the right connection. Our clinicians bring a range of specialties and life experiences to their work — but they all share one thing: a deep care for the people they work with. We'd love for you to get to know them.
The People Behind the Practice
We're a team of clinicians with a simple mission — to provide real, expert support to young people navigating life's challenges.
Feigi Katz
Founder & Psychotherapist
Feigi Katz, LCSW, QS, has 15 years of experience working with clients from young children to young adults. She earned her Master of Social Work from Barry University in 2011 and, as a qualified supervisor and therapist, draws on CBT, DBT, EMDR, IFS, and play therapy to create a space that feels both structured and creative — one where real healing can happen. What sets Feigi's work apart is her knack for finding unexpected ways into hard material. She's always looking for creative, hands-on approaches that help clients not just understand something new, but actually carry it with them. Feigi specializes in supporting children and teens navigating trauma, grief, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm. She loves working with the whole family system, and especially loves working with post-high school girls figuring out what comes next.
CLinical Supervisor and child psychotherapist
Diana Malca
Diana Malca, LCSW, RPT-S, QS, is a child, adolescent, and family therapist with over 25 years of clinical experience. A certified play therapy supervisor and widely regarded expert in child development, Diana supervises every clinician's work at Katz Creative Counseling— reviewing, guiding, and supporting each therapist closely so that clients benefit from her depth of expertise at every level of care. Clinically, she is passionate about helping children feel seen, understood, and emotionally safe. Her work integrates play therapy, trauma-informed care, EMDR, DBT-informed skills, and parts-based approaches, and she works closely with parents to deepen understanding of their child's emotional world. She is currently pursuing certification in Synergetic Play Therapy (SPT). Diana speaks English, Spanish, and Hebrew and values working with families from diverse cultural backgrounds. To schedule an appointment, contact her secretary Malkie at 305-816-6539.
Mindy Grossberg
Child Psychotherapist
Mindy Grossberg, LCSW, specializes in working with young children, bringing a deep toolkit and a calm, grounded and playful presence to every session. She earned her BSW from Concordia University in 2018 and her MSW from Wurzweiler School of Social Work in 2019, and has since built experience across community health centers, schools, and private practice. Mindy draws on Play Therapy, Synergetic Play Therapy, Sandtray Therapy, EMDR, IFS, and CBT — weaving them together in a way that meets each child where they are. Her focus is on creating a space where kids feel genuinely seen and safe — with the warmth and structure children need to do their best work. She works with children navigating anxiety, ADHD, emotional dysregulation, and depression, and has a particular gift for helping young minds build confidence and skills that carry beyond the therapy room.
Leah Okonov
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Devorah Leah Okonov, LCSW received her MSW from Wurzweiler School of Social Work in 2019. She has spent the past nine years working with children and adolescents in both private practice and school settings. Her training includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Child Centered Play Therapy, Conscious Discipline, and SIFI, giving her a strong, well rounded foundation in evidence based, developmentally appropriate care. Leah's work is built on relationship. She takes the time to understand each child and teen as an individual, and she believes real progress happens once a young person feels genuinely seen and safe. From there, she helps them build the emotional, social, and behavioral skills that carry them well beyond the therapy room. She also works closely with parents, offering coaching and practical behavior modification strategies that support the family as a whole. Outside the office, Leah stays active through hiking, running, and traveling, and she loves discovering new places whenever she can. That same energy and curiosity carries into her work with children and families every day.
Esther Leah Sandhaus
Psychotherapist
Esther Leah Sandhaus, LCSW, graduated with her MSW from Barry University in 2020 and works with clients across the lifespan — from young children to adults — bringing a wealth of life experience and a directness that clients tend to find both refreshing and grounding. Her work is grounded in CBT and ACT, with a particular gift for working with teens, helping them cut through the noise of adolescence and move through it with more clarity and confidence. Alongside her clinical work at Katz Creative Counseling, Esther Leah serves as Director of Chai Lifeline Southeast — a role that speaks to her clinical leadership and her long-standing commitment to the community. As a mother and grandmother, she brings a lived understanding of family dynamics that informs everything she does. She's known for getting to the heart of things quickly — and for making clients of all ages feel genuinely at ease from the moment they walk in.
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Raizel Gordon
Psychotherapist
Raizel Gordon, LCSW, works with children, adolescents, and young adults navigating anxiety, emotional regulation, grief, and life transitions. She earned her Master of Social Work from Wurzweiler School of Social Work in 2024 with a certificate in trauma-informed practice, and brings experience from both private practice and school settings, where she worked as a guidance counselor and social-emotional learning specialist. Raizel draws on play-based and art-based approaches alongside CBT, DBT, and IFS — meeting clients where they are and gently guiding them towards healing. She has a natural ability to connect, and her work is built on the belief that clients already have what they need inside them; her job is to help them access it. Outside the office, Raizel is happiest around animals and in nature — and that calm and nurturing presence comes through in the room, making it easier for clients to slow down and open up.
Orit Benayoun
Psychotherapist
Orit Benayoun, LMHC, works with children, adolescents, and adults, bringing nine years of experience in community mental health, private practice, behavioral therapy, and early childhood education. She earned her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Nova Southeastern University in 2017 and is fluent in English and Spanish. Orit specializes in anxiety, phobias, depression, ADHD, and mood disorders, using CBT, play therapy, solution-focused therapy, and mindfulness-based approaches to build trust and support real, lasting progress. Her early background in preschool teaching and behavioral therapy gives her a particularly strong foundation for working with younger children. Outside the office, Orit's greatest passion is being a mom to her four school-age children — an experience that brings a grounded, real-world perspective to her work with families and kids navigating the everyday ups and downs of childhood.