Maria Vilanova, LMFT - SFCS
James Genova, LCSW

Maria Vilanova, LMFT

Maria Vilanova is a bilingual, English-Spanish, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Maria joins the staff of SFCS as the agency's Assistant Director bringing with her more than 10 years of clinical, teaching and administrative experience.  As the Assistant Director, Maria will supervise all aspects of the Scarsdale Community Youth Services Project and provide direct clinical services to adults, teens and families through the family counseling division.  

Professionally, Maria has provided clinical services to individuals, couples, and families in both the public and private sector.  Maria specializes in providing therapeutic services to those who have experienced trauma and life cycle transition using family therapy and family systems theory.  Maria also specializes in cross-cultural relationships, and leadership.  For the past eight years, Maria's work has been dedicated to working with our country's military personnel, our veterans, and their families struggling with mental illness and addiction.   

Maria graduated from Mercy College in 2010 earning her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, and completing her Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) in 2012.  Maria maintains her affiliation with Mercy College as both a professor of graduate studies in MFT as well as serving as the Director of the Clinical Internship Program.  

Accreditation / Education

LMFT:  Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist 

Specialties

Individual, couple and family counseling;  Mental health and substance use disorders; Trauma, cross cultural relationships; Working with military personnel and their families.  Graduate education and supervision.  
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