EmBodied Providers
Meet our amazing healers working at our space.
Alyson Zilai
Alyson Zilai is a Licensed Professional Counselor who uses humor, creativity, spirituality and empathy to help people to see themselves more clearly, and connect themselves with deeper levels of meaning and strength to navigate life’s challenges. She feels passionate about helping people find more of their true selves, incorporating all of the quirky, odd bits that make us all as unique as our fingerprints and make the world a more colorful place. Her approach is eclectic, incorporating person-centered, cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques. She was most recently trained in Brainspotting, a powerful technique which aids in processing difficult emotions using the visual field. She holds a Master’s of Science Degree in Counseling and Human Relations from Villanova University in addition to a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Psychology with minors in Business, Spanish, Sociology and Latin American Studies. She entered the field in 2011, and has worked throughout her career in school, hospital and community settings, with a specific focus on teens to young adults and adults in transition.
Alyson currently accepts BCBS, Aetna, Oxford, Cigna and United Healthcare. If you would like to schedule an appointment or learn more about her services, please see her profile on Psychology Today.
Suite 1A | Monday-Friday
Shannon Hawley, MSW
Shannon Hawley is a Singer-Songwriter, Sound Therapist (Certified Soundologist, 2018), Breathwork Facilitator (David Elliot Method), MSW (NYU 2006, clinical social work), Kundalini Yoga Teacher (YTT 200, Kundalini University) and mom of two children. She holds safe and brave space for individuals and groups to slow down, listen deeply and experience non-ordinary states of consciousness for self-discovery, self-love, and in order to activate self-healing. These embodied meditation tools and practices help to build and expand nervous system resilience, to heal core wounds, and to cultivate self-compassion and self-care.
She teaches group Kundalini Yoga on Wednesdays at 10:30am and offers Group Sound Bath Meditation Experiences the first and and last Mondays of the month at 6:30. She offers individual transformational breathwork sessions and sound therapy sessions on Mondays at EmBodied Physical Therapy.
Schedule your individual session below:
Suite 1B | Mondays
Jennifer Lynch, PT, DPT, CPLD (Active Birth Institute)
Suite 1B | Friday Afternoons
Jen is a Doctor of Physical Therapy with 17 years of experience specializing in pelvic health and pediatrics. She earned her degree from Boston University in 2008 and has worked in various settings, including pelvic health and orthopedic outpatient clinics, a pediatric rehabilitation hospital, and early intervention pediatric physical therapy. Her journey into specializing in the pregnant, postpartum, and early pediatrics populations stemmed from recognizing significant gaps in services for these groups. In 2022, she founded Carry To Crawl Physical Therapy + Wellness, an initiative dedicated to improving perinatal pelvic health and pediatric care.
Driven to provide better care, Dr. Jen pursued advanced training in perinatal coursework and earned dual certification as a Birth and Postpartum Doula.
Her mission is to empower, educate, support, and build confidence in women as they navigate the transformative stages of pregnancy, birth, and early motherhood. She believes that when mothers thrive, babies thrive too. It truly takes a village, and Carry To Crawl aims to be that supportive resource for women throughout pregnancy, postpartum, and for their little ones' development.
For questions or inquiries:
Info@carrytocrawl.com
732-616-8193
Kim Guccione, Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC), Ed.M., B.S.
Kim Guccione is a Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC), certified birth doula, mother of 3 and former public school educator. After leaving public education and birthing her third baby, Kim decided that she wanted to support mothers and get involved in maternal health. With the guidance of her loved ones (including Dr. Emily), she decided to pursue the path of lactation counseling. While working as a Peer Breastfeeding Counselor with WIC (Women, Infants and Children), Kim completed her certification as a CLC and has now decided to start her own practice in order to help mamas achieve their breastfeeding goals through compassionate support and research-based education.
Kim looks forward to meeting you and acting as a guide on your breastfeeding journey. Book your session below.
Suite 1B | Wednesday Afternoons
Dr. Melissa Delizia, MSW, LSW, DSW
Dr. Melissa Delizia is a doctor of social work, licensed professional coach, writer, mom, griever, reiki master teacher, and an educator through lamort, where she teaches death and grief focused classes. Melissa integrates clinical insight, creative practice, and intuitive support to help people tend to grief with care and intention.
Melissa supports clients in writing their own stories or the stories of their loved ones as a way to honor loss, preserve memory, and make meaning. Sessions are individually tailored and may include coaching, collaborative writing, or story-gathering, where she will write the stories for you, for those who do not identify as writers. For clients interested in a more intuitive approach, sessions can also incorporate guided writing practices, ritual, and gentle energy work to help access what wants to be expressed.
Clients may work with Melissa on a short-term writing project or an ongoing practice, with a shared plan and schedule that reflects their goals and capacity. Sessions are available virtually or in person at EmBodied. Melissa also facilitates a writing group and hosts community grief circles at EmBodied, and teaches death and grief–centered classes through LaMort. She approaches this work as both a professional and a griever, holding space for stories to unfold with respect, clarity, and care.
Contact her below.
